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Silverberry (Wolf Willow) vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Elaeagnus commutata

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

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Silverberry (Wolf Willow)
Chester Thornless Blackberry

Silverberry (also known as Wolf Willow) is a common native North American shrub. This beautiful ornamental plant has characteristic silver leaves and fragrant yellow flowers.

Its silver berries remain on the branches through the winter. Silverberry is cold hardy and has some ability as a nitrogen fixer. It can grow on dry to moist sandy/gravel soils. This plant is very low maintenance.

Chester Thornless Blackberry is a self-pollinating fruit-bearing shrub. In mid-summer, the Chester Thornless Blackberry produces large, sweet-tasting, heart-shaped blackberries that are perfect for fresh eating. It is a semi-erect blackberry plant that requires little support from a trellis to keep its fruit off the ground. Don't forget to protect your berries. The birds love this shrub almost as much as you will.

Chester Thornless Blackberries are floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth.

SILVERBERRY (WOLF WILLOW) QUICK FACTS

CHESTER THORNLESS BLACKBERRY QUICK FACTS

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3b
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Berries: silver, edible
Berries: heart shaped black
Firmness: firm
Harvest: July
Flowers: yellow
Flowers: pink
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: high





Other Names: american silverberry, silver berry, wolf willow
Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry