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Goji Berry vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

Lycium barbarum

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Chester Thornless Blackberry
Goji Berry

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.

Goji Berry is a woody, deciduous perennial known for its hearty, bright orange-red berries. It typically produces light lavender flowers from June through September, with fruit maturation taking place between August and October.

Goji Berry berries are delicious, nutrient rich, high in antioxidants, and are often called a super fruit. Many describe their flavour as being like a tart cherry tomato.

Chester Thornless Blackberry Quick Facts

Goji Berry Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: heart shaped black
Berries: small orange-red berries (1-2 cm) that are considered a "superfood". Berries ripen between July and October
Firmness: firm
Harvest: July
Flowers: pink
Flowers: lavender or purple
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Maintenance: high
Suckering: high
Suckering: none




Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry
Other Names: goji, wolfberry