🫐 Plant Varieties

Comprehensive blackberry variety information and characteristics

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🫐 Prime Ark Freedom

40 plants
Primocane (Fall-bearing)
Thornless primocane-fruiting blackberry with excellent flavor and large fruit size. Heat tolerant and productive with dual-season harvest capability.
120
Days to Harvest
8.0
Expected Yield (lbs)
8/10
Sweetness Rating
6-9
Hardiness Zone
Thornless Heat Tolerant Large Berries Excellent Flavor Disease Resistant
🗓️ Harvest Season: Summer & Fall

🫐 Prime Ark Traveler

Target: 40 plants
Primocane (Fall-bearing)
Thornless primocane-fruiting blackberry with very large, firm berries. Excellent for fresh eating and shipping with high productivity.
125
Days to Harvest
10.0
Expected Yield (lbs)
9/10
Sweetness Rating
6-9
Hardiness Zone
Thornless Very Large Berries Firm Texture Excellent Shipping High Productivity
🗓️ Harvest Season: Summer & Fall

🫐 Ouachita

Future consideration
Floricane (Summer-bearing)
Thornless floricane-fruiting blackberry with excellent flavor and disease resistance. Reliable summer harvest with high yields.
365
Days to Harvest
12.0
Expected Yield (lbs)
9/10
Sweetness Rating
6-9
Hardiness Zone
Thornless Disease Resistant Excellent Flavor Summer Harvest High Yield
🗓️ Harvest Season: Summer

🫐 Triple Crown

Future consideration
Floricane (Summer-bearing)
Semi-erect thornless blackberry with very large, sweet berries. Late summer harvest with exceptional flavor and productivity.
365
Days to Harvest
15.0
Expected Yield (lbs)
9/10
Sweetness Rating
5-8
Hardiness Zone
Thornless Semi-erect Very Large Berries Sweet Flavor Late Season
🗓️ Harvest Season: Summer
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🎯 Variety Selection Strategy

Current Focus: Prime Ark Freedom (40 plants) provides the foundation for your blackberry operation with reliable, thornless, dual-season production.

Expansion Plan: Add Prime Ark Traveler (target 40 plants) for increased yield and berry size while maintaining primocane advantages.

Future Considerations: Floricane varieties like Ouachita and Triple Crown could extend harvest season and increase total farm yield when scaling to 1,000+ plants.

Key Advantages: Focus on thornless varieties reduces labor costs and harvesting difficulty. Primocane varieties offer dual harvests (summer floricanes + fall primocanes).