Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Chester Thornless Blackberry Bareroot

Species: Rubus sp

History: Chester Thornless was created and released as a collaboration between the Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Station, and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station. It was first bred in Illinois in 1968 and was selected for its thornless nature and cold hardiness. It was later released in 1985.

Why We Grow It: Chester Thornless is easy to grow and rewarding. It produces a reliable bounty of firm, sweet, juicy blackberries that are great for a wide variety of uses.

Pictured on the left: top: Chester, bottom: Illini Hardy

    $18.00

    Size

    70 in stock

    Fruit Traits:

    Recommended Use: Fresh eating, jam

    Fruit Size:

    Storage: Keeps up to a week when stored in the fridge

    Harvest: September - Early

    Tree Traits:

    Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

    Soil Preferance: Loam and sandy loam, prefers soils that are moist but well-drained

    Flowering Time:

    Pollination Requirements: Self-pollinating, this variety will produce fruit without a different blackberry variety but will produce more and better fruit if one is present

    Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

    General Growth Habit: Very vigorous and cold hardy, produces heavy and reliable crops. Good disease resistance.

    Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

    Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

    Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

    Chester Thornless Blackberries closeup

    Chester Thornless Blackberry Bareroot

    $18.00

    $18.00

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