'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant
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Grown by Mike
Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery
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'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant
- Few things are more annoying (or painful) than ripping your hands and arms to shreds whilst trying to harvest your homegrown blackberries - that's where 'Columbia Star' comes into its own!
- A completely thornless variety, this plant produces chunky ovoid blackberries (weighing up to 7g each) with excellent flavour and sweetness
- As a trailing variety, this blackberry plant will benefit greatly from support (a horizontal wire trellis works perfectly)
- Cane berries like blackberries are split into two categories: floricane-fruiting and primocane-fruiting. 'Columbia Star' is a floricane-fruiting (or summer-bearing) blackberry variety meaning that fruit is produced on one-year-old canes, rather than on the year's new stems
- Chow down on your blackberries before they even make it to the fruit trug, cook them down with sugar into a sticky jam or add them to a delicious homemade crumble!
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Will this grow in my garden?
Can I grow this in a pot?
Yes, 'Columbia Star' Blackberry grows exceptionally well in pots; ensure the container is at least 30 cm deep and keep the compost moist.
How big does it get?
The 'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant is a vigorous plant that typically reaches a height of 2 to 2.5 metres.
How much sunlight does this need?
The 'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant prefers full sun, ideally 6 to 8 hours daily, to ensure a bountiful and sweet harvest.
What kind of soil does this plant prefer?
The 'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant prefers moist, well-draining, slightly acidic soil, and thrives when planted with a 5 cm layer of organic compost.
How much watering does this plant need?
The 'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant requires 2.5 to 5 centimetres of water per week, keeping the soil consistently moist as it has shallow roots.
Will this plant need pruning?
Yes, the 'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant needs its fruited canes removed after harvesting, tying in the new green canes for next year.
How hardy is this plant?
The 'Columbia Star' blackberry is hardy through most of the UK (RHS H4), coping with temperatures down to -10°C. It thrives in most regions, though in particularly exposed or exceptionally cold inland areas of Scotland and northern England, some shelter from freezing winter winds is beneficial.
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Mike’s our guy when it comes to growing soft fruits. He’s our grape guru. Our gooseberry genius. Our blueberry boffin. What Mike doesn’t know about soft fruits? Well, it simply isn’t worth knowing. Having traversed the world from Australia to Northern Ireland – and even undertaking a horticultural stint in Sweden – Mike combines his enthusiasm, technical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and favourable climatic conditions of the Cotswolds to grow only the very juiciest, sweetest soft fruits.
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