'Tiny Black' Blackberry Plants

A thornless wonder

Grown by Danielle

South Downs National Park

Regular price £20
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The highlights

  • Deep, rich blackberry flavour
  • Compact and perfect for container growing
  • Conjure up a batch of blackberry blondies
  • Harvest from July to September

Description

  • What a beautiful pastoral scene it is to pick your own blackberries straight from the farm hedgerow - except for that fact that you might well tear your arm to shreds on all those pesky, prickly thorns... With 'Tiny Black', though? That's not a problem!
  • Completely thornless canes bear an abundance of delicious, juicy blackberries from the middle to the end of summer (and even into September)
  • The plant's bushy, serrated foliage is a lovely mid to dark green in spring and summer, before typically taking on more fiery hues in the autumn months
    • With a naturally neat and compact habit, this blackberry variety is ideal for container growing in small gardens, on patios and even on balconies
    • If you can resist eating the berries fresh from the stems - and if you can't, we don't blame you - then you can freeze the surplus to be used in crumbles, pies and jams throughout the year to come
    • Rubus fruticosus (the blackberry's latin name) is certified as one of the Royal Horticultural Society's Plants for Pollinators; bees and butterflies are attracted to the plant's nectar, birds like thrushes love the berries and small mammals like dormice often seek shelter amidst the brambles

Supplied as

Potted plant
Premium plant in a 3L pot

Height on arrival

20-30cm inc. pot

Eventual height

50cm

Eventual spread

40-60cm
Spreads approximately 40-60cm.

Tasting notes

Wonderfully complex flavour profile, combining both sweet and sour

Time to first crop

2 years
Blackberry bushes often take a couple of years to start bearing fruit.

Flower colour

White
Dainty white, five-petal flowers bloom in spring and early summer

Habit

Bushy
Forms a nice, compact bush on short canes (compared with other blackberry varieties).

Hardiness

Fully hardy
This tough cookie will withstand even severe British winters.

Self fertile

Self fertile

Uses

Jams, pies and delectable trifles

Spacing

60-80cm
Plant 60-80cm apart to allow for spreading.
Excellent pest and disease resistance

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Rarely affected by pests or disease, your biggest challenge with this blackberry variety will be keeping the birds from nabbing your delicious produce! Using netting can help with this, just make sure you choose a material that won't risk trapping the animals.

Water well when establishing

Water well when establishing

As your blackberry establishes itself during the first year, it will appreciate regular watering, especially when the weather is hot and dry. After that, however, additional watering will only be needed in prolonged dry spells.

Full sun to partial shade

Full sun to partial shade

Though 'Tiny Black' will tolerate some shade, best fruit production will occur when planted in a fully sunny site.

Any moist, well-drained soil

Any moist, well-drained soil

Blackberry plants like 'Tiny Black' grow best in moist soil with good drainage. Amend your soil with some organic matter if it drains poorly currently.

Feed every spring

Feed every spring

Blackberry plants benefit from a springtime application of high-potassium fertiliser.

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'Tiny Black' Blackberry Plants Soft Fruit

South Downs National Park

Meet Danielle

110 years' expertise free with every plant

You simply can’t buy better fruit plants and here’s why. Danielle grows them outdoors, just like our nursery has done since 1908, so they’re more than a match for the UK weather. Danielle only has time for the top performing varieties, meaning that you can be assured of a successful (and blooming tasty) soft fruit crop.

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Our plants are grown 
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Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
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All of our plants are grown in specialist nurseries with the highest standards of plant care and sustainability. We guarantee you'll love them as much as we do! Don't just take our word for it - we've got thousands of great reviews on Trustpilot.

The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.

We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.

We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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2 May

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3 April

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Unlike other online sellers, this company are well ahead in the quality stakes. My plant arrived promptly as per their promise and the plant was much more established and healthy than I had expected. It’s the second time I have ordered from them and I have faith in their promise. Excellent service.

26 February

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18 May

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The quality of the plants was exceptional, unlike ones I have had before from local garden centres. Thank you so much. I will definitely be using you again.

22 February

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