Chester Blackberry Plant

• SIUS 47 x Thornfree, Carbondale IL 1985. USDA-ARS Maryland.
• This highly vigorous, very hardy, semi-upright.
• Very late is resistant to cane blight and can be machine harvested.
• Fruit is large, very firm and resists hot weather.
• Flavor is good at best; soluble solids generally lower than that of many other varieties.
• Yield is extremely high, up to 25,000 lbs/acre.
• Maturity date begins mid July and continues until mid September.
• Excellent fruit storage and handling characteristics as well as yield.
• Late season and quite cold hardy.
• Chilling likely 900 hours.

This plant is sold as a Tissue Culture (TC) Plant.  When you order quantity 1, you are actually receiving 9 plants in a cell-pack container.

NOTE:  All Tissue Culture plants must ship 3 day delivery or shorter to prevent roots from drying out.  If UPS Ground is selected as shipping option during the checkout process, we will adust the shipping to 3 day delivery which may incure additional charges.