Rubus fruticosus 'Navaho Big and Early'

The 'Navaho Big and Early' blackberry is a productive and thornless variety appreciated for its large, juicy, sweet fruits and earliness. These are the first blackberries to be picked from early July. Its black and shiny fruits are twice as large as those of the original variety 'Navaho'. They can be enjoyed fresh or cooked in compote, pie or jam. It is a vigorous, healthy, self-fertile plant with upright branches. You can train them or tie them to a post. It is hardy and not very demanding when planted in sunny, not too dry soil.

From the Rosaceae family, Rubus fructicosus 'Navaho Big and Early' is a selection of the 'Navaho' variety created by Lubera AG. It is a thornless bush with an upright habit. Its branches grow vertically, which significantly reduces its bulk. You can train its branches as they grow on a post or trellis. It generally reaches 2 to 3 m (7 to 10ft) in height.
Deciduous, the plant loses its leaves in autumn. In spring, it bears cup-shaped flowers with five pinkish-white to pink petals. Its abundant and melliferous flowering takes place in June and early July. Large black and shiny blackberries follow this. Each fruit can weigh between 6 and 7g. They are both firm and melting in the mouth. Sweet, juicy and fragrant, they can be consumed fresh or made into jam, compote or pie.
The harvest extends throughout July. It is one of the first blackberries in the garden.
Self-fertile, it does not need a partner to bear fruit and is particularly productive. Each plant can yield between 2 and 4 kg of fruit.

In the garden, this thornless blackberry naturally finds its place in the orchard with other fruit trees. It can be trained on a post and easily fit into a small garden. It is also ideal in a rustic and edible hedge alongside 'Smokey' serviceberries with blue and sweet berries and male dogwoods with red and edible fruits.