Rubus fruticosus Navaho - Thornless Blackberry

The 'Navaho - The Big Easy' blackberry stands out for its large, sweet and highly fragrant fruits. This productive variety is also thornless, making picking much more enjoyable. The first blackberries can be harvested from mid-July to the end of August. They can be enjoyed fresh or cooked in compotes, pies or jams. It is a vigorous, healthy, self-fertile plant with upright branches. You can train them or tie them to a post. When planted in sunny, moderately dry soil, it is hardy, susceptible to diseases, and not very demanding.

From the rose family, Rubus fructicosus 'Navaho - The Big Easy' is a selection of the 'Navaho' variety created by Lubera AG. It is a thornless bramble 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 a height of 2 to 3 m.

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 July. Huge, black and shiny blackberries follow this. They are both firm and melting in the mouth. Sweet, mild and aromatic, they can be consumed fresh or made into jam, jelly, juice or pie. Harvesting starts around mid-July and lasts until the end of August. Each plant can yield between 2 and 4 kg of fruit.

This thornless blackberry naturally finds its place in the orchard or vegetable garden with other fruit trees. It is self-fertile and does not need a partner to bear fruit. However, the presence of different varieties nearby would benefit its production. Plant it alongside the 'Navaho Big Early' variety, which bears fruit from early July. This way, you can enjoy blackberries from early July to the end of August. It can be trained on a post and easily fit into a small garden. It is also ideal in a diverse and edible hedge with 'Smokey' serviceberries with blueberries and sweetness and male cornel dogwoods with red, edible fruits.