Gazda
Date: 2021-02-26, updated: 2022-01-20
Very vigorous late-ripening blackberry cultivar with numerous substitution canes
Plants are slightly thorny
Bushes have erect canes
Fruit weight is 2 g
Berries have a conical shape
Fruiting habit floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Flowering on floricanes starts in the third week of June
Ripening date (regular) - second week of August
Productivity is 2 kg per plant
Cold hardiness is excellent
Country of origin Poland
Current status - modern or widely used
Blackberry Gazda is erect-growing floricane-fruiting cultivar from Experimental Station Of The Institute Of Horticulture, Brzezna, Poland. Gazda is very vigorous plant with numerous substitution canes. Stems are thick and strong, up to 2,5-3 m in length with curved endings. Gazda cultivar has some thorns. New canes are bright green in color, but soon become hardwood. Strongly recommended to lay the canes on the trellis timely for prevent canes damage. Laterals usually are short. First ripen berries appear at the beginning of August. The harvest season continues up to the end of September or up to first frosts. Berries of Gazda cultivar are medium in size, saturated glossy black in color and have round shape. Taste is sweet without acid. Average berry weight is about 2 g. Yield is medium, about 2 kg from plant. Blackberry Gazda has excellent winter hardiness. In many not northern regions there is no necessity to use winter shelters. But it is recommended to use light covers like nonwoven materials.