Jumbo
Date: 2021-03-03, updated: 2022-08-25
Late-ripening thornless blackberry cultivar with perfect round berries
Plants are thornless
Bushes have semi-erect canes
Fruit weight is 8 g
Berries have a conical shape
Fruiting habit floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Flowering on floricanes starts in the third week of May
Ripening date (regular) - first week of August
Cold hardiness is moderate
Country of origin Switzerland
Current status - obsolete or rarely used
Jumbo is late-ripening thornless blackberry cultivar from Switzerland.
Canes of Jumbo variety are semi-erect, reaches up to 3 m in length. Plants are moderately vigorous, compact in size. The number of replacement stems is low (above 4 pcs).
Jumbo starts to bloom at the end of May, first fruit ripens at the beginning of August, in south regions - at the end of July.
Average berry weight is about 8 g, some fruit are very large - up to 15 g. Jumbo blackberry variety has rounded glossy black fruit with purple shade. Taste is sweet with low acid. Firmness of ripen fruit is good, but transportability is low. Winter hardiness is moderate.
Canes of Jumbo variety are semi-erect, reaches up to 3 m in length. Plants are moderately vigorous, compact in size. The number of replacement stems is low (above 4 pcs).
Jumbo starts to bloom at the end of May, first fruit ripens at the beginning of August, in south regions - at the end of July.
Average berry weight is about 8 g, some fruit are very large - up to 15 g. Jumbo blackberry variety has rounded glossy black fruit with purple shade. Taste is sweet with low acid. Firmness of ripen fruit is good, but transportability is low. Winter hardiness is moderate.