Newberry

Newberry (ORUS 1324-1) is a thornless trailing blackberry variety from the Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service breeding program in Corvallis, released in cooperation with the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station. While selected as a mechanically harvestable berry for the processing market, the fruit has proven to be of particular value as a niche fresh market blackberry where its unique color, appearance, and tendency not to bleed set it apart from other blackberries. The Newberry name was chosen for two reasons - the berry has been informally sold as New Berry in California farmers markets for a few years and to recognize its roots, because Newberry Volcano is prominent geological feature and park area in central Oregon.
Primocanes and floricanes are very vigorous without thorns. The flowering and fruiting laterals are as long as those of Marion but tend to be weaker and bend downward. The combination of extreme vigor and downward-hanging flowering laterals could lead to several layers of fruiting laterals reducing air circulation and creating potential disease and machine harvest problems.
Newberry is high-yielding, slightly more than Marion, Black Diamond and Loch Ness, about 23 t/ha. The harvest season for Newberry is similar to that of Marion and is earlier than Waldo. In northern regions Newberry’s season is similar to that of Black Diamond and Wild Treasure. Newberry consistently produced fruits that have average weight about 7 g.
Newberry’s fruit color is too purple, comparable to Boysen. Newberry fruit shape is more similar to Boysen than the preferable conic blackberry. Newberry had much noticeable seeds. The flavor is full with a good sugar and acid balance. Newberry demonstrates aт excellent resistance to winter injury and different diseases.