Chickasaw blackberry variety
Large berries, high yields and excellent postharvest handling characteristics
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Chickasaw'
Originated from a cross of Ark. 842 x Ark. 1246
Variety denomination - 'Chickasaw', tested as Ark. 1647
Plants are thorny
Bushes have erect canes
Fruit weight is 10 g
Berries have a oblong shape
Fruiting habit - floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Flowering on floricanes starts in the fourth week of April
Ripening date (regular) - second week of June
Productivity is 3 kg per plant
Soluble solids - 9.6%
Acidity - 1.41%
Cold hardiness is low
Heat tolerance is low
Patent US PP11,861 P2 dated May 06, 2001
Current status - obsolete or rarely used
Country of origin - United States
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Canes of Chickasaw are thorny and erect, but a thorns density is less than that of Kiowa. Chickasaw can be grown in a hedgerow without trellis support, with primocanes tipped at 1.1 m to control primocane length and encourage lateral branching. This is early-ripening variety. Blackberry Chickasaw starts bloom at the end of April. In south regions it can starts bloom earlier - at the middle of April. First berries ripen at the beginning of June, in south regions - at the end of May. Average length of fruiting period for Chickasaw is 40 days. Yield is high, about 12 t/ha.
Chickasaw maintained very good fruit weight over the harvest season, average berry weight is 10 g. Chickasaw blackberry has excellent flower and fruit fertility and full drupelet set. Berries of Chickasaw are long, cylindrical, and slightly flattened in shape and very attractive with a glossy, black finish. Primary fruit diameter is 2.5 cm and berry length averages 4 cm. Chickasaw is superior in storage.
Winter resistant is very good, up to minus 23 C.
| Cultivar | Yield, kg/ha | Berry weight, g | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | |
| Clarksville | ||||
| Chickasaw | 12321 | 11085 | 11.0 | 10.5 |
| Choctaw | 7471 | 7972 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Shawnee | 8912 | 8417 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Hope | ||||
| Chickasaw | 7869 | 17154 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| Choctaw | 4292 | 10150 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| Shawnee | 4223 | 17090 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| Kiowa | 992 | 11139 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Fayetteville | ||||
| Chickasaw | 11491 | 11239 | 10.2 | 8.3 |
| Choctaw | 4010 | 6695 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| Shawnee | 81126 | 8839 | 7.9 | 5.4 |
| Kiowa | 9832 | 10016 | 10.0 | 8.1 |
| Main features | Variety | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw | Choctaw | Shawnee | |
| Flowering date | |||
| 10% bloom | April 25 | April 23 | April 29 |
| 50% bloom | April 29 | April 30 | May 6 |
| Harvest date | |||
| First | June 10 | May 30 | June 7 |
| Peak | June 21 | June 7 | June 20 |
| Last | July 20 | July 1 | July 17 |
| Fruit (rating scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the best) | |||
| Firmness | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Flavor | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Soluble solids, % | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.3 |
| Plant (rating scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the best) | |||
| Vigor | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Health | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Winter injury | 8.8 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
Is blackberry Chickasaw sweet?
