Caddo blackberry variety
Wonderful thornless blackberry variety with Prime-Ark 45 as one of the parent
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Caddo'
Originated from a cross of Prime-Ark 45 x A-2108T
Variety denomination - 'Caddo', tested as A-2428T
Plants are thornless
Bushes have erect canes
Fruit weight is 8 g
Berries have a rounded shape
Fruiting habit - floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Flowering on floricanes starts in the first week of May
Ripening date (regular) - third week of June
Productivity is 5 kg per plant
Soluble solids - 10.2%
Acidity - 1.01%
Cold hardiness is good
Heat tolerance is moderate
Patent US PP33,115 P2 dated May 30, 2021
Current status - modern or widely used
Country of origin - United States
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Main features | Variety | |||
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Caddo | Osage | Ouachita | Natchez | |
Flowering date | ||||
10% bloom | April 28 | April 24 | April 26 | April 20 |
50% bloom | May 3 | April 30 | May 2 | April 25 |
Harvest date | ||||
First | June 10 | June 13 | June 15 | June 8 |
Peak | June 23 | June 22 | July 3 | June 18 |
Last | July 14 | July 20 | July 20 | July 7 |
Fruit weight, g/berry | ||||
First | 8.4 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 10.0 |
Peak | 7.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 11.5 |
Last | 7.6 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 |
Is blackberry Caddo sweet?
How to cultivate blackberry Caddo?
2. Include annual spring nitrogen (N) fertilization (about 56 kg/ha) using ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3);
3. Summer tipping of primocanes at 1.1 m;
4. Sprinkler irrigation apply as needed;
5. Use dormant pruning;
6. A single application of liquid lime sulfur (94 L/ha) each spring at budbreak for control of anthracnose.