Chickasaw blackberry variety
Large berries, high yields and excellent postharvest handling characteristics
![Botanical designation](/img/genus_species.png)
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Chickasaw'
![Originated from a cross of](/img/variety_parents.png)
Originated from a cross of Ark. 842 x Ark. 1246
![Variety denomination](/img/variety_title.png)
Variety denomination - 'Chickasaw', tested as Ark. 1647
![Plants are](/img/thorns.png)
Plants are thorny
![Bushes have](/img/canes_style.png)
Bushes have erect canes
![Fruit weight is](/img/berryweight.png)
Fruit weight is 10 g
![Shape](/img/berryshape.png)
Berries have a oblong shape
![Fruiting habit](/img/bramble-season-one.png)
Fruiting habit - floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
![Flowering on floricanes starts in the](/img/blooming-1.png)
Flowering on floricanes starts in the fourth week of April
![Ripening date (regular) -](/img/ripening-1.png)
Ripening date (regular) - second week of June
![Productivity is](/img/berryyield.png)
Productivity is 3 kg per plant
![Soluble solids](/img/solids.png)
Soluble solids - 9.6%
![Acidity](/img/acidity.png)
Acidity - 1.41%
![Cold hardiness is](/img/cold-hardiness.png)
Cold hardiness is low
![Heat tolerance is](/img/sun.png)
Heat tolerance is low
![Patent](/img/patent.png)
Patent US PP11,861 P2 dated May 06, 2001
![Current status](/img/variety-status.png)
Current status - obsolete or rarely used
![Country of origin](/img/country_origin.png)
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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
![Chickasaw sweet?](/img/berries-taste.png)
Is blackberry Chickasaw sweet?
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