Sweetie Pie blackberry variety
Rating [ 4.8 ]
Thornless creeping bramble cultivar with good tolerance to high air temperatures and double blossom (rosette)
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Sweetie Pie'
Variety denomination - 'Sweetie Pie'
Plants are thornless
Bushes have trailing canes
Berries have a rounded shape
Fruiting habit - floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Ripening date (regular) - fourth week of June
Soluble solids - 12.6%
Cold hardiness is moderate
Heat tolerance is high
Country of origin - United States
Current status - modern or widely used
Sweetie Pie blackberry variety was selected by the USDA in Poplarville, Mississippi, United States. Plants grows vigorously and produces numerous floricanes, which are thornless and have a trailing (or semi-erect without fruit) growth habit. Fruit are medium size, glossy black and have excellent sweet flavor. Sweetie Pie lacks sufficient firmness for use as commercial cultivars. Cultivar has its ripening season in the middle to late June (vary from region). Usually, a cultivar produces ripen berries for 2 to 4 weeks. Plant tolerates high air temperatures very well. In addition to its excellent fruit quality, Sweetie Pie is resist to double blossom (also called rosette).
What diseases is blackberry Sweetie Pie resistant to?
Sweetie Pie has very good resistance to diseases such as Rosette or Double-Blossom
What diseases is blackberry variety Sweetie Pie vulnerable to?
Sweetie Pie is quite prone to diseases such as Spur Blight or Purple Blotch (Didymella Applanata), Stamen blight
