Gardens Alive! Blackberry Arapaho (Bareroot) 80886

Fast growing, disease resistant, thornless and hardy, Arapaho Blackberry forms fruit early. No waiting for blackberry season. Pick 8 to 10 quarts per plant in early to mid June and enjoy these luscious berries before the summer turns really hot. Each blue-black, glossy berry is huge, 1 to 2 inches wide with tiny seeds. Arapaho's lack of thorns and its fully erect canes make harvesting so easy a child could do it. Hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9. Each offer includes one dormant bare root plant.

• Space plants 4 ft. apart in rows 10 ft. apart
• For best results, grow in well-drained, rich, sandy loam soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.8
• Blooms in spring
• Botanical name: rubus spp, Arapaho
• Grows best in full sun, partial shade
• Includes 1 number 1, 1-year, plant