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Blackberies or black raspberries? 2 different animals. I have thornless blackberries right now that are about the size of Kiwi's. The canes are no lie 1 " dia. and up yo 12 feet high, like a darn tree. The problem is getting the yellow jackets off them to pick em and you have to leave them on the cane a long time to get them to turn real sweet. You pick them too early and they are as sour as a lemon even thought they have turned black from the early red color. They need time and the yellow jackets start on them as soon as they are black and not good to eat yet. Blackberries will produce, at least the variety I have, produce sometimes for 2 years. I know this because I sometimes miss some shoots and they do produce the next year but not as heavily. I prune the blackberries the same as black raspberries. After they put out fruit I cut them to the ground to make way for new growth. Works for my variety and it is not to say that his variety may be different. I will have to look into this a little more, you got me curious.
On another front my Peaches are just about ready. They are sooo good. Also had a banner year on Pears, but my apples were crappy for the 5th straight year. Just not into pouring tons of Pesticides on them any more so they don't do good, the other fruits do good without the heavy spraying and sometimes no spraying at all. I get some loss but still get a decent harvest and I don't mind ugly fruit as long as it tastes good i am happy.
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