Overview

Experience the joy of growing your own berries with our premium blackberry live plant 2-pack. These Von Blackberries are supplied as fully rooted starter plants, each measuring a healthy 4-8 inches tall, ensuring a strong beginning for your home garden. Known for their vigorous growth and abundant fruit production, Von Blackberries are a fantastic choice for both novice and experienced gardeners. These plants are specifically selected for their high-yielding capabilities, promising a generous harvest of sweet, flavorful berries perfect for fresh eating, baking, jams, and more. Transform your outdoor space into a productive berry patch with these robust and reliable plants, designed to thrive in a range of climates and provide years of delicious fruit.

Our blackberry live plant offerings are carefully nurtured to arrive at your doorstep ready for planting. The Von variety is celebrated for its delicious fruit and ease of cultivation, making it an ideal addition to any edible landscape. With these two starter plants, you’re not just planting berries; you’re cultivating a source of fresh, healthy produce right in your backyard. Prepare for a rewarding gardening experience and the satisfaction of harvesting your own homegrown blackberries.

Key Benefits

These Von blackberry plants offer numerous advantages for the home gardener, providing both beauty and bounty:

• Abundant Harvest: This high-yielding berry variety is known for producing a prolific amount of sweet, juicy blackberries season after season, ensuring a generous supply for your culinary needs.
• Delicious Flavor: Enjoy the rich, classic taste of homegrown blackberries, superior to store-bought varieties, perfect for pies, preserves, smoothies, or eating fresh off the vine.
• Easy to Grow: These rooted blackberry starter plants are robust and relatively low-maintenance, making them suitable for gardeners of all experience levels to successfully cultivate.
• Versatile Planting Options: Ideal for various outdoor settings, including garden beds, raised beds, or large containers, providing flexibility for your landscaping design.
• Established Growth: Each plant is fully rooted and 4-8 inches tall upon arrival, giving them a head start and increasing their chances of flourishing in your garden.
• Long-Lived Perennial: Blackberry plants are perennials, meaning they will return year after year, offering a continuous source of fruit for many seasons to come.
• Healthy Eating: Growing your own provides access to fresh, pesticide-free fruit packed with antioxidants and essential vitamins, contributing to a healthy lifestyle.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your blackberry live plant is straightforward and rewarding. These plants thrive in full sun, requiring at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal fruit production. Ensure they are planted in well-draining soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0-7.0). Before planting, enrich the soil with compost or other organic matter to provide essential nutrients. Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and just as deep, placing the plant so the top of the root ball is level with the soil surface. Water thoroughly after planting.

Grow blackberries outdoors with moderate watering needs, especially during dry spells and when the fruit is developing. Avoid overwatering, which can lead to root rot. Support structures like trellises or wires are highly recommended as these plants can grow quite tall and wide, reaching 4-8 feet. Pruning is essential for health and productivity; remove old fruiting canes after harvest and thin new canes in late winter or early spring. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced fertilizer formulated for fruit-bearing plants. Protect young plants from extreme cold during their first winter if you live in the lower end of their hardiness range (USDA zones 5-9). Watch out for common pests and diseases, and address them promptly with organic or appropriate treatments to maintain healthy Von blackberry plants.

Size & Details

This offering includes a pack of two blackberry live plant specimens. Each plant is a fully rooted starter, measuring between 4 and 8 inches tall from the base of the root system to the tip of the foliage. These plants are shipped ready for outdoor planting and are suitable for USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9. When mature, Von Blackberries typically achieve a size of 4-8 feet tall and wide, depending on growing conditions and pruning. They are a high-yielding variety, meaning you can expect a generous harvest once established. Allow these plants ample space to grow and provide support for their canes to ensure the best possible fruit production. Expect fruit production to begin in the second year after planting, with increasing yields in subsequent years.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big do these Von blackberry plants get? A: When mature, these plants can reach a height and width of 4-8 feet, depending on growing conditions and whether they are pruned and supported.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: The plants are shipped as fully rooted starter plants, typically in small nursery pots or similar packaging designed to protect the roots during transit. They are ready to be transplanted into your garden or larger containers upon arrival.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: These are outdoor plants, specifically suited to grow blackberries outdoors in garden beds, raised beds, or large containers with appropriate support structures.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: Blackberry plants require full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day, for optimal growth and fruit production.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, this blackberry live plant is considered relatively easy to care for, making it a good choice for both beginner and experienced gardeners. Regular watering, pruning, and adequate sunlight are key.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your plants will arrive as rooted blackberry starter plants, 4-8 inches tall, and carefully packaged to ensure they are healthy and ready for planting.
• Q: Is it shipped in soil? A: Yes, the plants are shipped with their roots in a small amount of soil or growing medium to keep them hydrated and protected during transit.
• Q: How long until it blooms and produces fruit? A: Blackberry plants typically begin to produce fruit in their second year after planting. You can expect a more substantial harvest in subsequent years as the plants mature.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: These Von Blackberries are hardy in USDA zones 5-9, meaning they are well-suited to survive winters within this range. In colder zones, some winter protection may be beneficial for young plants.
• Q: What’s the minimum temperature it can tolerate? A: These plants are hardy down to USDA zone 5, which typically means they can tolerate winter temperatures as low as -20°F to -10°F (-29°C to -23°C) once established.