Partial Shade to Full Sun (At Least 3 Hours Of Direct Sunlight)
Mature Height 4 - 5 Feet
Mature Spread 3 - 4 Feet
Growing Zones 5 - 8

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Triple Crown Blackberry Bush has everything you might want in a blackberry bush: abundant, delicious fruit, vigorous growth habit, and disease resistance! This robust and thornless grower produces large, glossy, black fruit with small seeds. Triple Crown Blackberry is a summer-bearing floricane with one large harvest from mid July to mid August. Clusters of pinkish-white flowers will bear sweet and tart fruit! Triple Crown Blackberry Bush is heat tolerant with a semi-upright and trailing habit.

Triple Crown Blackberry Bush Care

Triple Crown Blackberry Bush canes can be planted from late fall through early spring. Choose a location with full sun or partial shade. Space plants 5-6 feet apart and provide an adequate trellis support at the time of planting to help the stems support the heavy fruit load from July to August. Plants prefer loamy, well-drained soil with a pH of 6-6.8 Triple Crown Blackberry Bush plants are self-pollinating and require 300-450 chill hours below 45 degrees Fahrenheit to set fruit. Prune or top new canes when they reach 5-6 feet high and keep side shoots at 3-4 feet wide. Remove old fruiting canes after harvest. Triple Crown Blackberry Bush is disease resistant and heat tolerant.

Growing Triple Crown Blackberry Bush

Triple Crown Blackberry Bush takes 1-2 years to mature and bear fruit. This plant performs best with 5-6 hours of sunlight a day. Triple Crown Blackberry Bush will reach 4-5 feet in height and spread 3-4 feet. The plant is hardy from zone 5-9. Triple Crown Blackberry Bush should not be grown indoors.

Triple Crown Blackberry Bush grows well in a container. Use a large container that is about 5 gallons or larger. Select a container size that provides at least 6 inches of additional space around the base for root spread. Provide a trellis to support Triple Crown Blackberry Bush’s upright and trailing habit through the season. Place the potted Triple Crown Blackberry Bush in a location that gets 5-6 hours of sunlight a day.

Watering Triple Crown Blackberry Bush

Water Triple Crown Blackberry Bush regularly during the drier part of the summer. Check the soil moisture by inserting your finger into the top inch of soil, and water thoroughly when dry.

Feeding Triple Crown Blackberry Bush

Fertilizing your young Triple Crown Blackberry Bush will help the plant grow to size more quickly for earlier fruit production. The plants are not heavy feeders so be careful not to over fertilize. Fertilize Triple Crown Blackberry Bush twice a year with a 10-10-10 NPK fertilizer once in April and then again in July.

Triple Crown Blackberry Bush Information

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 - 8

Plant Type: Edible Plants

Light Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun (At Least 3 Hours Of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height: 4 - 5 Feet

Mature Spread: 3 - 4 Feet

Spacing: 5 - 6 Feet

Habit: Upright

Flower Color(s): White

Flower Description:

Bloom Period:

Foliage Type: Deciduous

Foliage Color(s): Green

Foliage Description:

Seasonal Interest: Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Fall Flowering

Watering: Average

Resists: Disease

Tolerates: N/A

Attracts: Birds, Butterflies

Container Role:

Uses: Borders, Containers, Mass Planting, Wildlife Gardens

Features: Attracts Pollinators, Foliage Interest, Low Maintenance

Brand:

Common Name: Triple Crown Blackberry Bush

Other Name(s): Triple Crown Blackberry

Scientific Name: Rubus 'Triple Crown'

SKU:: 1231014282-pc

Container Sizes

Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on; type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.

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Summer Shipping

If there is extreme heat we’ll delay shipping.

We’ll have to review what areas the plants are traveling through along with your location

Once your plant is shipped you’ll receive an email with tracking information. Depending on the above criteria we’ll ship your plant(s) towards beginning of the following week from your order. We put together this helpful guide of what to do when you receive your plants in the mail.

It is important to know that all of our plants are clearly labeled for which growing zones the plant can survive in. The plants are thoroughly trialed and tested in every growing zone before we state the plant can grow in a zone. Again, our #1 priority is to ship the plants to you healthy and ready to thrive in your location. So we will do everything in our power to do so.

Triple Crown Blackberry Bush

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