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Snowbank Blackberry

SKU:
RUBFSN
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SKU:
RUBFSN
Weight:
3.00 LBS
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_description-height:
6 feet
_description-width:
5 feet
_description-light:
Full Sun
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Rubus 'Snowbank'
Attracts:
Birds
Edible:
Yes
Evergreen or Deciduous:
Deciduous
Genus Name:
Rubus
Family Name:
Blackberry
Foliage Color:
Green
Growth Rate:
Fast
Hardiness Zone:
3b
Harvest Season:
Mid Summer
Landscape Uses:
Massing, Naturalizing, Orchard
Mature Height:
6 feet
Mature Width:
5 feet
Prune Time:
Remove Dead Canes
Self Polinating:
Self
Light Needs:
Full Sun
Water Needs:
Average to Moist
_callout-4|Light Needs:
Full Sun
_callout-25|Foliage Color:
Green
_callout-28|Attracts:
Birds
_callout-10|Edible:
Yes
_callout-17|Landscape Uses:
Massing, Naturalizing, Orchard

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Product Overview

Rubus 'Snowbank'
Translucent white berries, yet with typical blackberry flavor. Vigorous, trailing vine. Discovered by Luther Burbank in 1916. Hardy to USDA Zone 5./div>

Edible Qualities

Snowbank Blackberry is a small shrub that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces clusters of translucent white heart-shaped berries which are usually ready for picking in mid to late summer. The berries have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.

The berries are most often used in the following ways:

  • Fresh Eating
  • Cooking
  • Baking
  • Preserves
  • Canning
  • Freezing

Features

Snowbank Blackberry has green foliage throughout the season. The fuzzy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The flowers are not ornamentally significant. It features an abundance of magnificent black berries in mid to late summer.

This is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a spreading, ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep. Each spring, cut back all dead and two-year old canes to the ground, leaving only last year's growth standing. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:

  • Suckering
  • Disease

Aside from its primary use as an edible, Snowbank Blackberry is sutiable for the following landscape applications:

  • Mass Planting
  • Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
  • Orchard/Edible Landscaping

Planting & Growing

Snowbank Blackberry will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. This is a self-pollinating variety, so it doesn't require a second plant nearby to set fruit.

This shrub may not always play well with others; as such, it is best grown in its own designated garden space or isolated area of an edibles garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

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