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Title: Blackberry Loch Tay.
Post by: grannyjanny on February 15, 2009, 21:36:56

I would like to grow b/berry Loch Tay. Would it fruit in it's first year, if so how much & how big a post would it need.
Janet

Title: Re: Blackberry Loch Tay.
Post by: saddad on February 16, 2009, 20:58:06

If you bought in a Blackberry it would fruit this year, I think Loch tay is reasonably restrained, not like my Fantasia...

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Title: Re: Blackberry Loch Tay.
Post by: jennym on February 17, 2009, 00:45:52

I may be wrong, but thought all blackberries were the same? Mine ( Oregon and Merton) tend to produce fruit on the new stems that grew last year. I cut down all the old stems at the end of the autumn, after fruiting, leaving only the new stems. The new stems fruit the next year.
So, if a blackberry was to be purchased in 2009, and assuming it doesn't have great long stems on it already, it would be growing stems in 2009 which would fruit in 2010. ???

Title: Re: Blackberry Loch Tay.
Post by: saddad on February 17, 2009, 08:34:57

That's right Jenny, must have been on the pop.... :-[

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