Baby Cakes® Blackberry
Baby Cakes® Blackberry
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Botanic Name: Rubus 'APF-236T'
Description: An exciting thornless blackberry producing large, juicy, and sweet berries in mid summer; compact habit makes it great for patio pots; a hardy, heavy producer on second year canes; needs a specific pruning regimen and protection from birds
Edible Qualities
Edible Qualities
Baby Cakes® Blackberry is a small shrub that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces large black oval berries which are usually ready for picking in mid 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
Planting & Growing Tips
Planting & Growing Tips
Baby Cakes® Blackberry will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot 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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Hardiness Zone: 4
Sunlight: Full Sun
Height: 4 feet
Spread: 4 feet
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