Commercial Horticulture - Fruits and Nuts
Natchez - Blackberry
Type - Thornless, erect to semi-erect.
Date of Release - 2007; plant patent applied for.
Fruit Size - Large, average 8 to 9 g/berry; comparable to Apache and
larger than Arapaho, Ouachita, and Navaho.
Flavor/Sweetness - Good, rated comparable to Arapaho; soluble solids
(percent sugar) averages 9.5%.
Yield - Yields twice that of Arapaho in research trials; comparable to
Ouachita and Apache.
Maturity Date - Ripens beginning approximately June 3 at Clarksville,
Arkansas. Ripening season comparable to Arapaho and earlier than Ouachita and
Apache.
Disease Resistance - No substantial common diseases observed; no orange
rust observed; very limited fruit anthracnose observed; no double
blossom/rosette observed.
Comments - Fruit storage and handling potential very good, usually
exceeding Arapaho and comparable to other Arkansas thornless cultivars; very
high percent root sprouting observed.
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