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Thornless Black Raspberry
Comments (6)Hi RoseThyme- I don't know of any black raspberries which are thornless, but "Joan J" is the only red raspberry that I know of thatÂs truly thornless. I planted a bed of Joan J last year, so itÂs still early to make any real conclusions. WeÂve had some good discussions on it here and here. As for my other red/yellow varieties, some are more thorny than others, but really, they rarely cause me (or my 2&4 year olds) a problem. I do find the thorns of a black raspberry to be more formidable. Thorny blackberries, by contrast, are vicious. IÂm glad I do have my bed of Joan J, but I have 15 beds total. Based on my limited experience, if I was just going to pick 1 variety to plant, IÂd have to have a real aversion to thorns to pick Joan J over my other favorites like Caroline or Prelude. I find that my wild blackberries are quite seedy. I donÂt mind, but I could see how others would. My cultivated blackberries arenÂt all that bad, but I do notice a couple seeds. With my cultivated raspberries, I never notice them. www.NourseFarms.com is the best place to buy raspberries, bar none. IÂve never seen a single complaint about them. They are also the only nursery with a perfect Garden Watchdog rating that I know of: see here. And they sell Joan J. My only hesitation in recommending them to you is that they are so far away from you (in MA). It may still be worth it though. Perhaps someone else can recommend a nursery closer to you? Always check the rating of a nursery before you buy by Googling the name of the nursery and then the word "Scoop". So, in this case "Nourse Farms Scoop". Unfortunately, it may be too late to order raspberries by mail now. ItÂs pretty late in the season/year. You could still plant some from your local nursery, but theyÂll be much, much more expensive this way, and youÂll have a very limited variety to choose from. I canÂt speak for the best varieties of blackberries for Texas hopefully others can. But, I know that for me, IÂd never consider a thorny variety when there are so many great thornless varieties. I like my ChesterÂs, and I canÂt believe how productive they are, but other people diss them, and itÂs probably because I donÂt know anything better. After all my research, I added some Triple Crown and Doyle thornless blackberries. IÂm happy that I donÂt have to worry about containing them as they spread just via tip-rooting. Other blackberries spread by runners like raspberries. Good luck, -Glenn...See MoreAustins on sale in Austin (at Lowe's)
Comments (1)Sure wish they had them here. I don't ever see David Austin roses and if I do they are Never on sale....See Moreforestfarm questions (plus other good mail order nurseries)
Comments (26)LOVE Forest Farm! I won't order from anyone else uness they didn't sell something I wanted. I ordered all, but one, of my trees from them, about 19, arrived zero root bound. They were SO easy to plant. Plus the trees' roots were insane. As I stretched out the roots when we were planting, my husband had to keep digging the holes wider and wider to accommodate the size of the roots. Some of the roots were 3 ft long. It was crazy. He made the holes wide enough so that each of the roots could stretch out completely. NONE of the trees ended up getting transplant shock either. They've grown so much their first season with me. I'm ecstatic....See Moreconifer by mail
Comments (16)Thank you everyone for such great advice I have learned a great deal from you all. I have found my forum and my gardening tribe with all of you and feel blessed with your company. I have not found gardeners in my area that have been bitten by this conifer bug. Most my gardening friends think I am nuts and are happy to come over and gather up truck loads of perennials as I wing them out of the garden to make room for more conifers. I have bought some fairly standard conifers as a backbone to my new garden ( only a few at places like Home Depot) I try my best to support local nurseries even though they cost more. I know you get what you pay for and Liam is right nice things do cost money so I am going at this slowly and thoughtfully. I have lost several conifers and that is painfull, for two reasons one they are expensive but more so because I get so attached ( something I never did with perennials). I have so many questions but before I ask them I will spend some time looking over past postings. But I will ask all of you for maybe your top 5 conifers for me to consider remembering that I live in hot and humid Virginia. Plus, what books would you recomend on this subject? I keep getting Bitner's Conifers for Gardens book out of the library; they may make me buy it because of all the drool damage I have done to the book! Thanks again for all of the caring advice you have given this new kid on the conifer block. Lynn...See Moreevilscott
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