Blackberry Black Diamond

Blackberry Black Diamond
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: San Francisco, Oregon, America
  • Taste: sweet with sourness
  • Scent : strong, rich
  • The presence of thorns: No
  • Berry weight, g: 5-8 g
  • Berry size: medium and large
  • Berry color: bright black, glossy
  • Fruiting period: mid June - early August, fruiting lasts about 4 weeks
  • Yield: up to 35 kg per bush
  • Frost resistance, ° C / Winter hardiness: winter hardy, -27 ... -30 ° С
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Black Diamond BlackBerry can be found today on the plots of both professional and amateur gardeners. It has become popular due to its good yield and excellent taste.

Breeding history of the variety

The described variety appeared in America, San Francisco. From here, Black Diamond went all over the world.

Description of the variety

Blackberries of the described species have become in demand due to their good keeping quality. After harvesting, the berry retains its presentation for 10 days.

This type is also known as the Black Diamond. The berry has a universal purpose.

Bushes are formed upright. Black Diamond can be described as moderately vigorous. Shoots are formed tall, flexible, semi-creeping. Their length can reach 200 cm. The bushes grow up to 3 meters high. One of the advantages is the absence of thorns on the shoots.

Ripening terms

Blackberries bloom in May. The fruiting period begins in mid-June and lasts until August. Delicious berries can be enjoyed for about 4 weeks.

The variety is early in maturity.

Growing regions

Black Diamond can be successfully grown both in the south of the country and in the Urals, in the Moscow region and other regions with a temperate climate.

Yield

As for the yield, it is possible to collect up to 35 kilograms of berries from the bush with careful plant care. The yield is high.

Berries and their taste

The berries have an attractive, rich, glossy black shade. They are characterized by a sweet taste with a slight acidity and firm, juicy pulp. As for the aroma, it is intense, blackberry.

On the bushes there are large and medium-sized fruits. Their weight can reach 5-8 grams.

Growing features

The following types of soil are suitable for growing:

  • black soil;

  • loam;

  • sandy soil.

In the latter case, you will have to constantly use fertilizers.

Site selection and soil preparation

The place for planting is necessarily sunny or partial shade, otherwise the quality of the berries will deteriorate. It is important to maintain a distance of 1 meter between the bushes. Planting depth of seedlings is 500 mm.

The berries are planted in a pre-prepared pit, the dimensions of which are 40x40x40 cm.In order not to add fertilizing in the first two years, before laying the planting material, it is worth putting a nutrient mixture of compost, potassium salt and superphosphate in the amount of 1000, 50 and 100 g, respectively, on the bottom. All components are mixed, poured into a pit and sprinkled with fertile soil.

To make it easier for the plant to stretch upward, they put a trellis next to it. It is better if the shoot is located on the support in a zigzag manner.

In the event that the planting of the material is planned for the fall, the preparatory work is carried out 14 days before planting. Areas to be planted in spring are prepared in autumn.

Watering and feeding

The gardener cannot do without regular watering. One bush, which is already several years old, should take up to two buckets of water per week.

In the first year, fertilizing with potassium and calcium is mandatory. In the fall, complex fertilizers are well suited.They must include:

  • iron;

  • zinc;

  • boron and other trace elements.

From organic fertilizers, you can use horse manure, chicken manure, ash.

Frost resistance and preparation for winter

It is worth saying that the variety in question is frost-resistant. Its frost resistance index is from –27 to –30 degrees. Thus, in the southern region, the covering material is not used, but in the northern regions, you can simply cover the bushes after pruning with coniferous spruce branches.

Diseases and pests

Black Diamond is highly resistant to insect attacks and diseases, especially anthracnose and gray rot. However, preventive treatment with copper sulfate, fungicides, garlic infusion allows you to keep young seedlings and adult plants healthy.

Reproduction

The variety can be propagated in several ways:

  • root the tops;

  • plant green or woody shoots;

  • divide the bush.

General characteristics
Authors
San Francisco, Oregon, America
Keeping quality
10 days
Synonyms (or Latin name)
Black Diamond
Appointment
universal
Yield
up to 35 kg per bush
Yield rate
high
Transportability
Yes
Bush
Description of the bush
semi-erect, moderate vigor
Escapes
flexible, semi-creeping, tall, about 2 m long
Bush height, cm
300
The presence of thorns
No
Berries
Berry color
bright black, glossy
Taste
sweet with sourness
Pulp, consistency
dense, juicy
Scent
strong, saturated
Berry shape
conical
Berry size
medium and large
Berry weight, g
5-8 g
Growing
Frost resistance, ° C / Winter hardiness
winter hardy, -27 ... -30 ° С
The soil
black soil or light loam, on sandy soils - with complex nitrogen-mineral fertilizers
sunlight
penumbra
Landing distance
1 m between plants, planting depth 50 cm
Watering
regular, at least 2 buckets in 7 days per adult bush
Resistance to adverse weather factors
requires shelter for the winter, especially in the northern regions
Disease and pest resistance
steady
Anthracnose resistance
steady
Resistant to gray mold
steady
Maturation
Fruiting period
mid June - early August, fruiting lasts about 4 weeks
Ripening period
early, summer
Flowering period
May
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