A New Blackberry for North Carolina

— Written By Donna Teasley and last updated by
en Español / em Português
Español

El inglés es el idioma de control de esta página. En la medida en que haya algún conflicto entre la traducción al inglés y la traducción, el inglés prevalece.

Al hacer clic en el enlace de traducción se activa un servicio de traducción gratuito para convertir la página al español. Al igual que con cualquier traducción por Internet, la conversión no es sensible al contexto y puede que no traduzca el texto en su significado original. NC State Extension no garantiza la exactitud del texto traducido. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que algunas aplicaciones y/o servicios pueden no funcionar como se espera cuando se traducen.


Português

Inglês é o idioma de controle desta página. Na medida que haja algum conflito entre o texto original em Inglês e a tradução, o Inglês prevalece.

Ao clicar no link de tradução, um serviço gratuito de tradução será ativado para converter a página para o Português. Como em qualquer tradução pela internet, a conversão não é sensivel ao contexto e pode não ocorrer a tradução para o significado orginal. O serviço de Extensão da Carolina do Norte (NC State Extension) não garante a exatidão do texto traduzido. Por favor, observe que algumas funções ou serviços podem não funcionar como esperado após a tradução.


English

English is the controlling language of this page. To the extent there is any conflict between the English text and the translation, English controls.

Clicking on the translation link activates a free translation service to convert the page to Spanish. As with any Internet translation, the conversion is not context-sensitive and may not translate the text to its original meaning. NC State Extension does not guarantee the accuracy of the translated text. Please note that some applications and/or services may not function as expected when translated.

Collapse ▲

For blackberry lovers everywhere, there’s a new kid on the block. NC State University has just released its first-ever thornless blackberry and is calling it “Von.” Von is named in honor of Mr. Von Harvey Underwood, who worked in the bramble breeding program at NC State University for over 44 years.

blackberries

There are many things to like about this new bramble but its small seed size is one of its best attributes. Most hybrid blackberries have large seeds which can be a turnoff to many blackberry lovers. It is also very sweet and low in acid. Von is harvested from the third week in June through the first week in August making it a late bearer and a good addition to lengthen blackberry picking time.

This new thornless variety shows great winter hardiness and has exhibited no incidence of orange rust, a common blackberry disease. It grows well in wet weather conditions and is also considered an erect plant, which means that only limited trellising is needed.

Von was first discovered growing in some Navaho blackberry plants in the mid-1990s and has been growing in test plots in North Carolina research stations since 1998.