'Triple Crown' Thornless Blackberry

Not all blackberries have thorns! Many new varieties with large, juicy berries are well suited for the home garden or market garden. 

Triple Crown is a thornless blackberry variety known for its flavour, high yields and vigour, hence "Triple" Crown. The fruit are large, juicy and very sweet with a balanced hint of tart. Triple Crown is considered one of the best tasting thornless blackberries and is good for fresh eating, freezing, desserts and preserves.

This cultivar has a semi-erect growth habit and can be grown as a shrub without support. Triple Crown blackberry bushes grow 6 feet tall by 2-3 feet wide.

Berries form on last year's canes (floricanes). Thornless canes make tending and picking pain-free, and cultivated varieties like Triple Crown are easy to contain, unlike the invasive Himalayan blackberry. 

Common names: Triple Crown Blackberry, Triple Crown Thornless Blackberry

Edible: Fruit
Harvest timing: Early to mid-season (July - August)

Scientific name: Rubus fruticosus 'Triple Crown'
Light requirements: Full sun 
Full-grown size: 6' tall x 2-3' wide
Hardiness: Zone 5
Pollination: Self-fertile  
Wildlife: Attracts pollinators and wildlife.
Origin: Released in 1996 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in collaboration with Oregon State University.
Noteworthy: Considered on the best tasting thornless blackberries.