Thornless, self-supporting canes
Heaven Can Wait™ Blackberry
Thornless, self-supporting canes
- Very high levels of phytochemicals that protect against disease
- Extended harvest of sweet, pretty blackberries
- Thorn less, self-supporting canes
- Produces fruit on second year stems
AE AK FL GU HI MA PR SC
- Botanical Name: Rubus fruticosus 'A 1960' PPAF
- Season: Fall
- Sun/Shade: Full sun.
- Height: 4 feet.
- Spacing: Space 4 - 6 feet apart in the row. Leave 8 - 10 feet between rows.
- Zone: 5 - 8
- Spread: 3 - 5 feet.
- Foliage: Deep green foliage.
- Depth: Same as nursery. Plant so the roots are below soil level.
- Blooms: May-June
- Days to Maturity: First season.
- Yield: Approximately 4 - 6 quarts- heavy yields, only slightly less than Apache.
- Fruit: 5 - 6 grams (medium size) black, glossy fruit.
- Soil Preference: Blackberry plants grow best in a well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic, loam soil with moderate water-holding capacity.
- Growth Rate: Medium growth rate.
- Pruning: How you should prune erect and trailing blackberries varies slightly. All cultivars require very little pruning or training during the planting year. Differences in pruning and training between erect and trailing blackberries: Top the primo canes of erect cultivars during the Summer. Don't top trailing cultivars during the growing season. Shorten the laterals of erect cultivars.
- Form: Upright, erect, self-supporting canes.
- Flowers: White single blooms.
- Pollinator: Self-pollinating.
Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
Spring 2020 Shipping Schedule | ||||
Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Bareroot Roses | Tomatoes & Peppers | Potatoes |
1A-4A | 5/22 - 6/5 | 4/17 - 5/29 | 5/13 - 5/29 | 3/27 - 6/12 |
4B | 5/22 - 6/5 | 4/17 - 5/29 | 5/13 - 5/29 | 3/27 - 6/12 |
5A | 5/15 - 6/5 | 4/3 - 5/29 | 5/13 - 5/29 | 3/6 - 6/12 |
5B | 5/1 - 6/5 | 3/20- 5/29 | 5/13 - 5/29 | 3/6 - 6/12 |
6A | 5/1 - 6/5 | 3/6 - 5/29 | 4/22 - 5/29 | 3/6 - 6/12 |
6B | 5/1 - 6/5 | 3/6 - 5/29 | 4/22 - 5/29 | 3/6 - 6/12 |
7A | 5/1 - 6/5 | 2/27 - 5/29 | 4/22 - 5/29 | 2/27 - 6/12 |
7B | 5/1 - 6/5 | 2/27 - 5/29 | 4/1 - 5/29 | 2/27 - 6/12 |
8A & B | 4/24 - 6/5 | 2/20 - 5/29 | 4/1 - 5/29 | 2/20 - 6/12 |
9A & B | 4/24 - 6/5 | 1/23 - 6/5 | 4/1 - 5/29 | 2/13 - 6/12 |
10A & B | 4/17 - 6/5 | 1/23 - 5/5 | 4/1 - 5/29 | 2/13 - 6/12 |
Last Order Date | 6/1/2020 | 5/25/2020 | 5/25/2020 | 6/8/2020 |
Spring 2020 Shipping Schedule | |||
Zones | Tender Annuals | Onion Plants | All other Perennials & Potted Plants |
1A-4A | 4/30 - 6/5 | 4/10 - 5/8 | 5/1 - 6/5 |
4B | 4/30 - 6/5 | 4/3 - 5/8 | 5/1 - 6/5 |
5A | 4/30 - 6/5 | 3/27 - 5/8 | 4/3 - 6/5 |
5B | 4/30 - 6/5 | 3/27 - 5/8 | 3/20 - 6/5 |
6A | 4/30 - 6/5 | 3/6 - 5/8 | 3/6 - 6/5 |
6B | 4/30 - 6/5 | 2/27 - 5/8 | 3/6 - 6/5 |
7A | 4/2 - 6/5 | 2/20 - 5/8 | 2/27 - 6/5 |
7B | 4/2 - 6/5 | 2/13 - 5/8 | 2/27 - 6/5 |
8A & B | 4/2 - 6/5 | 1/30 - 5/8 | 2/20 - 5/15 |
9A & B | 4/2 - 6/5 | 1/2 - 5/8 | 2/13 - 5/15 |
10A & B | 4/2 - 6/5 | 1/2 - 5/8 | 2/13 - 5/15 |
Last Order Date | 6/1/2020 | 5/4/2020 | 1A-7B: 6/1/2020 8A-10B: 5/11/2020 |
2020 Insects Shipping Schedule | |||
Zones | Lacewings, Lady Beetles & Encapsulated Earthworms | ||
1A | 5/13/20 - 10/30/20 | ||
1B - 2A | 5/13/20 - 10/30/20 | ||
2B - 3B | 4/29/20 - 10/30/20 | ||
4A - 6A | 4/15/20 - 10/30/20 | ||
6B - 7A | 4/8/20 - 10/30/20 | ||
7B - 8B | 3/11/20 - 10/30/20 | ||
9A - 10B | 2/25/20 - 10/30/20 | ||
Last Order Date | 10/23/2020 |
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.