Prime-Ark Freedom Blackberry Plant | Thornless Everbearing Bare Root Plug | Dual Harvests, Sweet Firm Berries, Hardy & Productive (Zones 5–8)

Prime-Ark® Freedom Blackberry is the first thornless, everbearing variety bred for both high productivity and ease of care. This innovative plant produces berries on both primocanes (first-year canes) and floricanes (second-year canes) — giving you two harvests per year: an early summer crop and a bonus fall crop.

🌱 Why Grow Prime-Ark® Freedom?

• Dual Harvests: Enjoy crops in early summer (July) and late summer–fall (Aug–Oct).

• Thornless Canes: Easy and safe for pruning, training, and picking.

• Large, Sweet, Firm Berries: Excellent for fresh eating, baking, freezing, or market sales.

• Hardy & Productive: Cold hardy, adaptable, and vigorous in Zones 5–8.

• Excellent Shelf Life: Fruit stores and ships well.

☀️ Planting & Care

• Plant Form: Bare root plug, ships dormant, 1-year-old

• Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hrs/day)

• Soil: Rich, well-drained, pH 6.0–6.5

• Spacing: 3–5 ft between plants, rows 6–8 ft apart

• Watering: 1–1.5 inches per week; more during fruiting

• Mulch: Conserve soil moisture & suppress weeds

• Trellising: Recommended to support heavy canes and improve airflow

✂️ Pruning Options

• Dual Crop: Prune spent floricanes after summer harvest; tip primocanes to encourage branching.

• Fall Crop Only: Mow all canes to the ground in late winter.

📅 Harvest Windows

• Summer Crop: Early July

• Fall Crop: Late August–October (varies by region)

Prime-Ark® Freedom is ideal for backyard gardens, edible landscapes, and small orchards — delivering high performance with low maintenance.