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Rubus fruticosus 'Austin Thornless'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Cultivation

Origin: in Tecumseh, Okla., by J. Parker. Introd. in 1924. Reported to be an open-pollinated seedling of Mayes; selected about 1918. Tree: dewberry type; shy bearer; thornlessness dominant; an octoploid (2n = 56). Received such extensive damage from rabbits feeding on variety during the winter that variety is no longer propagated. Fruit: resembles Mayes.
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Synonyms

Rubus fruticosus 'Austin Thornless' Rubus fruticosus 'Thornless Austin'
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