Trailing, thornless blackberry that is a somaclonal variant of Thornless Evergreen. Origin: in Champaign, Ill., by Kenneth McPheeters and Robert Skirvin, Univ. of Illinois. USPP 9407; 26 Dec. 1995; assigned to Research Corporation Technologies. Somaclonal variant (nonchimeral) of Thornless Evergreen. Tree: thornless; produces thornless root suckers; trailing; primocanes 3.0 m in length; petioles bent, a trait differentiating Everthornless from Thornless Evergreen; appears to be more hardy than Thornless Evergreen. Fruit: somewhat conical; 3.5 g; seed weight 3.3 mg; medium firmness; very good flavor, mildly acid; 14.5% soluble solids; comparable processed quality to Thornless Evergreen; ripens beginning in mid-August in Aurora, Ore.
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