Thornless trailing plant, machine harvestable, high-quality blackberry that has extremely large, attractive and ornamental flowers with double petals that produce large, well-formed berries for fresh or processed fruit markets. Origin: USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, by C.E. Finn, B.C. Strik, B.M. Yorgey, M.E. Peterson, P.A. Jones, and R.R. Martin. NZ 9629R-1 × ORUS 1939-2; crossed 2005; selected 2008; tested as ORUS 3453-2; introd. 2017. USPP 30,063; 4 Oct. 2017. Tree: thornless, with the Lincoln Logan source of thornlessness; vigorous; growth habit trailing; yield moderate, 4.8-6.8 kg/plant; less susceptible to UV damage than Marion or Black Diamond; lateral length medium-long; machine harvests easily with clean fruit; not particularly susceptible to septoria leaf spot and purple blotch; avoids spotted winged drosophila with early ripening; hardiness not well tested but appears to be similar to Black Diamond, more hardy than Marion, and less hardy than Chester Thornless; ornamental flowers deep pink in bud stage and open with 10-20 petals reaching a diameter of 5 cm. Fruit: large, 6.5 g; conical; drupelets uniformly sized, shaped and arranged; drupelet fertility excellent; uniform, attractively shaped and rated comparable to Black Diamond but not as uniform as Columbia Star; bright, glossy black; machine harvests easily; flavor very sweet, 13.6 °Brix; pH 3.3; 14.3 g·L-1 citric acid; aroma typical of western blackberries; as a processed product rated similar to Columbia Star and Marion; texture comparable to Marion and less crunchy than Chester Thornless; ripens early, with or slightly before Columbia Star, 5-7 d before Marion, and 45 d before Chester Thornless; firm enough to be sold fresh in regional markets.
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