Rubus idaeus 'Black Knight'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Cultivation

Origin: in Champaign, Ill., by Herschel L. Boll. Johnson Everbearing selfed; cross made in 1967. Introd. in 1973. Tree: everbearing, bears continuously from June until freezing weather, by bearing first on year-old canes, then on tips of new laterals produced from base of year­old canes and then new primocanes; highly productive and vigorous, produces up to 16 canes per plant per year, and grows up to 7 ft tall; propagates by tip-layers. Fruit: large, up to 1 inch in diam., hemispheric shape; black; firm; ripens early.
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Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) 17 - 23
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Vigor high vigor
Productivity high productivity

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Synonyms

Rubus idaeus 'Black Knight'