Looking For Specific Blackberry Plant
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Leah Bening
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Does anyone know where I can buy the blackberry 'Rueben' in the United States?
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Is it a primocane blackberry you're looking for? If so, this one may be similar (or another name for the same?) to your Rueben: http://www.starkbros.com/products/berry-plants/blackberry-plants/prime-ark-45-primocane-blackberry
Lavende
on Apr 16, 2014
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Just verified, looks like it is indeed the same plant. In the US its called Prime Ark (R), marketed in the UK under the Reuben name, after the creater's middle name. Interesting! http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/vision_test/4745.htm
Lavende
on Apr 16, 2014
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Lavende has done some excellent sleuthing. If you do a search for Prime Ark you will find many online sources.
Douglas Hunt
on Apr 17, 2014
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Douglas, I love blackberries, but don't want to go out in the woods to pick them. Is this plant easy to manage or does it go crazy and take over? I would love to make some BB preserves...I like mine with the seeds left in! (Yes, it is a childhood thing...that's the way Mom and Grandmother made it!)
Jeanette S
on Apr 17, 2014
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Thank you everyone!! This Rueben has been developed at the Univ. of AR so the US name makes sense! I will search it later today when I have more time. I'm so excited to find it. It seems to be a double bloomer, very large, sweet berries and fruits the first year. It is a primoicane! So it will take up less room and provides about 8 lbs. of berries per plant after it's established. Is all this possible? We shall see! Thank you Lavende, Douglas and Jeanettte.
Leah Bening
on Apr 17, 2014
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Thank you Douglas, I just now saw this, and I found a local feed store that has just ordered it for me!!
Leah Bening
on Apr 17, 2014
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Not sure how to make 'loamy' soil here. Guess my garden center will advise me.
Leah Bening
on Apr 17, 2014
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