Introduction to HorticultureIntroduction to Horticulture

Plant: BlackberryPlant: Blackberry

Term: BerryTerm: Berry

BlackberryRubus fruticosus • Need full sun• Grows on canes• Cultivated varieties are significantly larger than wild• Thorn-less varieties available• Harvest from mid June to mid July• Zones: 3a to 7a• Low to moderate fertilizer & water needs• Can be erect or trailing forms• Most popular varieties:

– Apache, Navaho, Chester, Cherokee, Triple Crown

BERRY:

• A small, pulpy fruit, which usually contains several seeds

Brambles

• Blackberries– Stem stays attached to

the fruit

• Raspberries– Can be red or black– Separate from the

stem

Growing Blackberries & Raspberries

• Most new varieties are thornless• Plants are perennial, canes are biennial• 1st year for canes is vegetative growth, 2nd

is fruit production. Then the cane dies and new ones grow.

• Both grow wild and are cultivated.• Can tell the difference between

blackberries & raspberries by the bottom of the fruit.

Trellises for blackberries

• Trailing: Wind canes around supports

• Leave next years canes on the ground

• Erect: Cut off the tips during the growing season

• Leave next years canes on the ground

Quiz 9 – FruitsGive the term for the following definitions:

1. A stone fruit having a hard, nut-like inner part surrounded by a fleshy or fibrous outer layer

A. Pome

B. Drupe

C. Berry

D. Achene SMART Response QuestionTo set the properties right click and selectSMART Response Question Object->Properties...

2. The study of the culture of grapesA. Horticultre

B. Onology

C. Viticulture

D. Grapology

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3. A fleshy fruit, having several seed chambers and an outer fleshy part

A. Pome

B. Drupe

C. Berry

D. AcheneSMART Response QuestionTo set the properties right click and selectSMART Response Question Object->Properties...

5. A small, pulpy fruit, which usually contains several seeds

A. Pome

B. Drupe

C. Berry

D. AcheneSMART Response QuestionTo set the properties right click and selectSMART Response Question Object->Properties...

1. This is a small, dry, hard, one-celled, one-seeded fruit that stays closed at maturity

1. Pome

2. Drupe

3. Berry

4. Achene SMART Response QuestionTo set the properties right click and selectSMART Response Question Object->Properties...

Fruits

6. This fruit has many achenes attached to its surface.

A. Strawberry

B. Peach

C. Apple,

D. Grape,

E. Blackberry SMART Response QuestionTo set the properties right click and selectSMART Response Question Object->Properties...

7. This fruit is grown on vines which must be pruned regularly

A. Strawberry

B. Peach

C. Apple,

D. Grape,

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8. This fruit is grown on canes which live only two years

A. Strawberry

B. Peach

C. Apple,

D. Grape,

E. Blackberry SMART Response QuestionTo set the properties right click and selectSMART Response Question Object->Properties...

9. This fruit grows on open center trees and is very sensitive to cold damage.

A. Strawberry

B. Peach

C. Apple,

D. Grape,

E. Blackberry SMART Response QuestionTo set the properties right click and selectSMART Response Question Object->Properties...

10.This fruit is often grown on dwarf or semi-dwarf rootstock so that is not too tall to harvest fruit.

A. Strawberry

B. Peach

C. Apple,

D. Grape,

E. Blackberry

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