Name: Rubus fruticosus 'Columbia Star'
Brand: Pépinière.ca
Availability: OutOfStock

Latin name

Rubus fruticosus 'Columbia Star'

Common name

Thornless mulberry 'Columbia Star'

Type

Fruit shrub

Family

Rosaceae

Rubus fruticosus 'Columbia Star' is a thornless blackberry known for its delicate flavor and superior fruit quality. This fruiting shrub, with its cascading bushy habit, develops long, flexible canes ideal for growing on trellises or as a structured fruit hedge. It produces large, shiny black, elongated, firm, juicy, and exceptionally sweet fruits, perfect for fresh consumption and artisanal processing. Its summer fruiting, on previous year's canes, ensures an abundant mid-season harvest. Its dense green foliage attracts pollinators and contributes to garden biodiversity. Rubus fruticosus 'Columbia Star' combines high yield, excellent fruit holding, and simplified cultivation thanks to its thornless nature.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone

Zone 6

Exposure

Sun

Watering

Regular, fresh, well-drained soil

Fertilization

Compost or fertilizer for berries in spring

Soil type

Rich, well-drained, slightly acidic

Minimum temperature

-20 °C

Blooming period

Spring

Flower color

White

Fruiting

Large, shiny black fruits, elongated, firm, juicy and very sweet

Foliage color

Green

Foliage type

Obsolete

Shape

Bushy trailing

Height

2 m (7 ft)

Width

2 m (7 ft)

Growth rate

Fast

Vegetable garden and yield

Companion planting, spacing and harvest

Fruit tree type

Non-everbearing mulberry

Pets

Pollinators

Butterflies

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