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Other common names blackberry 'Loch Ness'
Synonyms Ribes nigrum 'Loch Ness'
Family Rosaceae
Genus Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
Details Rubus fruticosus, in its broadest sense, is the blackberry. There are both thorny and thornless cultivars available with long arching canes 'Loch Ness' is a non-vigorous blackberry with fairly upright thornless canes. Flowers white; fruit black
Foliage Deciduous
Habit Trailing
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H6
Full Sun
Aspect South-facing or West-facing or East-facing or North-facing
Exposure Sheltered
Clay
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
SoilClay, Loam, Sand
pHNeutral
Ultimate height 1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread 1.5-2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height 2-5 years
Cultivation Usually fan trained. Mulch with well rotted compost or manure
Propagation Propagate by tip layering or from cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types Hedging & Screens Banks and Slopes Cottage & Informal Garden
Pruning Cut out old canes following fruiting and tie in new canes
Pests Can get aphids, leafhoppers, raspberry beetle and gall mites
Diseases Good general resistance to disease
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blackberry 'Loch Ness'
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