Triple Crown Thornless Blackberry Bush
Rubus x 'Triple Crown'
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
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Ships in 3-4 business days • Tracking provided • Weather protected
| Under $50 | $9.99 |
| $50 - $99.99 | $14.99 |
| $100 - $149.99 | $16.99 |
| $150 - $198.99 | $24.99 |
| $199+ | FREE |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Sentry™ Protected
Your order is protected by our compliance system that:
- Prevents restricted plants from shipping to your state
- Ensures plants meet your state's agricultural requirements
- Protects gardens from invasive pests and diseases
Plant Profile & Growing Essentials
Attracts pollinators, Disease resistant, Flowering, Edible, and Self-pollinating
Specifications
Specifications
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Botanical Name
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Height
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Width
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Growing Zones
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Sunlight
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Growth RateFast
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Flower Color
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Leaf Color
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Fall Color
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NativeYes
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Pollinator FriendlyYes
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Pollinator Required
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Early Summer
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Does Not Ship ToAK, HI, ID, MT, OR
Planting & Care Instructions
Planting & Care Instructions
Growing Zones 5-9
Put your sunshine to work with a trifecta of flavor, productivity and vigor. Triple Crown Blackberry (Rubus x 'Triple Crown') is a superb thornless Blackberry variety that produces up to 30 pounds of fruit once fully mature! Triple Crown Blackberry becomes a wonderful late-season treat for the entire family. Extend your harvest the easy way with this highly productive, self-pollinating, pest and disease-resistant variety!
A joint introduction by the USDA and Pacific West ARS, Triple Crown extends the season in your backyard orchard! This highly-rated variety allows you to grow your own abundant crop of large, juicy summer-bearing (floricane) Blackberries for fresh eating, baking, freezing and juicing. In addition to the delicious, big, glossy, berries! This is a pretty plant with bright green foliage and white spring blooms.
With a tidy growth habit, Triple Crown Blackberry is easy to keep up! Pick them early for a delicious sweet/tart combination. Or wait until the birds come a-callin'! They know when the fruit is ripe, then hustle out to harvest your share of sugary sweet berries! If you don't want to share, you may want to invest in some bird netting. But we recommend just buying a couple of extra Blackberry shrubs! You can choose an early and mid-season ripening Bramble to extend your harvest!
Planting and Application:
You'll also add a lovely accent plant in your landscape that increases your food security and works as lovely front and backyard edible landscaping fruit bushes! The bee-friendly white spring blooms and lush foliage create quite the spectacle in the spring and summer, followed by the juicy gleaming jewels in late summer! These thornless canes make harvest a snap - so go ahead and let the kids help without worrying about free acupuncture while harvesting and snacking!
Bird-friendly hedges and property division, Blackberries are great backdrops to veggie and herb gardens and look great as flowering/fruiting anchors to garden beds and borders! Let your landscaping feed you and your family! Great for preserves, pies, fresh eating and desserts, these big juicy berries! The delicious fruits contain a long list of desirable nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and dietary fibers.
- Juicy Sugar-Sweet Black Fruit
- Excellent Flavor & Size
- Highly Productive & Semi-Erect Growth
- Improved Late Season Summer-Bearing Floricane
- Self-Pollinating White Spring Blooms
- Green Textured Foliage & Thornless Canes
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Give Bramble plants full sun so they can achieve fruit production in abundance. Space Blackberry plants five feet apart. Leave the new canes in place to fruit for next year. Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 5 through 9! Plant in well-drained soil with moderate moisture throughout the growing and fruiting season. Provide a layer of mulch over the root system to hold in moisture and insulate the roots.
Prune or top new floricanes back to 5-6 feet. Tip prune the canes back once they reach 42 inches to encourage fruiting laterals and maintain the upright, bushy form. Once canes have fruited, and been harvested, cut those canes right down to the root.
- Full Sun
- Regular Moderate Moisture & Appreciates Mulched Beds
- Adaptive to a Variety of Soils
- Pest and Disease Resistant
- Self-Fertile - Increased Harvest With Multiple Plants
- 400 - 500 Chill Hours
Please place your order just as soon as you can! People across the country are waking up to the fact that producing fruit from homegrown bushes is an excellent investment in food security! Order Triple Crown Thornless Blackberry from NatureHills.com, the small fruit experts!
