Moderate cropper and completely thornless. Very easy to train. Pick large fruits ripening late August to September. Leaves have good autumn colour. Ideal for planting against a wall or fence. Spread 6-7 Metres. If blackberry plants are in waterlogged soils for more than a few days at a time, they normally die a slow death from lack of aeration (oxygen) or from subsequent attack by root diseases. Plants do best in a well-drained, fertile, loam soil with moderate water holding capacity. Avoid heavy clay soils. Sometimes you can improve a less desirable site by tiling, increasing organic matter content and building raised beds. Bare root stock is dispatched between October-April Plant 6–10 ft apart (1.8–3 m). These plants should also not be set too deeply and after planting they should be cut back to 9” (23 cm). The young shoots arising from the base of the plant are tied in as they grow and then the old 9” stub can be removed. Subsequently pruning is similar to raspberries, canes that have fruited are cut out immediately after fruiting