Ponca Blackberry

According to Dr. John Clark at the University of Arkansas, Ponca is one of the sweetest and most flavorful blackberry varieties. Ponca is an excellent choice for U-pick and roadside/fresh market operations. Commercial growers will love its yield potential and post-harvest fruit quality. Ponca ripens shortly after Natchez and before Caddo, meeting an important early ripening window. Due to its short internode length, Ponca has a unique, compact growth habit. Plants show excellent cane health, exhibiting no unusual susceptibility to rusts or anthracnose. Ponca has shown very limited injury to a low of 1ºF. If there is frost/cold damage to the main crop, Ponca has also shown a good secondary bud crop. 

Features:

• Excellent Post-Harvest Quality: Commercial growers will love Ponca’s yield potential and post-harvest fruit quality. 
• Compact Growth Habit: Ponca’s short internode length and erect growing habit is compact and unique.
• Potential for Secondary Bud Crop: If there is frost/cold damage to the main crop, Ponca has also shown a good secondary bud crop.
• Excellent Cane Health: Ponca shows excellent cane health, exhibiting no unusual susceptibility to rusts or anthracnose.
• Recommended Hardiness Zones: Zones 6–9

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