Navaho Thornless Blackberry

Rubus ‘Navaho’

NOTE: All of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Ripening Period: Early to Late Season depending on region

Chill Hours: 400-500

Plant Type: Deciduous Fruit Bush

Height at Maturity: 4-5′

Width at Maturity: 4′

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Bushy, Erect

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Foliage Color: Green

Thornless: Yes

Fruit Color: Black, Blue
Fruit Size: Medium to Large (7-8 grams)
Fruit Taste: Very sweet, excellent flavor!
Soluble Sugar: 9-10%

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

Description

The upright and sturdy self pollinating Navaho Thornless Blackberry bush never needs support to hold up the large crop of medium size tasty sweet berries it produces each year. Its low maintenance makes it great choice for the home orchard and no thorns means no blood drawn! Berries ripen in mid-summer farther south and late summer in the northern regions producing berries for at least a month.

NOTE: All of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Growing Preferences

Navaho Blackberry will produce the best and most berries when growing in full sun. However, where space is limited, a blackberry plant will produce good crops even when grown in shade, which is something no other common fruit plants will do. Blackberries will grow reasonably well in most soil types except for very compacted clay or light chalky soil. In these soils it’ll be worth your time to mix in lots of organic compost to condition the soil and add beneficial nutrients and bacteria plants need to grow healthy. Blackberries grow and produce the best fruit in well-drained but moist fertile soil that is rich in organic matter. They like the soil to hold a good supply of water, especially when the fruits are developing in summer, but not so much water that the soil stays constantly soggy or wet.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on planting and caring for Blackberry bushes.

How To Plant A Blackberry Bush

How To Fertilize & Water Blackberry Bushes

How To Prune And Train Blackberry Bushes

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Plant was bigger than i expected for the price. Was shipped quick and packed well. Always been pleasantly surprised at the size and quality of thier products. Pleasure doing business————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG–

The blackberries arrived quickly and were very well packed. We planted them immediately and they are doing great!! We will definitely order through your company again.——————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I ordered 3 plants, They were well packed and arrived in good shape. They are doing well and are growing fast.—————————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I was very pleased with how carefully packaged our Navaho Blackberries were! They even had a few blackberries on them! I definitely will be ordering from Wilson Bros Garden again!——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I was extremely pleased with the health and vigor of the plant we received -will definitely be ordering from Wilson Bros again!—————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This and every plant I’ve ordered through wilson bros has showed up looking great. Have had it in the ground a couple weeks and it is thriving. Looking forward to ordering more plants from here in the future.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The package arrived fast, and the plant was in great shape, with some blackberries already there. I am happy.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Our entire garden here in Tx was killed by the freakish weather with negative temperatures back in February. I took the opportunity to begin replanting with plants I loved in childhood. I spent many summer hours as a child picking wild blackberries and bringing what I didn’t eat to my mother as it was her favorite berry (and mine). I found the Navaho thornless blackberry thru Wilson Bros. and thought I would try it. It arrived carefully packed but had no leaves so I was worried it might be dead. I planted it and within a week we had leaves, and a week later I saw the first flower. I can’t wait for it to get bigger and start producing the berries. You will not go wrong with Wilson Bros. Gardens. I highly recommend them.——————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The blackberry plant I ordered arrived in good time, healthy, and very well packed. After planting, it immediately started producing flowers and then berries. Everything I have ordered from this company arrives healthy and ready for planting. Thank you so much for your care.————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

Packing and shipping was superb. Plants are very healthy.———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! Thanks for the kind words! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Shipping was safe and sound. Plants looked great too. Worth every penny and I’ll buy again from these folks I’m sure!——————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Beautiful when they arrived in a very timely manner. Can’t wait to plant them.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

Arrived in excellent condition, has new growth and is producing berries.——————————Thanks so much for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I was surprised when I unpacked this plant to see how big and healthy it was. It even had berries on it! Other places have sent me tiny bare rooted plants and not all survive. Will definitely order again from this place.———————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My blackberry plant came quickly and it exceeded my expectations. I thought the price was a bit high but when I opened the box I was convinced it was worth it. It even had a couple of berries on it!
Will definitely order from them again.——————————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

I have other thornless Blackberries, but the Navaho is much quicker growing than the varieties I already had. Puts on lots of blooms. Looking forward to lots of fat, sweet, juicy blueberries.—————————————We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

So far so good with this. It arrived in perfect condition in a 1 gallon pot with three healthy stems. Within one week of being in the ground it’s sprouted two new branches and is blooming (which I pinched so it could concentrate on growth).