Volume 46 Number 4 Article 8
Year 1992 Month 10
Title: Blackberry Production and Cultivars in North America East of the Rocky Mountains
Author: J.R. Clark
Abstract:
Cultivated blackberries (Rubus spp.) have been a popular fruit crop for
years although the production area has been small compared to that for
other fruit crops.
The United States Census of Agriculture reported the
blackberry production area in states east of the Rocky Mountains to be 703
ha in 1974, 390 in 1978, 591 ha in 1982 and 660 in 1987 (4, 5, 6). Moore (1)
reported that blackberry production was increasing in 13 of 19 states and
provinces surveyed, and this expansion was due to the development of a
mechanical harvester, pick-your-own (PYO) marketing and new cultivar
availability.
Leading cultivars included 'Cherokee', 'Cheyenne' and 'Comanche'
of the thorny, erect group and 'Dirksen' and 'Black Satin' on die semi-erect
thornless.
Skirvin and Hellman (2) reported that with the exception of the
major production area of the Pacific Northwest, the southwest United States
held the greatest potential for growth in blackberry production based on
new cultivars developed for mechanical harvest.
This report provides an update on blackberry production and cultivars of North America east of the Rocky
Mountains.
The information provided was gathered in a survey conducted in
March, 1991.
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