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| Botanical Name | Rubus 'Ouachita' |
| Description | Ouachita is a widely popular thornless, floricane-fruiting variety (fruiting on second-year wood) celebrated for its long harvest season and excellent fruit storage quality. It is a standout performer in the Houston metro area, as it possesses high resistance to Rosetta (Double Blossom) disease and is exceptionally heat-tolerant. Its upright growth habit handles our heavy clay soils well. Requires approximately 400-500 chill hours. |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Height x Width | 4-5' H x 3-4' W |
| Water | Moderate; requires consistent moisture during the blooming and fruiting stages to ensure berry size and quality through the summer. |
| Zones | 6 - 9 |
| Fertilization | Apply a balanced organic fertilizer in early spring and again mid-summer to support next year's primocane development. |
| Pruning | Prune floricanes (fruit-bearing canes) to the ground immediately after harvest is complete. Leave new green primocanes to fruit next year. |
| Deer Resistance | Moderate; as a thornless variety, it is more susceptible to browsing than wild or thorny blackberries. |
| Botanical Name | Rubus 'Ouachita' |
| Description | Ouachita is a widely popular thornless, floricane-fruiting variety (fruiting on second-year wood) celebrated for its long harvest season and excellent fruit storage quality. It is a standout performer in the Houston metro area, as it possesses high resistance to Rosetta (Double Blossom) disease and is exceptionally heat-tolerant. Its upright growth habit handles our heavy clay soils well. Requires approximately 400-500 chill hours. |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Height x Width | 4-5' H x 3-4' W |
| Water | Moderate; requires consistent moisture during the blooming and fruiting stages to ensure berry size and quality through the summer. |
| Zones | 6 - 9 |
| Fertilization | Apply a balanced organic fertilizer in early spring and again mid-summer to support next year's primocane development. |
| Pruning | Prune floricanes (fruit-bearing canes) to the ground immediately after harvest is complete. Leave new green primocanes to fruit next year. |
| Deer Resistance | Moderate; as a thornless variety, it is more susceptible to browsing than wild or thorny blackberries. |
