Blackberry 'Loch Katrine'

The first of a new generation of large-fruited, sweet blackberry varieties to be made available to the grower ? exclusively by us!Whilst big, sweet blackberries dominate the supermarket shelves, they are the monopoly of a few commercial growers and not available to the home gardener ? until that is, our trailblazing Blackberry 'Loch Katrine'. Blackberry 'Loch Katrine' offers super-large berries weighing up to 9 grams each ? double the size of most other garden varieties.These lovely, sweet berries have a superb blackberry flavour, coming top in blind tasting trials at the James Hutton Institute where it was bred. The berries have a unique sugar to acid balance which delivers their special sweet taste.'Loch Katrine' produces very high yields ? up to 4kg for a single plant ? amounting to over £30 worth of berries if you were to purchase them from a supermarket. This vigorous variety is also free from thorns making it easy to train and a pleasure to harvest.Bred in Scotland by James Hutton?s breeder, Nikki Jennings, 'Loch Katrine' is the first new blackberry to be released by the Institute since 2006 and sets a new standard for the gardener.Height: 2m (6ft). Spread: 2.5m (8ft).Estimated time to cropping once planted: 16-20 months.Estimated time to best yields: 28-32 months.