Ponca Blackberry

One of the Sweetest Blackberries With No Thorns 

Ponca is a thornless blackberry bred for flavor above all else. The berries ripen early in June with a rich, balanced sweetness and stay remarkably consistent from berry to berry, so you are not sorting the good ones from the sour ones as you pick.

The plants are very erect, vigorous, and highly productive, which makes them easy to keep tidy along a fence line, in a row at the edge of the garden, or in a large patio container. Expect 4-6 ft. tall canes and no scratched-up forearms at harvest time.

Why You’ll Love the Ponca Blackberry

• Considered one of the sweetest blackberry cultivars in the world, with a rich, balanced flavor.
• Completely thornless canes make picking and pruning genuinely pleasant.
• Early June harvest gets fresh berries on the table ahead of most other varieties.
• Erect, self-supporting growth habit stays manageable in small yards and large containers.
• Vigorous, healthy canes perform reliably across zones 5-9.

Plant one row this season and you will be eating handfuls straight off the cane by next June.