The Natchez Blackberry Bush is an excellent cultivar for an easy to grow fruit bush that produces bushels of sweet blackberries annually. We love thornless blackberries for their ease of maintenance and small size perfect for any garden. The Natchez Thornless Blackberry Bush, created by the USDA and the University of Arkansas, is prized for having thorn free canes or branches and less painful pokes for you. This plant exhibits dark green foliage and produces a white flower in early spring. It is a self fertile blackberry bush, meaning you don't need another blackberry bush to cross pollinate and produce fruit. The large berries will ripen and mature over summer for a harvest date in June, which is earlier than many other erect thornless varieties. The elongated black berries are shiny and will fill the branches. They can be picked right off the plant for enjoyment or used in creating jams, jellies or pies. Fresh blackberries have tons of nutritious benefits including being packed with antioxidants, fiber, vitamin C and essential minerals.