Tayberry/Blackberry Climber or Canes?

[Rossa]

Now the proud owner of my first ever soft fruit plants from Aldi

Blackberry
Tayberry
Gooseberry
Redcurrant
Blackcurrant
Raspberry

I know that the gooseberry is a bush and can be grown in a pot as can the red & blackcurrants. Also raspberry is a cane, which I plan to grow in the ground at bottom of fence to give support.

What is confusing to me is that the instructions for the blackberry and the tayberry are the same for the raspberry and describe them as canes.

I thought blackberries and tayberries were climbing plants. I was planning to grow them up and along my fence. Now i'm not so sure. If they're canes then I guess they are more upright, but won't train along the fence.

Unfortunately, they aren't named varieties, so haven't been able to Google them. Any suggestions?

[Dottie]

You were right the first time, blackberries and tayberries will allow you to grow them along your fence.

Don't take any notice of the instructions, it's not unusual for offers/discount stores to have generic planting instructions.

As you say blackcurrants grows as a bush, but red and white currants can be grown as a bush, cordon etc.

You can google planting instructions, as a blackberry is a blackberry when planting.

Good luck and enjoy the fruits of your labours.

[Two_Sheds]

Unfortunately, they aren't named varieties, so haven't been able to Google them. Any suggestions?

As Dottie says, a blackberry is a blackberry is a blackberry, when it comes to planting (some have thorns some don't)
Just type in "grow blackberry" ...
How to grow your Blackberry Cane with pictures and advice.

[Two_Sheds]

Tayberry is a cross between raspberry and blackberry. Train it up a fence, wall or trellis

[Two_Sheds]

What is confusing to me is that the instructions...describe them as canes.

A cane is the branch, or cutting if you like, that you plant.
It grows into a bush.

[bobleponge]

Tayberry certainly do climb. Just keep an eye on it, as you will regularly have more branches coming from the root.
Train it along a fence or a wall and it will grow just fine.

[TonyF]

I grow both blackberries and tayberries as 'vines' up and over the fruit tunnel. They are at one end, some of our grapes are at the other, works well.

Last year was their first year on this method and had great crops.

[Rossa]

thank you everyone. Once the snow's cleared I'll get them out there....now all I have to do is decide which plant is which as they haven't labelled the rootstock. Guess the blackberry and tayberry will have thorns though that isn't a given.

[Flummery]

I grow my tayberry by a wall along a frame. In autumn I cut out the canes that have just fruited and bend the new seasons canes over and tie them to the framework. I understand they fruit better if bent over. My tayberry is thornless. I'm told you get longer fruits from the thorny ones - but you suffer for them!