Polar berry new blackberry. Anyone tried it?

[Bolets]

I red about the new polar berry blackberry. Anyone tried it?

Regards
Martin from Sweden

[veggiechicken]

Hi Martin, there's a mention of it at http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ion_94863.html
Maybe a bit too new for any of us to have tasted yet.

[burnie]

I am a bit wary of these "new" berries, I've spent money on things that are frankly dissapointing

[swaine]

I have a few of the white blackberry varieties and they vary greatly in hardiness and cropping and taste I suspect the polar berry is a trendy new name for a older white type
Eg

Cherry strawberry ( hansa)
Funberry ( rubus illcebrosus)
Framberry ( mieze Schindler )
Polar berry ( ???)

Stewart

[flynch]

White blackberries aren't new at all they were bred by burbanks in the 1890s. Called iceberg if I remember correctly.

[flynch]

There's another yellow variety called crystal white that Burbank used as fountain stock

[flynch]

A lot of this renaming I suspect is more to do with patterns, I've seen 'name patterns' on old types, most people don't realize it's just a new name for an older type,think it's a patterned plant rather than just the name and so are scared off reproducing it and passing it on themselves. The confusion makes big bucks for big corporations. One of the ones I seen is 'first berry' which are just in fact honeyberries.

[veggiechicken]

Very good, flynch - go to the top of the class.
Luther Burbank is new to me but a quick goggle found this Luther Burbank Online-The White Blackberry-How A Color Transformation Was Brought About
His written works are online and they're searchable, fortunately, as he wrote lots!!

[Cadalot]

I'm supposed to be getting one to trial so I will let you know if and when it arrives

[seasprout]

I'm supposed to be getting one to trial so I will let you know if and when it arrives

I’m also supposed to be getting one to trial as well. It should be a white blackberry. Other than than not much info.

[veggiechicken]

Cad & seasprout - are you having them to trial because you're bloggers?

[Mbh]

I've had these for 3 years and every year the same problem; masses of blossom but the fruits don't set. They flower quite early though (April / may) and the odd flush of blooms later in the year seem to set better, but there's so few of them. It may be that the insects which pollinate this type of flower aren't around that early, or maybe because they are in an isolated part of the allotment. I'll dig them up this year and stick them next to the raspberries which flower roughly the same time so hopefully the larger area of flowers should attract more pollinators.