Ponca Blackberry Plant

Ponca Blackberry

Meet the Ponca Blackberry — a premium thornless variety celebrated by home gardeners and fruit lovers for its outstanding flavor and exceptional quality. Developed by the University of Arkansas, Ponca produces large, firm, glossy black berries with a rich, complex sweetness that sets it apart from other blackberry varieties.

Ponca ripens mid-season and delivers an abundant, reliable harvest year after year. Its erect, thornless canes make picking a pleasure, and the berries hold their shape beautifully — perfect for fresh eating, baking, preserves, and more.

• Exceptional sweet, rich flavor — rated among the best-tasting blackberries
• Large, firm berries with excellent shelf life
• Thornless, erect canes for easy, productive harvesting
• High-yielding and reliable mid-season producer
• University of Arkansas release — bred for superior fruit quality

Whether you plant it in the ground or in a large container, Ponca will reward you with basket after basket of incredible fruit every summer.