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a new blackberry question

11 years ago

My berries have recently started to do something strange. Something i've never seen before but maybe one of you have. Okay, lets say that a berry is composed of a group of seed sacks or globules. In a healthy berry they are all black. On some of my berries some of the globules are a pale pink or kind of clear and most are hard. Some are soft. What causes this. Any suggestions?

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Okiedawn OK Zone 7
11 years ago
Terry,

It sounds like a physiological condition called White Drupelet. It can happen for various reasons, including skyrocketing temperatures and lots of sunlight. Sound familiar? The fruit is still fine to eat, but if you are a market grower, no one will buy your fruit when it looks like that.

I'll try to find and link a photo of some berries with White Drupelet so you can see if it looks like what you're seeing on your plants.

Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: White Drupelet Photo at Univ of Ark Website
telow
Original Author
11 years ago
Thats it.Once again you've come through. Who needs an gardening encyclopedia when we have DAWN.Thank you so much for the speedy response.
Okiedawn OK Zone 7
11 years ago
You're welcome, Terry. I usually see it only on a handful of fruit in any given year. I hope you aren't seeing too much of it.

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