OUR Fontana™ blackberries
Compact growth, maximum berry production
Fontana™ is a delicious blackberry and leads the only collection of fruit plants purpose-built for significantly more fruit per acre.
Fontana™ blackberries are compact by nature at 3.5 to 5 feet, about half the height of a conventional blackberry, with an earlier and more condensed fruiting window that enables yields previously unseen in primocane production.
3.5 - 5
ft
Better results for everyone
Earlier harvests, more fruit per acre
Fontana™ flowers earlier and has a shorter cropping cycle, so growers can fit more harvests into every year. It also thrives in high-density planting, so you grow more berries on less land. That’s better for your bottom line and a more sustainable use of every acre.
A delicious berry, every time
One blackberry grown across regions and seasons, so every clamshell delivers the same delicious eating experience.
Half the height, easier to manage
Fontana™ is easy to trellis and needs no pinching or pruning mid-season.
Grower, Colombia
As a compact plant, Fontana™ is a gamechanger for growers. We have dramatically increased our yield per acre and reduced days-to-harvest, and it is a delicious variety that reminds you why blackberries are so wonderful.
Higher Yields: The compact advantage
A compact variety that delivers real yield gains in the first season is the kind of productivity shift that benefits the whole supply chain.
Ryan Bartlett, CCO, Pairwise
Attribute
Standard fresh market blackberry
Fontana™ *
Yield Per Cycle (cpa)*
4,000-6,000 cpa
7,500-10,000 cpa
Cycles Per Year
1-1.4
1.6-1.8
Yield Per Year (cpa)*
Up to 8,400 cpa
Up to 18,000 cpa
Brix–to-Acidity
10:1 - 20:1
10:1-16:1
Days to Harvest
~180 days (primocane)
109–125 days
Shelf Life
3-12 days
On par
Color reversion
Medium
Low
Firmness
Medium
High
Fruit Size
6-7.5 g
8-10 g
*Fontana values based on new production systems in California and Latin America.
**CPA refers to crates per acre (1 acre = 0.405 hectares). 1 crate = 2.04 kg (4.5 lb).
First in a pipeline
In development
Fontana™ blackberry
The first in a pipeline of of compact plants in development. The goal stays consistent: improve what growers can produce and what people find in the produce aisle.
Seedless blackberry
A first-year fruiting blackberry based on the same genetics with no seeds, consistent sweetness and a differentiated eating experience.
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