White blackberry
Variety of blackberry
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The white blackberry is an unusual white variety of blackberry developed by plant breeder Luther Burbank,[1] also known as the iceberg white blackberry or snowbank berry, probably originating as a pun on the name "Burbank".
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| 'White blackberry' | |
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White blackberry "Iceberg" in The Burbank seed book | |
| Breeder | Luther Burbank in 1914 |
He originally found a wild pale coloured blackberry in New Jersey, named "Crystal White". He then mixed that berry with the Lawton blackberry, and then other pale berries.[1] Burbank had tried out 65,000 unsuccessful crossbreeds,[2] at his facility in Santa Rosa, California, before achieving success in 1894.[3][4]
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