Summary

Guide for selecting blackberries and raspberries for home fruit production in Tennessee. Covers site needs like full sun, good drainage, and avoiding locations that increase disease risk, and explains caneberry growth cycles and primocane-fruiting options that produce in the first year. Describes how climate affects choices and compares fruiting habits, growth forms, and thorny vs. thornless types. Provides cultivar suggestions for Tennessee with notes on harvest season, plant traits, and pollination or management needs.