This issue we highlight the newest blackberry from Dr. Chad Finn’s USDA-ARS blackberry breeding program in Corvallis, OR. This blackberry has to be the largest berry that we have ever seen, earning its name as a “giant”! 

Inventor: Chad Finn, USDA-ARS, HCRU Corvallis

Collaborators:

Bernadine Strik, Oregon State University (OSU) Department of Horticulture

Brian Yorgey, OSU Department of Food Science

‘White Zest One’ is a medium chill (500-550 chill units) peach, with striking white flesh that bleeds slightly from the deep blush on the skin...