Plant Propagation Laboratory — Winston-Salem, NC
The stock you plant this spring decides the next fifteen years — Carolina Cultures propagates virus-indexed, true-to-type Stage III liners for the Southeast’s commercial growers, documented from meristem to tray.
Catalog
Thornless genetics sequenced across the season — Ouachita mid, Triple Crown late — propagated under validated protocols. Availability shown is live and updated as mother stock scales.
Rubus 'Ouachita' — Univ. of Arkansas, 2003
Large, firm fruit with high yield potential on erect, trellis-optional canes. Among the most-planted blackberries in the Southeast.
Rubus 'Triple Crown' — USDA-ARS, 1996
Very late, very sweet. Legendary home-garden flavor (UGA Extension's pick for flavor, productivity and vigor), very large fruit on vigorous semi-erect canes. Public-domain USDA release and a PYO favorite across the Southeast.
Additional cultivars in protocol development through 2027. Inquire about varieties not listed.
Why Tissue Culture
That is the whole point of tissue culture — the chain of custody we control, from meristem to your field gate.
Meristem culture eliminates systemic pathogens. Orange rust has no cure and viruses travel silently in field-dug stock — the only defense is plants that were never exposed.
Every plantlet is a genetic copy of verified mother stock. The cultivar you ordered is the cultivar in the field — no mislabeled canes, no surprises at first bloom.
Even bud break and ripening across the block. Uniformity is harvest math: one pick schedule, one crew plan, one grade of fruit.
One mother block multiplies to thousands of liners on a schedule you can plan a replant program around — allocation held by deposit, not by luck.
Compliance
Wholesale
Send varieties, tray counts, and ship windows. Written quote with pricing tiers and confirmed availability within one business day — no gatekeeping.
