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Posted: 5/6/2017 9:18:23 PM EDT

Having a really hard time finding online.

Posted: 5/10/2017 9:54:49 PM EDT

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I've only seen vines for sale for blackberries and raspberries
Much quicker getting started that way I'd think. Save you a year or two to harvest.

Posted: 5/11/2017 7:36:25 AM EDT

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Pardon my ignorance, is "GEM" an acronym? A specific type of blackberry? Google told me nothing.

Posted: 5/12/2017 12:02:03 AM EDT

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OP, just out of interest, why are you looking for blackberry seeds?

Certainly, blackberries make seeds, but that's not the normal way to propagate blackberries. In all my life I've never heard of any "end user" starting them from seeds.

And if you're looking at a hybrid variety, you CERTAINLY don't want to be looking at seeds.

So, maybe back up a bit and tell us..

What is your goal, and what exactly are you hoping to grow?

Posted: 5/12/2017 12:05:33 AM EDT

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Pardon my ignorance, is "GEM" an acronym? A specific type of blackberry? Google told me nothing.

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"Gem" is a variety of trailing blackberry.

Not sure why OP wants this, but seems like there's a hole in the information.

Posted: 5/13/2017 7:53:52 AM EDT

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"Gem" is a variety of trailing blackberry.

Not sure why OP wants this, but seems like there's a hole in the information.

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Your post above is exactly what I was working toward, I just wasn't sure what GEM was. If it's a true-breeding hybrid the OP can possibly find seeds, but I don't know how berry genetics work. If it's not true-breeding, or it's a naturally occurring non-hybrid the OP won't find seeds, it will have to be reproduced by cuttings.

Posted: 5/13/2017 10:59:39 PM EDT

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Your post above is exactly what I was working toward, I just wasn't sure what GEM was. If it's a true-breeding hybrid the OP can possibly find seeds, but I don't know how berry genetics work. If it's not true-breeding, or it's a naturally occurring non-hybrid the OP won't find seeds, it will have to be reproduced by cuttings.

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Honesty for a hybrid I would never go for seeds unless they are F1 and produced by a qualified supplier.

For berry vines I would always go with asexual propagation.

It guarantees I'm going to get what I pay for.

Hoping the OP responds soon.

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