Raspberry 'Heritage': Rubus
Raspberry 'Heritage': Rubus
Everbearing variety produces fruit on first year's growth; bears fruit in early summer and early fall. Medium-large dark red berries are sweet with a mild flavor; sturdy canes seldom require staking.
Height: 4’-6’
Spread: 4’-6’
Zone: 2-8
Exposure: Sun Tolerant; Morning Sun/ Afternoon Shade
Soil Moisture Needs: Average Soil
Nature Attraction: Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Attributes: Fragrant; Small/ Miniature; Good Cut Flower/ Foliage; Drought Tolerant
Growth Rate in the Garden: Medium
Season of Interest (Flowering): Summer
There are 2 types of Raspberries- summer bearing, which produce fruit in summer and everbearing, which produce fruit in the fall as well as summer.
The first year after planting, all the flowers should be removed to allow the plant to build up reserves. From the second year on, the plants will flower in the spring and the Raspberries will ripen in the summer. Raspberry plants need adequate water and fertilizer in the spring and summer, but quantities should be decreased in fall to harden the canes for winter. In the winter the old flowered canes should be pruned to ground level.
