Plant family: Rosaceae
Plant origin: Europe and North America
Fruit description: Heritage Raspberries can grow in frosty, cold, and subtropical climates. They do not need long cold periods to flower and produce fruit. In a warm climate, Heritage Raspberries fruit for up to 9 months of the year, from Spring to late Autumn. Heritage Raspberries are produced in clusters, they turn from green to ruby red when ripe. Each fruit is heart shaped and 15mm long. Heritage Raspberry fruit is aromatic and soft when ripe, sweet and delicious to eat fresh.
Flowers: The flowers are produced in spring, summer and early autumn. Each flower is about 2–3 cm in diameter with five white petals.
Growing conditions: Raspberries are perennial plants which typically bear biennial stems ("canes") from the perennial root system. In its first year, a new stem, the primocane, grows to about 1 -1.5 metre between September and December. Prune the plant each year in Winter and after fruiting, 10cm above the ground, to encourage new canes to grow which will bear next seasons fruit. Raspberries have hairy stems, they are not thorny. Trellis or wire is needed to support the plants. Raspberries like water when they are fruiting, and mulch which conserves moisture and keeps plants in good health. Raspberries are vigorous and tolerate poor soil. Frost does not bother raspberries unless they are fruiting. They like well-drained soil and protection from strong winds.
Uses: Eat raspberries fresh, or stewed, in pies and crumbles, with cream or ice-cream. Make delicious jam, jelly, ice-cream, wine and liqueur. The flowers produce a lot of nectar and can result in lovely honey. Raspberries can be frozen.
Medicinal uses: Raspberries are high in polyphenol antioxidants, dietary fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid, and the essential mineral, manganese. Raspberry leaves can be made into medicinal teas.
Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.
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Plant relatives Raspberries have been crossed with other Rubus species to develop Loganberries and Boysenberries. Raspberries are related to Blackberries. Atherton Raspberries Rubus hillii.
Special features:
Grown by method: Cutting Grown Pot size: 140mm
Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 1 metres high by 1 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 1.5 metres high by 1 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.
Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 140mm
