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Latin Name: Rubus idaeus
Class: Raspberries
Size at Maturity: 6 ft. in height.
Pollination: Caneberries are self-fertile.
Pests & Diseases: Caneberries are generally free of insect and disease problems. If birds begin eating your berries, try planting Mulberry, Aronia, and/or Elderberry to lure them away, or cover the plants with netting.
Hardiness: Raspberries are hardy to minus 30° F
Bearing Age: 1st year after planting.
Bloom Time: April
Ripening Time: June & August
Yield: 2+ lbs.
Special Care: Spacing: Space Raspberries 30"-36" apart in rows 6' apart.
Pruning & Training: The June-bearing varieties Canby & Willamette prefer to be grown on a fence or simple trellis and they bear fruit on 1 year old canes. Prune out these canes in the fall after they are done fruiting. Leave the new canes for next years harvest. The everbearing varieties Amity & Heritage will produce fruit on both one year and two year canes. You can prune out two year canes when they are done fruiting or, even easier, simply mow the canes to the ground and they will re-grow and bear fruit in the fall of the next year.
USDA Zone: 3
Sunset Western Zone: A1-A3, 1-24
Sunset Northeast Zone: 36-40, 41-43
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