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- Rubus idaeus ‘Heritage’
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8b
- ‘Heritage’ raspberry was named the 2004 Outstanding Fruit Cultivar in recognition of its high quality, medium-sized red berries. You can enjoy two harvests each year, in mid-July and again in September.
- 2004 Outstanding Fruit Cultivar
- Need a friend for this plant? Check out these great additions:
- ‘Caroline’ Raspberry
- Blue Suede® Southern Highbush Blueberry
- ‘Natchez’ Thornless Blackberry, Highbush Blackberry
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- ‘Caroline’ Raspberry
- Baby Cakes™ Blackberry
- Edibles - Fruits
- Growth Size: Tall Plant - 5 tall, 4 wide
- Growth Habit:
- Features: Great Nutritional Benefits
- Attracts: Bees
- Garden Ideas:
- Edible
- Flower features:
- Flowers ripen to berries that bloom in spring through summer
- Fruit & seed features: Bears two crops of medium-sized red berries each year that will ripen in summer and fall
- Foliage type and color: Deciduous, Green
- Landscape Uses: Edible
- ‘Heritage’ Raspberry is a Moderate maintenance plant
- Growth Size: Tall Plant - 5 tall, 4 wide
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Spacing: 2-3 ft apart
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Watering: Semi-Moist Average
- Soil Types: Slightly Acidic to Neutral Moist, well-drained Enriched with organic matter
- General Plant Care: Care for your shrubs includes monitoring for pests and diseases, periodically checking soil moisture, and providing fertilizer as needed. In general, plants that have sufficient water and the correct amount of fertilizer tend to not have as many pest and disease problems. Water new plants weekly during the growing season in the first year, and as needed after that.
- General Planting Tips: Choose a site suited to your plant's light, soil, and space needs. Dig a hole twice as wide but no deeper than the container. Remove plant from container and loosen roots slightly. Place the plant in the hole. If using slow-release (coated) fertilizer, you may add it according to package directions at this time. Add soil back to the hole, ensuring the top of the soil from the container is even with the surrounding soil. Water well, and add more soil if needed. Add 2-3 inches of mulch around plant, taking care to keep away from stem or trunk. See our FAQ page for more details on Mulching.
- General Fertilizing Tips: Once in spring with a slow-release fertilizer recommended for this plant (shrub, tree) at a rate according to package directions.
- General Pruning suggestions: These berries fruit on last year's canes (stems). Allow all canes to stay in place through the winter. In spring, look to see which canes put out new green growth. Allow those canes to stay in place, and cut back any that do not put out leaves to the ground. During the growing season, new canes will emerge. Allow these to stay in place without pruning, as these will bear next year's berries. The following spring, repeat the process of cutting back any dead canes and allowing the rest of the canes to stay in place.
