Botanical Name: Rubus idaeus Serpells Willamette
Common Names: Thornless Raspberry,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Shrubs Spreading, Upright
Description:
Great Raspberry that can be grown in any garden! Serpells Willamette produces an abundance of large sweet Raspberry. Fruit is ready for harvest from mid-Summer to Autumn. The fruit can be eaten fresh or used in cooking or preserving. Besides their excellent flavour, raspberries are an extremely nutritious food, and can supplement vitamins A and C and various minerals. This variety can also be grown in a pot.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Edible Garden, Feature, Formal Garden
Pests & Diseases: Botrytis, Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: You will get best results when planted in full sun. Fruit is produced on one year old wood, once fruit is harvested prune those canes to the ground. New shoots will appear in spring and you can prune these to keep the bush to a manageable size of about 5-6 canes. A support structure will aid in plant support and shape. Apply a mulch of mushroom compost or rotted manure and straw at the end of winter and add a organic slow release fertiliser. Information & Images courtesy of Touch of Class Plants
Plant Care
Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: High
Water Usage: High
Drought: TBA
Frost: Moderate
Wind: TBA
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