Growing Guide: Caneberries Care

General Caneberry Care & Information

  • All raspberries are self-fruitful, so only one variety is needed for pollination.

  • Raspberries grow best in rich, well draining soil, with full sun and ample water.

  • Varieties with trailing canes need a strong trellis and ample space (5-6’ apart) while compact varieties can be planted closer (3-4’ apart).

Raspberries

  • There are two classes of Raspberries: Summer-bearing varieties that produce one crop in the summer and Everbearing varieties that produce one crop in summer and another in early fall.

  • Summer-bearing varieties produce fruit on two year old canes (like blackberries). After harvest, remove canes that bore fruit (floricanes) and train current seasons canes (primocanes) along the trellis.

  • Everbearing varieties fruit on current season’s growth (the fall crop) as well as two year old canes from the previous year (the summer crop). After fall harvest, prune fruiting canes back 1/2 way. After summer harvest, prune fruiting canes back completely.

VARIETY

PLANT

DESCRIPTION

RIPENS

FRUIT

DESCRIPTION

FLAVOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Fall Gold

 

Vigorous and

productive canes

July and August

till frost.

Everbearing.

Large to very large, non-

crumbling soft golden berries

 

Extremely sweet

Excellent for

fresh eating and processing.

 

Heritage

Strong, vigorous, very productive self-supporting

canes

July, then

September to frost

Everbearing.

 

Large, dark red berries

 

Sweet & mild flavor

Superior quality.

Good fresh, canned, frozen, jam & jelly

 

Meeker

Long-lived

vigorous plant with willowy

growth

 

Mid summer

 

Large, firm, deep red rich fruit

Superior flavor with high sugar content

Outstanding quality. Excellent for fresh eating & freezing

 

Willamette

Tall vigorous canes bear

heavily

 

Early June

Extremely Large, long-conic deep red fruit

Rich & slightly tart flavor with lower

sugar content

Outstanding for

table use, canning or freezing

Raspberry

Shortcake TM Bushel and

Berry

Round compact size 2'-3'.

Thornless canes

 

Mid summer

Medium sized classic red

berries

Sweet berries with a vanilla undertone

Great for small backyards and

porches. Can be

grown in a container

 

Blackberries

  • Blackberry canes are biennial; they grow one year (primocanes) and produce fruit the next (floricanes).

  • After harvest, remove canes that bore fruit (floricanes) and train current seasons canes (primocanes) along the trellis.

 

VARIETY

PLANT

DESCRIPTION

RIPENS

FRUIT

DESCRIPTION

FLAVOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Black Satin

Heavy yields.

Disease resistant.

Thornless canes

 

July

Large, firm, oblong, glossy black berries

 

Sweet and juicy

Excellent for fresh eatin, desserts,

freezing, jams and preserves.

 

Boysenberry Thornless

Vigorous and heavy producer. Thornless canes

 

May & June

 

Extremely, large, almost seedless

 

Sweet and juicy, full-bodied flavor

Good for fresh eating, freezing, jams,

preserves, desserts, syrup and wine

 

Marionberry

Vigorous and thorny plant w/ strong canes.

 

July to August

Large, bright, shiny black

berries

 

Incredible rich flavor

Excellent for fresh eating, particularly recommended for desserts and juice.

 

Triple Crown Thornless

High yielding, free standing.

Thornless canes

 

Late July - August

 

Large, glossy black berry

 

Very sweet with superb flavor

 

Excellent eaten fresh, for cooking and juice

 

Babycakes TM Bushel and

Berry

Round compact size 3'-4'. Can

produce 2

crops in a year.

Thornless canes

 

Summer & fall

 

Large, classic black berries

 

Sweet, blackberry flavor

Great for small backyards and

porches. Can be

grown in a container

 

Lingonberries

  • Lingonberries are self-fertile, short, slow growing evergreen shrubs that make great

    groundcover, border or container plants.

  • They have bright white bell-shaped flowers in spring followed by small dark red berries in the summer.

  • They are a low maintenance shrub that require little pruning (fruit on previous years growth) and can be planted close together (2’ - 3’ apart).

VARIETY

PLANT

DESCRIPTION

RIPENS

FRUIT

DESCRIPTION

FLAVOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Lingonberry Erythrinum

Short, spreading, evergreen bush. Grows 10" - 12"

high and 1' - 3' wide"

 

Late spring - Early summer

 

Small, dark red berries

 

Sour, tart-sweet flavor

Great for jams, baking, specialty

sauces and medicinal uses. Great as a

groundcover or container plant

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