Willamette Raspberry

Rubus idaeus var. strigosus 'Willamette'

Pronunciation: ROO-bus eye-DAY-us strig-OH-sus
SKU #07008
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OVERVIEW
Description Make room for this prolific producer of juicy raspberries! A classic, self-fertile, floricane variety that reliably yields firm, medium-sized, dark red fruit that ripens in midsummer. The slightly tart, juicy berries are great for jams, jellies, sauces, and baking. Small white flowers precede fruit on erect canes. Deciduous.
Light Full sun
Watering Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Spring
Mature Size Fast growing; vigorous canes reach 6 to 10 ft. long.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous
Special Features Showy Fruit, Edible, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/Solutions Coastal Exposure
Growth Rate Fast
Growth Habit Upright
STYLE
Landscape Use Border, Espalier
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Salvia (Salvia); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Yarrow (Achillea); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Lavender (Lavandula)
CARE
Care Provide fertile, mildly acidic, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Produces on second-year canes; after harvest, prune away older canes that have fruited to the ground, leaving one-year-old canes to produce next season's crop. Train newer canes on a trellis. Feed in early spring.
HISTORY
Lore The raspberry is not a true berry. Botanically speaking it is a drupe.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.