Purple raspberry grow and care – shrub of the genus Rubus also known as Rubus x neglectus, Purple raspberry perennial deciduous plants but the branches are biennial they bearing fruit after two years and then new branches replace and bear fruit after two years, grow in temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 4-8.
Leaves edible in the color is green, leaves used in medical uses in beverage.
Flower color white flower 1-3 cm, with 5 petals grow in clusters.
Purple raspberry fruits
Fruit color red, when pick the raspberries fruits the fruits are going out and the torus stay on the branch, fruit assembled from small cells that put together a round shape (circle / oval).
Purple raspberry for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Purple raspberry growing and care:
Temperate climate (Chilling hour’s requirements: for bearing fruits), slight acid soil
How to care:
Prune for easy harvest, prune once a year better after the fruits, add fertilizer in the early spring put mulch and organic matter
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant /Vegetative Reproduction / Seeds possible but not recommend
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
Yes recommend
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Can be invasive
Recommended planting season?
Winter, spring, summer
How to plant:
Dig hole bigger than the root ball at least 50-100% bigger, add dead leaves rich soil, organic matter, humus and mix all together and plant it, also recommend to put stick or something to support the plant for trellising
Pests and diseases:
Redberry mite, aphids, Rednecked cane borer
Planting season:
Winter, for cutting the end of the winter the beginning of the spring
How to prune:
Old branches after bearing fruits should leave something like 5 cm from the ground
Pruning season:
0.5-1.5m (2-5 feet), width can be few meters after few years
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Light Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a pot / planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, start with pot that will be 40-60% more than the root ball, every time that the plant arrive to full capacity need to switch to bigger until arrives to desirable size, switch the soil in mid of the winter, better to use this method because the soil lose the viability over time and it’s efficient care for the soil, need average amount of water with good drainage better water with less minerals, in order to keep the soil moist better to put mulch of pines, peat soil or other acid soil with humus and a lot of organic matter and in pot of 15 liter better to keep 2 full mature plants and 1 or 2 daughter plants for next year.
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring – Summer
General information about the flower
White or flower 1-3 cm, with 5 petals
Thinning the bloom:
Lace of water or nutrients
Pollination is done by:
Bees and more pollinators
Edible fruits
Fruit harvest season:
Summer – Autumn
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds
What can be done with big quantities of Purple raspberry fruits?
Eaten raw, cake, cooked, juice
Work requirements on the fruit:
When the birds eat most of the fruit recommend to cover with a net
How long does it take to bear fruit?
2 years
Vegetative Reproduction
Vegetative Reproduction Method:
Cutting, basal shoots (Suckers)
Preferred time for vegetative reproduction:
Spring
Time to grow roots in vegetative reproduction:
1-3 weeks
Treatment for vegetative reproduction:
Suckers – Separate gently from the mother plant, cutting – moist soil and little shade
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer
How to harvest the leaves?
From the base of the leaf, not recommend to trim next to fruits
Information about leaves:
Ovate leaves in the edge serrate, the leaves grow in groups 3-5 leaves
Uses of Purple raspberry leaves:
Beverage, medical
Varieties
Royalty purple raspberry – sometimes can be mild, is sweet, average size
Scientific name:
Rubus x neglectus
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