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Other common names raspberry 'Glen Prosen'
Family Rosaceae
Genus Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
Details A summer fruiting dessert cultivar with medium-sized, firm fruit, moderate vigour and producing good crops. It is well suited to wet regions and crops mid season
Foliage Deciduous
Habit Columnar/Upright
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H6
Full Sun
Aspect West-facing or South-facing or East-facing
Exposure Sheltered
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
SoilLoam, Sand
pHAcid, Neutral
Ultimate height 1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread 0.1-0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height 2-5 years
Cultivation Grow raspberries in rows between parallel wires for support. Mulch with acidic material such as composted bark. Further raspberry cultivation advice
Propagation Propagate by division in the dormant season. Lift new canes along with their rootballs. Choose only newly planted, disease-free stock from which to propagate
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning Cut back all stems that have fruited, in autumn and train in new growth ready for the following summer's fruit
Pests Can get aphids, leafhoppers, raspberry beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and gall mites
Diseases Good general resistance to disease, but can suffer from fungal leaf spots, raspberry spur blight and botrytis
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