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Bramble Type |
Early-ripening ‘Prelude’ has great flavor, but later-ripening ‘Lauren’ is even sweeter.
Easy to grow in any climate with cold winters. Canes hardy to at least minus 15 degrees; hardiness varies with variety.
‘Jewel’ is often more productive than wild strains. All are choice berries for making juice and wine.
Best in the Appalachians and Midwest, which are the native ranges of this species. Hardy to minus 15 degrees.
‘Royalty,’ ‘Autumn Britten’ and other varieties need little maintenance; simply cut them back to the ground in late winter.
Plants bear on new growth, will grow in warmer climates with limited winter chilling. Winter hardy to minus 20 degrees; hardiness varies with variety.
Thornless ‘Triple Crown’ produces bumper crops, even when pruned to a pillar.
Not as cold-hardy as raspberries, but they’re easy to grow where temperatures seldom dip below minus 10 degrees.
Glossy black berries ripen in fall on upright spiny canes. Require minimal trellising.
Two new varieties, ‘Prime-Jim’ and ‘Prime-Jan,’ represent this blackberry type.
Plants bear on new growth, so they are minimally affected by extreme winter cold or late freezes. Hardy to at least minus 20 degrees.
To learn more, see Growing Raspberries and Blackberries.