Red Raspberry Seeds - Fruit Plant

Red Raspberry is a hardy, deciduous fruiting shrub prized for its sweet, juicy red berries and vigorous growth. Producing delicious fruit during summer, this popular berry plant is perfect for fresh eating, baking, jams, jellies, smoothies, and preserves. It thrives in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil and is an excellent addition to home orchards, edible landscapes, raised beds, and berry gardens. Its spring flowers also attract bees and other beneficial pollinators.

Features

• Produces sweet, juicy bright red berries
• Excellent for fresh eating, jams, jellies, desserts, and freezing
• Vigorous, high-yielding fruiting canes
• Attractive spring flowers for pollinators
• Ideal for home orchards and edible landscapes
• Cold hardy and easy to grow
• Long-lived perennial berry plant

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Rubus idaeus
• Common Name (US): Red Raspberry
• Seed Type / Variety: Heirloom Fruiting Berry Variety
• Growth Habit: Deciduous perennial shrub with upright canes
• USDA Zones: 3–8
• Planting Season: Spring or Fall
• Growing Season: Spring through Summer
• Sowing Season: Fall or early Spring
• Germination Time and Conditions: 30–90 days or longer; seeds germinate best after warm stratification followed by 60–90 days of cold stratification at 34–41°F (1–5°C). Keep the growing medium consistently moist.
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained loamy soil rich in organic matter with a pH of 5.5–6.5
• Watering Needs: Moderate; maintain evenly moist soil, especially during flowering and fruit development
• Mature Plant Size: 4–6 feet tall, 2–4 feet spread
• Plant Spacing: 2–3 feet apart (6–8 feet between rows)