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Raspberry ‘Heritage’

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Raspberry ‘Heritage’ is a widely planted everbearing variety is favored for fruit size, flavor, and firmness. Bears a moderate early crop with heavy yields in late summer and fall. For fall only crop, mow canes to ground level in autumn after fruiting. Heritage, a variety of red raspberry released by Cornell University 35 years ago, was awarded a 2004 Outstanding Fruit Cultivar Award by the American Society of Horticultural Sciences. Strong and productive plant, spreads fast. Excellent variety for a home gardener.

Plant as soon as soil may be worked in the spring. Your plants require 1″ of water per week during the growing season and regular, shallow cultivation. The bush will bear only on one-year-old stems. As soon as canes have produced fruit, prune them back to the ground to make room for the strong new canes. Additional pruning will be required to eliminate tangling and improve their ability to bear.

Availability

# Description Qty per Unit Units Available Price/Unit
Bulk
RS101BAG Raspberry 'Heritage' 25 132 $75.00
Retail-Ready Packages
FA50 000 Fruit Assortment 50 10 $200.00
RA25 000 Raspberry Assortment 25 46 $112.00
RS512000 Raspberry Heritage Retail Case Pack 25 5 $99.00

Plant Details +

Botanical Rubus idaeus Heritage
Cultivator Type Everbearing
Size 1 YR #1 
Height Varies
Spacing 3'
Hardiness Zones 3-10
Exposure Full sun
Foliage Green
Fruit Red
Harvest June - August: Continual harvest of sweet, red fruit - moderate summer crop, then a heavy one August to frost.

Planting/Care Instructions +

Planting Instructions: May be planted in any well-drained soil. Dig a hole large enough to encompass the roots without bending or circling. Set the plant in place so the crown (part of the plant where the roots meet the stem) is about 1-2" below the soil surface. Cover with soil to the original soil surface and water thoroughly. Fertilize newly set plants 2-3 weeks after planting and again in early summer. Water well during growth, and consider mulching to conserve water until the following spring, when the mulch should be removed to let the plants warm up. In winter, cut back to about 5 canes per crown. Cane berries prefer a deep, well-drained, fertile soil and typically bear fruit on 2-year old wood with everbearers producing on first-year wood. Thrive in most soil types. Versatile and hardy in the coldest climates where other cane fruits fail. Plant late winter to early spring. Space 2'-3' in a row with 8'-10' between rows.

Pests or Diseases: Heritage is resistant or tolerant to most, if not all, major raspberry diseases, and has been used as a parent in the breeding of at least five other commercial cultivars. Root rot resistant with good drainage.