Royalty Purple Raspberry

Royalty Purple

Royalty Purple Raspberry produces large fruit with distinctive, sweet flavor on vigorous, upright canes that do not spread by root runners. A late and June Bearing variety, Royalty Purple avoids damage from Spring frosts so it’s a great option for those in colder areas or elevation.

Raspberry plants can fruit on different types of canes, and these are categorized into primocane and floricane. Both primocane (first year) fruiting and floricane (second year) fruiting raspberries have both primocanes and floricanes growing from the plant after the first year. Floricane fruiting varieties have primocanes that grow throughout the first year and do not produce fruit. Primocane fruiting varieties have primocanes that produce flowers and fruit the first year, and then the remaining cane will overwinter and fruit again the second year. Pruning needs differ for these types of plants to be productive.

Primocane:
Primocane fruiting raspberries, commonly called Everbearing raspberries, produce flowers and fruit on first year canes. Primocane varieties will produce a moderate crop in June and a much larger crop from late August until frost. Primocane varieties can be mowed to the ground after harvest and require less trellising than June bearing varieties.

Floricane:
Floricane fruiting raspberries, or June-bearing, produce flowers and fruit on second year canes. Their fruit ripens in June or July, depending on the location and conditions. These varieties will require a permanent trellis or support to grow on.

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Latin Name: Rubus idaeus
Site and Soil: Raspberries like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to -5° F or below.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 6 ft. in height.
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Ripening Time: August
Type: June Bearing/Floricane
Taste: Sweet
Ripening Time: August-September
USDA Zone: 4-8