Chilcotin Raspberry (Rubus idaeus 'Chilcotin’) was developed in British Columbia, Canada. ‘Chilcotin’ carries large bright mid-red fruit on long canes. Mid-season summer-fruiting and then again in autumn. Best suited to areas with colder winters.
Product includes 6 bare-root canes.
- Uses: Eating fresh, jams, jellies, syrups, drinks, desserts, cooking, and novel cut flower/foliage. Fruit freeze well.
- Pollination: Self-pollinating
- Harvest: late December to January, and a small autumn crop usually late March into June
- Type: Summer fruiting on second-year floricanes—prune spent canes to ground each winter—and often a smaller autumn crop.
- Size: About 150+ cm tall x 150 cm wide
- Growing conditions: Sheltered, well-drained, full sun; thrives in large tubs.
- Features: Plentiful fruit for the summer festive season, high yields, long fruiting season. Vigorous growth with good disease resistance.
- Also known as: Raspberry ‘Chilcotin’
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