Age / Size: 1-0 / 18-24" · Height: 1.6-6.6 ft (0.5-2 m) canes in their first year · Spacing: thin canes to 3-4 per square foot Crown shape: Biennial canes — primocanes grow the first year, floricanes fruit the second and then die Light: Full sun · Soil: Well-drained, high-organic-matter; pH 5.5-6.5 · Moisture: Even moisture; good drainage essential · Zones: not stated · Growth rate: not stated Flowers / fruit: Red berries 0.39-0.47 in across, sweet but tart, produced in summer or early autumn Wildlife & landscape: Berries feed birds and mammals; dense canes provide cover and nesting; flowers support pollinators Native range: North America — the native red raspberry of northern forests and clearings Cautions: Summer-fruiting red raspberries: leave primocanes unpruned the first year, remove dead floricanes at the soil surface during dormancy, and thin remaining canes to 3-4 per square foot to suppress disease. Plant in full sun with good air drainage. Cane borers, spider mites, Japanese beetle; anthracnose, cane blight, root rot. Sources: Wikipedia — Rubus strigosus · Univ. of Missouri Extension G6000

PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS: All Tree Sale orders are to be picked up at Farmstead Flats (6338 Lovers Lane, Portage, MI 49002) - on April 16th, 2026 (9am-5pm) and/or April 17th, 2026 (9am-12pm)