Purple Thornless Raspberry

Scientific Name: Rubus 'Glencoe'

Plant type

perennial, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 10'

planting zones

4a-8b

Purple Thornless Raspberry plant details

Purple Thornless Raspberry is a broadleaf deciduous perennial fruit / vegetable with green foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and even moisture water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Purple Thornless Raspberry

Plant type: perennial fruit / vegetable
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 10 FT wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: easy-to-grow, edible, thornless

GROWING CONDITIONS for Purple Thornless Raspberry

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Glencoe' is a wonderful tasting Raspberry variety which is truly thornless. A lot of 'thornless' varieties out there really just mean fewer thorns, but with Glencoe you can run your fingers blindly through the clumps in search of berries without fear of getting pricked.

Raspberries form clumps through budding off of the roots and so will produce more and more berries each year. However, Glencoe spreads less than most varieties and tends to form a single clump and so is good for container production or growing in tight spaces.

Berries are produced on the two year old canes, so pruning the third year canes out each winter will result in higher fruit production. You can tip prune the new growth in mid summer to keep a compact bush at around 30 inches tall, or let the plant reach its full height of up to four to five feet. Staking the taller canes will increase yields.

Resistant to verticillium wilt. Self pollinating, so a single plant will produce fruit.