Jewel Black Raspberry

Scientific Name: Rubus 'Jewel'

Plant type

shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Jewel Black Raspberry plant details

Jewel Black Raspberry is a broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or shrub with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by black, purple and red fruit. Attracts bees and birds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Jewel Black Raspberry

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or shrub
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: edible

GROWING CONDITIONS for Jewel Black Raspberry

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Rubus occidentalis 'Jewel' is known as the black raspberry. It is a species closely related to the normal raspberry but with shiny black fruit that look like small blackberries but still tastes like a raspberry. It is summer-bearing. Enjoy the berries fresh or use them in jams and pies.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Not only the most disease resistant of the black raspberries, this jewel of a cultivar also produces large, juicy, sweet, few-seeded berries in summer to freeze or just eat...yummm! S/M