Amity Red Raspberry Plant
Description
Great for home gardeners. Produces beautiful, large red berries with an outstanding sweet flavor. Great for fresh eating as well as jams, salads, or snacks. Cold-hardy. Early fall-bearing (everbearing) primocane with a summer crop. Self-pollinating.
Note: Do not plant Red, Gold or Purple raspberries within 75-100 feet of Black raspberries. Black raspberries may be more susceptible to viral diseases carried by aphids to and from nearby raspberry plants.
Characteristics
Bloom Color | White |
Fruit Color | Red |
Fruit Size | Large |
Hardiness Zone Range | 3 - 9 |
Pollination | Self-Pollinating |
Ripens/Harvest | July, Then Mid August |
Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
Soil Composition | Loamy |
Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
Soil pH Level | 6.0 - 6.8 |
Taste | Sweet |
Texture | Firm |
Years to Bear | 1 - 2 |
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
This variety is self pollinating.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
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Questions & Answers
Everbearing varieties produce fruit on the primocane tips, usually in September of the first year. The second year they produce berries on lower portions of floricane that had not fruited the previous season.
Hi, Robert. We recommend 3-4' apart for all red raspberries.
Yes, this variety is everbearing.
Yes, there are several. Here is a link to a page featuring 4 varieties. Just click on any photo to find out more. //www.starkbros.com/search?query=thornless+raspberry
No, this is not a thornless variety. The fruit is worth the trouble of wearing gloves, however. :-)
starting new patch and need a red raspberry - trying your new one
cold hardiness
Early,cold Hardy with some resistance.
Zone hardiness was a big factor but I also wanted everbearing. This seemed like a good option