Encore Red Raspberry Plant
Description
Enjoy velvety, flavorful berries. This highly productive plant yields exceptionally sweet raspberries that melt in your mouth. Disease-resistant to root rot. Cold-hardy and heat-tolerant. Mid- to late-summer bearing. Ripens in late July to early August. Self-pollinating. A licensed variety of Cornell University.
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.
After planting, be sure to prune the bare-root canes back to about 2 inches above the ground. (This does not apply to potted raspberry plants.) Do not skip this step! It is a crucial factor in encouraging the roots to send up new growth during the growing season. It is in the nature of raspberry plants to send up new growth as suckers or basal shoots from below the ground. This means the canes that you plant may not be where you find signs of life or new growth. When it’s time to grow, you will see new sprouts emerge from the ground around where you planted the cane, and this growth is coming from the raspberry plant’s root system.
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Characteristics
| Bloom Color | Pink |
| Fruit Color | Red |
| Fruit Size | Large |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 4 - 9 |
| Pollination | Self-Pollinating |
| Ripens/Harvest | Late July - Early August |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 6.0 - 6.8 |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Texture | Very Firm |
| Years to Bear | 1 - 2 |
Size & Spacing
Mature Size
Recommended Spacing
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
This variety is self pollinating.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
Learn all about how to grow raspberry plants in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.
Shipping Information
Arrives when it's time to plant
Questions & Answers
I planted spring and I got few fruit that fall. But next year I could get so much!!
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Raspberry plants get big, really big, and they spread out. You have to provide them with room to spread a little or they won't thrive.
Yes.
Encore is a late-season floricane. One of our resident experts, Sarah DePass has written an outstanding guide about growing and pruning raspberries, including floricanes. You can read it here: ://www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/how-to-grow/berry-plants/raspberry-plants/pruning
You'll have to sort of overlap and intertwine the roots. But raspberries are highly adaptable plants, I think this would be fine. They multiply pretty quickly so I'd also say that your probably only NEED one in a 24" pot. As the other person commented I've found Heritage to be a more reliable variety.
This just my second year with these berries. I have not staked them and have had no problem. I am not familiar with other berries, but I live in cold hardiness zone 6a, and these are doing fine.
You should cut them back to just a few inches from the ground. You want more energy to be diverted into growing the rhizomes and roots promoting new growth. The original cane will die back the following year.
Yes, they freeze very well as long as they are dry when you put them in the freezer.
Yes. They tend to be more pronounced on the year-old/brown canes than the young ones. Compared to other varieties, though, I don't find they are as pronounced (or bothersome).
Customer Reviews
it was available and on sale and It fills in a time gap of harvest
Replace some last year that died
Want to add another variety of raspberries.
Cornell approved