DOUBLE DELIGHT  RASPBERRY

• Botanical name: Rubus idaeus 'Double Delight'

• Origin: Originated from a cross made between [('Fall Red' x native primocane-fruiting type) (Cheyenne, Wyoming)] x ('Fall Red' x 'Boyne'). Developed by Morden Research Station.

• Hardiness: Zone 3 (Canadian and USDA)

• Growth Rate: Canes are stout with sparse, short spines and grow to a height of 5 feet.

• Description: Average fruit size with excellent flavor. Berry yields of 1900 grams are possible per meter of row. Fruit ripens in third week of August to late-September.

• Landscape Value: The earliest fruiting of the fall-bearing raspberry group. Commercial potential for pick-your-own enterprises.

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