Description
Caroline is a fall bearing raspberry that gets an early start, with medium to large, firm, bright red berries arriving well before many later varieties finish ripening.
The canes fruit the same year they grow, so a new planting turns productive fast, with good resistance to raspberry rust along the way.
Overview
- Medium to large, firm, bright red fruit.
- Ripens early for a fall bearing raspberry.
- Bears on new canes the same year they grow.
- Self-fruitful: one plant sets a full crop.
Growing Details
Latin Name: Rubus idaeus ‘Caroline’
Site and Soil: Full sun; well drained ground, mounded 18 to 24 inches on heavy soil
Hardiness: Hardy to USDA Zone 4
Rootstock: Grown from tissue culture
Bearing Age: Fruits the same year it is planted, on new canes
Size at Maturity: Vigorous canes; kept as a hedgerow about a foot wide
Ripening Time: Early season for a fall bearer; July into August
Pollination: Self-fruitful; a single plant sets a full crop
Pests & Diseases: Good resistance to raspberry rust; site on well drained ground
Additional Notes
- Grower’s Insight: Caroline’s crop gets going by midsummer, well ahead of many later fall raspberries, so there is fruit to pick before the season winds down.
- Regional Insight: Caroline performs well across a wide hardiness range, from the Upper Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic, wherever a dependable fall crop is wanted.
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