Rubus probus
Atherton Raspberry
Raspberries, which are usually perennial, have canes each year on which the fruit is borne from the second year. The fruit is is red, sweet and tart, and some varieties ripen in Summer, and some in Autumn. Rubus probus is a wild raspberry, native to Papua New Guinea and Australia. The fruit look like a cross between a strawberry and a raspberry, and the canes are less thorny than most rubus species. Sometimes cultivated, mainly for commercial use
Contributed by @KathyB
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Atherton Raspberry
Latin name
Rubus probus
type
Fruiting Canes
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.80 M
1.50 M
Rubus probus
Raspberries, which are usually perennial, have canes each year on which the fruit is borne from the second year. The fruit is is red, sweet and tart, and some varieties ripen in Summer, and some in Autumn. Rubus probus is a wild raspberry, native to Papua New Guinea and Australia. The fruit look like a cross between a strawberry and a raspberry, and the canes are less thorny than most rubus species. Sometimes cultivated, mainly for commercial use
Planting Outdoors Autumn
From Early Spring TO Mid Autumn
Plant new canes in spring or autumn in well prepared beds. Take out a trench, fill with compost to within 3ins from top, set in plants, cover to ground level, and firm. Water thoroughly.
KathyB
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