Rubus spectabilis 'Olympic Double'
Salmonberry 'Olympic Double'
Salmonberry is a fruiting plant native to west coastal areas of North America, mainly grown for the flowers, although it does bear edible fruit.The red fruit are borne on a bramble, usually thorny, and are similar to raspberries in form, and with a sweet flavour, ripe in late Summer to early Autumn. Salmonberry blossom is pink, and can be single or double.The fruit is very attractive to wildlife. 'Olympic Double' has double pink flowers
Contributed by @JeanChapin
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Salmonberry 'Olympic Double'
Latin name
Rubus spectabilis 'Olympic Double'
type
Fruiting Plant
family
Rosaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
2.00 M
Rubus spectabilis 'Olympic Double'
Salmonberry is a fruiting plant native to west coastal areas of North America, mainly grown for the flowers, although it does bear edible fruit.The red fruit are borne on a bramble, usually thorny, and are similar to raspberries in form, and with a sweet flavour, ripe in late Summer to early Autumn. Salmonberry blossom is pink, and can be single or double.The fruit is very attractive to wildlife. 'Olympic Double' has double pink flowers
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Mid Summer
Pink single or double flowers blossom before the fruit.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Winter TO Early Spring
Plant pot grown salmonberries in the soil after digging in plenty of well rotted manure or compost into the soil first.
Propagation by Hardwood Cuttings
From Early Winter TO Late Winter
Take hardwood cuttings of up to .3m from this years growth, making a clean from above a shoot and remove any soft growth. Nearly fill a container with fine grit at the bottom, to enable free draining, and a suitable compost. Place the cutting, having dipped he end in a rooting compound first, with a third of the cutting showing.
Harvesting
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Pick when the fruits are ripe.
suerichards
JeanChapin
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