Rubus idaeus 'Prelude' - Everbearing Red Raspberry

- multi-stemmed, prickly, thicket-forming deciduous shrub with edible fruits
- showy white single flowers in spring
- produces edible, tasty bright red raspberries suitable for fresh eating, freezing, or preserves
- high quality firm fruit is suitable for shipping and retail
- everbearing habit means fruit will be produced on the top 1/3 of the new canes in fall (small crop), then again on the bottom 2/3 of those canes the following spring/early summer (main crop)
- early summer crop is in very early season, producing well before other standard varieties
- prune out fruiting canes after bearing each year, to maintain plant and encourage new growth
- roots are perennial, but canes are biennial (fruiting in their second year)
- vigorous plants sucker freely, and stems may root where they touch ground
- best located in areas where spread can be easily maintained, or comfortably contained
- great in full sun to part shade
- generally 5-6 ft tall by 4-5 ft wide
- adaptable to many soils, except ones that stay overwet
- grows in zones 5-8

- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer