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Raspberry, Honeyqueen

Rubus idaeus ‘Honey Queen’

Priced by size: $6.99 – $16.99

Size (HxW): 3-4’ x N/A

Growth Habit: Upright, spreading

Fruit Size: 2.5cm

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 2b

 

 

  • Yellow raspberry with a sweet, honey-like flavour
  • Great for fresh eating & preserves
  • Hardiest yellow raspberry for the prairies
  • Fruit ripens in early July & again in early September; stores for 2-3 days in refrigerator
  • Self-fertile, produces more fruit with a pollinator
  • Plant pollinators within 200’ for best results
  • Produces fruit within 2-3 years of planting
  • Primocane variety – fruit is produced on both last year’s growth in summer & the current year’s growth in fall
  • Fine thorns cover branches
  • Textured, dark green foliage turns a burnt orange-red in fall
  • Small, white flowers in spring
  • Spreads via root suckers
  • Native to the prairies
  • Medium Growth Rate: 5-9”/year
  • Row Spacing: 4-5’ apart

  • Butterfly

    Attracts Pollinators

  • Birds

    Attracts Birds

  • Deer

    Deer Resistant

  • Fall

    Fall Color

  • Full Sun

    Tolerates Full Sun

  • soil

    Soil Tolerant

  • drought

    Drought Tolerant

  • native

    Native

Plant Care:

● Raspberries will keep spreading to fill the planted area; use edging, raised beds or deep-till to contain them ● Drought tolerant once established; does not tolerate soggy soil ● Benefits from winter snow coverage ● Benefits from heavy pruning every 3-5 years; cut down to ground level with a weed whacker/lawn mower

Description

Size (HxW): 3-4’ x N/A

Growth Habit: Upright, spreading

Fruit Size: 2.5cm

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 2b

 

 

  • Yellow raspberry with a sweet, honey-like flavour
  • Great for fresh eating & preserves
  • Hardiest yellow raspberry for the prairies
  • Fruit ripens in early July & again in early September; stores for 2-3 days in refrigerator
  • Self-fertile, produces more fruit with a pollinator
  • Plant pollinators within 200’ for best results
  • Produces fruit within 2-3 years of planting
  • Primocane variety – fruit is produced on both last year’s growth in summer & the current year’s growth in fall
  • Fine thorns cover branches
  • Textured, dark green foliage turns a burnt orange-red in fall
  • Small, white flowers in spring
  • Spreads via root suckers
  • Native to the prairies
  • Medium Growth Rate: 5-9”/year
  • Row Spacing: 4-5’ apart

Additional information

Dimensions 6183533 × 6182633 cm