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Rubus niveus

Mysore raspberry

A hardy, deciduous shrub with green foliage and pink-red flowers which appear from June to July, followed by red-black fruit which is very soft and juicy with a sweet flavour. Fruit should be eaten within 24 hours as it decays quickly

Other common names

hill raspberry
Mysore black raspberry

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Ultimate height

1.5–2.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Rosaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Suckering
Genus: Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
Name status: Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in an acidic or neutral soil and mulch with acidic material such as composted bark. See raspberry cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by suckers

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Edible fruit

Pruning

Remove all fruited canes down to ground level in early to mid autumn

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, raspberry leaf and bud mite, leafhoppers and raspberry beetle

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)

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