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Rubus idaeus 'Malling Minerva'
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raspberry 'Malling Minerva'

'Malling Minerva' is a relatively compact, summer-fruiting cultivar with spine-free canes up to 1.5m tall. This heavy-cropper produces red, firm-textured fruit early in the season

Synonyms
Rubus idaeus 'Malling Minerva'
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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Green
Summer Green Red
Autumn Green
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H6
Botanical details
Family
Rosaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Columnar upright
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

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow raspberries in rows between parallel wires for support. Mulch with acidic material such as composted bark. May have the potential to become a nuisance if not managed well. See raspberry cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by division in the dormant season. Lift new canes along with their rootballs. Choose only newly planted, disease-free stock from which to propagate

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Edible fruit
Pruning

Prune as for summer-fruiting raspberries, removing all fruited canes down to ground level in early to mid autumn. Train in new growth

Pests

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

Diseases

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

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