Polana Raspberry

Rubus 'Polana'


Everbearing

$47.00

A productive variety with tasty red berries in early summer, on second year canes, then another flush in late summer on first year canes; raspberries require careful placement in the landscape, a specific pruning regimen and protection from birds

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Features and Growing Tips

Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.

Edible Qualities

Polana Raspberry is a medium-sized shrub that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces large red heart-shaped berries which are usually ready for picking from early to late summer. The berries have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.

Planting and Growing

Polana Raspberry will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to be a little leggy | with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground | and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. This is a self-pollinating variety | so it doesn't require a second plant nearby to set fruit.

This shrub may not always play well with others; as such | it is best grown in its own designated garden space or isolated area of an edibles garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions | and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun

Keep moisture level average to moist

Mature Size 6'Hx6'W

Sweet fruit used for raw; cooking; preserves; canning; freezing

Harvest from early to late summer

Attracts birds; butterflies

Zone 3a

Likes average to moist soil