Jam, Jelly, Fresh Eating
This Japanese species is known for its delicious, juicy, sweet fruit. Thorny branches reach up to 5 feet tall which spread by runners and tip layering. Fruits ripen slowly in a husk like bract before opening up to reveal clear pinkish-red drupelets. As the name suggests, it is still harvested today for wine and is known in the eastern US as a good source of wild collected raspberries. Plants are remarkably free of diseases and insects. Foliage remains clean and green throughout the summer heat. Makes a very colorful sweet jelly. Can be grown as a single cluster of plants for restricted plantings. Easy to grow in a variety of soils.
Seed originally from South Korea. This strain is a tad hardier than other selections and has done well at our farm in southern Michigan. Probably best in zone 6. Fruiting canes naturally die off after 2 years being replaced by newer more vigorous canes. Fruits in 1-2 years from planting. Spreads slowly by underground runners and tip layering making a large colony over time. Has not spread from seed at our farm and is easily controlled by mowing.
Our pot grown plants are genetically different and grown from seed from our plantings. Small seedlings are grown in 4 inch pots and are small but easily transplantable.
No shipments to WI, MA.
| Plant Specs |
| Genus & Species |
Rubus phoenicolasius |
| Seed Source |
Ecos-Michigan |
| Hardiness |
-15 F to -20 F |
| Height (ft) |
6 ft. long |
| Width (ft) |
2 |
| Pollination Requirements |
Self fertile |
| Climate |
Does best in zones 6-9 |
| Ease of Cultivation |
A long arching vine with prickles, wine raspberry produces very clean fruit and is highly productive wild raspberry. The jelly from this species is spectacular and is often wild harvested in the southeastern and eastern U.S. I noticed a lot of people collecting along the rest stops near Washington, DC. |
