An autumn bearer with good quality berries. These berries are best treated as an annual. Growing Raspberries successfully requires cutting low to the ground each winter. An easy way to do this is to have them in a position where they can be mowed over. They will re-shoot in spring. Good disease resistance.
Bears large, deep red, flavourful fruits in mid- to late summer. Raspberries are biennials that perform best in full sun with plenty of water and a good fertilizing when blooms begin. They are generally thorny, although some cultivars are thornless.
A primocane variety producing fruit on canes that arise from the ground during one season. Often referred to as low chill since canes do not need chilling to produce flowers. A most sought after variety as it fruits in Autumn thus extending the traditional fruiting period. It has a picking period of 8 - 12 weeks beginning in February.
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 1 | High | Beneficial | Deciduous | February - April |
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Is the picking period of Feb correct for Heritage? I am growing in Brisbane and am picking in late Oct. Growing in morning sun, shade from mid afternoon. Delicious. | Allen - Brisbane, QLD 27-Oct-2008
Quote from a diggers club catalogue: 'heritage - this variety produces a light summer crop, followed by huge yields in autumn until frosts start. fruiting from march to april.' | Ruth - Toowoomba, QLD 08-Jan-2009
It is Feb and now harvesting a second heavier crop on the Heritage (first was in Oct). | Allen - Brisbane, QLD 18-Feb-2009
I planted 2 raspberry bushes in January 2009 and they have grown very quickly. I started picking raspberries this week. Fantastic! | Tanya - Redland, QLD 22-Mar-2009
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