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raspberry 'Glen Ample' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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raspberry 'Glen Ample'

Rubus idaeus 'Glen Ample'^PBR (F)

★ RHS AGMPollinator Friendly

Genus: Rubus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

'Glen Ample' is a mid-season cultivar with heavy yields and good disease resistance. It has large fruit of excellent flavour. Recommended for freezing. 'Glen Ample' carries heavy crops on spine-free canes

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in an acidic or neutral soil pH and mulch with acidic material such as composted bark. Train raspberries in rows between parallel wires for support. See Raspberry cultivation

Pruning

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

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

Pests

Can get aphids, leafhoppers, raspberry beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and gall mites. Some susceptibility to raspberry leaf and bud mite

Diseases

Good general resistance to disease, but can suffer from fungal leaf spots, raspberry spur blight and botrytis. Some tolerance to phytophthora root rot. Good resistance to main aphid vector of raspberry viruses

Garden Uses

Planting Places

Mediterranean

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years