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raspberry 'Malling Minerva' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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raspberry 'Malling Minerva'

Rubus idaeus 'Malling Minerva' (F)

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Rubus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

'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

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 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 FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow raspberries in rows between parallel wires for support. Mulch with acidic material such as composted bark. 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 be affected by aphids, leafhoppers, raspberry beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and raspberry leaf and bud mite

Diseases

Good general resistance to disease, but can suffer from fungal leaf spots, raspberry spur blight and botrytis

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years