Killarney Raspberry vs Thimbleberry - TreeTime.ca

Killarney Raspberry vs Thimbleberry

Rubus x Killarney

Rubus parviflorus

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Killarney Raspberry
Thimbleberry

Killarney Raspberry is extremely robust, with some of the best cold and disease resistance available. This could be due, in part, to it being bred in Manitoba.

It is also known for its good flavor and for being firmer than other varieties, which lends to its use in processing like pies, jams, and jellies or for U-Picks.

The Killarney Raspberry is a fast-growing floricane. This means that raspberries will not grow on canes the year they first grow. The mature canes they do grow on, however, produce more berries than primocane varieties.

Thimbleberry is an ornamental shrub with large, green maple-like-leaves. Flowers are attractive, fragrant, and turn into red-raspberry-like berries. The berries are good for jams, cakes, breads, muffins etc. If you remove the berry, the core resembles a thimble, giving this shrub its namesake.

Killarney Raspberry Quick Facts

Thimbleberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: gold
Berries: large, tasty raspberries
Berries: edible, red, similar to raspberries
Firmness: firm
Harvest: early-mid summer
Flowers: white, showy
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: none




Other Names: thimbleberry, western thimbleberry