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Balsors Blackberry vs Jewel Raspberry

Rubus x Jewel

Rubus fruticosus Balsors

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Jewel Raspberry
Balsors Blackberry

The Jewel Raspberry is one of the most popular black raspberry varieties, as it is consistently high-yielding and produces large, firm, and sweet berries. This cultivar is among one of the first raspberries to ripen each year, with berries ready for harvest in early to mid summer and is a vigorous grower.

The Jewel Raspberry is self-pollinating, and is a primocane variety meaning that it produces fruit on first years' growth. Prune stalks down each winter or early spring to get higher fruit yields and easier harvesting.

Balsors Blackberry is a cold-hardy variety that produces very large, sweet and juicy blackberries late in the summer. They are great for baking and fresh eating.

Balsors Blackberry is a floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth. This is a self-pollinating variety, so it doesn’t require a second plant nearby to set fruit.

Jewel Raspberry Quick Facts

Balsors Blackberry Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $19.99
Zone: 4b
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Bark: has thorns
Berries: black, large
Berries: black
Fruit size: large
Firmness: firm
Firmness: soft
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: August
Harvest: August
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: jewel black raspberry
Other Names: balsors hardy blackberry, illinois blackberry