Flowering Raspberry vs Parkland Apple - TreeTime.ca

Flowering Raspberry vs Parkland Apple

Rubus odoratus

Malus Parkland

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Flowering Raspberry
Parkland Apple

The Flowering Raspberry is an ornamental shrubby plant that blooms with fragrant light purple flowers throughout the summer and has a large, decorative foliage of bright green leaves. The flowers resemble that of a wildrose, and the foliage turns a bright yellow in the fall. This cultivar produces small red raspberries, similar to that of a thimbleberry, but the fruit is mostly tasteless.

The Flowering Raspberry, also known as Virginia Raspberry or Purple-Flowered Raspberry, makes a great hedge plant and is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard.

Parkland Apple is an extremely hardy, medium sized apple tree The apples have excellent reviews, they are juicy, crisp, and slightly tart. Apples will be ready to harvest in July-August and will produce apples which are yellow and green with a red blush overlay.

Parkland Apple also makes for a nice accent tree with slightly scented, white flowers blooming in spring that will make a striking feature to any landscape. Ensure you have an additional apple or crabapple tree within 150 m (500’) to ensure cross pollination and fruit production occur.

Flowering Raspberry Quick Facts

Parkland Apple Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 4 m (14 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: low
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: high


Fall colour: yellow
Bark: thornless orange
Flowers: purple
Flowers: white with pink
Fruit: green with red
Berries: red to purple, seedy
Firmness: firm
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tasteless
Flavor: sweet, crisp
Harvest: mid to late August
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS
Other Names: purple-flowered raspberry, virginia raspberry