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Black Raspberry vs Red Mammoth Raspberry

Rubus occidentalis

Rubus sp. SK Red Mammoth

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Black Raspberry
Red Mammoth Raspberry

The Black Raspberry is a multi-stemmed shrub that produces edible red berries that deepen to black as they mature. The berries are flavorful and are great for fresh eating and preserves. Black Raspberry shrubs bloom in late spring with white, rose-like flowers and attract many pollinators such as bees and butterflies.

Black Raspberries are floricanes primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth.

Developed by the University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program, SK. Red Mammoth was a high yielding and firm variety released in 1999. It produces distinctively large bright red berries about 1 inch wide. It is also more cold hardy than older raspberry cultivars. Red Mammoth is firm which makes it suitable for commercial production and sweeter than Boyne. Floricane.

Needs to be trellised as canes are not as sturdy as other varieties.

Black Raspberry Quick Facts

Red Mammoth Raspberry Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $17.99
Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: red to black
Berries: very large
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: June-July
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium




Other Names: bears eye blackberry, black cap, scotch cap