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Black Raspberry vs Honeoye Strawberry

Rubus occidentalis

Fragaria x ananassa Honeoye

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Black Raspberry
Honeoye Strawberry

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.

The Honeoye Strawberry is a cold-hardy cultivar that produces large, sweet berries that feature an attractive bright-red color. It blooms with small white flowers and commonly it is a top-selling berry on the market due to its winter hardiness, highly productive crops and self-pollinating nature.

The Honeoye Strawberry is a June Bearing (Short Day) variety, meaning that they typically produce a single, large crop earlier in the season.

The Honoeye Strawberry received the Garden Merit Award of the Royal Horticultural society.

Black Raspberry Quick Facts

Honeoye Strawberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 0.2 m (0.8 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: small, white
Berries: red to black
Berries: red
Fruit size: large
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: June
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NB
Other Names: bears eye blackberry, black cap, scotch cap