Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc.; The root, which should be neither too young nor too old, requires a lot of boiling.; Young shoots - peeled and eaten raw or cooked like asparagus.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist neglected land, hedgerows and woodland edges. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)