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Title: White rapsberries
Post by: FennelandFern on April 04, 2010, 10:26:12
Hello all.

I'm starting to think about the new garden we might possibly be moving to this autumn. And I want to grow some white raspberries. Does anyone know if there are any good suppliers in the UK? Google isn't turning up much...

Thanks!

Issy
Title: Re: White rapsberries
Post by: Baccy Man on April 04, 2010, 11:12:49
I would be surprised if you found one Luther Burbank created a hybrid white raspberry around 100 years ago but it wasn't widely distributed because the fruit was too soft for it to be commercially viable crop. Most talk of white raspberries comes from the states where people call yellow fruited varieties such as 'all gold' white raspberries.
Title: Re: White rapsberries
Post by: FennelandFern on April 04, 2010, 11:45:27
That's interesting - also just noticed I have called them Raps Berries, which makes them sound far more edgy than they are! Hopefully I will find some - although I'm planning to grow a few yellow canes as well  :)
Title: Re: White rapsberries
Post by: lillian on April 04, 2010, 12:25:28
I grow Fall Gold yellow raspberries. They don't need staking even on my windy and exposed site.  Fruit is firm and sweet.
Title: Re: White rapsberries
Post by: plainleaf2 on April 04, 2010, 12:55:18
i much prefer  white black berries to white raspberries but yellow ones are not the white ones that Burbank developed