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Fruit from a Velma black raspberry. Edmonton, Alberta. Forest City Plants
Original Velma black raspberry in a Edmonton front yard. Forest City Plants.
hardy Velma black raspberry found in an Edmonton frontward. Forest City Plants

Velma Black Raspberry

$20.00

The Velma Black Raspberry was spotted growing in a mature Edmonton neighbourhood and is named after the homeowner who has been tending it for 30 years.

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SKU: L 20160002 Categories: Family Rosaceae, Genus Rubus, Plants Tags: Edible, Locally Sourced, USDA Zone 3, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5
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Velma Black Raspberry

  • Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
  • Size at Maturity: 10 feet tall and wide
  • Edible
  • Self-Fertile
  • Locally Sourced Cuttings

Rubus occidentalis. var Velma

The Velma Black Raspberry was spotted growing in the south-facing front yard in a mature Edmonton neighbourhood. Named after the homeowner who has been growing it for more than three decades, Velma is a tough plant.

The Velma Black Raspberry is very similar in appearance and growth habit to a blackberry bush.  In fact, I initially misidentified the plant as blackberry until doing some further reading. Like a blackberry, the Velma Black Raspberry produces long thorn-covered canes that, when left on their own, touch the ground and root.

Growing Black Raspberries

For best results, grow black raspberries against a supporting structure and remove all but three to five healthy, young canes each spring. Strong shoots will grow branches with an abundance of sweet, tart, black raspberries.

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