3 Malling Leo Raspberry Plants | 3L Pots

Name: 3 Malling Leo Raspberry Plants | 3L Pots
Brand: Winters Hill
SKU: shopify_GB_15178805182843_55626577641851
Price: 47.99 GBP
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Enjoy a late-season harvest, extending your fresh fruit season through the summer.
Extremely hardy and dependable, its later flowering time helps avoid damage from late frosts.
Offers a pleasant, aromatic flavour, perfect for eating fresh, or making into sauces and jams.
Yields a moderate crop of medium-sized, orange-red raspberries from August to September.

Species: Raspberry
Harvest Time: August, September
Planting Time: January, February, March, November, December
Position: Full sun
Sun: Full sun, Partial shade
Habit: Bushy
Location: Beds & borders, Pots
Eventual Spread: 1.2m
Hardiness: Fully Hardy (Doesn't require any protection from frost)
Pest & Disease Resistance: Good resistance to common pests. Protect from birds with netting.
Soil Type: Prefers fertile, well-draining loam or sandy soil. Dig in organic matter when planting.
Tasting Notes: Rich and aromatic
Uses: Eating fresh, crumbles, jams
Fertility: Self Fertile

Plant in a sunny location, spacing canes 50cm apart in rows. Secure them to supports as they grow. Also suitable for large pots (40cm+ diameter).
This is a summer-fruiting (floricane) variety, which bears fruit on the previous year's growth.
After harvesting in autumn, prune the canes that have fruited down to ground level. Leave around eight of the strongest, new green canes to grow on for next year's crop.

Product Specifications

Height on Arrival: 50-80cm inc. pot
Supplied As: 3L Pots
Time to First Crop: As a summer-fruiting (floricane) variety, it fruits on the previous year's canes, so you are unlikely to see fruit in the first summer.

Highlights

Enjoy a late-season harvest, extending your fresh fruit season through the summer.
Extremely hardy and dependable, its later flowering time helps avoid damage from late frosts.
Offers a pleasant, aromatic flavour, perfect for eating fresh, or making into sauces and jams.
Yields a moderate crop of medium-sized, orange-red raspberries from August to September.

Variety Specifications

Species: Raspberry
Harvest Time: August, September
Planting Time: January, February, March, November, December
Position: Full sun
Sun: Full sun, Partial shade
Habit: Bushy
Location: Beds & borders, Pots
Eventual Spread: 1.2m
Hardiness: Fully Hardy (Doesn't require any protection from frost)
Pest & Disease Resistance: Good resistance to common pests. Protect from birds with netting.
Soil Type: Prefers fertile, well-draining loam or sandy soil. Dig in organic matter when planting.
Tasting Notes: Rich and aromatic
Uses: Eating fresh, crumbles, jams
Fertility: Self Fertile

Planting & Care

Plant in a sunny location, spacing canes 50cm apart in rows. Secure them to supports as they grow. Also suitable for large pots (40cm+ diameter).
This is a summer-fruiting (floricane) variety, which bears fruit on the previous year's growth.
After harvesting in autumn, prune the canes that have fruited down to ground level. Leave around eight of the strongest, new green canes to grow on for next year's crop.

Product Specifications

Height on Arrival: 50-80cm inc. pot
Supplied As: 3L Pots
Time to First Crop: As a summer-fruiting (floricane) variety, it fruits on the previous year's canes, so you are unlikely to see fruit in the first summer.