Growing raspberry

berry / bush fruit

Pollination

Self-fertile.

Growing it

Zones 3-8; struggles where summers are very hot. Everbearing (primocane) types fruit on first-year canes and can be mowed to the ground each winter.

Will you get enough chill?

Raspberry needs roughly 800–1600 hours between 32 and 45 °F over winter to break dormancy evenly. Check your area with the chill hours calculator. Low-chill breeding has pushed many varieties well below the figure here, so read the plant tag.

Chill and pollination are given at the fruit-type level; specific cultivars can differ. Values are typical ranges for home-garden planning.