Rubus deliciosus

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iDelicious Raspberry

Cultivated in Sweden

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. deliciosus

Binomial name

Rubus deliciosus
Torrey

Rubus deliciosus is a deciduous shrub native to the Rocky Mountains in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming. Inhabits scrub and rocky slopes.

[edit] Description

Shrub to 3 m with arching stems. Levaes unlobed or with rounded lobes, becoming glabrous beneath. Flowers 3,5-6 in diameter, fragrant. Fruit dark red, to 1,5 cm in diameter. The fruit is rather dry and not highly valued, but the flavour is delicious.

[edit] Cultivation

Requires well drained soil in full sun. Hardy to USDA zone 5 (-20°C). The flowering stems die back after fruiting and sould be cut back. Best proagated by cuttings in July-August.