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Raspberry 'Sanibelle®' (Rubus idaeus)
Overview
‘Sanibelle®’ is a strong-growing summer-fruiting raspberry producing long, firm berries with excellent flavour. It is ideal for traditional raspberry rows and produces heavy crops on sturdy canes.
Key Features
- Summer-fruiting variety with large, firm berries
- Excellent sweet flavour for fresh use and freezing
- Strong, upright canes well suited to wire supports
- Reliable yields under Irish conditions
How to Plant
Plant in Fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil. in a position with Full sun or very light shade.. Dig a generous planting hole, mix in organic matter, and water thoroughly after planting. Apply a mulch around the base to help conserve moisture and suppress weeds.
Care Tips
- Plant canes 40–50cm apart in rows 1.8m apart with support wires.
- After fruiting, cut out the old, fruited canes at ground level and tie in new canes.
- Mulch and water well in dry spells, especially on sandy soils.
Size & Growth Timeline
Canes typically reach 1.8–2m tall each year once established.
Harvest
Fruits on second-year canes in early to mid-summer, providing a concentrated harvest period.
Perfect For…
- Traditional raspberry rows in gardens and allotments
- Freezing, jam-making and desserts
- Gardeners wanting a robust, productive summer raspberry
Growing & care
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 2.0m high
- Foliage
- deciduous
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