Black Raspberries - Ask Extension
Several years ago, we purchased Raspberry Canes from a reputable Garden Center.
We intended to purchase red Raspberries. But the berries are larger a...
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Black Raspberries #758070
Asked June 24, 2021, 8:18 AM EDT
Several years ago, we purchased Raspberry Canes from a reputable Garden Center.
We intended to purchase red Raspberries. But the berries are larger and turn black. We planted them on a fence, and they are spreading . These vines are so prolific this year. Could they be Black Raspberries?
Wake County North Carolina
Expert Response
Despite your beautiful photo, I can't quite see the spot where the berry was detached from the cane.
Look at the side of the fruit where it was plucked from the stem. Black raspberries leave a piece of the inside of the fruit on the stem from which they’re picked, so they have a hollow core.
With blackberries, the entire fruit comes off the stem, so they’ll have a white or green core where they were attached to the stem.
Raspberries prefer cooler temperatures and don't tend to thrive here in the piedmont, whereas blackberries tolerate the heat just fine.
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/blackberries-for-the-home-garden
