Meeker
Variety of Raspberry · Rubus idaeus
Classic processing summer raspberry with deep-red, aromatic fruit.
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4🇺🇸 USA 1967
Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Willamette x Cuthbert
- Breeder
- Washington State University
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 4 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, juicy, dark-red berries with strong flavour; ideal for processing.
Growth
Long, arching canes; reliable and robust.
Yield
High, consistent yield.
Notes
One of the world's leading cultivars for freezing and juice.
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