Willamette
Variety of Raspberry · Rubus idaeus
Robust, dark-red heritage cultivar for processing, slightly tart.
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4🇺🇸 USA 1943
Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmsourjuicyaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Newburgh x Lloyd George
- Breeder
- Oregon State University
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 4 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Firm, dark-red berries with tart flavour and stable colour.
Growth
Vigorous and adaptable, widely grown.
Yield
Reliably high yield.
Notes
Long a world standard for canning and freezing.
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