Raspberries & Blackberries

Blackberries If you love raspberries, Terhune Orchards is the place to go! Our raspberry patch is bursting with nine different varieties of red raspberries. What's even better is that they will be available all summer and fall -- from June through October. While they differ in maturity dates, size, and color, they are all juicy and divinely scrumptious.

Raspberry and blackberry plants belong to a group of plants commonly called brambles. Although the crowns and roots of brambles are perennial, the fruiting portions of the plants (called canes) are biennial. They bear fruit in their second year and then die. Raspberries and blackberries are exceptionally hardy and flourish in many parts of the world, including the northern United States (lucky for us!). Their commercial availability is limited mainly because their fragile features require that they be harvested by hand.

Here are the raspberries and blackberries you will find at Terhune Orchards this summer. Come early and often to get your share of these perfectly wonderful and fruity morsels.

Red Raspberries

Lauren & Reveille —- Early summer raspberries that are large, flavorful, and grow in sizable quantities, which makes them easy to pick!
Canby, Taylor, Jam, Gel, & Tulameen — Mid-season raspberries that are firm, medium-sized, and have an excellent flavor.
Heritage --a red raspberry that starts picking in late August until the first hard frost.

Thornless Blackberries

Chester and Triple Crown - NO THORNS! makes these berries easier to pick. About three times the size of black raspberries, these high-quality blackberries ripen in early to mid-August. They have an excellent flavor and remains firm and shiny black even in hot weather.

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