Raspberry Golden Everest- Rubus idaeus

The 'Golden Everest' raspberry is a vigorous variety. It produces large, yellow-orange fruits that are highly fragrant and slightly acidic. Their yellow colour is less attractive to birds. It is a perpetual variety. Plant from October to March. You can harvest in June and again from August to October.

To fully enjoy their flavour, raspberries should be consumed soon after picking as they do not keep well. If you have an abundant harvest, consider making coulis, sorbets, pies, or jams. You can also freeze them. Production reaches its normal level in the third year after planting. One plant can produce fruit for around 10 years. Perpetual raspberries produce fruit in June and again from August to October. Non-perpetual varieties boast an abundant harvest around June-July.

It is a deciduous shrub with upright stems, forming a bush about 1.5m (5ft) in all directions over time. The canes are biennial, with each one dying after fruiting. Suckers emerge from its roots every year. These are new canes armed with small prickles. Its leaves are green on top and white-green underneath. The flowering is popular with bees. The white flowers are small (1 to 2cm (1in) in diameter), grouped in small clusters of 10 to 12. They  appear in April-May. The fruits are formed by small, clustered drupes that are easy to detach when ripe.

It belongs to the Rosaceae family, like strawberries, blackberries, and wild roses. The wild raspberry bush is native to Europe and temperate Asia, where it grows in cool climates alongside elderberry, beech, or mountain ash, especially in mountainous undergrowth. It can also be found on plains.