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Rubus idaeus Marastar - Raspberry

Rubus idaeus Marastar® COV MA 29 20
Raspberry

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A few raspberries in this first year. There should be more next year! Anyway, all the young plants have taken well.

Xavier, 11/11/2024

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The Marastar Raspberry is a perpetual variety, producing large and very tasty dark red fruits, with a conical shape. It is a vigorous variety with good disease tolerance that bears fruit on this years growth: continuous harvest from July to October, up to 3 kg per plant throughout the season.
Flavour
Sugary
Height at maturity
1.30 m
Spread at maturity
1 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Self-fertilising
Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time February to March, October to December
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Description

The Marastar Raspberry is a perpetual variety, producing large, very tasty, dark red fruits with a conical shape. It is a vigorous variety with good disease tolerance which bears fruit on this year's shoots: continuous harvest from July to October, up to 3 kg per plant in a season.

 

The Raspberry Marastar produces large red, very tasty fruits with a conical shape. To fully enjoy their flavour, raspberries should be consumed quickly 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 full level in the third year after planting. A plant can produce fruit for about 10 years.

The Marastar variety is an improvement on the Zeva variety. Very productive, it is vigorous and disease tolerant. It is a perpetual variety which produces fruit in June and then from August to October. Non-perpetual varieties have an abundant harvest around June - July.

The Raspberry is a deciduous shrub with upright stems, forming a bush about 1.50m (4.9ft) in all directions over time. The stems or canes are biennial, each dying after fruiting. Every year, suckers emerge from the roots, new canes armed with small, slightly prickly thorns. The Raspberry has green leaves on the top surface, white-green and downy on the underside. The flowering is very nectar-rich. The white flowers are small (1 to2 cm (0.8in) in diameter), grouped in clusters of 10 to 12, and appear in April-May. The fruits are formed of small berries, easy to detach when ripe.

The Raspberry belongs to the Rosaceae family, like strawberries, blackberries, and wild roses. The wild raspberry is native to Europe and temperate Asia, where it grows in cool climates alongside elderberry, beech, or rowan, mostly in mountain undergrowth, but also in plains.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.30 m
Spread at maturity 1 m
Growth rate normal

Fruit

Fruit colour red
Fruit diameter 2 cm
Flavour Sugary
Use Table, Jam, Patisserie
Harvest time July to October

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flower size 1 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Rubus

Species

idaeus

Cultivar

Marastar® COV MA 29 20

Family

Rosaceae

Other common names

Raspberry

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference70116

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Planting and care

This Raspberry prefers humus-rich soils that retain moisture, even in summer, without too much chalk. It appreciates partially shaded but bright exposures. In the north it will tolerate the sun well, while in the south, it prefers partial shade. Plant it from October to March in ordinary soil enriched with compost and well-rotted manure.

Plant the canes every 80cm (31.5in) in rows spaced 1.50m (4.9ft) apart. Plant the collar level with the ground. It is advisable to train them with wires stretched between posts or on a trellis.

Water regularly to promote root establishment in the first year of planting. During periods of high heat or prolonged drought, provide additional water. Weed the surface, especially at the beginning of planting, and apply mulch to retain moisture in the summer.

The Raspberry can be subject to various diseases if the cultural conditions are not optimal (Raspberry anthracnose, Raspberry rust, powdery mildew, grey rot in rainy periods, or Botrytis). The damage observed in cultivation is due to poor climatic conditions, especially during cold springs that allow micro-fungi present in the soil to infest the vegetation. To protect the plants, it is advisable to feed the raspberries with organic fertilisers that promote the multiplication of anaerobic bacteria in the soil, strengthening the soil's ability to stimulate the plants' immune system. Raspberries can also be attacked by certain parasites such as the raspberry worm, the larvae of a small beetle that lodges in the fruits without causing significant damage.

The Raspberry can easily multiply through suckers that grow near the base: remove them and replant them elsewhere in the garden if desired.

Planting period

Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time February to March, October to December

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Free-standing, Hedge, Vegetable garden, Orchard
Hardiness Hardy down to -34°C (USDA zone 4) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 3 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light), fertile, humus-bearing, deep

Care

Pruning instructions The pruning of Raspberry bushes is necessary to promote good fruiting. It varies depending on the type of variety, whether perpetual or non-perpetual. Non-perpetual raspberries bear fruit in early summer on the previous year's branches. After the harvest, cut the fruiting canes down to the ground. In winter, keep 10 to 12 shoots per metre, cut the tips, and prune the remaining canes to the ground. Perpetual raspberries (such as the Marastar variety) bear fruit for the first time in late summer and autumn on the new shoots, and then again in early summer the following year on the same canes. In August, cut the canes that have fruited down to the ground, and in winter, prune the tips of the canes that fruited in autumn. Remove dead wood and weak or diseased branches.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time August, November
Soil moisture Tolerant
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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