PLANT

The Raspberry (Rubus Idaeus) is a plant native to continental Europe and Asia Minor.
The European raspberry is a bushy plant, consisting of numerous biennial suckers arising from the roots, so that there is a continuous renewal of the bush, which expands in width., The suckers, provided with a light-green epidermis, are up to 2 m long. The main roots are stubby and rhizomatous, while the secondary roots are superficial and fasciculate. The leaves are deciduous, consisting of 3-5 oval, dark green leaflets with serrated margins. The flowers are grouped in racemes borne by flowering shoots that arise, in uniflorous varieties, apically and laterally to the previous year's suckers, or also to the year's suckers in re-flowering cultivars.

FRUIT

The 'AUTUMN BLISS' variety has large, conical, dark red fruit. Fragrant and sweet.

PROPERTIES

Raspberry is composed of water for the 80%, 10% from carbohydrates, 5% from fibre, 1.2% from protein, sugars, ash and, in a very small percentage, ( 0.6% ) from fat.

• FIBRES
• MINERAL SALTS - magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper and calcium.
• VITAMIN C
• CHETONE - stimulates the production of adiponectin, a hormone that acts on metabolism and induces the body to burn fat for energy.

POSITION

The Raspberry prefers a sunny or semi-sunny area and adapts well in all types of soil.

MATURATION

The variety 'AUTUMN BLISS' is re-flowering, maturing late August and late October.