I just dug up some red raspberry plants from my back yard and they are sitting in a bucket on my front steps at 931 Mellon.  Please feel free to come and get some plants, but leave the bucket please..

They are thorny, with lots of small thorns.  That does not discourage picking the fruits.  But bring gloves to pick them up with.   Or you can grab them by the roots, which do not have thorns.

These raspberries bloom twice per year.  You will get a harvest around June and September.  I think you would probably not get any fruit this June, but possibly in September and definitely next year.

They do spread, so put them in a place where you can dig them up as they wander.  I have them growing in the root system of a maple tree (in the neighbors yard), so they can be tough to dig up.  But they still grow, spread and produce fruit.

Don’t be sad if you miss them, since I will have more to dig up as soon as I get back to it.  So if you come and there are none left, I will have some for you later.

Thanks

Bob