About
A mid-season cultivar with heavy yields and good disease resistance. It has large fruit of excellent flavour. Recommended for freezing. 'Glen Ample' carries heavy crops on spine-free canes.
About the genus
Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeLoam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeFruit Edible
HabitColumnar upright
FoliageDeciduous
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesMixed borders, hedging, foundation planting.
Care notes
CultivationGrow in an acidic or neutral soil pH and mulch with acidic material such as composted bark. Train raspberries in rows between parallel wires for support. May have the potential to become a nuisance if not managed well. See raspberry cultivation
PruningPrune as for summer fruiting raspberries, removing all fruited canes down to ground level in early to mid autumn. Train in new growth
PropagationPropagate by division in the dormant season. Lift new canes along with their rootballs. Choose only newly planted, disease-free stock from which to propagate
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, leafhoppers, raspberry beetle, glasshouse red spider mite and gall mites
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)