Grow rich flavorful black raspberries with this Jewel Black Raspberry rooted starter plant, a highly regarded midseason variety known for its large glossy berries and excellent disease resistance. Jewel raspberries produce abundant harvests of sweet flavorful black fruit perfect for fresh eating, jams, desserts, smoothies, juice, freezing, baking, and preserves. Rated among the best black raspberry varieties, Jewel is prized for its vigorous growth, dependable yields, and high-quality fruit. This hardy self-pollinating cane berry is ideal for backyard berry patches, raised beds, edible landscapes, and homestead gardens.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 rooted Jewel Black Raspberry starter plant
✔️ Healthy live fruiting raspberry cane
✔️ Large black raspberry variety
✔️ Naturally grown pesticide-free plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe shipping

Growing Information

• Common Name: Jewel Black Raspberry
• Botanical Name: Rubus occidentalis
• Plant Type: Fruiting perennial cane berry
• Growth Stage: Rooted starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil: Rich well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep evenly moist during establishment
• Mature Height: Approximately 6–8 feet
• Growth Habit: Upright canes with small thorns
• Fruit Color: Shiny black
• Fruit Size: Large
• Fruit Flavor: Sweet rich raspberry flavor
• Harvest Season: Midseason, June through July
• Pollination: Self-pollinating
• Special Features: Disease resistant, heavy producer, cold hardy
• USDA Zones: 4–8
• Support Needed: Trellis or support recommended

Care Tip: Plant in full sun and provide support for healthier canes and easier harvesting. Pruning out old fruiting canes each year encourages vigorous new growth and better berry production.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.