Anne Golden Raspberry is supplied as one live potted plant and produces large, firm, light-yellow berries with a mild, sweet flavor. The fruit may develop a subtle banana-like aroma, especially under cooler growing conditions. Semi-erect canes are moderately vigorous and only sparsely thorny, making this golden raspberry an appealing choice for fresh eating and a colorful contrast beside red-fruited cultivars.
- Plant form: One potted yellow raspberry plant
- USDA zones: 4–7
- Chill requirement: Approximately 800–1,000 hours
- Fruiting habit: Primocane, or fall bearing
- Pollination: Self-fruitful; no separate pollinizer is necessary
- Harvest: Late summer into early fall, depending on climate
Choose a full-sun site with fertile soil that drains promptly. Anne is not a good fit for waterlogged ground, so improve drainage or use a raised bed where winter saturation is a concern. Moisten the container before transplanting, loosen tightly circling roots without breaking apart the root ball, and keep the crown at its nursery depth. Water deeply through establishment and maintain steady moisture during flowering and berry fill. A light mulch reduces weeds and evaporation when kept away from direct contact with the crown.
Anne can be pruned for one main fall crop or for two smaller harvest periods. For the simplest system, cut every fruited cane to the ground during winter dormancy; new primocanes will bear the next late-summer crop. In regions with a long season, retain healthy lower cane sections after their fall-bearing tips finish. Those sections may fruit as floricanes the following summer and should be removed afterward. Light support helps keep fruiting canes upright, improves air movement, and keeps tender berries off the soil.
Because Anne is self-fruitful, a named pollinizer partner is not required. Nearby bee-friendly flowers can increase pollinator activity throughout the berry row. Use the raspberry growing guide for pruning diagrams and care timing, and browse the raspberry collection when pairing golden and red harvests.