Joan J Raspberry Plants

Joan J Raspberry Plants

Joan J raspberries are one of the latest and best "primocane" or autumn fruiting raspberries. This sort of raspberry fruits on the current year's growth as opposed to stems from the year before. Have a look at the rest of our range of raspberries

Joan J begins cropping at the very end of July and then fruits through to the first frosts in October. The fruit are bigger and (in our opinion) taste better than Autumn Bliss. They freeze really well, without the increase in acidity that is often found in other varieties.

Features

• Not Available for 2025/26: Polka is the best alternative
• Best autumn fruiting/primocane for freezing
• Fruits on stems that grew that year
• Very Late Season:
• Crops from late August - October
• Thornless
• RHS Plants for Pollinators
• RHS Award of Garden Merit

Raspberries carry a first large fruiting - about 50% of the total in the first 2-4 weeks after they begin fruiting, followed by a much steadier yield for the remainder of their season. So if you want to pick raspberries from June to October you will need to have some early, some mid-season, some late fruiting and some autumn raspberry canes. Joan J does the last bit better than any other.

Like all autumn fruiting raspberries Joan J needs little support, and unless it's in a windy spot it doesn't need to be tied to horizontal wires. Autumn fruiting raspberries are best planted with about 60cm between plants in all directions.

Joan J is supplied bare rooted. These are certified raspberry plants grown from virus-tested parent material in the UK.

Standard practice is to deliver raspberry canes with last year's growth cut back to 45-60 cm.

Therefore, Autumn fruiting raspberries should crop fairly well in the Autumn following planting, but not as well as the year after.