berry variety
Bristol
Black Raspberry · Rubus occidentalis
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 5a–7a
- Chill hours
- 700 to 1000 below 45°F
- Days to harvest
- 30 to 50
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- 8 to 10 years
At a glance
Sweet, full-bodied flavor, large firm berries; fresh and processing. Vigorous summer-bearing variety with strong upright canes.
Growing Bristol
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Bristol by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other black raspberry varieties
3 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Jewel
Intensely sweet, rich, deeply complex flavor; fresh, jam, baking, freezing. The standard summer-bearing black …
- Mac Black
Sweet-tart, rich, complex; fresh, jam. Late-ripening summer bearer, extends the black raspberry harvest. Cold-…
- Niwot
Sweet, intensely flavored, the only true everbearing black raspberry; fresh eating premium. Primary fall crop …
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Bristol black raspberry grow in?
Bristol grows in USDA zones 5a through 7a.
- How does Bristol compare to other black raspberry varieties?
Bristol is one of 4 black raspberry varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full black raspberry variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Rubus occidentalis (35029818313)", by Karen Hine, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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