berry variety
Caroline
Red Raspberry · Rubus idaeus
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 5a–8a
- Chill hours
- 800 to 1600 below 45°F
- Days to harvest
- 30 to 50
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- 8 to 12 years
At a glance
Rich, sweet, intensely flavored, soft texture; fresh eating premium. Everbearing, productive in southern raspberry range, heat-tolerant.
Growing Caroline
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Caroline by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other red raspberry varieties
5 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Boyne
Sweet-tart, soft, classic raspberry flavor; fresh, jam, freezing. Summer-bearing, hardiest commercial red rasp…
- Heritage
Sweet-tart, classic raspberry flavor, medium-firm; fresh, jam, freezing. The everbearing standard, primary fal…
- Joan J
Sweet, large, dark red berries with rich flavor; fresh eating premium. Spineless everbearing, easy to harvest,…
- Latham
Tart, firm, traditional flavor; fresh, processing, freezing. Old reliable summer-bearing variety, very cold-ha…
- Nova
Bright, sweet-tart, firm berries with clean flavor; fresh and processing. Summer-bearing, vigorous canes with …
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Caroline red raspberry grow in?
Caroline grows in USDA zones 5a through 8a.
- How does Caroline compare to other red raspberry varieties?
Caroline is one of 6 red raspberry varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full red raspberry variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "American red raspberry", by Lauren Markewicz, via iNaturalist, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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