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Two harvests a year, double delight 🍓
Family: Rosaceae · Pot diameter: 13cm · organically grown · Height: approximately 40–45cm
Rubus idaeus TWOTIMER® ‘Sugana’ turns one raspberry row into two distinct seasons of enjoyment. Last year’s canes open the harvest in June, while new canes return from late August into autumn with large bright-red conical fruit. Strong upright growth is easily organised on two wires, and sweet juicy flavour makes every walk past the garden or terrace an invitation to pick. It is an outstanding choice for extending fresh raspberry season without planting several separate types.
For two crops, cut in winter only the upper section that fruited in autumn and retain the lower cane for June.
‘Sugana’ was bred for genuine repeat cropping, with large fruit and upright canes that are easy to manage.
The retained lower section fruits in June and the new tip from late August.
Conical berries are large, sweet and attractively bright red.
Powerful canes organise without difficult weaving and keep fruit accessible.
Why you will love it: With one correct winter cut you enjoy raspberries at the beginning and again at the end of summer.
Plant in sun or bright partial shade at 60–80cm spacing. In hot regions give morning sun so the autumn crop remains firm.
Blue, purple and low edible flowers frame the row without entering the crown zone.
Sun or bright partial shade; morning sun in very hot regions.
Even moisture from flowering until the end of harvest.
Very good winter hardiness, around −20°C, with root protection in containers.
Wash fully ripe fruit before eating.
Plant in deep fertile soil that drains well yet stays cool. Add organic mulch around the roots without covering the cane bases.
Water deeply when the top few centimetres dry. Even moisture from flowering to harvest helps fruit fill uniformly.
Tie 5–7 strong canes to wires at 80 and 150cm, separating new canes from those due to crop in June.
In early spring add mature compost and a balanced fruit-plant feed according to its label. Avoid excess nitrogen.
Mulch the roots, remove weeds by hand and pick frequently. During prolonged heat, provide light afternoon shade.
Pick frequently, remove thin surplus canes and keep a clear distinction between last year’s and new generations.
It is self-fertile. Abundant bee activity particularly helps the autumn crop fill evenly.
The first crop ripens in June and the second from late August into October in a mild autumn.
Pick when fruit is bright red and slips cleanly from the core. Check every one or two days.
Use a long net frame with side access so it serves both harvests.
After planting: train a few strong canes, leave tips uncut and water consistently.
Late winter for two crops, immediately after June for final renewal
‘Sugana’ needs two-stage pruning. In winter remove only the tip that fruited in autumn; after the June crop cut the entire old cane at the base.
Action: Let the new cane reach the wire without tipping.
Retain: Retain the complete tip that will carry the autumn crop.
Action: Cut the dry upper section just below the last point that carried fruit.
Retain: Retain the healthy lower section with lateral buds for June.
Action: Cut the old cane at the base as soon as the first harvest ends.
Retain: Retain new green canes that will fruit in autumn.
Use sharp, clean tools suited to the diameter of the wood.
Tie old and new canes on different sides so they cannot be confused.
Do not do this: Do not cut every cane low in winter if you want two crops; doing so retains only the autumn harvest.
The green cane grows complete and forms fruit first at the tip.
The fruited upper section is removed while the lower section remains alive.
The retained old cane crops in June while the new one prepares for autumn.
Mature ‘Sugana’ shows lower fruiting zones on retained canes and complete new canes carrying autumn fruit at their tips.
One cane can fruit in two calendar years because the autumn crop uses the tip and the next summer uses lower buds.
What to expect after planting: The green cane grows complete and forms fruit first at the tip.
‘Sugana’ was created at Lubera in Buchs, Switzerland, by Markus Kobelt. He crossed early autumn ‘Autumn Bliss’ as the female parent with summer-fruiting ‘Tulameen’ as the male, aiming for large quality fruit on a cane that could be used twice.
In October 1999 one seedling stood out with strong upright growth, large bright-red raspberries and a marked tendency to flower at the tip of a new cane. It was first propagated in April 2000 to confirm that its characteristics remained stable.
After years of trials the selection was patented in the United States as PP21357 in 2010 and marketed as TWOTIMER® ‘Sugana’. The TWOTIMER® name describes its central innovation: two harvests from different zones of the same cane with correct pruning.
The new cane directs resources to its tip, where flower buds differentiate early. Lower buds remain available for the following year.
‘Autumn Bliss’ contributed autumn fruiting ability, while ‘Tulameen’ contributed size, shape and fruit quality—a classic example of targeted complementary breeding.
Six practical answers for choosing, growing, harvesting and pruning this exact cultivar.
It is self-fertile. Abundant bee activity particularly helps the autumn crop fill evenly.
1.6–1.8m high and approximately 0.6–0.8m wide, with the habit described above.
Yes, in a container of at least 45–50 litres with two firm wires and consistent watering into autumn.
In June and again from late August into October, when fruit slips easily from the core.
Yes. Cut every cane low in winter and you will receive only the simpler autumn crop on new growth.
In winter cut only the fruited tip; after the June crop remove the entire old cane.
