Large golden fruit
Ripe berries move into warm yellow-orange and stand out immediately.
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Rubus idaeus TWOTIMER® ‘Yellow Sugana’ 13cm
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€10,90
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Rubus idaeus TWOTIMER® ‘Yellow Sugana’
Double harvest, double pleasure — no excuse to buy fruit 🧺
- Two harvests
- Large yellow-orange fruit
- Mild sweet aromatic flavour
- June and August–October
Rubus idaeus TWOTIMER® ‘Yellow Sugana’ lights up its foliage with large yellow to golden-orange berries that change the familiar image of a raspberry. Juicy flesh and a mild, sweet flavour are delightful in a bowl of fresh fruit. On upright canes, the colour appears warmer still against deep-green leaves. It is an unusual choice that brings variety to the harvest and a bright detail to a small edible garden. In a mixed bowl with red raspberries, its soft golden tones remain immediately recognisable.
Yellow raspberries bring an unexpected bright note beside classic red cultivars. On a terrace or in a small fruit border, the golden berries look like little lights among the leaves and make harvesting a distinctive visual experience.
What makes it special
‘Yellow Sugana’ retains the two-crop mechanism of ‘Sugana’ and adds rare bright colour with a gentler flavour impression.
Two seasons
With the correct winter cut it crops in early summer and again in autumn.
Gentle sweet flavour
The yellow fruit combines juicy aromatic sweetness with a gentle flavour impression.
Why you will love it: It offers the same clever two-crop system in a colour that transforms every bowl and dessert.
In the garden & on the terracePositioning & plant combinationsA bright position with two firm wires, cool roots and free picking access.
Ideal position
Plant in sun or bright partial shade, allowing 60–80cm between plants. In very hot areas choose morning sun.
Compatible combinations
Silver foliage, blue autumn flowers and spherical heads highlight the golden fruit.
- Santolina chamaecyparissus — Silver aromatic foliage brightens the crown without hiding canes.
- Ceratostigma plumbaginoides — Deep-blue late-summer flowers contrast with golden fruit.
- Allium sphaerocephalon — Small purple spheres add vertical rhythm beside the row.
Care at a glance
Light
Sun or bright partial shade; afternoon protection during prolonged heat.
Water
Even moisture from flowering until the end of harvest.
Climate & hardiness
Very good winter hardiness to about −20°C, with container root protection.
Safety
Wash fully ripe fruit before eating.
Detailed careComplete care guideSoil, watering, support, feeding and cultivar-specific prevention.
Soil & roots
Plant in deep fertile soil that drains well yet stays cool. Add organic mulch around the roots without covering the cane bases.
Watering
Water deeply when the top few centimetres dry. Even moisture from flowering to harvest helps fruit fill uniformly.
Support & shape
Tie 5–7 upright canes to wires at 80 and 150cm, keeping old and new canes on different sides.
Feeding
In early spring add mature compost and a balanced fruit-plant feed according to its label. Avoid excess nitrogen.
Summer care
Mulch the roots, remove weeds by hand and pick frequently. During prolonged heat, provide light afternoon shade.
Prevent problems
Pick as fruit turns golden orange, thin weak canes and keep roots cool into autumn.
From flower to basketFruiting & harvestSimple guidance on pollination, ripening, picking and protecting the crop.
Pollination
It is self-fertile. Bees and bumblebees help both crops form full berries.
When it ripens
The first crop arrives June–July and the second from late August into October in mild weather.
How to harvest
Pick when lemon yellow becomes warm golden orange and fruit slips from the white core.
Fruit protection
Secure netting to a separate frame as fruit begins to colour and leave easy access.
After planting: train a few strong canes, retain complete tips and water consistently into autumn.
Clear pruning planHow to prune this fruiting plantLate winter for two crops and after the first harvest
When to prune
In yellow ‘Sugana’, retain the living lower part of each cane that fruited only at its tip in autumn. In late winter, cut the spent tip back to a healthy bud so the lower shoots can carry the first summer crop. After that harvest, remove the whole old cane. Keep replacement canes for autumn production rather than shortening them all together.
‘Yellow Sugana’ can produce two crops. In winter remove only the tip that fruited, retain the lower cane for early summer and after picking cut the entire old cane at the base.
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Build
Complete new cane
Action: Let the new cane grow without tipping.
Retain: Retain the complete tip for the later crop.
02
Train
Winter tip cut
Action: Cut below the last point that carried fruit.
Retain: Retain the healthy lower section with lateral buds.
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Renew
Change after the first crop
Action: Cut the old cane at the base as soon as the first harvest ends.
Retain: Retain new green canes for the second crop.
New / productive — retainOld or exhausted woodCut point
Clean tools
Use sharp, clean tools suited to the diameter of the wood.
Separate generations
Tie old and new canes on different sides of the wire.
Do not do this: Do not cut every cane low in winter if you want two harvests; that keeps only the later crop.
Development over timeHow the plant developsA realistic path from establishment to mature form.
New growth
New upright canes first form flowering tips in late summer.
Flowers and fruit
Yellow berries turn golden orange as sweetness increases.
Mature renewal
The lower cane is retained for the following year’s early crop.
Mature habit & dimensions
Mature form in 2 yearsHeight 1.6–1.8mSpread 0.6–0.8mUpright two-generation row
Distinct basal stems, leafy side shoots and fruit attached to the branching framework.
Form through the seasons
Early summer on old wood · autumn on new tipsYellow mutation of ‘Sugana’TWOTIMER®Two harvests
Early-summer crop
The lower living portions of previous-season canes produce the summer crop.
Autumn crop
New current-season canes bear fruit near their tips.
The two views follow the same natural growth cycle.
What to expect after planting: New upright canes first form flowering tips in late summer.
History & originCultivar originThe story behind its distinctive character.
Yellow ‘Sugana’ began as an unexpected colour change on the red form. A mutated shoot, known in horticulture as a sport, produced yellow rather than red fruit. Lubera preserved this change through vegetative propagation, and the selection acquired its own place alongside red ‘Sugana’.
The relationship remains visible in its growth, ripening time and potential for two harvests, but the new colour changes the experience of the fruit. Yellow to golden-orange berries brighten the bush and stand out in the harvest bowl. A change that began on one shoot became a different way to enjoy a familiar raspberry.
Greenleaf for Plant NerdsScientific details nobody asked forBotanical detail behind the plant's appearance and behaviour
One fruit can show two colours
‘Yellow Sugana’ can occasionally show red drupelets among the yellow ones of the same raspberry. Because a raspberry contains many individual little fruits, a colour difference can be confined to a small part of its surface. Two different fruits have not fused: the variation appears within one aggregate structure formed from a single flower.
The tip and lower cane follow different schedules
The potential for two harvests depends on buds along the cane following different developmental schedules. Upper buds can fruit during the first growing season, while lower ones continue the following year. Wood that has completed the second crop does not remain a permanent productive framework; new shoots from the perennial base take its place.
Frequently asked questions
Six practical answers for choosing, growing, harvesting and pruning this exact cultivar.
01Does it need another plant?
It is self-fertile. Bees and bumblebees help both crops form full berries.
02How large does it become?
1.6–1.8m high and approximately 0.6–0.8m wide, with the habit described above.
03Is it suitable for a container?
Yes, in a container of at least 45–50 litres with two firm wires and consistent watering.
04When is the fruit picked?
The first crop arrives June–July and the second from late August into October in mild weather.
05Why do the berries not turn red?
It is a stable cultivar trait. Full ripeness is shown when yellow becomes warm golden orange.
06When should it be pruned?
In winter cut only the fruited tip and after the first crop remove the entire old cane.
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