raspberry Variety
Glen Carron
Premium early to mid-season floricane raspberry for long cane production
Breeder: James Hutton Limited, UK
Specialist early variety with high Class 1 pack-out (93.3% marketability), large fruit that de-plugs easily to reduce picking costs, and strong shelf life for shipping.
Key Features
Premium
Fresh market premium programmes
Early / mid-season
Early / mid-season; cropping period early July to early August (≈4-week picking window)
Yield
Consistently high yield (mean yield 1441 g in breeding plots)
Flavour
Very sweet with low acid and pear notes
Shelf Life
Outstanding shelf life; good shipping and storage performance
Currently the best stored long cane variety on the market
Janet Allen – ADAS – Fruit Focus, UK
The best performer from the samples seen in the UK…. very juicy texture, good size berry with consistent purple colour, light aromatic and sweet with very promising properties.
Sabina Wyant – TESCO – Fruit Focus, UK
Glen Carron combines reduced picking costs, excellent resistance to cane diseases with a consistent, superb raspberry flavour
Nikki Jennings – Plant Breeder – JHL
Comparative Results
Compare key commercial characteristics across our raspberry genetics, including yield, fruit size, colour, flavour, firmness, shelf life, seasonality, and market suitability. Use the dropdown below to select a trait and compare performance across our raspberry varieties.
Yield
Glen Carron
Consistently high yield (mean yield 1441 g in breeding plots)
Glen Dee
Consistently high yield of large, heavy, firm fruit (reported strong productivity at James Hutton Institute)
Glen Eden
Consistent, reliable cropping in soil and substrate (reported over ~10 years)
Glen Mor
Consistently productive over a long picking season in soil and substrate (mean yield 2352 g in trial table)
Fruit Size
Glen Carron
Large, consistent fruit (mean berry 5.3 g; largest fruits 6.3 g)
Glen Dee
Consistently large, conical fruit
Glen Eden
Large-fruited
Glen Mor
Consistent large fruit throughout season (mean fruit size 5.6 g in trial table)
Fruit Colour
Glen Carron
Consistent bright red colour
Glen Dee
Bright, pale berries
Glen Eden
Bright
Glen Mor
Mid to pale red colour
Firmness
Glen Carron
Good firmness
Glen Dee
Firm fruit with good integrity
Glen Eden
Glen Mor
Very firm
Flavour
Glen Carron
Very sweet with low acid and pear notes
Glen Dee
Sweet raspberry flavour with acid bite; creamy/custard texture with vanilla notes
Glen Eden
Popular in blind tastings; top performer in Innovate flavour project
Glen Mor
Good sweet–acid balance with fruity aroma; positive feedback in tasting trials
Shelf Life
Glen Carron
Outstanding shelf life; good shipping and storage performance
Glen Dee
Superb; maintains uniform appearance and firmness in storage
Glen Eden
Glen Mor
Maintains uniform appearance without bleeding after 7–10 days storage
Chill Requirement
Glen Carron
Min. 1200 hours
Glen Dee
1000 hours
Glen Eden
1000 hours
Glen Mor
800 hours
Growth Habit
Glen Carron
High root and cane vigour producing a high number of canes; fruit displayed well on strong laterals
Glen Dee
Spine-free, upright variety; fruit comes off the plug easily with low harvesting costs
Glen Eden
Glen Mor
Spine-free canes; upright, vigorous and easy to manage; fruit displayed well and de-plugs easily
Seasonality
Glen Carron
Early / mid-season; cropping period early July to early August (≈4-week picking window)
Glen Dee
Mid to late season; bridges the gap between mid-season and early autumn fruit
Glen Eden
Early to mid-season; crops 10–14 days before Glen Ample
Glen Mor
Early floricane; begins fruiting 10–14 days before Tulameen (first pick date ~30 June in trial data)
Use
Glen Carron
Fresh market premium programmes; also adapted to processed fruit market
Glen Dee
Processing market; also suitable for fresh sector
Glen Eden
Glen Mor
Fresh market premium programmes; also adapted to processed fruit market
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