ABSTRACT
The red raspberry grows wild in northern Europe, Asia, and North America. It is found in woods, in sunny or shady, dry or moist habitats with poor or good soils of a variety of textures, and it tolerates a fairly wide range of soil pH. The American form of the red raspberry has been interpreted differently by various authorities. According to one view of the American red raspberry, it is found from Alaska and subarctic Canada, southwards through all of the provinces of Canada and more than half of the states of the United States, to northern Mexico. Raspberries are widely eaten fresh as a dessert fruit out of hand, with sugar and whipped cream or with ice cream. They are preserved as juice and by canning and freezing. Raspberries are a favorite garden fruit of the north temperate world. They are very perishable, and few fresh raspberries are transported long distances.
