Question: Hello! I live in the state of Michigan, USA. I have a small garden in my backyard in which I …
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Hello! I live in the state of Michigan, USA. I have a small garden in my backyard in which I grow several vegetables and everbearing red raspberries. I have lived here for 26 years, and have moved my garden a handful of times to best utilize sunlight. My question is, after many years of my raspberry bushes producing red berries would they all of a sudden produce a yellow berry? Thank you for your time!
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Dear tymaxem, I can't answer your question with confidence, but there is a recessive gene that is involved in the production of anthocyanins, which are pigments that make raspberries red. Raspberries that lack the genes to produce red pigments end up being yellow. Looks delicious.
