No, I think Niwot is better. Allen died on me. and you know so did Niwot. We seem to have a root rot organism in the area that likes black raspberries. Or some unknown blight? Anyway I have been breeding black raspberries. I found a wild Ontario giant black raspberry and crossed it with Nowot. The Ontario wild is so disease free it’s amazing. It grows year after year after year! I have had it about 6 years now. Check this out!
Oh Jewel also has been doing well here for about 4 years. Seems some blacks like Allen and Niwot are more susceptible to diseases that are in my area. I’m hoping the above cross proves more disease resistant like it’s mother.
My next project is to make a primocane fruiting yellow black cap. I will be back crossing Lynn’s Black to Ontario wild as the yellow is recessive. I hope to make the cross this year.