I love my Nova raspberries, the only part I don’t like about it is that it’s a summer bearing variety and would be nice to have a harvest in the fall too. It was the only variety I was able to get at the time, but the plants are so strong and have no problem growing in zone 9b, just with some filtered afternoon shade. Lots of energy and they love to spread.
Anne raspberries are also very tasty, much sweeter and in my opinion a better flavor than the Nova. Novas are both sweet and slightly tart but still have a great, rich flavor. Only thing about the Annes is that the plants don’t look as vigorous as the Novas. I’m still waiting on my black Jewels to produce, but from what I hear I should expect some tasty fruit.
The novas even produced well on the bare root plant itself just months after the initial planting.
