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Hybrid raspberry and blackberry
Blackberry raspberry is a cross between raspberries and blackberries, incorporating the best characteristics of their parents. The hybrid has abundant fruiting and unpretentiousness of blackberries, frost resistance and rich aroma of raspberries.
Description of a hybrid of raspberries and blackberries
The black and red berries of the hybrid grow up to 4 cm in length, weighing 5-10 g, contain all the useful and nutrients that the parent varieties do. The predominance of a particular shade of color depends on whose properties the hybrid inherited to a greater extent when crossed. Fruiting continues until frost, the bushes do not need to be replanted – in one place they can grow up to 15 years. The culture is resistant to diseases and pests.
One bush of a raspberry hybrid can grow up to 10 kg of berries
The best hybrid varieties:
- Loganberry;
- Boysenberry;
- Tyberry;
- Silvan;
- Cumberland;
- Marion.
Raspberry-blackberry hybrids are highly productive, their berries are much larger than those of the parent crops. In some varieties, the fruiting of one shrub can reach 10 kg. Another distinctive feature of some varieties is the absence of thorns.
Growing a raspberry hybrid
The most effective and reliable way of plant propagation is by root cuttings. To do this, at the beginning of March, roots are dug up with a diameter of 5-7 mm, divided into pieces of 10-15 cm and planted in a hole in an open area.
An easier way to reproduce is by rooting shoots. At the end of summer, the ends of the processes are bent into holes 20 cm deep and sprinkled with earth. Next spring, 3-4 seedlings will grow from each shoot, which can be transplanted to another place. When planting, the soil is abundantly watered and fertilized with humus.
When planting ezhemalina in a permanent place, it is necessary to maintain a distance between bushes of 1 m and between rows of 1,5-2 m
When the raspberry hybrid grows to 2,5 m, its top is pinched: this will make it possible to strengthen the main stem and put out many side shoots. The shoots that have finished fruiting are cut off in the fall, leaving several young ones. With the onset of spring, they must be shortened by 20-30 cm.
In June, before the plant begins to bear fruit, it is fertilized with urea or mullein. The use of nitrogen fertilizers is allowed, which well stimulate the development of culture. In regions where there is little snowfall in winter, it is necessary to mulch the soil.
At the end of summer, the first berries will appear. Depending on the variety, they may taste differently, but all are equally useful. They are eaten fresh, jam, compotes, juices are prepared. An excellent preservation is obtained from ezemalina in combination with apples and strawberries. The berries contain antioxidants that neutralize toxins, which prevents the development of cancer cells.