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Today, choosing remontant raspberries is not so easy, because the range of varieties is extensive. That is why gardeners need information about the characteristics of raspberries, descriptions of bushes and berries. Raspberry remontant Apricot, unlike the usual plants, has golden-amber fruits.
The variety was created by breeders back in 1996, but, unfortunately, has not yet been appreciated by many gardeners. And I would like the unusual raspberry to get a well-deserved place in the gardens.
Useful Properties
It should be noted that yellow raspberries have special properties compared to red fruits.
Firstly, the fruits do not contain dyes, so the berries can be safely consumed by small children and pregnant women: they do not cause allergies.
Secondly, Apricot raspberry berries contain a large set of such useful substances:
- malic and citric acid;
- glucose, fructose and sucrose and fiber;
- a lot of iron, calcium, cobalt, copper and other trace elements in the berries.
Due to this composition, the fruits of the yellow-fruited raspberry Apricot and leaves are widely used in medicine as anti-inflammatory drugs. Nutritional disorders and stool problems can be solved by preparing a decoction of the leaves of the Apricot variety.
No less interesting is the chemical composition of the berries:
- sugar contains 10,2-10,4%;
- ascorbic acid in the range of 1,3-1,4% or 36 mg/%.
Description
It is difficult to understand the features of an unfamiliar raspberry variety. A detailed description of the bush and berries will be given below, in order to subsequently decide whether to grow the plant in the garden or immediately refuse.
Bushes
Raspberry Apricot, according to the description and reviews of gardeners, is distinguished by slightly spreading bushes of medium strength. Shoots of the second year of life have a light brown or beige color. The upright shoots of the variety at the base have a small number of thorns bent down.
Annually in the bush grows up to six shoots. They branch well. Young shoots of raspberry varieties Apricot light green, they have a slight wax coating.
The foliage is medium-sized, wrinkled, pubescence is absent. There are small sharp corners along the edges of the leaves.
Berries
The flowers of this raspberry variety are medium in size, white with a bright yellow center. Almost all of them are tied. The berries are cone-shaped with a blunt tip. On ripe fruits of golden apricot color, there is a slight pubescence, this can be clearly seen in the photo. Each raspberry Apricot weighs on average about 3 grams.
Fruits with delicate sweet and sour pulp, the aroma is weakly expressed. Consumers believe that the berry of the variety is tasty and give it 4,5 points out of 5.
Advantages and disadvantages
- The variety is high-yielding, one bush, subject to agricultural technology, produces up to 3 kg of amber fruits. Raspberry Apricot unpretentious, frost-resistant. The presentation of the berries is excellent.
- Due to its high immunity, it is slightly affected by pests and diseases.
- The purpose of the remontant variety is universal: fresh consumption, suitable for making jam, jam, compotes.
Raspberries have a disadvantage: the transportability and preservation of berries is low.
Reproduction
To obtain new bushes of the Apricot variety, you can use different methods:
- shoots;
- root cuttings;
- green cuttings.
Let’s consider each of them in more detail:
- Dig up a raspberry bush, cut it into pieces. Each of them should have a growth bud.
- A healthy shoot is selected in the mother bush and dug out with a clod of earth.
- A young green raspberry shoot is cut off, the cut point must be treated with a disinfectant. After that, the cutting is placed in moist soil. The root system is formed in 15 days. A raspberry seedling can be planted in the ground.
Features of landing
Raspberry varieties Apricot, although an unpretentious plant, still requires the implementation of basic agrotechnical standards. They also apply to planting seedlings in a new place.
Raspberry seedlings of any variety should be healthy, without damage to the root system. A good shoot contains at least 5 buds. Planting material can be obtained from raspberry mother bushes on the site or bought from trusted sellers. For example, order seedlings from a nearby nursery or by mail from Becker, Gardens of the Urals, Gardens of Siberia.
Planting raspberries of the Apricot variety can be practiced at any time, but experience shows that autumn plantings bear fruit abundantly next season.
Preparation of beds
Under raspberries should choose a well-lit place. According to the rules, the bushes are planted in the direction from north to south, so that each plant can be bathed in sunlight from morning to evening.
Groundwater should not be located high, otherwise the root system may die. Raspberry Apricot is a lover of fertile and loose soil, therefore, before planting, the ground is filled with nutrients. For each square meter contribute:
- a bucket of compost or humus;
- a liter jar of wood ash;
- about 45 grams of phosphate fertilizers.
The soil is dug up, weed roots are removed. After that, trenches or pits are formed. The depth of the seat must be at least 60 cm, and the width is 5 centimeters more than the root system. At the bottom of the hole, before backfilling the soil, drainage from pebbles, old branches or currants must be laid. Planting holes for raspberries should be 4-5 cm in diameter more than the volume of the root system, and about 50-60 cm in depth.
Seedlings preparation
When choosing raspberry seedlings, preference is given to healthy plants with well-developed roots. Any dry twigs or roots must be cut off. Before planting, it is advisable to soak the raspberry shoots in Kornevin, Sodium Humate, or simply in a solution of wood ash. This will help the seedlings take root better.
Rules of landing
Before planting raspberry varieties Apricot pits or a trench is poured with water. When it is absorbed, a mound is made in the center and the plant is “seated” on it. The root system after straightening should be around the mound and look straight down.
Sprinkle with nutrient soil on top and tamp it down to remove air pockets around the roots. A bucket of water is poured onto each plant in two passes.
As soon as the water is saturated, the surface is covered with mulch. It not only does not allow moisture to evaporate, but also warms the root system.
Tips for planting raspberries of any variety:
Care
Raspberries respond well to regular watering, mulching, loosening, pruning and feeding: traditional activities.
Watering
Raspberry variety Apricot gives excellent yields with abundant watering. But stagnant moisture should not be allowed. This can lead to diseases of the root system and the appearance of pests.
Pruning and mulching
Pruning is an important event during which excess, fruit-bearing shoots, dried twigs are removed. Spring pruning of raspberries is necessary to shorten the shoots by 15-20 centimeters in order to accelerate the formation of axillary shoots with peduncles.
In autumn, those shoots on which the berries have already ripened are cut under the root.
Mulching helps to avoid overgrowing raspberry plantings with weeds and retain moisture. To do this, you can use peat, straw.
Garter
To create stable plantings of raspberry varieties Apricot and save shoots from breakage, a garter is carried out. If the raspberries are planted in a trench, stakes are driven in along the edges and a thick wire is pulled between them in two rows and shoots are tied to it.
Additional fertilizing
Raspberry bushes of the Apricot variety, according to the description and reviews of gardeners, are demanding on nutrition. Top dressing of landings is carried out several times per season. The first time it is better to fertilize the plants with green infusion. Tear out the weeds and pour boiling water. After two days, you can water the raspberries. Grass residue is used as mulch. During the season, especially during flowering and fruiting, it is good to water the bushes with infusion of mullein or wood ash.
Pests and diseases
Yellow raspberry Apricot according to the description of the variety is resistant to diseases and pests. But preventive measures should still not be neglected. To improve immunity, you need:
- Weed plantings from weeds and loosen the soil to destroy the habitat of pests.
- Cut off excess shoots to prevent dense plantings. Air between the bushes should circulate freely.
- Cut raspberry shoots are subject to burning, even if diseases and pests are not found on them.
- Carry out preventive treatments of the soil and the plants themselves with special preparations before flowering.
It is not difficult to grow a raspberry variety Apricot with yellow berries, the main thing is not to neglect agricultural technology. In autumn, with the onset of cold weather, the bushes bend down and dig in.