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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, a description of bushes and berries. Raspberry remontant Apricot, in contrast to the usual plants, has golden-amber fruits.
The variety was created by Russian breeders back in 1996, but, unfortunately, has not yet been appreciated by many gardeners. And I would like the unusual raspberry to receive a well-deserved place in the gardens.
Beneficial features
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 little children and pregnant women: they do not cause allergies.
Secondly, the berries of Apricot raspberry contain a large set of such useful substances:
- malic and citric acid;
- glucose, fructose and sucrose and fiber;
- there is a lot of iron, calcium, cobalt, copper and other trace elements in berries.
Due to this composition, the fruits of the yellow-fruited raspberry Apricot and leaves are widely used in medicine as anti-inflammatory drugs. Food disturbance and problems with stool can be solved by preparing a decoction from the leaves of the Apricot variety.
The chemical composition of the berries is no less interesting:
- 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 characteristics of an unfamiliar variety of raspberries. Below, a detailed description of the bush and berries will be given, in order to subsequently decide whether to grow a 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. The shoots of the second year of life are light brown or beige. Erect shoots of the variety at the base have a small number of thorns bent downward.
Up to six shoots grow in the bush annually. They branch well. Young shoots of raspberry varieties Apricot are light green, they have a light waxy bloom.
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-sized, 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 a golden apricot color, there is a slight pubescence, this is clearly visible in the photo. Each berry of Apricot raspberry weighs about 3 grams on average.
Fruits with delicate sweet and sour pulp, weak aroma. Consumers believe that the berry of the variety is delicious and give it 4.5 out of 5 points.
Advantages and disadvantages
- The variety is high-yielding, one bush, subject to agricultural technology, gives 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.
Raspberry has a disadvantage: transportability and safety of berries is low.
Reproduction
To get new bushes of the Apricot variety, you can use in different ways:
- shoots;
- root cuttings;
- green cuttings.
Let's consider each of them in more detail:
- Dig out a raspberry bush, cut it apart. Each of them must have a growth bud.
- In the mother bush, a healthy shoot is selected and dug out with a clod of earth.
- A young green raspberry shoot is cut off, the cut site must be treated with a disinfectant. After that, the cutting is placed in moist soil. The root system is formed in 15 days. The raspberry seedling can be planted in the ground.
Landing features
Raspberry varieties Apricot, although an unpretentious plant, still requires the implementation of basic agricultural standards. They also concern the planting of seedlings in a new place.
Raspberry seedlings of any variety must be healthy, without damage to the root system. A good shoot contains at least 5 buds. Planting material can be obtained from uterine raspberry bushes on the site or bought from trusted sellers. For example, order seedlings in a nearby nursery or by mail from Becker, Sady Ural, Sady Siberia.
Planting raspberries of the Apricot variety can be done at any time, but experience shows that autumn plantings in the next season bear fruit abundantly.
Garden bed preparation
A well-lit place should be chosen for raspberries. According to the rules, the bushes are planted in the direction from north to south, so that each plant can bathe in the sun 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 soil is filled with nutrients. For each square meter, make:
- a bucket of compost or humus;
- a liter can of wood ash;
- about 45 grams of phosphate fertilizers.
Dig up the soil, remove the roots weeds... After that, trenches or pits are formed. The depth of the seat should be at least 60 cm, and the width is 5 centimeters more than the root system. Drainage from pebbles, old branches or cinnamon must be laid at the bottom of the hole before filling the soil. Planting holes for raspberries should be 4-5 cm in diameter more than the volume of the root system, and about 50-60 cm deep.
Preparation of seedlings
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 to take root better.
Landing rules
Before planting raspberries of the Apricot Pit variety or a trench, fill it with water. When it is absorbed, a mound is made in the center and a plant is “planted” on it. After spreading, the root system should be around the mound and look straight down.
Sprinkle with nutritious soil on top and tamp it 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 prevents moisture from evaporating, but also warms the root system.
Tips for planting any kind of raspberry:
Care
Raspberries respond well to regular watering, mulching, loosening, pruning and feeding: traditional activities.
Watering
The Apricot raspberry variety gives excellent yields with abundant watering. But moisture stagnation 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, fruiting shoots, dried branches 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 the fall, those shoots on which the berries have already ripened are cut out at the root.
Mulching helps to avoid overgrowing of raspberry plantings with weeds and retain moisture.For this, you can use peat, straw.
Garter
To create sustainable plantings of raspberries of the Apricot variety and to preserve the shoots from breakage, a garter is carried out. If raspberries are planted in a trench, stakes are driven in at the edges and a thick wire is pulled between them in two rows and shoots are tied to it.
Top dressing
Raspberry bushes of the Apricot variety, according to the description and reviews of gardeners, are demanding on nutrition. Planting is fertilized several times per season. The first time it is better to fertilize the plants with green infusion. Pull out the weeds and cover with boiling water. After two days, you can water the raspberries. Grass sediment is used as mulch. During the season, especially during flowering and fruiting, it is good to water the bushes with mullein or wood ash infusion.
Pests and diseases
Yellow raspberry Apricot according to the description of the variety is resistant to diseases and pests. But preventive measures should not be neglected anyway. To improve immunity, you must:
- Weed out plantings and loosen soil to destroy pest habitats.
- Cut out excess shoots to avoid thickened plantings. The air between the bushes should circulate freely.
- Cut raspberry shoots are subject to burning, even if no diseases and pests are 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 variety of raspberries 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 drop in.
