Blackberry

The canes are thornless, stiff and erect. The fruits are moderate in size and truncated cone in shape. Shiny black, very firm. One of the earliest ripening merev szárú szederfajta.

The canes are thornless, stiff and erect. Moderate in size, the fruit weighs 5.9 g in average. It has atruncated cone shape, and it is, shiny black and very firm. The earliest ripening stiff-caned blackberry. Moderate productivity. Winter hardy: tolerates -24 °C colds without frost damage. Chilling requirement is 400-500 hours under 5 °C temperatures. Good for house gardening, variety-broadening cultivar.

‘Ark 631’ x ‘Ark 883’. Dr. Clark J., Dr. Moore J., University of Arkansas, Fayettville, USA, 1993. A hybrid of thornless trailing and thorny erect cultivars.

Mid-early ripening. Productive. The berries are shiny black, elongated, columnar in shape and large in size. They have a sweet, aromatic taste.

Strongly vigourous, thornless cultivar. Grow 4-5 canes per crown with shor internodes. Winter hardy, although temperatures below -20°C may cause the canes to freeze. The fruits are arranged thightly on the racems. Mid-early ripening. Productive, under good environmental conditions, the yield can reach 20 tons/ha. The berries are shiny black, elongated cone shaped and large, their average weight is 8.2 grams. They have a sweet, aromatic taste. The fully ripened fruit can be picked off easily. The average number of druplets per the aggregate fruit is 89.

It has good resistance against diseases. Tolerant against blackberry rust (Kuehneola uredines, Arthur) szemben. Good consistency, tolerates transportation exceptionally well. Good for fresh consumption, fresh market and canning.

‘Dirksen Thornless’ x ‘Black Satin’. Stanisavljevic, M., Institut za vocarstvo, Cacak, Serbia, 1987.

Early ripening. Very productive, may produce even higher yields than ‘Thornfree’ cultivar.

Very strong vigour, thornless cultivar. It grows 4-5 thick canes per crown with many laterals. The canes may grow to be 3-3.5 m long. Does not produce suckers, the tip of the cane can grow roots. Early ripening. Very productive, may produce even higher yields than ‘Thornfree’ cultivar. Temperatures under -20 °C may damage the canes. The large fruits are cone-shaped, shiny and black; when fully ripened they slightly go pale and soft.

Good for canning mainly, though the fruit is very good making jams and jellies. Not very good for freezing. Good for both house gardening and industrial cultivation.

‘SIUS 47’ (‘US 1482’ x ‘Darrow’) x ‘Thornfree’. USDA and Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA, 1974. Registered by: Dr. László Kollányi and colleagues. Certified in: 1995. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties.

Raspberry and blackberry hybrid cultivar. The canes are moderately thorned. Productive. The fruits are long and very large; cone-shaped.

Complex interspecies hybrid, which originates from the artificial crossbreeding of raspberry and blackberry. Moderately vigourous; grows long laterals. The canes are moderately thorned. Grows no suckers, the shoot tip grows roots inefficiently.
More resistant to winter frost than other tayberry cultivars, although colder Hungarian winters may cause the canes to freeze. Ripens significantly earlier than blackberry. Productive. The fruit is large, long, cone-shaped, hairy, and it has a dark, purplish burgundy colour.

Firm consistency, tolerates transportation well. Difficult to pick, because the receptacle picks-with the fruit.  During rainy wheather conditions, the receptacle can split, and ‘twin berries’ can form.

Unique, tart flavour. The fruit is excellent for making jams. Good for household gardening.

Was bred ar Fertőd by the inbreeding of the ‘Fertődi 1’ tayberry (Rubus Mohacsyanus). Hybridized by: Fertőd Research Station, 1973. Registered by: Dr. László Kollányi and colleuges. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties. Certified in: 1980.

Moderate productivity. Winter hardy, endures winters better than ‘Thornfree’. The fruit is large, with a truncated cone shape, moderately firm and it has a pleasant, sweet taste.

Thornless blackberry. Very strong vigour. The leaves are dark green, wrinkled. Early ripening cultivar. Moderate productivity under the environmental conditions of Hungary. Winter hardy, endures winters better than ‘Thornfree’, although very cold winters can cause frost damage to the canes. The fruit is large, with a truncated cone shape, shiny, black and moderately firm and it has a pleasant, sweet taste.

Good for fresh consumption. Good for fast freezing and jam making. Good for house gardening.

‘SIUS 47’ (‘US 1482’ x ‘Darrow’) x ‘Thornfree’. Hull, J.W; USDA-ARS, Carbondale, Illiois, USA, 1969. Registered by: Dr. László Kollányi and colleagues. Certified in: 1996. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties, variety-broadening cultivar.

Early ripening. Very productive. The fruit is large or very large, the average weight of the berry is (7.8 g). Pleasant, sweet taste, firm flesh.

Moderately vigourous, semi-erect with trailing growth habit, thornless blackberry. The overwintering canes are winter hardy. The leaves are curving, doubly serrate and medium green in colur. Tolerant against diseases. Early ripening, ripens 2-3 weeks before ‘Thornfree’. Ripening lasts until mid-September. Very productive. The fruit is large or very large. It has a pleasant, sweet taste, and a firm flesh.

The fruit is good for fresh consumption, freezing and canning. The not full ripened fruit carn turn red when freezed. Good for both house gardening and industrial cultivation.

Complex origin. Created via the crossbreeding of tetraploid North-American varieties and own cultivars of SCRI. The exact origin is not public. Derek, L.J.; Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK, 1988. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties.

Raspberry and blackberry hybrid cultivar. It has a tart, bland taste. The canes are strongly thorned.

The shrub has strong vigour, it is moderately thorned with strong thorns. Cold winters can freeze the canes. The canes are trailing, thus the shrub needs support to grow. Mid-early ripening. The fruit is very large, attractive, with an elongated cone shape. It has a dark purple colur when fully ripened. It has a tart, bland taste. The fruit has a firm texture, tolerates transportation and storing well. Not prone to receptacle splitting. Harvesting is difficult because of the thorns.

The fruit is good for fresh consumption, freezing and for making jams and jellies. Good for house gardening.

‘Aurora’ (‘USOR 616’ x ‘USOR 73’) x tetraploid raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.). Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie (SCRI), Dundee, UK, 1979. Variety-broadening cultivar. Certified in: 2005. ‘Tayberry’ was created through the crossbreeding of the ‘Aurora’ octoploid (2n=8x=58) hybrid blackberry with a tetraploid raspberry (2n=4x=56).

Ripens from early August until winter chills. The large, cone-shaped berries are shiny black, firm, and they tolerate transportation well.

Very strong vigour, the canes are spreading, trailing and thornless with a purplish burgundy colour. Productive, late-ripening cultivar (Ripens from early August until frost).

The first high market-valued thornless cultivar that became popular in Hungary. The last part of the crop often doesen’t manages to finish developing in good quality. Relativelely colder winters in Hungary may cause frost injury to the canes. The large, conical berries are shiny black, firm and they tolerate transportation well.

Good for freezingre and canning. Only the fully ripened fruits are good for freezing. The black, but not yet fully ripened berries turn red when freezed.

(‘Brainerd’ x ‘Merton Thornless’) x (‘Merton Thornless’ x ‘Eldorado’). Scott, D.H.; Ink, D.P; USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland, USA, 1966. Registered by: Dr. László Kollányi and colleagues. Certified in: 1980. Certified in the Hungarian National Catalogue of Varieties.