Yellow raspberries, berry shrubs with yellow fruits are not grown on an industrial scale. Can only be found in private gardens, in summer cottages. I can explain this by the fact that seedlings of the best varieties of yellow raspberries are not so easy to buy in nurseries, although there is great interest in them. I think that, firstly, this is due to the attractive unusual color of the berries. And secondly, it has a pleasant taste, sweeter than that of red-fruited or aronia.
In addition, a small percentage of anthocyanins is included in the composition of the fruits, that is, yellow raspberries can be attributed to dietary products. Allergy sufferers and children - they can safely eat it in any (reasonable) amount without fear of an allergic reaction.
There are, of course, disadvantages. Berries of yellow raspberry are less dense, so they are practically not transportable, unlike red-fruited. Although the selection of varieties does not stand still, there are already those whose berries can withstand transportation. This, for example, varieties Amber, Golden Autumn, others.
Yellow raspberry, like any other, is a perennial berry bush. She also has one-, two-year-old stems with a perennial root system. Like raspberries of ordinary varieties, it has a two-year development cycle. That is, in the first year there are new shoots that bear fruit in the second year. Then they die - they are also cut out, removed.
Yellow raspberries can be ordinary and repair. Like any other, red or black, the usual ripen in June (Kuban), July (the middle strip of Russia), and the remontant blooms, bears fruit twice a year. The second time - in August-September.
Planting and caring for yellow raspberries are the same as for red. By the way, ordinary raspberry varieties with yellow fruits are frost-resistant, so they do not require additional shelter for the winter. Care for the repairing varieties is different, that's what we will talk about below.
Repairing yellow raspberries - planting and care
Bushes of remont yellow raspberries can be planted in rows, stripes. This is the so-called strip landing method. Between the rows leave 1.5-2 meters. And in a row, the distance between the seedlings when planting is 50-60 cm.
If you plant seedlings in early spring, then in the fall with proper care you can already get the first berries.
The difference in the care of the repairing varieties of yellow raspberries is that in the autumn after harvesting, all fertilized shoots are cut. Pruning is done very low, at the very surface of the earth.
Spring care also has its own characteristics. Once the shoots reach a length of 10-15 cm, weak ones should be cut. On a plot of about 1 meter long, 10-20 stems should remain.
By the way, repairing varieties of yellow raspberries can be grown without treating them from diseases and pests. Indeed, in the fall, all shoots are removed. This means that timely removal of the shoots or sources of infection infected by pests occurs.
Repairing varieties of yellow raspberries bloom late. This saves the plants from raspberry beetle larvae that appear on ordinary varieties a month earlier.
Another feature is that in winter the area with the remont yellow raspberries looks empty, the roots with buds of future shoots are in the ground. Therefore, in a snowy frosty winter, you should cover the rows with sawdust or fallen leaves. In Kuban, repair raspberries can not be covered.
Varieties of yellow raspberries
Runaway
- Ripening period is early (in the Kuban it is the beginning of June).
- The size of the berries is small (up to 3 g), the color is golden with a light apricot hue, the taste is wonderful.
- The disadvantage is the variety is non-transportable.
Runaway shoots reach a length of 1.7-2 m, erect, almost no thorns. From one bush you can collect up to 2 kg of berries. The variety has high frost resistance, medium drought resistance, heat resistance. The runaway is resistant to major fungal diseases, but not resistant to spider mites.
Sweetened yellow
- Ripening period is medium early.
- The size of the berries is large and medium (3-6 g).
- Color is pale yellow.
- The shape of the berries is conical.
- Feature - berries do not crumble for a long time, soft, very fragrant.
Productivity is higher than that of Beglyanka - 3-4 kg from one bush. Shoots Sweetened with yellow - up to 1.5 meters, no thorns. Spreading bushes. To facilitate maintenance, harvesting, it is better to tie them in the spring or limit excessive spreading with a wire fence on both sides. In spring, the plant forms from 6 to 8 substitution shoots and several (2-4) shoots of shoots. On fruit twigs, 15 to 20 berries ripen and ripen. Sweetened yellow is resistant to disease and pests. Disadvantages - berries are non-transportable; stems need to be bent to the ground for the winter and shelter from frost in the middle lane.
Amber raspberry variety
- Ripening period is medium late.
- The size of the berries is medium (3-4 g).
- Color - beautiful, orange-yellow, amber.
- The shape of the berries is rounded conical.
- The berries are dense, do not crumble for a long time, fragrant.
- The taste is sweet.
Amber shoots are tall, powerful, with spikes, erect. Their height is from 2 to 2.5 m, they do not crumble, they stand pressed to each other. It tolerates winter frosts without bending shoots to the ground. There are many shoots of substitution - from 8 to 12, shoots of shoots - 4-5. On fruit branches - from 10 to 16 berries. From one bush you can collect up to 3 kg of berries per season.
Raspberry variety Yaroslavna
Raspberry yellow fruit remontant. The variety has another name - Brusvyana yellow. Bred, zoned for Ukraine, so it will best grow in the south. Ripening periods - two - the first at the beginning of June, the second - starting from the month of August and until the frosts.
- The size of the berries is large, medium hard.
- The taste is pleasant, sweet and sour.
- Transportability is average.
- The color is bright yellow, the berries on the bush look very appetizing.
- Productivity is high.
Yaroslavna shoots are straight, up to 1.7 m high, branching weakly. Shtambovy bush type. From one bush you can collect up to 4 kg of berries.
Golden autumn
Raspberry is remontant.
- Ripening period is medium late.
- The size of the berries is large (about 5 g), dense, transportable.
- The shape is elongated-conical.
- Color - golden yellow with slight pubescence.
- Taste - sweet berries with a strong raspberry aroma.
Fruits on the shoots of the current year, in the fall. After harvesting, all shoots are cut to the ground. Winter hardiness is very high. Be sure to plant raspberries of this variety in a sunny place, as it does not tolerate even slight shading - yield decreases. Shoots of medium height, not higher than 1.6 m, there are thorns only at the bottom. Despite not very high growth, bushes require garter.
Apricot
Raspberry yellow fruit remontant. This is one of the fruitful (1.5-2 kg per bush) varieties of yellow raspberries with the most unusual sweet taste. You will feel a light taste of apricot by eating even a few berries. But the apricot flavor may not be, apparently, this to some extent depends on the weather - there is rain or not. Even the color of the berries is not like other yellow-fruited varieties - yellow with a pinkish tinge. The shape of the berries is a blunt cone. Shoots are erect, highly branched, 1.3–1.6 m long. The bushes are not sprawling, but require mandatory garter, as untied bushes can fall from the abundance of berries. There are thorns, but they do not interfere with the harvest, as they are located below.
Yellow giant
Semi-permanent raspberries. According to reviews - the best variety of all yellow fruits.
- Firstly, the fruits are very large, juicy, very very sweet.
- Secondly, it is very harvested - from 3 to 6 kg per bush.
- Thirdly, good resistance to major diseases, pests. Fourth, bears fruit until the colds.
- There are two more pluses - the variety is good, it propagates easily, as it gives a lot of shoots, it is winter-hardy.
But this variety also has disadvantages - the berries are non-transportable, therefore it is not suitable for cultivation on an industrial scale, but in private gardens or in summer cottages it will certainly delight you with a delicious harvest. In addition, if you are a little late with the harvest, the berries will crumble. And yet - there are small spikes along the entire length of the stem.
The size of the berries is large and very large (up to 8 g). According to some reviews, it reaches the size of an average walnut. The shape of the berries is a blunt or rounded cone. The stems are powerful, thick, up to 2.5 m high, requiring mandatory garter. Fruit branches grow up to 40 cm long, at least 20 berries are formed on them. Since the variety is semi-repairing, in the autumn, cut shoots to the ground should not be.