Raspberry varieties thornless: descriptions of the best species, planting and care rules

Many varieties of thornless raspberries have been created, both regular and remontant, capable of bearing fruit twice during the season. Varieties of early and medium ripening are distinguished, the yield of most is high, the fruits are formed large, with good taste.

It is not difficult to care for a thornless crop, agrotechnical measures are generally standard.

Advantages and disadvantages of thornless varieties

Raspberries with shoots without thorns have the following virtues:

• most varieties are high-yielding, give large berries;
• berries are characterized by good taste;
• plants consistently bear fruit;
• have fairly high immunity;
• not sensitive to adverse climatic conditions;
• many varieties do not lose marketability during transportation.

But, like all berry crops, thornless raspberries have disadvantages:

• deterioration in taste and nutritional value under adverse weather conditions, growing in a shady place, as well as thickening;
• demanding to care, the need for top dressing, regular watering;
• susceptibility to soil quality;
• weak retention of ripe berries on the stalks, shedding.

Some varieties need to be sheltered from the scorching sun in summer and from frost in winter.

Popular thornless raspberry

Breeders have bred many varieties of thornless raspberries. The following are the most popular among Russian gardeners, characterized by high yield and quality of berries.

Early ripe

Of the early ripe varieties, Primara raspberries, created by Ukrainian breeders, should be noted. A low bush with a small number of straight shoots produces large, densely smelling, sweet berries with a slight sourness. Primara is a high-yielding thornless remontant raspberry. Very early ripening, the first fruits are formed already in June.

Mid-ripening

Thornless mid-ripening raspberries bear fruit from mid-July to the second half of August. Of the most popular varieties should be called:

1. Yellow Giant is a newly bred thornless raspberry with strong shoots and large, juicy, fragrant, cone-shaped, warm yellow berries. The weight of the fruit reaches 10-13 g. The yield per plant is 6-8 kg.
2. Giant is a compact bush with huge berries that have a mild sweet taste and forest aroma. The weight of one fruit reaches 25 g.
3. Stolichnaya is a long-known thornless raspberry, which is not losing popularity, grown by both summer residents and farmers.

The most productive

Almost all varieties of thornless raspberries produce good yields. But especially prolific:

1. Maroseyka is a thornless crop widespread in Russia with large berries that have a rich aroma and a pleasant sweet and sour taste. Fruit brushes are strong, voluminous, 15-20 ovaries are formed on them. Raspberries with 6-8 shoots produce 5-6 kg of fruit per season.
2. The beauty of Russia is a thornless culture of rich red color with a thick aroma that spreads throughout the garden. The yield of raspberries reaches 5 kg. A big advantage is huge fruits, some specimens are comparable in diameter to a plum, weigh more than 20 g.
3. Tarusa is an unpretentious thornless raspberry, also called a raspberry tree, as its strong and wide shoots grow up to 2 m. The bush gives from 5 kg of large, sweet with sour, light red fruits.

Repair

From remontant varieties of raspberries, there are many thornless ones. Most wanted:

1. Arbat is a large-fruited, transportable, non-capricious raspberry, which is why it is popular with inexperienced gardeners. The first batch of dark red, cone-shaped fruits is removed at the end of June. And the total yield reaches 8 kg per plant.
2. Primara bears fruit in June and August. The bush gives up to 5 kg of juicy, bright red, sweet berries with a delicate sourness. This raspberry is characterized by fruit shedding, so you should not delay harvesting.
3. Bryce is an English dessert thornless crop grown by Russian farmers in greenhouses. The yield is average, the autumn batch does not exceed 1.5 kg. But raspberries are fleshy, sweet, with a pleasant sourness, and are stored for a long time.
4. Apricot - frost-resistant, immune to infection, thornless raspberries. The total yield is up to 5 kg. The keeping quality is low. There are thorns, but only at the bottom of the shoots, so there is no discomfort when harvesting.
5. Brilliant - resistant to adverse weather factors, thornless culture, producing up to 4 kg of dark, well-transported fruits. The first and second fruiting are merged, that is, the plant continuously bears fruit until the very frost.

Features of cultivation and care

Thornless raspberries are demanding on lighting, sensitive to drafts. Therefore, plants are planted in illuminated areas, fenced from strong winds.

Raspberries love acidified loams with low groundwater.

You can't ignore raspberry care, otherwise you won't have to wait for a bountiful harvest. Caring for thornless bushes using standard technology:

• tie shoots for a comfortable harvest;
• apply mineral and organic fertilizers to form sweet berries;
• regularly watered, apply irrigation;
• moisturize before flowering, in the phase of ovary formation, at maturity, after harvesting;
• pruning to evenly illuminate shoots and facilitate harvesting.

In regions with frosty winters, raspberries are bent to the ground in autumn, covered with earth, covered with agrofiber or other insulating material.

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