Descriptions of the best varieties of thornless raspberries, planting and care

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

Caring for a thornless crop is not difficult; agrotechnical measures are generally standard.

Advantages and disadvantages of thornless varieties

Raspberries with shoots without thorns have the following advantages:

• most varieties are high-yielding and produce large berries;
• the berries are characterized by good taste;
• plants bear fruit consistently;
• have a fairly high immunity;
• insensitive to unfavorable climatic conditions;
• many varieties do not lose their marketability during transportation.

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

• deterioration in taste and nutritional value under unfavorable weather conditions, growing in a shaded place, as well as when thickened;
• demanding care, the need for fertilizing, regular watering;
• sensitivity to soil quality;
• poor retention of ripe berries on the stalks, shedding.

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

Popular thornless raspberries

Breeders have developed many varieties of thornless raspberries. Listed below are the most popular among Russian gardeners, characterized by high yield and quality of berries.

Early ripening

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

Mid-season

Thornless mid-season raspberries bear fruit from mid-July to the second half of August. Some of the most popular varieties include:

1. The Yellow Giant is a recently bred thornless raspberry with strong shoots and large, juicy, aromatic cone-shaped berries of a warm yellow color. 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 soft sweet taste and forest aroma. The weight of one fruit reaches 25 g.
3. Stolichnaya is a long-known thornless raspberry that 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 widespread thornless crop in Russia with large berries that have a rich aroma and a pleasant sweet and sour taste. The fruit clusters are strong, voluminous, and 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. Raspberry yield reaches 5 kg. The big advantage is the huge fruits; individual specimens are comparable in diameter to a plum and 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 produces from 5 kg of large, sweet and sour, light red fruits.

Remontantnaya

Of the remontant raspberry varieties, many are thornless. Most in demand:

1. Arbat is a large-fruited, transportable, non-capricious raspberry, which is why it is popular among inexperienced gardeners. The first batch of dark red, cone-shaped fruits is harvested at the end of June. And the total yield reaches 8 kg per plant.
2. Primara bears fruit in June and August. The bush produces 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 can be stored for a long time.
4. Apricot - frost-resistant, impervious to infection, thornless raspberry. The total yield is up to 5 kg. Keeping quality is low. There are thorns, but only in the lower part of the shoots, so there is no discomfort when harvesting.
5. Diamond is a thornless crop that is resistant to adverse weather conditions and produces up to 4 kg of dark, easily transportable fruits. The first and second fruiting are merged, that is, the plant bears fruit continuously until frost.

Features of cultivation and care

Thornless raspberries require lighting and are sensitive to drafts. Therefore, plants are planted in illuminated areas, fenced off from strong winds.

Raspberries love acidified loams with low groundwater.

You cannot ignore caring for raspberries, otherwise you will not have to expect a bountiful harvest. They care for thornless bushes using standard technology:

• tie up shoots for comfortable harvesting;
• add mineral and organic fertilizers to form sweet berries;
• water regularly, use irrigation;
• moisturize before flowering, during the formation of ovaries, during ripening, after harvesting;
• carry out pruning to ensure uniform illumination of the shoots and facilitate harvesting.

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