- Authors: Kapelyushny Vasily Ulyanovich
- Berry color: dark pink
- Taste: harmonious
- Ripening period: early
- Bunch weight, g: 574
- Flower type: bisexual
- Density of the bunch: medium density and loose
- Skin: dense
- Berry shape: elongated oval with a slightly pointed tip
- Berry weight, g: 8,7
Grapes are liked by both adults and children. Breeders often delight gardeners with new interesting varieties, improving them, trying to preserve and enhance the taste and attractive appearance of the berries. Raspberry super is a good selection result, positively appreciated by many summer residents.
Breeding history
The variety appeared thanks to Vasily Ulyanovich Kapelyushny, who created it by crossing Victoria and Zagriva varieties. The "parents" of the Raspberry Super have the following characteristics:
early fruiting;
high sugar content in berries;
excellent fruit taste.
Description
The appearance is attractive and aesthetic, marketable. To understand whether it is worth growing a variety on your site, you should consider its features.
Ripening period
In normal climates, early ripening bushes are capable of producing a good harvest in 3 months.
Bunches
The aesthetic bunches have a beautiful conical or cylindro-conical shape, as well as medium density and friability due to berries that are not too tightly adjacent to each other. The average weight of one bunch is 574 g.
Berries
Ripe fruits are large, dark pink in color, with a dense skin and fleshy juicy pulp. They have an elongated oval shape, the tip is slightly pointed. The average weight of one grape is 8.7 g.
Most often they are used fresh, they can also be used to prepare juices and compotes.
Taste
The taste is harmonious, in some cases tart and pleasant.
Yield
The shoots of the variety develop well, you can see an average of 2 inflorescences on them. The crop can be harvested for 3 years after planting the plant in the ground.
Growing features
The crop can be grown both outdoors and in greenhouse conditions. To obtain a high-quality harvest and keep the plant healthy, you should know about some of the nuances.
Landing
In the process of planting the Raspberry Super variety in the soil, the presence of other varieties on the site should be taken into account. This is necessary so that the seedling does not subsequently occupy someone else's territory. For this variety, you need to choose a highly illuminated area so that the fruits can acquire varietal color, become bright and beautiful. In shaded areas, berries can become pale in color, which is why they are often confused with other varieties.
Pollination
The flowers are bisexual and do not require pollinators.
Pruning
Pruning is an important part of growing your crop and must be timely. It is necessary to get rid of barren shoots. This should be done regularly, since they are able to extract many useful elements from the plant, which helps to reduce the yield. The fruits become of poor quality.
On good processes, 10-12 eyes are left. During the ripening period of the berries, leaves begin to form on the brushes, which must be disposed of so that the fruits can receive a sufficient amount of sunlight.
Frost resistance and the need for shelter
The variety is able to endure frosts down to -25 degrees. He needs shelter for the winter.
Diseases and pests
The culture has an average resistance to various diseases and pest attacks. The main enemies of the variety are wasps, which really like the aroma emanating from the berries.
If a grape is exposed to any disease or insect, this always affects its appearance.
Storage
The bunches are well kept. This quality was borrowed from the parent couple.
Review overview
Gardeners believe that Raspberry Super can completely replace unproductive and whimsical grape varieties, as it has good frost resistance, high yield and decent immunity to various diseases. The variety is appreciated for its good tolerance of unfavorable weather and transportability at a high level, thanks to which it is possible to grow high-quality bunches and transport them to other regions.
