Honeysuckle Titmouse

Honeysuckle Titmouse
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Skvortsov Alexey Konstantinovich, Kuklina Alla Georgievna (Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences named after N.V. Tsitsin)
  • Year of approval: 1998
  • Growth type: vigorous
  • Description of the bush: medium spreading
  • Bush height, m: 2
  • Escapes: medium in length, pubescent, curved, light brown
  • Leaves: medium, green, strongly pubescent, matte
  • Crown: rounded
  • Flowers: slightly yellow
  • Fruit size: large
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Edible honeysuckle has become incredibly popular in recent years. This is due to the fact that the berry is very useful, is widely used in cooking, and is also endowed with simple agricultural techniques. Popular varieties include the titmouse honeysuckle of Russian selection.

Breeding history

Titmouse is a berry culture that got life within the walls of the Main Botanical Garden of the capital in 1985. The authors of the variety are breeders A.K.Skvortsov and A.G. Kuklina. When creating the variety, several varieties of honeysuckle from the Magadan region and Kamchatka were used. Titmouse has been listed in the State Register of Breeding Achievements since 1998. Early maturing honeysuckle can grow and bear fruit in almost any region.

Description of the variety

This variety is a vigorous shrub with a rounded crown with medium spreading branches. In the first few years, the bush grows slowly, but by the age of seven it grows up to 2 meters in height. Honeysuckle is characterized by moderate foliage, green leaves with a pronounced edge and curved shoots of a light brown color. A feature of the species is considered to be massive peeling (peeling) of the bark of three-year-old shrubs.

The flowering period for the shrub begins at the end of April, in the first days of May. At this time, the shrub is abundantly strewn with pale yellow or white-cream medium-sized flowers, collected in small inflorescences. The persistent scent of flowers attracts bees, flies and bumblebees.

Fruit characteristics

Titmouse is a large-fruited variety. Fruits weighing 0.8-1.3 grams ripen on mature bushes. The berries have an elongated-oval shape, sometimes elliptical with a pronounced tuberosity of the surface. At the stage of technical ripeness, the berries are colored in a yellowish-gray color, and fully ripe honeysuckle becomes almost black with a characteristic bluish bloom. The peel of the berries is thin, elastic.

Berries have a universal purpose - they are very tasty, so they are eaten fresh. In addition, delicious jam, fruit drink, preserves are obtained from the berries. Due to the fact that the variety is early maturing, the berries are very tender and sensitive to transportation. It is also worth noting that honeysuckle is not stored for a long time.

Taste qualities

This species is famous for its excellent taste. The pulp of the fruit is tender, fleshy, very juicy. The taste is dominated by light sweetness, perfectly combined with refreshing sourness. The aroma of the fruit is pleasant, but not very bright. Berry pulp contains more than 7% sugars and 2.2% acids.

Ripening and fruiting

Titmouse is a bright representative of early maturing varieties. The shrub begins to bear fruit in the 3rd year after planting. The fruits ripen unevenly, quickly weathered, become soft, so it is recommended to remove them immediately. You can taste the first harvest closer to mid-June. Mass ripening occurs after June 15-17.

Yield

Titmouse brings good harvests. Providing the correct care for the honeysuckle, an average of 4.3 kg of useful berries can be removed from one bush. The maximum yield is 7 kg of fruit.

Honeysuckle pleases the owners of the site not only with a beautiful color, but also with fruits with an unusual taste.When planning to plant it on your site, it is important to learn everything about the fruiting of the bush.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

Self-pollination of the variety is low. A good harvest is possible only when donor varieties are planted nearby. The following types of honeysuckle are effective pollinators: Fortuna, Kamchadalka and Malvina.

Growing and care

Planting honeysuckle is best done in early autumn (September). You need to buy two / three-year-old seedlings with a branched rhizome. It is better to arrange seedlings at a distance of 2 meters so that there is no shade.

The plant does not need intensive agricultural technology, but watering, fertilizing, crown formation and pruning of dry branches is necessary. In addition, weeding and loosening of the soil are important, as well as the prevention of diseases.

You can plant honeysuckle in open ground in spring, summer and autumn. Best of all, honeysuckle grows in an illuminated low-lying swampy place, while the site must be reliably protected from the wind. It is desirable that the soil is loamy or sandy loam. If the soil is poor, then it will first need to be fertilized.
In order for honeysuckle to bloom and bear fruit well, it needs to be properly cared for. One of the main procedures that affects the appearance and yield of this plant is shoot pruning. Without timely care, bushes prone to thickening rapidly turn into wild thickets with diseased and stunted plants, the number of young shoots decreases, the quantity and quality of berries decreases.

Disease and pest resistance

Despite good immunity, Titmouse can be exposed to powdery mildew and some phytoviruses. Among the pests that attack honeysuckle bushes, the most annoying are: aphids, fingerwing and honeysuckle mites.

Timely fight against diseases and pests of honeysuckle allows you to grow a healthy crop, used both for decorative purposes and for harvesting fragrant berries. When growing honeysuckle, it is necessary to know the main diseases of the crop, common pests, as well as effective measures to combat them.

Winter hardiness and the need for shelter

The titmouse has high frost resistance. The shrub can easily withstand frosts down to -30 degrees, and the flowers tolerate recurrent spring frosts. By winter, the shoots of the bush are tightly tied and wrapped in burlap.

Location and soil requirements

Berry culture is thermophilic, loves light, sun, air. The shrub grows comfortably in loose, fertile, breathable, moisture-permeable soils with neutral acidity. The most favorable will be loamy soil with deep groundwater.

In order to increase the amount of honeysuckle in your area, it is not necessary to purchase planting material, it is quite possible to multiply the varieties you like yourself. There are several ways to breed honeysuckle: cuttings, layering, root shoots, dividing the bush, and also sowing seeds.
Main characteristics
Authors
Skvortsov Alexey Konstantinovich, Kuklina Alla Georgievna (Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences named after N.V. Tsitsin)
Year of approval
1998
Average yield
4.3 kg / bush
Maximum yield
7 kg / bush
Appointment
for fresh consumption
Bush
Growth type
vigorous
Description of the bush
medium spreading
Crown
rounded
Bush height, m
2
Escapes
medium in length, pubescent, curved, light brown in color
Leaves
medium, green, strongly pubescent, matte
Flowers
slightly yellow
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit weight, g
0,8
Fruit shape
oblong-oval or elliptical
Fruit color
yellow-blue, with a gray waxy bloom
Skin
thin
Taste
sweet and sour, illuminating
Fruit composition
sugar 7.2%, acid 2.2%, vitamin C 74 mg /%
Tasting assessment
4.5 points
Growing
Pollinator varieties
Fortuna, Moskovskaya 23, Kamchadalka, Malvina
Winter hardiness
steady
Maturation
Ripening terms
early
Fruiting period
in mid-June
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