WHITE RASPBERRY

(Rubus erytrocaldus)

                                                                                                                                                                                                 Photo courtesy: Anestor, Brazil

Developing fruits of white raspberry

Family: Rosaceae

Synonym: Rubus erythrocladus

Other names: Amora branca, amora verde, capinuriba, green raspberry.

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This fruit is a native of Brazil.  It is found there in the gallery forests or edges of humid forests of higher elevation of the states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and the entire region south of Brazil.

            This fruit is not culrivated and grows in the wild only.

Description:

A A Framboesa de cipó é um arbusto perene, trepador e muito ramificado formando touceiras com ramos de 2 a 4 m de comprimento, piloso (coberto de pelos longos) e com espinhos recurvados próximos aos perennial shrub, climbing and much branched forming tussocks with branches from 2 to 4 m in length, hair and prickly recurvados next to internodes; A ramagem apical (da ponta) tem forma quadrangular e é estriada. apical tufts square and striated. As folhas são compostas trifoliadas (com 3 folíolos) e raramente penta-foliada (com 5 folíolos) sob pecíolo (haste que prende a folha ao caule) de 5 a 9 cm de comprimento e 2 estípulas (formação laminar na base) de 0,8 a 1,2 cm de comprimento.

            Leaves compound, mostly trifoliate, occasionally with five leaflets; 5 to 9 cm long with 2 stipules 0, 8 to 1.2 cm in length; young leaves and new growth red, tomentose. E a Framboesa verde difere-se da outra porque tem uma leve coloração vermelha nos ramos, pilosidade, acúleos (espinhos) e brácteas jovens e folíolos (folha ou tecido) de cor verde claro e pubescente (coberto de minúsculos pelos) na face superior e verde amarelados, tomentosa (coberto de lanugem branca) na face inferior; medem 9 a 19 cm de comprimento por 5 a 13 cm de larg And the Raspberry green differs from the other because it has a light red color in the 13. . As flores nascem em panículas (tipo de cacho composto) terminais de 15 a 30 cm de comprimento, contendo de 30 a 90 flores pequenas de 1,2 cm de diâmetro quando a

            Flowers born on terminal in 15-30 cm long panicles each containing 30-90 flowers; flowers white, 1.2 cm wide.

            Fruits green, very tasty.

Utilization:

The fruits are very tasty. They are sweet, perfumed and virtually with no acidity.

The fruit are eaten fresh.  These can be used to make jellies, yoghurts, juices and sorbets.

Cultivation:

White raspberry is not a very heavy yielder but keep bearing continuously nearly through out the year.

Dicas para cultivo: planta subtropical, resiste a geadas de até – 3 grau, pode ser cultivada em todo o Brasil, em qualquer altitude; adapta-se a diferentes tipos de solos que sejam ricos em matéria orgânica e com boa umidade natural.

            It is basically a subtropical plant.  It can withstand cold uptro - 3 C.   It can grow on all type of soils that are rich in organic and good natural moisture. Pode ser cultivada em pleno sol em ambiente sombreado. It can be grown in full sun as well as in the shaded environment. Começa a frutificar no segundo ano após o plantio. New plants can be raaised from seed.

            The seedlings start bearing fruits in the second year of planting. The plants would require a spacing of 3X3 metres.

            The plants should be be given annual dose of fertilizer for good bearing.  The irrigation, if possible, would increase the productivity.

            These would also require annuaal pruning at the end of winter.

                                                The annual pruning will consist of removing all pointers that fruited last year and cleaning, removing branches dry, sick or poorly located.