What are the excellent red raspberry varieties and propagation methods?

Red raspberry, also called framboise, is something friends who grew up in the countryside have probably gone up the hills to pick and eat, and it is also a summer snack for rural kids. Some farmers also plant red raspberry trees, so what excellent varieties of red raspberry seeds are there? What propagation methods are there? Friends who want to know should read on!

I. What excellent varieties of red raspberry seeds are there?

1. Asian red raspberry

The Asian red raspberry has dark red canes, a hard texture, and firm thorns, with a plant height of 1.5 m; the single fruit weighs 5-8 g, the fruit surface is red, and the quality is good; it is resistant to severe cold, is a medium-fruit-type variety, and is also an excellent variety suitable for planting at present.

2. American red raspberry

The American red raspberry has strong tillering ability and high yield, but the fruit is rather sour and not suitable for fresh eating; it is an excellent variety for industrial deep processing.

II. What propagation methods are there for red raspberry?

1. Root sucker propagation

Root sucker propagation is the simplest propagation method. Red raspberry types produce a large number of root suckers every year, and 4-5-year-old plant clumps produce the most root suckers, with the best quality as well. In order to obtain high-quality root suckers, the mother plant must be managed intensively, keeping the soil moist, loose, and with sufficient nutrients, thinning out overly dense root suckers and keeping well-developed ones. Root sucker seedlings can be dug and planted at any time. In production, they are generally dug when the root sucker seedlings have grown to about 20 cm, in late May, and it is best to plant them before it rains, for a high survival rate. They can also be dug up after leaf fall in autumn and planted in the following spring. When digging root sucker seedlings, dig deep and retain more roots. Heel in the root sucker seedlings over winter and plant them in early spring the next year. In autumn, root sucker seedlings can also be planted directly.

2. Layering propagation

Black raspberry and others can be propagated by tip layering and horizontal layering; for the methods, see the fruit tree propagation section of the general discussion.

3. Division propagation

In spring, dig out the rhizome of the raspberry, and select basal shoots bearing basal buds and adventitious roots to separate from the mother plant; each such basal shoot is an independent seedling.

4. Root section propagation

Root section propagation is simple and easy to carry out. Digging root sections is done at the same time as digging root suckers, that is, while digging root suckers, dig out the lateral roots, or dig roots separately in an area more than 60 cm from the mother plant. Select roots bearing adventitious buds and cut them into root sections 15-20 cm long, with a thickness of more than 0.5 cm, and store them buried in moist sand in a cellar. The next spring, prepare the propagation bed, dig a ditch 10 cm deep, lay the root sections flat on the bottom of the ditch, fill the ditch level, water thoroughly, and then cover with 6-8 cm of barnyard manure. By autumn, new plants can be obtained.

All right, that is all for what the editor wants to share with you today. If you plan to grow red raspberries to eat, you can choose the two high-quality varieties above, and if you still do not know how to propagate them, you can also refer to the methods above. I hope this article can help you.

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