Asterina
Date: 2021-02-19, updated: 2023-03-09
Very sweet fruits from Switzerland thornless erect-growing cultivar
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Asterina'
Originated from a cross of Loch Ness x Chester Thornless
Plants are thornless
Bushes have erect canes
Fruit weight is 10 g
Berries have a ovate shape
Fruiting habit floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Flowering on floricanes starts in the first week of June
Ripening date (regular) - second week of July
Productivity is 7 kg per plant
Cold hardiness is moderate
Country of origin Switzerland
Current status - modern or widely used
Blackberry cultivar Asterina was bred in Switzerland as a result of a cross between Loch Ness and Chester Thornless.
This variety is thornless, erect-growing with a moderate level of vigor. Plants of Asterina are generally very healthy, with no particular susceptibility to pests or diseases having been recorded to date. Fruit ripens from mid-July with a very long cropping period. Berries are very large, about 10 g, shiny black with excellent blackberry-aroma. Drupelets usually are fully ripen. Unlike most other varieties the berries of Asterina do not taste sour even when not quite ripe. Winter hardiness is quite good, but Asterina requires winter shelters.
This variety is thornless, erect-growing with a moderate level of vigor. Plants of Asterina are generally very healthy, with no particular susceptibility to pests or diseases having been recorded to date. Fruit ripens from mid-July with a very long cropping period. Berries are very large, about 10 g, shiny black with excellent blackberry-aroma. Drupelets usually are fully ripen. Unlike most other varieties the berries of Asterina do not taste sour even when not quite ripe. Winter hardiness is quite good, but Asterina requires winter shelters.
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Reviews of the variety Asterina
Review from [MosBerry]
Good quality large round berries. Very sweet without any acidic aftertaste. Flavor is wonderful. But easy damaged when the air temperature is more than 30 C and the plant is grown in area with direct sun - the berries and the ends of young stems are drying up.