Caingangue
Date: 2021-11-23, updated: 2023-03-09
Old Brazilian prickly cultivar, similar to Tupi, with medium-sized tasty round berries
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Caingangue'
Originated from a cross of Cherokee x Black 1
Variety denomination 'Caingangue'
Plants are thorny
Bushes have erect canes
Fruit weight is 5 g
Berries have a rounded shape
Soluble solids - 10%
Fruiting habit floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Productivity is 2 kg per plant
Cold hardiness is low
Country of origin Brazil
Current status - obsolete or rarely used
Recommended replacement - Caingua
Blackberry Caingangue is a cross between US variety Cherokee and cultivar Black 1 (cross between Shaffer tree and Brazos), presented in 1992 by Embrapa in Brazil, today is not used for commercial production.
Plants of this cultivar have vigorous erect stems. Canes are thorny. Budding occurs in the first dozen of August and the harvest extends from the second week of November to mid-December (sometimes until the end of December) in South Hemisphere. An average fruit production per plant ranges from 1.5 to 3 kg, and the average weight of fruits is between 5 and 6 g. Fruits of Caingangue have a rounded (unified during harvest season) shape and medium firmness. The taste is sweet-acidic with of soluble solids greater than 9° Brix, being able to reach close to 11° Brix (similar to Tupi blackberry). Color of fruit is glossy black.
Caingangue cultivar was recommended for fresh market due it's taste. The rest period is low, about 200 hours.
Plants of this cultivar have vigorous erect stems. Canes are thorny. Budding occurs in the first dozen of August and the harvest extends from the second week of November to mid-December (sometimes until the end of December) in South Hemisphere. An average fruit production per plant ranges from 1.5 to 3 kg, and the average weight of fruits is between 5 and 6 g. Fruits of Caingangue have a rounded (unified during harvest season) shape and medium firmness. The taste is sweet-acidic with of soluble solids greater than 9° Brix, being able to reach close to 11° Brix (similar to Tupi blackberry). Color of fruit is glossy black.
Caingangue cultivar was recommended for fresh market due it's taste. The rest period is low, about 200 hours.