Negrita
Date: 2024-02-17, updated: 2024-02-17
Negrita is an old, productive, early blackberry variety from Brazil
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Negrita'
Variety denomination 'Negrita'
Plants are thorny
Bushes have erect canes
Fruit weight is 5 g
Berries have a rounded shape
Fruiting habit floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Cold hardiness is low
Country of origin Brazil
Current status - obsolete or rarely used
Recommended replacement - Karaja
Negrita - an old, productive, early blackberry variety (in South hemisphere). It was selected by Embrapa Clima Temperado in 1983. Negrita has large and numerous thorns. Canes are upright, only needs a wire to hold it in place wire.
Fruits of Negrita have a sour taste and consistency.
Fruits of Negrita have a sour taste and consistency.