Onyx blackberry variety
Rating [ 4 ]
Trailing thorny blackberry cultivar with nice-looking fruit
Rubus subgenus Rubus 'Onyx'
Originated from a cross of OSC 1466 x ORUS 1177-11
Variety denomination - 'Onyx', tested as ORUS 1523-4
Plants are thorny
Bushes have trailing canes
Fruit weight is 6 g
Berries have a conical shape
Fruiting habit - floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Begins to bloom in the first week of June
Harvest season starts in the second week of July
Productivity is 14 kg per plant
Soluble solids - 13.7%
Acidity - 0.96%
Cold hardiness is moderate
Heat tolerance is moderate
Country of origin - United States
Patent US PP22,358 P2 dated December 18, 2011
Current status - cultivated (actual)
Onyx is a trailing blackberry variety from the US Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service breeding program.
Onyx is a vigorous, prickly, trailing blackberry that produces good yields of uniform, firm, and sweet high-quality berries with excellent flavor, that are suited for the local and fresh market. The combination of Onyx’s berries size, shape, and firmness makes them well suited for packing in clamshells for the wholesale fresh market.
Onyx variety is later ripening (middle of July) and has medium large berries. Berries are conic with compact uniform drupelets. Onyx berries are bright glossy black. The fruit flavor was rated as excellent. The fruit is medium large, average berry's weight is about 6 g. Onyx cultivar maintains a uniform fruit size throughout the harvest season. Typical cane length is approximately 4 m, canes emerge radially from the plant crown and trail on the soil surface if not trained to a trellis as would be typical. Onyx plants are vigorous, with moderate suckering from crowns, canes are predominantly trailing. Productivity is high, ranged from 12 to 16 kg plant over three weeks (5-95% harvest). The length of the harvest season is about three weeks.
Onyx is not winter-hardy, max to minus 13 C. Canes don't like wind, especially cold winter's wind with frosting. Onyx needs to be covered. We strongly recommend to cut primocanes to 0.5 m and use high-density agrotechnical material for covering.
Onyx is a vigorous, prickly, trailing blackberry that produces good yields of uniform, firm, and sweet high-quality berries with excellent flavor, that are suited for the local and fresh market. The combination of Onyx’s berries size, shape, and firmness makes them well suited for packing in clamshells for the wholesale fresh market.
Onyx variety is later ripening (middle of July) and has medium large berries. Berries are conic with compact uniform drupelets. Onyx berries are bright glossy black. The fruit flavor was rated as excellent. The fruit is medium large, average berry's weight is about 6 g. Onyx cultivar maintains a uniform fruit size throughout the harvest season. Typical cane length is approximately 4 m, canes emerge radially from the plant crown and trail on the soil surface if not trained to a trellis as would be typical. Onyx plants are vigorous, with moderate suckering from crowns, canes are predominantly trailing. Productivity is high, ranged from 12 to 16 kg plant over three weeks (5-95% harvest). The length of the harvest season is about three weeks.
Onyx is not winter-hardy, max to minus 13 C. Canes don't like wind, especially cold winter's wind with frosting. Onyx needs to be covered. We strongly recommend to cut primocanes to 0.5 m and use high-density agrotechnical material for covering.
| Cultivar | Berry weight, g | Yield, kg/ha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Onyx | 6.1 | 16849 | 12432 | 13645 |
| Siskiyou | 6.7 | 11441 | 12453 | 6195 |
| Marion | 5.2 | 19527 | 14967 | 8851 |
| Cultivar | Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soluble solids, % | Acidity, % | pH | |
| Onyx | 12.7 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Black Diamond | 10.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Black Pearl | 13.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Evergreen Thornless | 15.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Loch Tay | 10.7 | 0.97 | 3.5 |
| Marion | 13.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Navaho | 13.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Nightfall | 13.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Obsidian | 12.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Siskiyou | 12.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Waldo | 13.5 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
How to cultivate blackberry Onyx?
A standard cultural practices for creeping blackberry
production:
1. Annual pre- and post-emergent herbicide applications;
2. Spring nitrogen fertilization (78 kg N/ha);
3. Post-harvest removal of floricanes;
4. Training of primocanes to a two-wire trellis;
5. Weekly overhead application of 2.5 to 5.0 cm of irrigation during the growing season depending on rainfall;
6. Dormant applications of liquid lime sulfur and copper hydroxide were made to control leaf and cane spot, purple blotch, orange rust and anthracnose;
7. Timely applications of pesticides during the season;
8. One-time application of ferrous sulphate in late fall.
1. Annual pre- and post-emergent herbicide applications;
2. Spring nitrogen fertilization (78 kg N/ha);
3. Post-harvest removal of floricanes;
4. Training of primocanes to a two-wire trellis;
5. Weekly overhead application of 2.5 to 5.0 cm of irrigation during the growing season depending on rainfall;
6. Dormant applications of liquid lime sulfur and copper hydroxide were made to control leaf and cane spot, purple blotch, orange rust and anthracnose;
7. Timely applications of pesticides during the season;
8. One-time application of ferrous sulphate in late fall.
What diseases is blackberry Onyx resistant to?
Onyx has very good resistance to diseases such as Anthracnose, Cane Blight, Septoria Leaf and Cane Spot, Spur Blight or Purple Blotch (Didymella Applanata)
What diseases is blackberry variety Onyx vulnerable to?
No susceptibility to spicific pests or diseases has been observed for Onyx
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