Silvan blackberry variety
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Old Australian trailing thorny cultivar with good tolerance to heavy soils, wind and drought
Rubus subgenus Rubus 'Silvan'
Originated from a cross of ORUS 742 x Marion
Variety denomination - 'Silvan'
Silvan is the parent for Helen
Plants are thorny
Bushes have trailing canes
Fruit weight is 6 g
Berries have a conical shape
Fruiting habit - floricane fruiting (summer-bearing)
Flowering on floricanes starts in the third week of May
Ripening date (regular) - fourth week of June
Productivity is 11000 kg from ha
Cold hardiness is moderate
Heat tolerance is high
Current status - obsolete or rarely used
Country of origin - Australia
Silvan is a blackberry cultivar of exceptional quality and yield. It has good tolerance to heavy soils, wind and drought. Silvan has a Marion cultivar as one of the parents. The selection was made in 1964 in Department of Agriculture, Victoria, United States.
Primocanes emerge with a green color, but quickly assume a red tinge. They are densely armed with fragile thorns (3-5 mm size of each). Primocanes are trailing, may reach up to 9 m in length and up to 25 mm in basal diameter.
Fruit are borne on thorny peduncles, arising from leaf axils along the entire length of the cane and extend beyond the foliage. As fruit enlarge and ripen, the color changes from green to deep red and to shiny purple black when fully ripe. Fruits peaks easily at firm ripe and fully ripe stages. Fully ripe berry tend to soften and lose gloss soon after harvest. Average berry weight is about 7 g, some fruits achieve 10 g. Average yield is about 11 t/ha.
Silvan blackberry has good resistance to diseases, winter wind and summer dry.
Primocanes emerge with a green color, but quickly assume a red tinge. They are densely armed with fragile thorns (3-5 mm size of each). Primocanes are trailing, may reach up to 9 m in length and up to 25 mm in basal diameter.
Fruit are borne on thorny peduncles, arising from leaf axils along the entire length of the cane and extend beyond the foliage. As fruit enlarge and ripen, the color changes from green to deep red and to shiny purple black when fully ripe. Fruits peaks easily at firm ripe and fully ripe stages. Fully ripe berry tend to soften and lose gloss soon after harvest. Average berry weight is about 7 g, some fruits achieve 10 g. Average yield is about 11 t/ha.
Silvan blackberry has good resistance to diseases, winter wind and summer dry.
What diseases is blackberry Silvan resistant to?
Silvan has very good resistance to diseases such as Anthracnose, Crown Gall
What diseases is blackberry variety Silvan vulnerable to?
Silvan is quite prone to diseases such as Cane Blight, Grey Mold, Septoria Leaf and Cane Spot, Orange Rust
