Wild Treasure blackberry variety
A great blackberry variety for special small fruit applications
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Wild Treasure'
Originated from a cross of Waldo x GP 9-24
Variety denomination - 'Wild Treasure', tested as ORUS 1843-3
Plants are thornless
Bushes have trailing canes
Fruit weight is 2 g
Berries have a rounded 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 2 kg per plant
Cold hardiness is moderate
Heat tolerance is low
Current status - modern or widely used
Country of origin - United States
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How to cultivate blackberry Wild Treasure?
2. Spring nitrogen fertilization (78 kg N/ha);
3. Postharvest 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, depending on rainfall;
6. Dormant applications of liquid lime sulfur and copper hydroxide;
7. A single bloom time application of Captan at labeled rates to control anthracnose, botrytis (Botrytis cinerea), cane spot, purple blotch, and stamen blight.