Standard raspberries and their cultivation

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The name “raspberry tree” is often mentioned in advertising when talking about standard raspberries. The word "trunk" means the trunk of a tree from the roots to the top. Standard raspberries really resemble a tree in appearance, especially since the bushes can reach two meters in height.

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Raspberry tree

Some inexperienced gardeners seriously believe that raspberries can grow in the form of a tree with one trunk and do not sprout. In fact, standard raspberries are the same bush as all other types of this plant. However, having very thick shoots, standard raspberries fully deserve their nickname.

Features of agricultural technology for standard raspberries

Lovers should get acquainted with the raspberry tree remontant species, for example, Indian Summer or September, since these raspberry varieties bear fruit in early autumn, that is, at the end of the growing season. Annual stems growing in April–August produce very few flower stalks. Standard culture makes it possible to increase their number. The method is quite simple and involves pinching the top, due to which the plant actively forms side shoots.

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In this way, the same “raspberry tree” is obtained, having a trunk and 6-7 tops. As their number increases, more flower stalks grow, which means the yield of the entire bush increases.

Standard raspberries need sufficient living space for good growth; bushes should be placed at reasonable intervals. To avoid frost damage to the berries in October and November, you need to achieve as much ovary mass as possible before the beginning of September. To do this, from the beginning of spring the plant needs proper care, so that you can start pinching the tops as early as possible. The advantages of standard raspberries include the ability of the trunk not to fall under the weight of the ripening berry crop.

Varieties of standard raspberries

Raspberry varieties standard type Tarusa, Skazka, Krepysh and Galaxy do not need to be attached to the trellis. They grow up to 200 cm, with thick shoots, like the handle of a rake, they are elastic and quite rigid, the shoots almost never get thinner upward. By the second year, the bushes are thoroughly covered with fruit branches with densely growing berries, due to shortened internodes.

Among the varieties mentioned above, Tarusa stands out for its qualities. During the growth process, this standard raspberry practically does not form useless shoots, and the bush of the plant consists of powerful, erect shoots. The flowering of this variety is extremely beautiful, and the berries have an excellent taste, are bright red in color and large in size, with the weight of the berries ranging from 4 to 12 grams.

This prestigious variety of standard raspberries has the highest yield among other varieties. The good thing about growing the Tarusa variety is that it does not require pruning. This way, gardeners won’t have to worry about raspberry shoots spreading throughout the area.

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An important feature of some varieties of standard raspberries is that they produce crops throughout the summer, until the onset of the first autumn frosts.

Care and fertilizers

Before planting raspberries, you need to amend the soil well. organic and mineral fertilizers. The plant definitely needs regular watering, since without it the raspberry harvest will be in jeopardy. But it is worth remembering that the roots can rot from excess moisture, and the plant will die in this case. Therefore, care should be taken regarding watering.

Gardeners should know that, like regular raspberries, the standard variety produces replacement shoots. If you cut them out and leave only one, then such a bush will resemble a tree that will not bend even when the branches are fully loaded with a heavy harvest. If replacement shoots are not removed, then during fruiting they will bend under the weight of large berries, but due to the thickness and strength of the shoots, the berries will not fall to the ground. After harvesting, the shoots are cut out like regular raspberries.

Almost all varieties have high winter hardiness and are quite unpretentious in care. If you provide quality care, standard raspberries significantly increase productivity.

However, there is a possibility of obtaining a low berry yield in case of strong growth of the bush, leaving shoots, non-compliance with basic agrotechnical rules. If the gardener has no intention of properly caring for such raspberries, then it is better not to plant them, but to grow varieties with a high level of adaptation.

How to buy seedlings

Today, there are often cases when, under the guise of varietal raspberries, dishonest sellers sell wild shoots dug up from abandoned plots, which are not capable of producing any harvest. Gardeners who want to purchase raspberry seedlings should be careful when purchasing and follow simple rules.

  • It is best to purchase seedlings from specialized nurseries;
  • Sellers at markets must have a badge indicating personal data and documents for seedlings;
  • You should not purchase seedlings outside of retail outlets, for example, on roadsides.

The above will allow you to avoid deception from dishonest sellers, and real standard raspberries will delight garden owners with an abundant harvest of large and tasty berries.

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