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Rubus fruticosus 'APF-45'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Cultivation

Thorny, erect primocane-fruiting black-berry. Origin: University of Arkansas, by J.R. Clark. APF-1 × Prime-Jim™; crossed 2000; selected 2002; tested as APF-45, introd. 2009. USPP 22,249; 10 Jan. 2012. Tree: very erect; thorny; good vigor; consistent high yields; moderate-high resistance to anthracnose (Elsinoe veneta); resistant to orange rust (Gymnoconia nitens). Fruit: medium-large to large; attractive; very firm; SS 9.7%; good postharvest storage; ripens on floricanes 9 June in Clarksville, AR, 4 d after Natchez and Prime-Jim™, 4 d before Ouachita, ripens on primocanes 2 weeks after Prime-Jim™ and Prime-Jan™.
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Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 20
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Synonyms

Rubus fruticosus 'APF-45' Rubus fruticosus 'Prime-Ark 45'
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