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Rubus fruticosus 'DrisBlackEighteen'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.
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Cultivation

Thornless, semi-erect, floricane-fruiting, with flavorful midsize fruit. Origin: Driscoll’s, Watsonville, CA, by G.R. Sills, P. Jimenez, M.F. Crusha, and A.M. Pabon. DrisBlackTwo × BH936.7; selected 2007. Tree: thornless; growth habit semi-erect; breaks dormancy earlier than similar cultivars; resistant to fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum), moderately resistant to powdery mildew (Podosphaera macularis); susceptible to redberry mite (Acalitus essigi) and verticillium wilt (Verticillium spp.); winter hardiness, drought tolerance, and heat tolerance moderate. Fruit: midsize, 5.6 g; elliptic; ripens early, 1 Feb. to 5 Aug.; keeps 7 d.
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Synonyms

Rubus fruticosus 'DrisBlackEighteen' Rubus fruticosus 'Letizia™'
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