Everyone loves to experiment and surprise each other. You can also please your family with unusual goodies by growing on your site, some kind of berry hybrid (raspberry + strawberry or yogurt). Unlike regular berries, seductively bright and aromatic delicacies will 100% make a splash, and will intrigue everyone who tastes them.

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Everyone has different attitude to hybrids of raspberries and strawberries. Gardeners believe that crossing a bush and a herbal plant is practically not realistic, while experienced sellers simply cash in on not very much. knowledgeable people... But, despite all this, seeds and seedlings of outlandish plants can still be found, but they are certainly expensive. Moreover, these unusual plants produce a harvest.

Let's see how the withdrawal happened special kind a berry called clubmaline or raspberry, given how dissimilar these crops are. To understand the difference, remember that raspberries are fused drupes, and strawberries are a receptacle with small nuts in the form of nuts. What can come of them?

In fact, what we call raspberry-strawberry, in foreign countries known as Strawberry. This is a dwarf variety of raspberries that can be recognized by their names:

• seductive or Tibetan;
• illecebroid or Chinese;
• Himalayan;
• strawberry, dwarf or strawberry.

Everything happens in the usual way. The shrub grows at least 50 cm, its shoots are prickly with pinnate leaves, and have a reddish tint. The bush blooms with large white flowers, at the end of summer it gives the first harvest, this lasts until the end of autumn.

Given the unusual origin, the berries of the hybrid also differ from the rest, resembling enlarged strawberries. The taste is similar to raspberry, but not much. One branch can produce up to 5 berries, each weighing 3g. In general, the harvest is quite rich.

If Strawberry is dominated by raspberries, then strasberry is a strawberry-raspberry hybrid. Nevertheless, he has little to do with raspberries: outwardly they are certainly similar, but, in essence, the crossed berries are more like strawberries that were bred abroad in the nineties.

Since the cost of seedlings rare plants rather big, and the taste of berries is only for an amateur, it would be more rational to give preference good varieties raspberries, and grow hybrids as decorative element for desserts.

What is the value of blackberry and raspberry hybrids?

The opposite is true here. Breeders are trying to breed as many unusual species as possible. They pursue the desire to combine all those qualities that are valued in these plants, together. And they do it. Even domestic cultivators of fruit and berry crops respond positively to the cultivation of dark purple ezhemalina.

From blackberries and raspberries, the hybrid fruit received all the most best qualities, for which it is appreciated today. These include: not picky in care, good root-forming ability and productivity, as well as a pleasant aroma and resistance to frost.

The taste of the resulting berry is quite original, it has sour-sweet notes, faintly reminiscent of the parent plants. But, nevertheless, they all like it, and most note that jemalina is much tastier than raspberries and blackberries separately.

During the creation of most types of raspberries of an especially large size, it is the ezemalina hybrids that are used. This becomes clear from the branched brushes that characterize the blackberry, and the low resistance to frost of large raspberries.

What are the best raspberry-blackberry crosses?

The pioneer of berry hybrids was an American breeder who did so in 1881. The type of culture he produced was named after him Loganberry, popularly known as the Logan berry. This species has a mass positive qualities: The berries are very tasty, bright, about 4 cm long and ripen early. A more modern variety, it does not even have thorns.

In European countries, the dark red berry of the ezemalina Tayberry, which has an elongated shape and excellent taste, is popular. Distinctive features varieties are in general early fruiting and rich offspring. Just imagine, one bush can produce about 12 kg of berries. Tayberry is in demand not only due to its deliciousness, its appearance during flowering allows you to use the bushes as decorative design garden. Consistent benefits: low soreness, excellent environmental adaptation and mobility.

The blackberry variety Silvan is very often referred to as unusual. hybrid varieties raspberries. What is its peculiarity? The advantage is that the berry has excellent taste qualities, rightfully recognized as the best in taste, the only species to which it is inferior is Boysenberry. Silvan berries are black in color with a shiny shade, rather big size(maximum weight 12 g) and tapered. Considering that from one stalk you can get about 10 berries, it is not difficult to estimate that the bush gives approximately 4 kg of yield. They ripen not evenly, but this process begins at the end of the second summer month. The only and main drawback, this is the thorniness of the bushes.

It is worth paying attention to other hybrids of the discussed berries: Sunberry, Marion, Youngberry and Texas. In nature, there is still a special variety of black raspberries called Cumberland. Outwardly, it is very similar to a blackberry, and in smell too.

The unusual berry culture known as the Tibetan raspberry is rare in our gardens. But in the Baltic States, Poland, they love and grow it because of its taste and decorative properties... Outwardly, the semi-shrub plant resembles something in between raspberries and blackberries, while the berries have strawberry notes.

First of all, exotic shrubs captivate with their appearance.

Seductive berry

This is not an epithet, but the biological name of the culture - Raspberry seductive (Rubus Illecebrosus), in different countries it is also known as strawberry, rose-leaved, Tibetan,.

The first scientific description of culture was made in late XIX century, where the ancestral home of the herbaceous shrub is indicated in Japan, North China, the Himalayas. The place of origin and the assignment of the plant to the Pink family formed the basis of the most common name for the Tibetan rose-leaved raspberry.

The berry forms spherical bushes up to 70 cm high, consisting of thin, flexible, entirely covered with thorns shoots. The leaves are light green, corrugated, jagged along the edge, rough and cling to clothing like a plaster. Large flowers, similar to strawberries, bloom at the top of the shoots, sometimes the plant expels peduncles from the axillary buds. The berry is large (up to ø5 cm), hollow inside, coral-red, unripe, fresh in taste. Ripe fruits are sweet and sour, easily separated from the receptacle. The rhizome, like that of raspberries, is creeping; from the third year of life, it begins to actively and randomly spread in different directions and give abundant growth.

Despite belonging to the same genus, the Tibetan raspberry is somewhat different from the usual forest relative.

• Annually aerial part completely dies off, and in the spring drives out young shoots, therefore, bears fruit on the shoots of the first growing season.
• It does not form brushes, but blooms and bears fruit in single flowers (berries).
• Outwardly and in size, the fruit is more like a strawberry, but the shape, attachment to the receptacle, is like a raspberry.
• Has a longer fruiting period. The twigs begin to bloom and bear fruit as they grow back, practically throughout the entire growing season, the last berries are removed by freezing.

Simultaneous flowering and fruiting is a biological feature of the culture

Decorative properties

If you have never seen a Tibetan raspberry in your life, look at the photo and see how decorative it is. This property attracted the attention of landscape designers to the shrub, who began to actively use the plant in hedges, decorative compositions, in the design of rocky gardens, alpine hills.

The bush is easy to mold, retains fresh greenery throughout the season, blooms and bears fruit at the same time. Bright red berries, large white flowers on a green background look very impressive.

The ability to grow quickly and take up all the free space can be used purposefully. The plant is planted if it is necessary to strengthen the slopes, to hide the unsightly appearance of something with the help of picturesque thickets. A berry plant planted in a remote part of the garden will become a reliable barrier against the entry of unauthorized persons or animals into the site.

Cooking applications

Tibetan raspberry or strawberry raspberry one of the few cultures that fully reveals the palette of taste not in fresh, and after processing. Many housewives note that the usual sweet and sour berry, after being ground with sugar, begins to exude an unusual strawberry-pineapple aroma. The berries make a very tasty, fragrant wine. Fresh, frozen, it is good for making pies, desserts, decorating fruit salads. If the fruits are added to compotes from sweet, slightly colored fruits (apples, pears, apricots, peaches), they will give them a richer taste, color and aroma.

It is interesting! The sour taste allows the berries to be used in vegetable dishes. In China, they are added to tomato and onion salad, sweet pepper lecho.

To preserve the healing composition, it is better to dry the fruits for the winter. Tea brewed from dried Tibetan raspberries is not only delicious, but also has beneficial properties. He fights against colds, vitamin deficiency, normalizes metabolism.

Universal component of fruit and vegetable salad, compote, fruit drink, berry pie

Growing in the garden

The main requirement that should be observed when cultivating this variety of raspberries is to control reproduction, otherwise it will displace on its way not only annual crops, but also perennials. Which testifies to the extraordinary energy of growth and unpretentiousness of the shrub. He will feel good both in the sun and partial shade. From soils, it prefers moisture-absorbing loam with a neutral or alkaline reaction of the soil solution.

Landing features

Tibetan raspberries should be placed in a "tight box" immediately upon planting, which will greatly facilitate all subsequent care. To do this, the area allocated for the future berry is edged to a depth of at least 50 cm with any restrictive material - iron sheets, old slate, rubberized tape. Plants are planted at a distance of 80–100 cm. In the first year, small compact bushes will grow, but after a couple of years the entire allotted area will turn into a dense massif that can provide a good harvest.

Care

In order not only to control the reproduction of the plant, but also to receive annually good harvest, need to know .

1. Thin shrub regularly. In autumn, cut off the aerial part completely, in the middle of summer, remove branches that have not set fruit.
2. Required element - spring feeding mullein nutrient solution (1:10) with the addition of complete fertilizers for fruit and berry crops.
3. In a dry summer, watering is needed, otherwise the berries will lose their juiciness, they will dry out and fall off. Watering is best in the evening, at the root, along the lower tier of leaves.
4. The root system of Tibetan raspberries lies close to the surface, so it is better to pull out the weeds by hand, and also better fit to mulch.

The aboveground part dries up in the fall, so it is cut off before winter or early spring

Note! The shoots of the plant are covered with thin thorns, which painfully scratch the skin and break off like a bee sting. You can work with it only in thick rubberized gloves.

Reproduction

The most simple and effective ways reproduction of the Tibetan rose-leaved raspberry - by dividing the bush (in the fall) and by root suckers (in the spring).

The bush intended for division is dug out, the rhizome is cut using the sector, leaving 2-3 stems in each division and a good root system. They are planted as usual raspberries - in deep trenches with feeding for a long period. Old shoots are cut off, leaving small stumps (2-3 cm), covered with humus, peat, last year's foliage on top - what is.

In the spring, young shoots are dug up and transplanted to a new place using the same technology as when dividing the bush. In order for young plantings to immediately bear fruit abundantly, you need to choose offspring with a well-developed 4–5-year-old rhizome.

Do you want to grow an unusual berry in your summer cottage and surprise your friends and loved ones? Plant a raspberry-strawberry hybrid. It is simply amazing, but it combines the tastes of these two berries, so beloved by us and familiar from childhood.

Many hybrids are known to gardeners, and it is difficult to surprise them with something. But in this situation, it seems incredible that scientists have obtained a hybrid of a herbaceous plant with a shrub. Many will not believe that this is possible. And rightly so. The breeders have nothing to do with it.

Turns out, it comes about a new raspberry variety little known to Russian gardeners. It is called differently: Tibetan, zemmalina, rose-leaved, strawberry, Chinese, Himalayan, clubmaline, raspberry ...

This shrub was brought to our latitudes from East Asia, and in nature it is found on mountain slopes and in mixed forests. Unlike garden raspberries, which are about 1.5 meters high, it can reach 3 meters in height. But in conditions of temperate latitudes on our soils, its height ranges from 0.5 to 1.5 meters.

The shrub has thorny shoots and green leaves with yellow veins and denticles along the edges. One of its names is rose-leaved raspberry, the shrub received because of the similarity of its leaves with rose leaves. It blooms with white five-petal large flowers(up to 5cm). The bush pleases with flowering from July to late autumn, its flowers perfectly coexist with unusual large red berries, their aroma resembles strawberries.

The berries taste a little sour, similar to blackberries with pineapple. The plant is so unusual and decorative that it is perfect for decorating a garden or suburban area... This is lovely hedge: pleasing to the eye with beauty and guards with thorny branches.

The first harvest of strawberries and raspberries can be harvested at the end of summer and feast on this unusual berry until late autumn. At the same time, the harvest is quite decent: one branch is capable of producing up to 5 berries weighing 3 g each. Berries in shape and appearance resemble strawberries.

Landing

The shrub is planted in the usual way for garden raspberries. It grows from 50 cm to 1.5 meters. The unusual raspberry has large and very sharp thorns. Therefore, the planting of this thorny plant must be done with thick gloves.

In the temperate zone, planting Tibetan raspberries is preferable on the southern and sunny side of the site. In areas with dry and hot climates, the plant feels good in partial shade. You can plant raspberries as separate bushes or in rows, observing the basic planting rules.

Raspberry-strawberry planting rules:

• Before planting, it is necessary to dig small trenches (for planting in rows) or holes (for cluster planting).
• When planting, strictly observe the distance: between the bushes - 0.8 m, between the rows - 1.5 m.
• It is recommended to apply fertilizer in the pits or trenches in the form of a mixture of 1 bucket of peat and 0.5 bucket of rotted manure.
• After planting, water it abundantly.
• To make raspberries easier to take root and not get sick, it is better to plant them in the fall, before frost (from September to October).
• For transplanting or when propagating their bushes, they act like this: carefully dig up the shoot with an earthen lump and carefully transfer it to the right place.
• When choosing a place for this plant, find one where there is abundant root growth will not harm other garden pets. And also keep in mind that the shrub does not like constantly wet places.
• If necessary, it is possible to limit the growth of raspberries in some ways: for example, slate sheets dug around the perimeter.
• At the first serious frosts, young seedlings should be sprinkled, sprinkling their root system 30 cm with soil.

Care

Raspberry-strawberries are unpretentious. But, despite this, it needs minimal maintenance.

Strawberry Raspberry Care Tips:

1. In dry weather, it is advisable to water the shrub regularly. Keep in mind that the plant does not like waterlogging.
2. To prevent the soil from drying out around the shrub, it is recommended to mulch it using peat, compost or humus (this is especially necessary for bush plantings).
3. It is advisable to weed the soil around the shrub with your hands, so as not to damage the root system close to the surface.
4. In the spring, it is necessary to feed the shrub with any mineral fertilizers for raspberries (5 tbsp. l. for each shrub) or liquid manure (1 part of manure to 20 parts of water).
5. Chinese raspberries reproduce by root shoots, many of them are formed during the season.
6. Before stable frosts, the aerial part of the raspberry is cut to the ground, and the roots are sprinkled.
7. Raspberry tolerates winter well. It is only required to cover the plant in extremely cold and little snowy winters.

As you can see, this unusual plant picky to care for, and takes no more time than regular raspberries.

Reviews

Antonina, 65 years old, Ufa

Saplings are expensive, and the taste of the berries is not particularly encouraging. But I found a way out! I planted several bushes (multiplied my own) in front of the house. Now neighbors passing by admire the outlandish bush and are very surprised to learn what kind of plant it is.

Nikolay 43 years old, Kostroma

I gave my wife an outlandish raspberry, which I read about on the Internet. The wife is happy, now she has something to surprise her girlfriends and summer residents.

Anna 38 years old, Ulyanovsk

I got such a miracle raspberry 5 years ago. Raw berries smell like strawberries, taste sour, they make good jelly and compote, as well as unusual jam and preserves.

Maria 29 years old, Krasnodar

My five-year-old daughter Lena really likes the taste and bright appearance of these berries. I am glad that they do not cause allergies in her. While treating her grandmother, she said: "Eat, this strawberry and raspberry have become friends!".

Victoria, 40 years old, Elektrostal

I took a sapling of this unusual shrub from a friend in the country, I liked it with my interesting view... He easily took root in my garden, and every summer he pleases my guests and loved ones.

As we found out, this amazing shrub with different names, many wonderful qualities. He fell in love with many summer residents and landscape designers. Perhaps it will take root on your site.

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Strawberry raspberry

Mysterious zemmaline

Three years ago, in August, I found myself in Postavy and entered the market. Walking among the rows where agricultural products and seedlings are sold, I noticed plants resembling raspberries.

Their height was 40-60 cm. On some specimens- attractive, bright red fruits. Noticing my curiosity, the seller treated me to a few berries. They tasted like raspberries, but with a pronounced strawberry aroma. While I was deciding whether to buy seedlings or not, the woman said that the plant is- strawberry raspberries. Her son brought her seedlings from St. Petersburg. Agricultural technology for growing zemalina is simple and accessible to any gardener. It grows on any soils with a neutral reaction, but still prefers light and fertile soils. It responds well to feeding with rotted manure and wood ash.

On my site, I allocated zemmaline sunny place with well-fertilized soil. I planted her in rows. The distance in the row is 10-20 cm, and between the rows is 30 cm. With this planting scheme, the zemmaline is easy and convenient to weed. In July, the first ovaries appeared on the plants, and at the end of July we already tasted the first ripe berries. Low, about 60 cm, spreading bushes seemed to burn red from bright, rather large, juicy and sweet berries, similar to strawberries and raspberries at the same time. They are very firmly attached to young shoots. You should not rush to harvest the crop. Brightly colored berries, although beautiful, remain unripe for a long time, with a herbaceous flavor. Having tried these, many are disappointed in them. I noticed this feature and now I am trying to let the berries ripen on the bush for about 10 days. Then they become ruby, tasty, crumble at the slightest touch.

Zemmalina shows remontance. It bears fruit from July to September. If it is warm in September sunny weather, the berries have time to ripen well and gain sugar content.

Jams, juices, compotes can be made from fruits, they are added to jam with high acidity. Zemalina berries do not contain acid, so a little lemon, apples are added to juices, compotes and jam from them, citric acid, any juice from berries and fruits containing acid. Those who made wine from strawberry raspberries note its delicate pleasant taste and aroma.

There is confusion about the name of this culture. Some article authors mistakenly combine information on two plants: strawberry raspberry and strawberry spinach. It is two various plants... Zemmalina- it is a species of raspberry (Rubus illecebrosus). Its leaves and shoots are very thorny. When weeding plants and picking berries, I always wear tight pants so as not to prick. Zemmaline leaves are similar in shape to raspberry leaves. Strawberry spinach- this is vegetable crop... Its leaves, which resemble the leaves of quinoa, and the fruits located in the internodes of the leaves are used for food. Zemmalina fruits and strawberry spinach are similar to each other. Therefore, they are often mistaken for the same plant.

Zemmalina is easy to propagate by root shoots. In early spring and in the fall I divide the bushes and plant in a new place. In order for the harvest of strawberry raspberries to be rich, it is advisable to cover it with straw and spruce legs for the winter.

Zemmaline hedges look spectacular. They are short, dense, very attractive during flowering, later delight with berries. Sometimes the aboveground part of the plants freezes, so in the spring it is necessary to remove all dried shoots. It should be noted that root system this plant is very aggressive, intertwined in the ground like a spider's web. And if the zemmaline is not stopped, it will spread throughout the garden. Therefore, it can be used to reinforce steep slopes. Many gardeners plant shrubs in large pots or barrels. The beds are fenced with old slate, linoleum from all sides to a depth of 0.5 meters. There is a joke that strawberry raspberries bring joy twice: the first - when the berries are harvested, and the second- when the unexpectedly grown at the other end of the garden was finally eradicated, since this work is not easy.

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Vladimir Krylovich

Raspberry-strawberry is one of the oldest strawberry varieties cultivated in Holland by a limited number of producers. The traditions of the best greenhouse farms, combined with strict quality control of products, allow the berries to maintain a rich taste and useful properties strawberries, and due to strict requirements for temperature conditions deliveries of delicious strawberries-raspberries arrive at your table in all their pristine freshness and beauty.

Who can resist and not buy this exotic in the next catalog of fruit and berry crops? There are two combinations: raspberry-strawberry and strawberry-raspberry.

In fact: strawberries belong to the genus Fragaria and raspberries to the genus Rubus, how could they be crossed?

Our interspecific hybrids, to put it mildly, are quite problematic, but here we are talking about intergeneric hybrids! It is very curious where sellers get such information in order to come up with "plants of the distant future" ...

It is clear that this scam is one-time - whoever is caught will never buy it a second time, so a bag of strawberry-raspberry seeds costs 500-600 rubles. For interest, we also bought a raspberry-strawberry seedling ...

Instead of a strawberry-raspberry hybrid, an ordinary strawberry has grown, although it is flattened, as if with a cut off tip, but there are many such varieties. Bright scarlet, sweet.

And there is no special deception! So what if it's not a hybrid of strawberries and raspberries? Well, at least the weed didn't grow for 500 rubles. From the point of view of the law, everything is correct.

Having planted the purchased raspberry-strawberry seedlings according to all the rules of raspberry science, two years ago they received annual shoots... Outwardly, these were raspberry shoots. Slender, moderately thickened, reddish in color, tall (up to two meters), slightly thorny, with dark green healthy foliage, they inspired hope for a future harvest until autumn.

They wintered well, and this is a difficult year for raspberries. In the spring they tied them up, and by the end of July shortened fruit branches had formed from the axils of the leaves, on which up to 4-5 pieces of berries ripened at the same time. Dark red, beautiful rounded shape, sweet, with harmonious raspberry flavor, juicy, 2.5-3 g. The variety is not bad, fruitful, but strawberry notes were not caught in the berries. Again raspberries, albeit with good inclinations.