VARIETAL NAME: 'Illinois Everbearing'


Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Illinois Everbearing'
Identification/ Accession n.:
IT23_00530
Ingroup:
Morus rubra cf.
Species:
M. alba x M. rubra
Origin:
USA
Obtained:
CBNMed-Porquerolles (FR), 2009
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
Trunk colour:
Greyish brown

Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Medium brown
Lenticel density:
Sparse
Lenticel shape:
Elliptical

Buds:
Bud shape:
Ovate
Bud colour:
Reddish brown
Bud size:
medium


Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
14.5
Average leaf size: width (cm)
10.5
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
1.4
Petiole range:
Short (11-20 mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Truncate
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Acuminate
Leaf blade margin:
Serrulate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Matte


Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
Female infl. diameter (mm):
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
Male infl. length (mm):
Male infl. diameter (mm):
Male infl. stalk length (mm):
Polygamous infl. length (mm):
Polygamous infl. diameter (mm):
Polyg. infl. stalk length (mm):
Infructescence:
Fruit weight (g):
Infructescence length (mm):
25
Infructescence width (mm):
12
Length of peduncle:
Long
Infructescence colour:
Black
Taste:
Infructescence shape:
Cylindrical


Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
Flowering date (week):
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Abundant autumn colouring (week):
Growth and yield attributes
Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
42.6
Number of lateral shoots:
n.d.
Lenght of internode (cm):
4.4
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):
