VARIETAL NAME: 'Cristiana'
Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Cristiana'
Identification/ Accession n.:
ES24_00818
Ingroup:
Morus alba s.l.
Species:
M. alba
Origin:
Italy
Obtained:
/
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
121
Trunk colour:
Greyish brown
Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Greyish-Medium brown
Lenticel density:
High
Lenticel shape:
Round-Elliptical
Buds:
Bud shape:
Broad triangular
Bud colour:
Reddish-Dark brown
Bud size:
small
Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Predominantly alternate spiral
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
14,6
Average leaf size: width (cm)
12,9
Leaf size ratio:
Low (<1.2, broad leaves)
Petiole size (cm):
6.5
Petiole range:
Long (41-70mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Cordate
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Caudate
Leaf blade margin:
Dentate
Hairiness:
Midrib and veins
Glossiness:
Glossy
Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
16.5
Female infl. diameter (mm):
9.6
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
10.8
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):
1.6
Infructescence length (mm):
20.5
Infructescence width (mm):
12.5
Length of peduncle:
short, 6.9 mm
Infructescence colour:
Black
Taste:
Sweet
Infructescence shape:
Ellipsoid
Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
11
Flowering date (week):
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Abundant autumn colouring (week):
Growth and yield attributes
Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
140
Number of lateral shoots:
n.d.
Lenght of internode (cm):
5
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):