VARIETAL NAME: 'Balsa'


Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Balsa'
Identification/ Accession n.:
ES24_00834
Ingroup:
Morus alba s.l.
Species:
M. alba
Origin:
Obtained:
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
180
Trunk colour:
Light brownish-grey

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


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

Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Predominantly alternate spiral
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
17.2
Average leaf size: width (cm)
12.5
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
5.6
Petiole range:
Long (41-70mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Truncate
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Acuminate
Leaf blade margin:
Serrate
Hairiness:
Midrib and veins
Glossiness:
Glossy


Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
18.4
Female infl. diameter (mm):
10.6
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
11.2
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):
19.6
Infructescence width (mm):
13.5
Length of peduncle:
medium, 9.1 mm
Infructescence colour:
Yellowish white
Taste:
Sweet
Infructescence shape:
Ellipsoid




Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
9
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):
4
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):
