VARIETAL NAME: 'Big ten'
Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Big ten'
Identification/ Accession n.:
Ingroup:
Morus sp.
Species:
Morus sp.
Origin:
From Austrian nursery as commercial variety
Obtained:
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
Trunk colour:
Light brownish-grey
Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Greenish brown
Lenticel density:
Sparse
Lenticel shape:
Elliptical
Buds:
Bud shape:
Medium triangular
Bud colour:
Yellowish brown
Bud size:
large
Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Alternate spiral
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
158.1
Average leaf size: width (cm)
129.5
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
3.9
Petiole range:
Medium (21-40mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Cordate
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Caudate
Leaf blade margin:
Serrate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Glossy
Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
15.8
Female infl. diameter (mm):
12.4
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
19
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):
2.98
Infructescence length (mm):
29.05
Infructescence width (mm):
15.6
Length of peduncle:
Long
Infructescence colour:
Black
Taste:
Sweet
Infructescence shape:
Ellipsoid
Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
11
Flowering date (week):
15
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Medium
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Abundant autumn colouring (week):
Growth and yield attributes
Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
190.43
Number of lateral shoots:
n.d.
Lenght of internode (cm):
6.3
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):