VARIETAL NAME: 'Georgia'


Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Georgia'
Identification/ Accession n.:
54
Ingroup:
Morus indica s.l.
Species:
M. indica (syn. M. kagayamae)
Origin:
Georgia
Obtained:
1962
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
48
Trunk colour:
Greyish brown


Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Dark brown
Lenticel density:
Sparse
Lenticel shape:
Round
Buds:
Bud shape:
Narrow triangular
Bud colour:
Yellowish brown
Bud size:
medium


Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Alternate spiral
Leaf shape:
Simple
Average leaf size: length (cm):
22.54
Average leaf size: width (cm)
16.08
Leaf size ratio:
Medium (1.3-1.5)
Petiole size (cm):
4.92
Petiole range:
Long (41-70 mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Cordate
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Acuminate
Leaf blade margin:
Crenate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Glossy


Reproductive structures
Sexual dimorphisem:
Dioecious
Inflorescence type:
Female
Inflorescence size:
Female infl. length (mm):
6.0
Female infl. diameter (mm):
5.0
Female infl. stalk length (mm):
4.0
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):
1.242
Infructescence length (mm):
15.6
Infructescence width (mm):
9.4
Length of peduncle:
Short
Infructescence colour:
Reddish black
Taste:
Sweet
Infructescence shape:
Ovoid/globose


Phenological descriptors
Date of bud burst (week):
13
Flowering date (week):
14
Date of infructescence ripening (week):
Medium to late
Uniformity of infructescence ripening:
Medium
Abundant autumn colouring (week):
Growth and yield attributes
Vigour:
Lenght (cm):
133.1
Number of lateral shoots:
15
Lenght of internode (cm):
5.1
Leaf No./meter:
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):
