VARIETAL NAME: 'Spagna frutto bianco' (Spain white fruit)
Taxonomical and basic information
Varietal name:
'Spagna frutto bianco' (Spain white fruit)
Identification/ Accession n.:
IT23_00500
Ingroup:
Morus alba s.l.
Species:
M. alba
Origin:
Italy
Obtained:
former Sericulture Station of Ascoli Piceno (IT), 1985
Morphological characteristics
Trunk:
Trunk circumference (cm):
Trunk colour:
Light brownish-grey
Shoots:
Colour of one-year old shoot:
Yellowish brown
Lenticel density:
High
Lenticel shape:
Round
Buds:
Bud shape:
Ovate
Bud colour:
Medium brown
Bud size:
medium
Leaves:
Phyllotaxis:
Leaf shape:
Simple and lobed
Average leaf size: length (cm):
15.9
Average leaf size: width (cm)
13.1
Leaf size ratio:
Low (<1.2 broad leaves)
Petiole size (cm):
5.4
Petiole range:
Long (41-70 mm)
Shape of leaf base:
Cordate
Shape of leaf apex:
Acute
Leaf blade tip:
Absent to acuminate
Leaf blade margin:
Serrulate
Hairiness:
Glabrous
Glossiness:
Glossy
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):
24
Infructescence width (mm):
15
Length of peduncle:
Medium
Infructescence colour:
Light pink
Taste:
Infructescence shape:
Irregular
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):
54.2
Number of lateral shoots:
n.d.
Lenght of internode (cm):
3.7
Leaf No./meter:
19.5
Weight of 100 fresh leaves (g):