New varieties
These are our newly bred varieties that are not yet released. They are identified using their provisional names or their selection numbers where names have not yet been considered. Click on the link to view details on:
Raspberry selection 0123A7 Funded by the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Consortium
Parentage: 9349A4 x 9046RA2
Season: 00123A7 is an early-mid season summer fruiting raspberry which begins picking about 4-6 days before Glen Ample.
Plant Habit: Primocane are spine-free with a very upright growth habit. Laterals present fruit well for hand picking.
Fruit Quality: Fruit is bright, attractive, paler in colour than Glen Ample and has a similar conical shape to Tulameen. Flavour is sweet and aromatic.
Fruit Size: Fruit size 4.7 - 5.1g
Fruit Yield: Early observations of yield at SCRI indicate a more productive crop than Glen Ample.
Pest and disease tolerance: Carries gene A10, conferring resistance to most strains of aphid virus vector
Amphorophora idaei.
