Raspberry Royalties The most popular variety among varieties of violet raspberry. A high-yielding mid-ripening variety of American selection.
The Royalty raspberry variety combines many sought-after features: large-fruitedness, the energy of growth and reproduction of a purple hybrid and the high quality of red raspberry fruits.
The Royalty variety is one of the leaders among large-fruited raspberry varieties. Berries, in addition to their visual appeal, usually weigh more than 6 grams. This significantly increases the efficiency and speed of manual raspberry picking.
Royalty's red raspberry fruits have a unique fruit aroma and taste, like most red raspberry varieties. They are very sweet.
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When the berries become darker, they acquire an aroma characteristic of the purple raspberry variety. The distinguishing feature of Royalty from other purple raspberry varieties is that this aroma is not accompanied by the sourness or "soapy" taste that is sometimes found in purple raspberries. The Royalty variety is ideal for making jelly or jam.
Ripe fruits of Royalty raspberries are soft and very juicy, so they are not suitable for transportation and long-term storage. But despite this, the Royalty raspberry variety is unusual in that it is simultaneously a favorite of many gardeners, and is also valuable in industrial cultivation and for the fresh berry market. Because, already at the reddening stage, the fruits reach an acceptable level of
sugar, taste and appearance. And at the same time, they are solid, suitable for transportation and have a relatively long shelf life.
Royalty raspberry has high endurance and resistance to various diseases and pests, and also has good adaptability to the effects of various extreme factors.
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