Has anyone come across a black cap raspberry with yellow canes in addition to the fruit? I was told the fruit was also a yellow color, so hoping to see how they turn out. It differs from the purple canes of the wild types here. Found in WV along a fenceline on an old farm. One of the pictures below shows the yellow canes next to “regular” canes from a different individual.
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Nope, I only have seen the dark red canes around here.
So if the fruit is also yellow, does that mean any yellow fruited ones will always have no red on the canes? If that is the case breed selecting for that particular color would be super easy, just thin out any seedlings with red pigment.
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i believe theyre albinos, so it would make sense to not have any red anywhere
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Yeah, I thought it was interesting! Obviously I’m taking their word for the yellow fruits, but if they’re true I would love to use them to cross with something.
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I’m guessing the lack of pigments is recessive, so your first cross probably wouldn’t have any yellow fruited ones, so it would require to backcross to the yellow or cross between the f1 crosses.
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Yes. I have them going here also. Also more info..
Are you trying to root those floricane cuttings? If so let us know the success rate…
The best method would be to dig up the crown of the one you found.. otherwise root cuttings.
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@krismoriah Thanks for the info! I knew that there were individuals with yellow fruit, but I just wasn’t sure about the canes being pale as well.
Yes, I am trying cuttings, but I also got a few tip rooters from where they were laid over, so hopefully those establish themselves more easily. The folks at the farm had made a few copies next to their orchard, but I cannot recall their method.
They had mentioned a gentleman from the University of Maryland had come out to look at the specimen to see if the fruit had the same Anti-inflammatory compounds as the black variants (anthocyanins?). Not sure about the results, haha.
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There’s a bunch in at least two of the parks I hike and forage in around here. Found them in the woods across the street as well, and I have two in pots on my deck. I don’t find them to be particularly tasty, but I like them for their oddity.
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Good luck with them - very attractive! Please post images when they fruit!
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I think if im not mistaken its the anthocyanins that give the black raspberries their color…and the lack thereof give the golden/yellow their color.
Same with the yellow raspberry sports of red raspberries as well.
However i think its the phytochemicals that make the most health differences.
As with its wild native pigmented twin.. just be aware that wild types tend to be the most disease prone.. so if you have other tame/bred berries just be aware.
The wild ones really need no human care anyways.. so i keep mine in wild areas to visit.. not among the cultivated. YMMV.
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Okay, I’ll definitely keep that in mind. I’ll find a good fencerow for it by the woods. @krismoriah
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