'Kotata
' is a blackberry cultivar with a diverse ancestry in a few ''
Rubus
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Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of the ...
'' species including western and eastern North American
blackberry
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species and
red raspberry
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. 'Kotata' was developed by the
United States Department of Agriculture
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Agricultural Research Service in
Corvallis, Oregon,
United States
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in their cooperative breeding program with
Oregon State University
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. In 1984,
'Kotata' was released as a potential replacement for the '
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' blackberry, with better cold tolerance and fruit firmness.
[
] However, while the taste of the 'Kotata' is unique and invariably good, it did not replace 'Marion' but was used as a slightly earlier complement to 'Marion'. 'Kotata' was selected from a cross of the two parents OSC 743
Pacific' × 'Boysen'× OSC 877
Jenner' × 'Eldorado' The pedigree of 'Kotata' has
boysenberry, wild
Pacific Northwest
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blackberries, an
Eastern U.S.
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blackberry species and
loganberry
The loganberry (''Rubus'' × ''loganobaccus'') is a hybrid of the North American blackberry (''Rubus ursinus'') and the European raspberry ('' Rubus idaeus'').
The plant and the fruit resemble the blackberry more than the raspberry, but the fru ...
in its background. While it was released as a cultivar in 1984, it was first selected as OSC 1050 in 1951 and was grown commercially under that name. 'Kotata' has been grown primarily in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and in the United Kingdom.
Description
Kotataberries are black, longish, and have a "glossy skin that dulls as it ripens."
Data
*Color: Deep black
*Season: July 1 - July 24
in Oregon, USA
*Seed size: Medium
*Size: 6g to 7g
References
External links
United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Oregon Berry ProductionOregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission
Hybrid Rubus
Oregon State University
1984 introductions
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