Taifi is one of the best late-ripening table grapes

The oriental grape variety Taifi has been known for a long time. Brought from an Arabian port, it quickly gained popularity in Europe. Its berries are highly beneficial because they contain a large amount of vitamins and nutrients. And their calorie content is relatively low in comparison with other varieties.

Description of the variety

The bushes are very vigorous. The saplings of Taifi pink grapes are distinguished by active growth. Cuttings root very well and quickly. Ripening period is late, 160-175 days before removable maturity from the moment of bud break.

In young shoots, the crown is covered with light cobweb pubescence, weakly colored, with a dark crimson border. Annual, ripe shoots are red-brown in color. The leaves are large, weakly dissected, five-lobed, oblong-rounded with raised edges. The lateral upper notches are closed, deep, with an elongated ovoid or wide-oval lumen, the lower ones are of medium depth, lyre-shaped, open, with parallel sides. Open petiole notch. The lower part of the leaf is bristly or smooth.
The flower is bisexual. The bunches of Taifi grapes are very large, weighing up to 1500-2300 kg, with developed lateral blades, cylindrical-conical or conical in shape.

The bunch is loose with a long stem, lignified at the base. Taifi berries are very large, weighing 7-9 g. Cylindrical or oblong, oval, with a beveled top, 23-28 mm long, red or dark pink with a purple tint. Covered with fine dots and moderate waxy bloom. The skin is dense, thick, bright red on the inside. The pulp is fleshy-crunchy, dense, juicy, with pleasant taste characteristics.

Shoots ripen well. The percentage of fruiting shoots is 24-26, the grapes are able to bear fruit even in stepchildren. However, it has a weak resistance to powdery mildew, it can be damaged by a spider mite, so it is necessary to regularly carry out chemical treatment of the bush. Not whimsical to the type of soil, relatively drought-resistant and salt-tolerant. Low frost resistance, requires mandatory shelter for the winter.

When overripe, the berries do not crumble, they can be stored for a long time, but at the same time, rapid wilting of the ridges is possible. They have a high commodity value and good transportability.

Features of agricultural technology

Taifi pink grapes should be planted on a tall stem with ample perennial timber. High productivity is achieved only after long pruning of fruit vines, more than 7-9 eyes. It can be cultivated only in the most heat-provided regions of viticulture due to its weak winter hardiness, or it can be especially carefully covered for the winter, and in the spring, it should not be opened immediately, first making ventilation holes, until green buds appear.

This variety needs a lot of light and heat to ripen crops and shoots, so it is better to plant it near stone walls facing south-west or south.

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