ORBERRY FEMALE CULTIVAR
Cora sea buckthorn variety
The hardy, productive cultivar of the Orberry range. Cora grows fast, yields 20–22 t/ha in mature orchards, shows good resistance to fusarium wilt and has an outstanding processing profile: 22.5 mg of carotenoids and 340 mg of ascorbic acid per 100 g of juice. Large, almost round, bright-orange fruit with a late harvest.
PLANT TYPE
Female cultivarPORTFOLIO POLLINATOR
AndrosPROCESSING PROFILE
Fruit processingAT A GLANCE
A closer look at Cora.
Vigour — medium to high · Ripening — late, Clara + 15 days · Harvest window — 12–14 days · Fruit colour — bright orange · Main strength — hardiness, yield, carotenoids
Vigour
medium to high
Ripening
late — Clara + 15 days
Harvest window
12–14 days
Fruit colour
bright orange
Processing profile
high yield, hardiness, very good for processing, high carotenoids
COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
A variety for professional orchards.
FRUIT & PROCESSING
Purpose-led genetics.
Cora is suited to processing in all its forms, and especially to carotenoid-oriented products (oil, pulp, cosmetics). Its strengths are a large fruit of 10–12 mm and 0.54 g with no pubescence, the lowest acidity in the range (4.15%) and high carotenoids (22.5 mg per 100 g of juice). Sugar 12.3 °Brix; oil 5.2%.
ORCHARD PROFILE
Grow with intent.
Medium-to-high vigour, semi-erect habit with a wide crown and annual growth of over 200 cm. Economic yields from year 3; yield potential of 20–22 t/ha in mature irrigated orchards at 3.5 × 1.25 m. Good resistance to fusarium wilt makes Cora the reference cultivar for difficult soils and sites.
HARVEST
A distinct harvest position.
Late — fifteen days after Clara — with a harvest window of 12–14 days. Oval-to-round, bright-orange fruit on a long peduncle; 79% pulp and juice.
WATCH-OUTS
Plan for the site.
Slightly more thorns than Mara and Clara (5–6 cm), without consequence for cutting-harvest. Strong suckering in the first 4–5 years.
Juice composition: irrigated culture in Arad, five-year averages; oil is measured in fresh fruit. Yield potential: irrigated mature orchard at 3.5 × 1.25 m; results depend on site, season and management.
POLLINATION
Designed with Andros in mind.
Sea buckthorn is wind-pollinated. Andros is integrated according to planting geometry, pollination needs and field layout; its final number and placement are planned for your orchard.
POLLINATION IN THE ORCHARD
The orchard layout determines the number and placement of Andros plants.
CULTIVAR CHARACTERISTICS
The details that matter.
The Orberry variety profile shows the key botanical, fruit and processing characteristics for professional orchard selection.
| Sex / role | female |
|---|---|
| Registered | 2010 |
| Vigour | medium to high |
| Growth habit | semi-erect, wide crown |
| Annual growth | over 200 cm |
| Thorns | moderate, 5–6 cm |
| Flowering time | mid |
| Ripening | late — Clara + 15 days |
| Harvest window | 12–14 days |
| Fruiting onset | economic yield from year 3 |
| Yield potential | 20–22 t/ha |
| Fruit size | large |
| Average berry mass | 0.54 g |
| Fruit length | 10–12 mm |
| Fruit shape | oval-round, almost round |
| Fruit colour | bright orange |
| Peduncle | long |
| Pulp + juice / skin / seeds | 79 / 11.2 / 9.8 % |
| Total sugar | 12.3 °Brix |
| Total acidity (as tartaric, in juice) | 4.15 % |
| Ascorbic acid (per 100 g juice) | 340 mg |
| Total oil (fresh fruit) | 5.2 % |
| Carotenoids (per 100 g juice) | 22.5 mg |
| Fusarium wilt | good resistance |
| Suckering | strong, first 4–5 years |
| Crown regrowth after cropping | good |
| Mechanised harvest | Not applicable |
| Pollinator | Andros |
| Processing profile | high yield, hardiness, very good for processing, high carotenoids |
| Watch-outs | slightly more thorns; suckering |
Juice composition: irrigated culture in Arad, five-year averages; oil is measured in fresh fruit. Yield potential: irrigated mature orchard at 3.5 × 1.25 m; results depend on site, season and management.
Data source: Cultivar characteristics: Pomologia României, Editura Ceres. Figures describe documented observations, not guaranteed results. Pomologia României. Values revised 30 September 2026.
PROFESSIONAL PLANTING MATERIAL
Plan your Cora plant order.
Cora is an Orberry female cultivar. Propagated from the certified mother plantation of the varieties. Commercial planting material is supplied with phytosanitary passport documentation.
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