The best varieties of black currant
Black currant grows in every garden plot. Its berries make delicious compotes, jams and preserves. Breeders have developed new fruitful varieties of currants that are resistant to fungal diseases and have berries weighing up to 8 grams. Let's consider some of them.
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Variety Treasure
Currant The treasure ripens evenly and in the early stages, has a rich sweet and sour taste. The skin of the fruit is thin. When picking berries, it is not damaged. The Sokrovische variety is large-fruited, the berries reach a weight of 2.5 grams. The bush is medium-sized, winter-hardy, resistant to various fungal diseases and is not damaged by a kidney mite. The advantage of the variety is self-fertility.
Sibilla variety
Berries of this variety can weigh up to 5 grams. The variety is mid-ripening, the berries ripen evenly. Their taste is sweet, acid is almost not felt. The variety, like Treasure, is medium-sized, self-fertile and winter-hardy, does not suffer from powdery mildew.
Exotic variety
The variety is fruitful, resistant to viral and fungal diseases, almost not affected by pests. The bush is vigorous, about 1.8 m high and 1 m in diameter. The density is medium. Exotica brushes are powerful and densely covered with berries, 10-12 pieces per brush. The berries are the size of large cherries, collected in bunches resembling grapes. The fruits ripen a little later than currants of the Sokrovische variety, but their weight ranges from 4.5 to 5 grams. The taste of the berries cannot be called usual for black currants - there is absolutely no acid in it, the pulp is very dense and has a slightly noticeable honey flavor. Variety Exotic - frost resistant.
Dachnitsa variety
Berries in partial shade reach a weight of 2.2 grams. In an area well-lit by the sun, the berries produce more pigment and become a rich bluish-black color. Their weight can reach 4 grams. The peel of the fruit is sweet. The bushes need cross-pollination, so the Summer resident is planted next to other varieties of currants. Up to 1.5 buckets of berries can be harvested from one plant.
Variety Yadrenaya
The largest black currant is Vigorous. Its berries can weigh up to 8 grams, although the bush itself is medium-sized and compact. Plum-shaped fruits with dense fleshy pulp. The skin is firm. If you plant a bush in partial shade, then the skin will have a slight astringency. Vibrant - late ripening currants, brushes are abundantly covered with berries.