The best varieties of black

There are a great many varieties of black currant. But from all this variety, you need to choose exactly those that are suitable for the site where they will grow. Each variety is good in its own way, but not everyone will grow well in certain climatic conditions. Some species mature early.

There are medium and late varieties that start bearing fruit somewhat later. Caring for different types of culture also differs. Everyone wants to simultaneously have good harvests of berries in combination with large sizes of fruits and their excellent taste.

This article describes the best blackcurrant varieties for central Russia, their features and photos, as well as advantages and disadvantages, which will help gardeners, especially beginners, to make the right choice, on which the quality and quantity of the future harvest will depend.

Varieties

For cultivation in the middle lane, there are a huge number of varieties of black currant, which will not be enough to list and describe in one article. For different sites with their individual characteristics, it is rather difficult to choose a suitable variety from such an abundance of species, however, this must be done.

The best varieties of black currant can be safely attributed to:

• Raisin;
• Summer resident;
• Selechinskaya 2;
• Exotic;
• Dubrovskaya;
• Black Pearl;
• Titania;
• Pygmy;
• Bagiru;
• Vologda;
• Mermaid;
• Dobrynya;
• Nuclear;
• Nina;
• Excellent student.

They are divided into:

• early varieties;
• medium;
• late.

And also on:

• large-fruited;
• sweet.

Early

Early types of black currant begin bearing fruit from the end of June. Of the early types of berries, the most popular are:

• Raisin;
• Summer resident;
• Selechinskaya 2;
• Exotic.
• Raisin

Variety Raisin

It was withdrawn at the end of the last century. In 2007 it was entered in the State Register for cultivation in the Central regions of Russia.

Raisin bushes are upright, medium-sized. Leaves are three-lobed, large, dark green in color, with a convex leathery matte plate. Flowers - pale yellow, large, collected in a brush.

Berries are round, large (up to 3.2 g), black, matte. The taste of the fruit is sweet, full-bodied.
100 g of berries contains:

• sugars - 9.1%;
• vitamin C - 192 mg;
• acids - 1.8%.

Productivity - up to 3.5 kg per bush.

The berries do not crumble, which is very pleasing to gardeners who come to their plots only on weekends. Fruits ripen early - at the end of June you can feast on aromatic sweet berries.

The variety is frost-hardy, tolerates drought well. Excellent resistance to diseases (kidney mites, powdery mildew, fungal diseases).

The advantages include:

• winter hardiness;
• resistance to weather disasters;
• large-fruited.

Flaws:

• poor rooting by lignified cuttings.

Summer resident

The early Dachnitsa variety is one of the most popular in Russia. It was withdrawn in 2004. Then it was entered in the State Register for cultivation in the Volgo-Vyatka and North-West regions of the country.

The bushes of the variety are compact, low, of medium density, spherical in shape. Young shoots are shiny, not pubescent, green in color. Older shoots are gray-brown with a brown top. Five-lobed, corrugated, medium-sized leaves, have a green, bronze tint, color. Flowers of medium size are pale, inconspicuous.

The fruits of the variety are large enough. The mass of one berry is 2 or more grams.

There are super-large specimens up to 5 g. The color of the berries is black. The thin skin is almost invisible when eaten. The pulp is juicy, rich, the taste is harmonious, sweet, with a pronounced aroma.

100 g of berries contain:

• sugar - 9.3%;
• vitamin C - 193.6 mg.

On a five-point scale, the taste of the Summer Resident is estimated at 4.6 points.

The variety is early. Plants begin to bloom in May, and at the end of June the first berries ripen.
The self-fertility of this type of currant is very high, however, if you plant other varieties of crops nearby, then the yield of the Summer resident will increase several times.

The yield is high. More than 1.5 kg of fruit can be harvested from one bush.

The advantages of the variety include:

• early onset of fruiting (in the third year, the first crop appears, the peak of which
• falls on the age of the bush 5-8 years);
• high productivity;
• excellent taste;
• self-fertility;
• high frost resistance;
• resistance to diseases and pests (powdery mildew and kidney mites).

The Summer Resident also has disadvantages:

• if the berries are not removed in time, they will become soft and crumble;
• with a large load of fruits, the branches bend down, and sometimes even break.

Selechenskaya 2

Selechenskaya 2 was withdrawn in 2000. Recommended for cultivation in the Central Region, North-West and West Siberian Districts.

Bushes - tall, erect. The leaves are three-lobed, dark green in color, leathery, wrinkled, boat-shaped. Light, red-violet flowers are collected in bunches of 800 pieces.

Large black berries weighing up to 4.5 g, densely located on the branches. The pulp is greenish in color, fragrant and tender, has a sweet taste with some sourness.

Composition of 100 g of pulp:

• sugar - 7.3%;
• acids - 2.2%;
• vitamin C - 160 mg.

Taste qualities on a five-point scale are estimated at 4.9 points. Ripening is early. At the end of June, you can taste the first berries.

Bushes begin to bear fruit already in the second year, and by 3-4 years up to 5 kg of berries are harvested from one plant.

Advantages:

• high productivity;
• excellent taste (the variety is considered almost the most delicious);
• anthracnose and powdery mildew resistance;
• large-fruited;
• good winter hardiness.

Flaws:

• relative resistance to kidney mites;
• instability to damage by aphids.

Exotic

The variety was registered in the State Register in 2001 for cultivation in the Central region of Russia.

Upright and hardy plants - vigorous, sturdy, with strong branches of medium thickening. Leaves are five-lobed, large, dark green in color. White large flowers are collected in clusters. The berries are very easy to pick, as they are arranged in massive bunches similar to grapes.

The fruits of the variety are large. One berry reaches a mass of 5 or more grams. Their color is black, their shape is rounded.The pulp is fragrant, juicy, has a sweet and sour pronounced taste. The skin is thin, not felt when eating.

100 g of berry pulp contains:

• sugar - 8.9%;
• vitamin C - 198 mg.

The flowering of the bushes begins in May, and the first fruits ripen in June. The variety has high self-fertility, excellent winter hardiness (up to -25 degrees) and resistance to diseases, in particular, to columnar rust and powdery mildew. Productivity is quite high (more than 3 kg of berries per bush).

Advantages:

• high productivity;
• good frost resistance;
• large-fruited;
• excellent taste;
• powdery mildew resistance;
• good self-fertility.

Flaws:

• poor transportability;
• vulnerability to dry weather;
• during harvesting, mechanical damage is possible due to the presence of too thin
• peels on fruits:
• hypersensitivity to lesions with septoria, anthracnose, terry, kidney mites.

Medium varieties

Fruiting of medium varieties begins in mid-July. The average includes:

• Dubrovskaya;
• Black Pearl;
• Titania;
• Pygmy.

A characteristic feature of these varieties is the large berry size and long-term fruiting.

Dubrovskaya

The variety was bred in 1988, and since then it has been successfully grown in the territories of the Volgo-Vyatka and Central regions.

Bushes of the species are medium-sized and compact, beautifully shaped and of medium density. Leaves are juicy green, leathery and wrinkled, medium in size. The flowers are small in size, light green in color, resembling cups in shape.

The berries are black and regular in size. The mass of one berry is 2.3 g. The taste of the fruit is rich, sweet and sour. Ripen in mid-July.

100 g of fruit contains:

• sugar - 7.2%;
• acids - 2.0%;
• vitamin C - 200.4 mg.

On a five-point system, taste can be estimated at 4.5 points.

Dubrovskaya is a very productive variety. Up to 3.8 kg of juicy berries are harvested from one bush.

This type of black currant is characterized by high frost resistance, good self-fertility, sufficient resistance to kidney mites.

The advantages include:

• high productivity;
• large-fruited;
• self-pollination;
• good taste;
• resistance to kidney mite damage.

Flaws:

• increased incidence of anthracnose, powdery mildew;
• tendency to overgrowth and thickening.

Black Pearl

Bred Black Pearl in 1992. The variety is successfully cultivated in the Middle Volzhsky, Central Black Earth regions, in the North Caucasian District.

The bush of the variety is medium-sized with a small number of branches of weak thickening. Leaves are five-lobed, light green, with curved edges. Flowers, goblet-shaped, medium-sized, collected in a brush.

Fruits are round, black, glossy, of color, rather large (weighing 6 g). The pulp is juicy, sweet and sour, with large seeds. The fruits reach maturity by mid-July.

Composition of 100 g of berries:

• sugars - 8.0%;
• acids - 1.7%;
• vitamin C - 133 mg.

On a five-point scale, taste is rated at 4.2 points.
The variety has good transportability and keeping quality, as well as high yield, up to 3 kg per bush. Black pearls are hardy and moderately resistant to powdery mildew.

Advantages:

• good productivity;
• high taste and presentation;
• decent frost resistance;
• the variety can be transported over long distances without losing its taste and presentation.

Flaws:

• sour taste that not everyone likes;
• medium resistance to powdery mildew.

Titania

The variety was bred by Swedish breeders in 1970. It appeared in Russia in 1995.
Titania is characterized by the fact that the branches of the plants are directed upwards. The bush itself resembles the shape of a ball. Leaves are medium in size, wrinkled, bright green in color.

Fruits are black, large (up to 4 g in weight). The pulp is dark green, juicy. Taste - sweet and sour, dessert, with wine notes.

Composition 100 g:

• sugar - 6.6%;
• acids - 3.2%;
• vitamin C - 170 mg.

On a five-point scale, taste is rated at 4.7 points.
Titania has excellent transportability and keeping quality, which allows it to be cultivated on an industrial scale. The yield of the variety is up to 3.5 kg per plant.

Advantages:

• high frost resistance;
• large-fruited;
• consistently high yields;
• lack of shedding;
• good transportability;
• high resistance to morbidity.

Flaws:

• tendency to overgrow;
• chopping berries in the absence of care;
• high requirements for soil moisture and nutrient composition.

Pygmy

Pygmy was created in 1999 and is cultivated in the Volga-Vyatka, West Siberian and Ural regions.

The bush is compact, medium spreading, medium thickening. Leaves are bright green, wrinkled, large in size. Flowers - small, pale, similar to saucers, collected in brushes.

Berries are black, shiny, very large (up to 7.5 g), have a sweet taste and rich aroma. The variety gives amazing yields - up to 5.7 kg per bush.

Composition 100 g:

• sugar - 8.7%;
• vitamin C - 170 mg.

Pygmy has an amazing frost resistance (up to -32 degrees), high self-fertility, resistance to anthracnose and powdery mildew. It is characterized by long-term fruiting and unpretentious care.

Advantages:

• drought tolerance;
• self-fertility;
• frost resistance;
• high productivity;
• large-fruited;
• sweet taste;
• resistance to anthracnose and powdery mildew.

Flaws:

• vulnerability to kidney mites and septoria.

Late varieties

The late varieties include those that begin to bear fruit from the end of July and continue to ripen until the end of August.

Of these, it can be noted:

• Bagiru;
• Vologda;
• Mermaid.

Bagheera

The variety was included in the State Register in 1990 for cultivation in the North-West, Volgo-Vyatka, Ural, Middle Volga, West Siberian and East Siberian regions.

The bushes are medium-sized, characterized by rather rapid growth. Plants shed their foliage late.

Leaves are five-toed, light green, matte, with wavy edges. Flowers - medium-sized, goblet-shaped.

Berries are black in color, medium in size (weighing up to 2 g) have a juicy tender pulp, sweet taste, with a pleasant sourness.

100 g of pulp contains:

• sugar - 12%;
• acids - 3.5%;
• vitamin C - 190 mg.

Productivity - up to 4.5 kg per bush. It tolerates both cold and heat well. It has a high, up to -32 degrees, frost resistance, and an average resistance to pests and diseases. It is perfectly transported over long distances without losing its marketability and taste.

Advantages:

• early maturity;
• good self-fertility;
• high productivity;
• decent frost resistance and drought resistance;
• excellent transportability and keeping quality.

Flaws:

• insufficient resistance to kidney mites and powdery mildew;
• vulnerability to direct sunlight.

Vologda

Vologda entered the State Register in 1995 for cultivation in the North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, Middle Volga and Far Eastern districts.

The bush is medium, spreading, rather dense. Dark green, large, asymmetrical leaves are bent down. Medium-sized flowers are collected in clusters.

Fruits are black, round, weighing up to 3 g. The pulp is juicy and tender, covered with an elastic skin, has a sweet and sour taste and a pronounced aroma.

100 g of fruit contains:

• sugar - 7.5%;
• vitamin C - 175 mg.

Taste is rated on a five-point scale at 4.5 points.
The variety is hardy, easily adapts to any weather conditions. Fruit shedding is absent. The yield is high - up to 4 kg per plant. Vologda is highly transportable.

Advantages:

• frost resistance up to -28 degrees;
• high productivity;
• excellent taste and marketability;
• good keeping quality and transportability;
• large-fruited;
• disease resistance.

Flaws:

• bushes require support;
• fruits crack when overripe;
• uncooked ripening of berries.

Mermaid

The variety was included in the Gosrestr in 2004. It is successfully cultivated in the middle zone and the Central region of Russia.

Plants - medium-sized, spreading, medium thickening. Leathery, shiny leaves of large size, have a dark green color. Small light pink goblet flowers are collected in a brush.

The berries are simply huge, up to 7.5 g each. Juicy tender pulp has an excellent sweet dessert taste. Productivity - up to 3 kg per bush.

100 g of pulp contains:

• sugar - about 10%;
• acids - 1.6%;
• vitamin C - 186 mg.

Plants are susceptible to septoria disease and kidney mite attacks. The variety is self-fertile, frost-hardy, resistant to powdery mildew and anthracnose.

Advantages:

• high productivity;
• large-fruited;
• frost resistance;
• drought resistance;
• excellent taste.

Flaws:

• susceptibility to septoria disease and kidney mites.

Large-fruited varieties

In addition to the above, large-fruited include:

• Dobrynya;
• Nuclear.

Dobrynya

The mid-season hybrid Dobrynya was entered in the State Register in 2004 for cultivation in the Central and West Siberian districts.

Bushes of plants are compact, medium-sized. The bright green three-lobed leathery leaves are large in size. The flowers are also large, white-yellow, collected in inflorescences. The variety begins to bloom at the end of April. Flowering lasts 10 days.

The berries are black, with a blue tint, weighing up to 7 g, and are very large in size. The pulp is juicy. The skin is firm and elastic. The taste is sweet and sour, harmonious.

100 g of berries contain:

• sugars - 6.9%;
• acids - 2.5%;
• vitamin C - 200 mg.

On a five-point scale, taste is rated at 4.8 points.

The variety has good, up to -25 degrees, frost resistance and an average yield, up to 1.6 kg per plant.

Advantages:

• large-fruited;
• stable yield;
• frost resistance and drought resistance;
• good transportability and keeping quality of fruits;
• excellent taste;
• high resistance to powdery mildew.

Flaws:

• uncooked ripening of berries;
• susceptibility to fungal diseases and anthracnose, as well as kidney mites.

Vigorous

One name speaks for itself!
The variety was registered in the State Register in 2000 for cultivation in the West Siberian and Volgo-Vyatka regions.

The bush of the plant is medium-sized, with a small amount of foliage. Long branches are simply covered with large berries. Leaves are large, dark green, matte. Flowers are small, white and pink.

Berries are black, plum-like, very large, weighing up to 8 g, have a pleasant, refreshing, slightly sour taste.

Composition of 100 g of fruits:

• sugar - 9%;
  acid - 3.7%;
• vitamin C - 96 mg.

The variety is late. Flowering begins in late May, and the berries begin to ripen in mid-July. The kernel is characterized as a type of black currant that is resistant to weather disasters. He doesn't care about heat or drought. The yield is also amazing - up to 6 kg are harvested from one bush.

Advantages:

• large fruits;
• rich harvests;
• good frost resistance;
• high resistance to kidney mites and powdery mildew;
• resistance to weather extremes.

Flaws:

• whimsical care;
• poor transportability;
• poor resistance to anthracnose.

Sweet varieties

Sweets include:

• Nina;
• Excellent student.

Those types of black currants are considered sweet if they contain 11 percent or more sugars and a minimum of acids.

Variety Nina

Nina is a mid-early high-yielding variety cultivated in the Central and Volga-Vyatka regions.

Bushes of plants are short, compact, rather dense. The leaves are large, leathery, dark green in color. Berries are black, medium in size, weighing up to 1.5 g.

Composition 100 g:

• sugar - 11%;
• vitamin C - up to 270 mg.

The variety is frost-resistant, high-yielding (up to 3.5 kg per bush).

Advantages:

• high sugar and vitamin C content;
• high self-fertility and productivity;
• excellent powdery mildew resistance.

Flaws:

• berries are practically not stored and transported.

An excellent pupil

The variety has the highest sugar content.Cultivated in the Central regions, Volgo-Vyatka and North-West regions of the country.

Plants - vigorous, vigorous, with spreading dense branches. The leaves are three-lobed, light green in color, of medium size. Berries are black, large, weighing up to 2 g. Taste is rich-sweet, with a slight sourness. Ripening - amicable, falls in mid-July.

100 g of pulp contains:
sugar - about 12%;
vitamin C - 230 mg.

Yields are high, up to 4.5 kg per plant. Differs in high frost resistance, and is resistant to spring frosts.

Advantages:

• high productivity;
• high sugar and vitamin C content;
• resistance to weather extremes.

Flaws:

• poor resistance to morbidity.

All the varieties listed above are worthy representatives of the culture called black currant. Any of them will decorate with dignity a garden plot located in central Russia and not only there. Delicious and aromatic berries will perfectly complement the daily diet of any table. The choice is yours!

Currant is a tasty and very healthy berry, unpretentious in cultivation and distribution. It is not difficult to cultivate currants, and in order to collect stable good yields on time, you need to choose the right variety that suits you.

Let's look at the possibilities of modern breeding and get acquainted with the varieties offered by breeding institutes. Here are the characteristics of various varieties of currants with photos and descriptions.

Black currant varieties with large berries

Large varieties of currants attract high yields. Often the berries of these varieties form clusters similar to grapes. In return, they require high-quality cultivation, fertilization, watering, attention and care.

Most large-fruited varieties do not form large enough berries without watering, give reduced yields.

Also, due to the large size, the question arises about the safety of the whole berry. The strength and density of the peel must withstand the pressure of the juice when pouring the berries, as well as ensure keeping quality during transportation and storage.

For the cultivation of large-fruited bushes, agricultural technology is important. The soil under the bushes for the season significantly consumes the supply of nutrients for growing crops.

Also, it is important for large-fruited varieties - so that the growth of pagon branches does not lag behind fruiting.

In order for the yields to be stable and annual, timely replacement of the branches of the bush is necessary. Currants bear fruit well on those shoots, the annual growth of which was at least 25 cm. Therefore, branches with a weak growth, the age of which exceeds 4-5 years, must be cut off.

The selection of large-fruited varieties should also take into account the time of maturation of the variety and harvest. The early ones bear fruit at the beginning of the month of July. Medium - after the middle of the month, late - in August.

And now, according to the list of varieties and their description, let's see which variety of black currant is the largest and sweetest?

On a note: all varieties described below are winter hardy. They tolerate frosts and prolonged cold weather well, cope with spring return frosts. Therefore, we will not further indicate the characteristics of winter hardiness for each variety separately.

Variety Variety - mid-season black currant

A variety with large berries weighing up to 6 g. Berries are collected in clusters of 8-10 pieces. Thus, the weight of one brush can reach 60 g. And 20 good brushes can make up more than 1 kilogram of the crop.

The yield indicator is 6 kg of berries per bush per year. Their taste is sweet with sourness (they contain 9% sugar and only 3.5% acid - for comparison, in sweet varieties of sugars there is almost the same amount - from 10%), the peel is dense. Bushes grow up to 1.5 m in height.

Yadrenaya is a well-deserved record holder among varieties of large black currants. She needs annual rejuvenation. The branches are severely depleted during the fruiting season, therefore they require cutting and replacement with new pagons.

What you need to know the disadvantages: the different size of the berries, their size may vary.Another drawback is that the bush is aging and requires replacement after a few years. The number of years of good fruiting depends on the quality of the care. With good soil and sufficient watering, the bushes can retain their yield for 6-7 years.

Black pearl or Pearl - medium-early large-fruited

Another record holder who received the title of "Masterpiece of Russian selection". Brought to VNIIS Michurin. Fruits with berries weighing up to 6 g. Taste - sweet with a slight sourness (contains 9.5% sugars). Yields up to 5 kg of berries from each bush.

The name of the variety is associated with the characteristic "pearl" luster. The dense rind ensures keeping quality and the so-called "dry" pull-off. Berries of the Black Pearl are perfectly transported.

The shrub of the variety is distinguished by vertically growing branches, the height of the bushes is up to 1.3 m.Without snow cover, without damage to the future harvest, it tolerates frosts down to -42 ° C. At the same time, it tolerates heat and sun up to +40 without shading.

The advantages of the variety are a good harvest in any year, resistance to mites.

The disadvantage of the variety is that the variety tastes sour, not always resistant to pests, fungal diseases.

Selechenskaya-2 - early fruiting

The weight of the berries reaches a maximum of 6 g, they have a sweet and sour taste (7% sugar in the berries) and a dense peel (provides the so-called dry separation and keeping quality). Strong aroma.

There are 10-15 berries per cluster. Very tall dense bushes - up to 2 m, yield up to 5 kg of berries per fruiting season.

Advantages: resistance to both cold and heat and lack of moisture. Not affected by dew.

Disadvantages - the variety requires good care, fertilized soil, and sufficient nutrients. Poorly resistant to pests.

Black boomer - early harvest from Kharkov

The weight of the berries is large, up to 7 g. Collected in a bunch resembling grapes, up to 10 berries in each bunch. The bush is upright and compact, yields up to 4 kg of berry harvest per year.

Advantages: uniformity of ripening and uniformity of berries. Do not crumble after ripening. Stable fruiting every year. Resistance to fungal and other diseases.

Disadvantages: with heavy rains and a lot of moisture, the berries may crack. Pick-off is not always dry.

Big Ben - early variety, super yielding

Another variety, the name of which speaks for itself.

Average weight of berries - up to 4 g. The yield of one bush can reach 10 kg (with good care). The taste is sweet and slightly sour, with sweetness prevailing over acid.

Advantages: after ripening, the berries do not crumble. Resistant to frost and powdery mildew.

Disadvantages: exactingness to care - obligatory pruning, fertilization, watering.

Pygmy - medium early

Berries weight up to 8 g, up to 10 pieces per brush. Even over time, with the aging of the branches, the berries retain their large size. The taste is very sweet, it contains 9.5% sugars. The bushes grow up to 2 m high, but the branches are compact, so they do not take up much space.

The variety gives up to 7 kg of berries per season from a bush.

Advantages: the variety is capable of self-pollination and high yields. The bushes are resistant to powdery mildew. Their winter hardiness is determined by thick stems and a large supply of nutrients, it is -35 ° C.

Disadvantages: low resistance to tick and septoria infection.

Raisin - early variety

The name of the bush is due to the fact that after ripening the berries do not crumble from the bush, remain on the branches, wither and turn into a kind of raisins. This is the exclusive properties of the raisin variety.

Berries differ in average weight - up to 4 g, in a brush there can be 10-12 sweet berries, in which up to 9% of sugars. Productivity - average, 3.5 kg per bush. The direction of growth of pagons is upward. Thanks to this feature, bushes can be planted denser than usual.

Ripening period - early. The taste is sweet.

Advantages: winter hardiness and resistance to heat, fungal infections, ticks.

Disadvantages: poor rooting, bushes of this variety are more difficult to propagate by cuttings, unlike most traditional black currant varieties.

Gulliver - early maturing

The weight of Gulliver berries reaches 5 g. Considering that there can be 20 berries in the bunch of this variety, the weight of the bunch turns out to be weighty - up to 100 g. The taste of berries is rich, with a well-felt sourness. Sugar in berries 6.5%. The bush is tall and leafy, yields up to 2 kg per year.

Advantages: the variety is resistant to very severe cold and long spring frosts. Resistant to kidney mites.

Disadvantages: picky about light, bears fruit well in open sunny places when watering. Lack of water is reflected in a decrease in the amount of crops.

Summer resident - early ripening variety

The size of the berries is large enough - up to 5g, very sweet, contain 9.3% sugars. The total yield of the bush is average, up to 1.5 kg of berries per year. The bush is undersized, withstands frosts down to -35 ° C.

Advantages: high self-fertility (more than 70%, in most varieties - about 50%, and this is considered a good indicator).

Disadvantages: due to the short stature, the branches during the ripening of the crop can bend low to the ground and touch the ground. Therefore, props and timely harvesting are needed. Berries not picked on time quickly crumble. The fruits ripen unevenly.

Titania is a mid-season variety

Despite the name, the variety bears fruit with medium-sized berries. The weight of each berry does not exceed 4 g. However, with a large number of berries in the bunch (up to 25 pieces), the yield of the variety is quite high - 4 kg per bush per fruiting season.

The taste is traditional sweet and sour (there are not so many sugars, only 6.5%). Another feature of the variety is that the berries ripen in batches within 3 weeks. Which is convenient for home assembly and inconvenient for a mechanized one.

The advantages of the variety: resistance to cold climates and diseases, tolerates frosts down to -24 ° C without loss of yield, does not choke when harvested.

Disadvantage: the variety requires good care - fertilizers, watering, pruning, timely replacement of bushes.

Dobrynya is a mid-season variety

A fairly large variety with a weight of each berry up to 7 g. Each cluster contains 8-10 berries. Up to 3 kg of harvest is harvested from each bush. Sweet and sour taste with an average sugar content of 7%, dense peel provides transportability and shelf life.

The height of the bush is up to 1.7 m with a compact, non-spreading crown. This makes the variety popular for summer cottages in small, confined areas.

Advantages: high winter hardiness, not afraid of long and severe frosts, resistance to adverse factors - drought, powdery mildew, without loss of yield.

Disadvantages: different sizes of berries, exactingness to care, low resistance to fungal diseases.

Bagheera - mid-season

Berries weighing up to 7 g, 7 pieces per brush. Very sweet, contains 12% sugar. The bushes are tall, reaching 2 m. With good care, 4.5 kg of berries are harvested from each bush.

Advantages: the variety is equally adapted to cold and heat, frost and drought, suitable for growing in a harsh continental climate. And also resistant to pests.

Sweet black currant varieties

Sweet currant varieties contain more than 10% sugars. However, they also contain vitamin C (ascorbic acid). The amount of vitamin C determines the sourness of the variety - whether it will feel strong, or weak, barely noticeable.

As a rule, sweet blackcurrant varieties have almost no sour taste. Therefore, they represent a tasty prey for wasps. For such varieties to ripen, natural protection is needed - a dense peel on the berry. Otherwise, the crop will be stably destroyed by wasps.

The sweetest varieties of black currants contain more than 12% sugars. Their taste resembles grapes, and the sweetness is provided by the name of the varieties - dessert. For information on the characteristics of black currants (various varieties: super large, sweet and fruitful) - see below on the description and photo.

Black currant is the sweetest - Green haze

A short bush, the berries of which contain up to 13% sugars. Ascorbic acid in them - 200 mg per 100 g.

The size of the berries is medium, up to 2.5 g. High yield of the bush - up to 7 kg of berries per season.

Disadvantage: poorly resistant to ticks.

Nina is an early sweet variety

The variety, in the berries of which up to 11% sugars and up to 270 mg 100 g of vitamin C. Berries up to 4 g, bushes stably bear fruit up to 4 kg over the summer. They are demanding for watering, in which they grow berries twice as large - up to 8 g each. Moreover, all berries are the same size. Easily propagated by cuttings.

Disadvantage: poor transport stability.

Bagheera is a mid-season sweet variety

A variety in which up to 12% sugar and up to 190 mg 100 g of ascorbic acid. The characteristics of the variety are given above, we will repeat them. Berries weighing up to 7, bush yield up to 4.5 kg. Ripen at once, suitable for farming.

Disadvantage: low resistance to dew and pests.

Constellation - early ripening variety

The weight of the berries is small, reaching 1.5-2 g, the sweet taste is provided by 11% of sugar in the pulp. The total yield is also average - about 2.5-3 kg per bush.

The bushes are medium-sized and slightly spreading. Branches are of medium thickness.

Advantages: the ability to bear fruit even without watering. Bushes give 3 kg of berries, even in the "worst" for growing, dry seasons. Also important: self-fertility, winter hardiness, resistance to pests and diseases.

Disadvantages: poor resistance to kidney mites.

Early varieties of black currant

Ripe berries are yielded in early July, and in the southern regions - in the middle and second half of June. For early varieties, spring frost resistance is important. They wake up early (at least April), bloom (usually in May) and more than other medium and late varieties suffer from recurrent frosts or spring cold snaps.

The early maturing varieties Dachnitsa and Selechinskaya were described above. Here are the characteristics of other varieties.

Maria Kievskaya

Berries up to 4 g, sweet and sour. Used for processing and freezing. Medium-sized spreading bushes.

Advantages: resistance to one of the common diseases of shrubs - rust, resistance to powdery mildew.

Nestor Kozin

Berry up to 4 g, sweet. The height of the bush is up to 1.5 m.

Advantages: resistant to frost, heat, powdery mildew.

Exotic

Berries up to 3 g with a sweet and sour taste. They grow on medium-sized bushes with a yield of 1.5-2 kg per year.

Advantages: bushes are not prone to thickening.

Advantages: resistance to the appearance of powdery mildew, resistance to winter cold. The keeping quality of the berries after picking.

Disadvantages: relatively low yield - up to 1 kg per bush.

Perun

Berries weight up to 2 g. Collected in a brush of 10-14 berries. Harvest from a bush - up to 2 kg. The taste is sweet with a slight sourness, 9.5% sugars, and a very strong aroma.

Advantages: resistance to winter and return frosts, to heat.

Disadvantage: it suffers greatly from powdery mildew, requires a garter of branches on a trellis.

Medium black currant varieties

Medium varieties ripen in late June and early July. Medium late - the second decade of July. They are popular due to the content of a large amount of nutrients. Among the representatives of mid-season varieties - the bestsellers Yadrenaya, Dobrynya, Izyumnaya.

Here are a few mid-season varieties.

Dubrovskaya

A variety that combines a high yield per bush (up to 3 kg) and its small compact size. Therefore, it is ideal for small summer cottages. The weight of the berries on the bush reaches 2.5 g, the taste of the berries is sweet and sour (they contain 7% sugars).

Advantages: resistant to cold weather, mites and terry.

Disadvantages: the bushes are prone to thickening, often affected by powdery mildew.

Crane

Berries of medium size (up to 1.5 g each), quite sweet in taste (contain up to 10.5% sugars). Sprawling bushes, yield up to 4 kg per year.

Advantages: the berry is dense, transportable, suitable for mechanized harvesting.

Venus

Berries up to 6 g, in a brush up to 10 berries, contain about 7% sugars - sweet and sour taste. Collect up to 5 kg from the bush. Good winter hardiness and drought resistance. Grows well and bears fruit in partial shade.

Advantages of the variety: begins to bear fruit early and extends the fruiting time to August.

Disadvantage: low resistance to mites, septoria and hazel grouse. Poor transport stability.

Late varieties of black currant

Ripen in early August. Often they are affected by fungi, pests due to prolonged aging. Therefore, for late varieties, resistance to diseases, pests, resistance to heat, and lack of water in the soil are important.

For a long time of ripening, throughout the season, the bushes are exposed to various "misfortunes". They must successfully survive the lack of moisture, release new pagons and grow a consistently high berry yield.

Also important: for a long ripening, the berries need a dense peel. It shouldn't crack. Such berries are excellent for transportation, they are not damaged during mechanized picking. It is also convenient to freeze them. Here are the characteristics of popular late-ripening varieties.

Bummer - late-ripening variety

Berries up to 3 g, sweet (more than 9% sugar), collected in medium-sized clusters, 8-10 berries each. The yield indicator is average - 2.2 kg of ripe berries from a currant bush per season. The bushes themselves are tall, dense, medium spreading.

Features of agricultural technology - suitable for mechanized assembly.

Advantages: frost resistance and resistance to pests, fungal diseases, except for dew.

Disadvantages: instability to powdery mildew, gradual ripening, unstable yield.

Arcadia

A variety with rather large sweet and sour berries, the weight of which reaches 5 g. The yield per bush is average and is 2.5 kg. The bush is 1-1.2 m with curved branches.

The variety has a disadvantage, traditional for low bushes: under the weight of the crop, the branches fall to the ground.

Vologda

Yield leader among late varieties. Yields 5 kg of berries from a bush, weighing more than 2.2 g. Berries grow in clusters of 40 for easy harvesting. Sprawling bush, withstands cold up to -35 and heat up to +45.

Disadvantage: Prone to rust, uneven maturation, requires garter.

Altai Late

Produces berries of medium size - up to 1.2 g in weight, collected in 10-14 pieces per cluster. The sweetness of the taste is provided by 8% sugars.

The variety is resistant to various fungi and pests, except for powdery mildew.

Tatyana's Day

Sufficiently sweet (9.5% sugar) and medium-sized (up to 1.5 g) berries. Up to 3 kg of harvest ripens on the bush. Suitable for mechanized assembly.

Disadvantage: not resistant to spider mites and powdery mildew.

On any summer cottage in different regions of Russia, black currant bushes grow. The plant does not require special care and is resistant to frost, it brings a rich harvest even in subarctic regions. This garden culture is planted in Yakutia and the Khibiny. Black currants are grown by summer residents from Sakhalin in the east to the Krasnodar Territory in the south.

The plant has such a unique ability to adapt to any climatic conditions thanks to its ancestor - the wild currant that grows in the forests. It will not be difficult for an amateur gardener to make a choice and grow currants if he carefully studies the description and looks at the photos presented in the article. Since there are good varieties and types of this culture, there is a huge amount.

The best varieties of black currant and their differences

The varieties differ in the following indicators:

• By appointment;
• The speed of fruit ripening;
• The volume of the harvest;
• Taste of pulp;
• Resistant to low temperatures;
• Resistant to diseases and viruses.

By purpose, the fruits are subdivided:

• Dessert variety - berries with excellent taste;
• For preservation and preparation - fruits with soft and delicate skin, sour taste;
• For freezing - thick-skinned currants;
• Universal varieties.

When choosing a variety, you should pay attention to the region in which it is recommended to grow it. Plants suitable for planting in a particular area produce a good harvest.

Weight, ripening time of the crop, taste may differ depending on the area in which the plant was planted and on the composition of the soil or watering. At a distance of more than 200 km, the main characteristics of the berry can vary greatly.

Summer residents for central Russia are recommended to choose the following varieties:

1. Early ripening - at the end of June: "Exotic", "Dikovinka", "Selechinskaya", "Dachnitsa", "Orlovia", "Openwork";
2. The average ripening period is the second half of July: "Fidelity", "Green Haze", "Black Pearl", "Zusha", "Perun";
3. Late ripening period - from the second half of July to August: "Rusalka", "Venus", "Kipiana", "Yadrenaya".

Large-fruited varieties of black currant

"Vigorous"

The berries of this variety are the largest, resembling grapes in size. The weight of one unit varies from 3.1 to 8.1 grams. "Vigorous" is distinguished by the mid-late ripening of the crop. The bush is small in size, spherical in shape, in height it can reach 1.1 - 1.6 m. After 5.5 - 7 years, the plant must be replaced, since the fertile age ends. The flesh tastes juicy and sweet, the berries are fleshy, covered with thick skin. Representatives of the species tolerate frost well, and are also not susceptible to the influence of hazel grouse and kidney mites. The yield is good; during the season, you can collect from 3.1 to 6.1 kg from one bush. currants. The flowering period of "Yadrenaya" begins in the first week of May. Ripe fruits appear at the end of July.

Advantages:

• Large berries;
• It tolerates frost well;
• Self-fertility;
• Productivity.

Minuses:

• Needs careful care;
• Bushes stop bearing fruit after 5-7 years;
• Fruit pulp tastes sour;
• The species is susceptible to the spread of powdery mildew.

Dobrynya

It belongs to a large-fruited variety of black currant, has an average ripening period. The weight of the berry is 3-7 g, the size of the fruits is not uniform, different. The pulp has a sweet and sour taste, the skin is hard. In 100 gr. berries 200 mg of vitamin C, sugar content - 6.9%.

The plant is of medium size, the height of the bush is from 1.1 to 1.6 m. "Dobrynya" tolerates frost and drought well, and is resistant to the spread of powdery mildew. One shoot per season can be harvested from 1.7 to 2.5 kg. The flowering period begins in mid-May. The first crop is harvested in the second half of July.

Advantages:

• Large and tasty fruits;
• Medium-sized plant;
• It tolerates frost and drought well;
• Not susceptible to the spread of powdery mildew.

Minuses:

• Average yield;
• Irregularity of berries;
• Susceptible to kidney mites and anthracnose.

"Selechenskaya - 2"

Berries of this type are large and tasty, and are considered the most delicious. The weight of one fruit is up to 6 grams. The pulp is sweet, with sourness. Vitamin C content per 100 gr. - 160mg, sugar - 7.4%. Ripens early, in early July, and the flowering period begins in the first half of May. The height of the bush is from 1.6 to 1.8 m. Selechenskaya is resistant to frost and the spread of powdery mildew. During the season, the plant produces a yield of 2.6 to 5 kg.

Advantages:

• Big and tasty berries;
• It tolerates low temperatures well;
• The species is not susceptible to the appearance of powdery mildew;
• Productivity.

Flaws:

• The plant can become a victim of diseases: anthracnose, kidney mite.

Sweet varieties of black currant

"Green Haze"

Representatives of the species have an average ripening period. The plant bears fruit only one year after planting. The bush is not very tall, medium spreading. Currants have a pleasant aroma, one berry weighs from 1.6 to 2.6 grams. 10 grams of pulp contains 193 mg. vitamin C, and sugar - 12.3%. "Green Haze" tolerates low temperatures well and does not get sick with powdery mildew. One shoot per season can be harvested from 4.1 to 5 kg. The plant begins to bloom in the second half of May. A ripe crop can be harvested in the middle of summer.

Advantages:

• Delicious and sweet berry;
• Productivity;
• Frost resistance;
• Refers to early-growing species.

Minuses:

• May be severely affected by exposure to kidney mites.

"Nina"

"Nina" refers to early ripening varieties. The plant has many shoots, medium size, bushes are densely arranged. The berries are large, from 1 to 1.35 cm in diameter, the weight of one piece is from 2 to 4 grams. 100 grams of pulp contains 180 - 269 mg of ascorbic acid. Currants ripen almost simultaneously, the yield is good. "Nina" tolerates the cold season well. The variety has an average resistance to powdery mildew disease. From one bush you can collect from 3 to 4 kg per season, if you do not forget to feed and water the soil, then the plant yields up to 8 kg. The flowering period of black currant begins in the first half of May. Ripe berries can be picked in early July.

Advantages:

• Pleasant taste;
• Ripen at the same time;
• It tolerates frost well;
• Excellent yield.

Flaws:

• Poorly tolerates transportation;
• The species is susceptible to the spread of terry and kidney mites.

"Bagheera"

Belongs to sweet varieties, has an average ripening period. The plant is of medium size, from 1 to 1.6 m high. Fruits are large, the weight of one is from 1 to 2.2 g, reach maturity almost simultaneously, keep well on the branch. 100 g of pulp contains 156 - 189 mg of ascorbic acid, sugar - from 9.1 to 11.9%. Ripe berries appear one year after planting. Bagheera tolerates low temperatures and drought, has an average resistance to viruses and diseases. From one shoot, you can collect from 3 to 4.4 kg of currants. The flowering period begins in the second half of May. A ripe crop can be harvested in the middle of summer.

The advantages of the variety:

• Drought and frost resistance;
• Pleasant taste;
• Simultaneous maturation;
• They tolerate transportation well;

Flaws:

• Average degree of resistance to anthracnose, kidney mite, powdery mildew.

Early varieties of black currant

"Exotic"

Ripens early. Medium-sized plant, erect, height from 1 to 1.6 m. Fruits are large, taste sweet and sour, with delicate skin. 100 g of pulp contains 8.9% sugar and 199 mg of vitamin C. "Exotic" refers to self-fertile varieties. The species is resistant to columnar rust and powdery mildew, tolerates low temperatures well. Suitable for growing in many regions, including the Moscow region. From one bush per season, you can collect from 1 to 1.6 kg of black currant. The weight of one berry is from 2.6 to 3.6 grams. The flowering period begins in May. Ripe fruits appear in the first half of July.

Advantages:

• The largest of the early varieties;
• Low temperature resistance;
• "Exotic" is not susceptible to the spread of powdery mildew.

Minuses:

• The plant can be affected by terry, anthracnose and kidney mites.

"Raisin"

A kind of early ripening currant. The plant is not sprawling, medium-sized, 1.1 - 1.6 m high. The currant is large, the weight of one unit varies from 2.1 to 3 grams. 100 grams of pulp contains 9.1% sugar and 193 mg of ascorbic acid. "Raisin" tolerates frost and drought well. Rarely negatively affected by diseases and viruses, including powdery mildew and kidney mites. From one bush per season, from 1.8 to 2.1 kg of the crop are harvested. The flowering period begins in early May. Ripening of berries begins in July.

Advantages:

• This species tolerates frost and drought well;
• Not afraid of powdery mildew;
• Large berries.

Minuses:

• During reproduction, difficulties arise with the rooting of cuttings.

"Summer resident"

The variety ripens early. The plant is small, moderately spreading, no more than a meter high. The fruits are large, sweet with a delicate skin, the weight of one is from 2.3 to 4 grams. One hundred grams of fruit pulp contains 190 mg of vitamin C and 9.4% sugar. "Summer resident" tolerates frost well and is not prone to diseases - powdery mildew and kidney mites.The volume of the resulting crop is average, from a bush you can collect from 1.5 to 1.9 kg of berries. The flowering period begins in May. Ripe fruits are harvested in the first half of July.

Advantages:

• Large berries;
• Early maturity;
• The variety is not susceptible to the spread of diseases.

Minuses:

• It is recommended to prop up the bushes so that they do not lie on the ground;
• The berries ripen at different times;
• Fruits that are overripe quickly crumble.

"Titania"

"Titania" has an average ripening period. Medium-sized plant is not very tall. The bushes are thick, quite high up to 1.6 m. The greenish pulp tastes sour-sweet, the skin is dense. The content of vitamin C in 100 grams of fruit is 171 mg, sugar is 8.8%. The variety easily tolerates the cold season and low temperatures. It is not exposed to the spread of powdery mildew. One bush can be harvested from 1.6 to 2.6 kg of the crop. The weight of one berry is from 1 to 2.6 grams. Flowering begins in mid-May. You can harvest the crop in early July.

Advantages

• The variety is not susceptible to powdery mildew;
• Berries do not crumble for a long time.

Minuses:

• Currants of different sizes;
• The fruits do not ripen for a long time.

"Black Pearl"

The berries ripen in an average time. The plant is not tall, about 1 - 1.6 m. Fruits of the same size with a dry separation. The pulp is sweetish and sour, the sugar content in 100 grams is 9.3%, ascorbic acid is 134 mg. Self-fertile black pearls tolerate frost well, give a large amount of harvest. Susceptibility to diseases such as powdery mildew is moderate. From one bush per season, you can collect from 3.6 to 4.6 kg of fruit. The weight of one unit is from 1.4 to 1.5 g. Flowering begins in May. The harvest ripens in the middle of summer.

Advantages:

• Good productivity;
• Large fruits;
• Berries of the same size;
• Carries transportation easily;
• Low temperature resistance.

Flaws:

• Average susceptibility to powdery mildew disease.

"Pygmy"

The delicacy variety has an average ripening period. The bushes are spreading, low. The currant is large, with soft skin and delicious dessert pulp. The pulp is rich in vitamin C and other beneficial substances. 100 grams of berries contain 9.5% sugar and 151 mg of ascorbic acid. "Pygmy" refers to self-fertile species, tolerates frost well. Not susceptible to diseases such as anthracnose and powdery mildew. From 1.5 to 5.8 kg of currants are harvested from the bush. Flowering begins in mid-May, and ripe fruits appear in the second half of July.

Advantages:

• It tolerates frost well;
• Gives a rich harvest;
• Large berries.

Minuses:

• Currants differ in weight and size;
• Resistance to the appearance of a kidney mite is average.

Late, large varieties of black currant

"Daughter"

Differs in late ripening. The bushes are not spreading, no more than a meter high. The fruits are large, with a dry separation, the weight of the fruits is from 1 to 2.4 g. The taste of the pulp is sweet and sour, 100 grams of currants contain 160 mg of vitamin C and 7.6% sugar. "Daughter" perfectly tolerates frost and drought. The variety is not susceptible to the appearance of a kidney mite. Medium powdery mildew resistance. From one bush, you can collect from 3 to 4 kg of black currant. Flowering begins in late spring, ripe fruits can be harvested in the first half of August.

Advantages:

• Productivity;
• Good quality berries.

Flaws:

• Medium powdery mildew resistance.

"Vologda"

Maturation occurs late. Medium-sized plant with sprawling bushes. The fruits are large, with a dry separation to the taste of sour-sweet. The pulp contains 7.6% sugar per 100 grams and 176 mg of vitamin C. "Vologda" tolerates low temperatures well, but spring frosts can have a negative effect on currants. Not susceptible to the emergence and spread of diseases and viruses. From one bush, 3.4 to 4 kg of ripe fruits are harvested. The weight of one unit is 1.5 - 2.3 g. The flowering period begins at the end of May. A ripe crop can be harvested in the first half of August.

Advantages:

• High productivity;
• Large berries;
• It tolerates diseases well.

Minuses:

• The plant takes up a lot of space due to the large bushes;
• Needs additional supports.

"Lazy person"

Maturation occurs late. Bushes of the plant are dense and vigorous, height from 1.6 to 1.9 m. Fruits are large, round in shape. The pulp is sweet, contains about 118 mg of vitamin C per 100 g and 8.9% sugar. "Bummer" tolerates low temperatures well, is self-fertile. Not susceptible to the spread of diseases such as terry, anthracnose. Has medium resistance to kidney mites and powdery mildew. From one bush per season, you can get from 1.9 to 2.3 kg of currants. The weight of one unit is from 2 to 3 grams. The flowering period begins in late spring, the harvest ripens in early August.

Advantages:

• Not susceptible to the spread of diseases and viruses;
• Has a dessert taste.

Minuses:

• Productivity of different volumes;
• Maturation at different times.

Conclusion

Reviews of summer residents and experienced specialists in the field of breeding were very useful in collecting information about the best varieties of black currant. When choosing a variety that will later be grown on a personal garden plot or vegetable garden, one should pay attention not only to the taste and sweetness of the fruits, but also to the volume of the harvest, the rate of ripening and resistance to unfavorable climatic conditions and diseases. For more information on the representatives of each variety, stay tuned for our new articles.

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Throughout Russia, black currant grows near every house. Undemanding to the composition of the soil, accustomed to harsh winters, it yields even in the subarctic zone... This garden culture bears fruit even in Yakutia and the Khibiny, reached Sakhalin in the east and Krasnodar Territory in the south.

She inherited such a universal adaptation to the whims of the weather from a wild ancestor - the forest currant. There are a lot of varieties and varieties, so it is very difficult for a novice gardener (and not only) to make a choice.

Choosing varieties for central Russia

Early variety of black currant Exotic

What are the differences between the varieties:

1. By appointment,
2. Ripening terms,
3. The size of the berries,
4. Productivity,
5. The taste of berries
6. Resistance to diseases and pests,
7. Winter hardiness ...

It is very easy to understand the purpose of the variety:

• berries are tasty on their own - this is a dessert variety,
• thin-skinned, but too sour - boil jam or grind with sugar;
• berries with a dense strong skin are frozen,
• universal (understandable).

In order not to be mistaken, it is necessary to choose only zoned varieties.... Only on such bushes can you get a high yield stably and without much effort.

Ripening terms, size of berries, their taste may differ not only from the region of cultivation, but even from watering or soil composition. Already at a distance of more than 200 kilometers, the characteristics of the variety can change significantly.

If you live in the middle lane, you should take a closer look at these varieties:

Curiosity, Selechinskaya, Exotic, Openwork, Summer resident, Orlovia, Exotic

Black pearl, Loyalty, Perun, Green haze, Zusha

Kipiana, Vigorous, Venus, Mermaid

Among the fruit-bearing ones, the Selechinskaya, because he combined the best qualities of his ancestors - wild currant and gooseberry.

Most varieties have an Achilles heel - they cannot grow without abundant watering. But Selechenskaya calmly copes with both summer drought and frosty winters, which makes its choice suitable for any region of Russia.

An early variety of black currant Selechenskaya

To all this, also add five kilograms from a bush of large berries the size of a cherry... There are no special advantages in varieties intermediate between early and late ones. They give fewer berries, and this is not because the varieties are not good enough.

It's just that the period of their fruiting falls on the period of summer heat and dry wind.

The main purpose of these varieties is to fill a niche in front of the later, most productive varieties.

Ripening of late varieties of berries lasts from late July to. the end of autumn. Wherein the Kipiana variety has a yield of up to 5 kg and is resistant to powdery mildew and is not afraid of kidney mites.

Late black currant Kipiana

Vibrant yields late, but these berries can compete even with grapes in size - even 8 grams... There is a known case when an experienced gardener had a berry reached the size of a metal ruble!

Late variety of black currant Yadrenaya

The Viper bush usually yields almost 4 kilograms of berries.... The popularity of the variety is also due to its resistance to pests and fungal diseases.

Currant for Siberia

Siberia is known not only for its harsh winters, but also for its hot dry summers. These stressful weather conditions are easily tolerated by the zoned Siberian varieties:

Lama, Nika, Gift to Kuzior

Altayanka, Agata, Galinka, Rita, Spherical, Fun, Prestige, Ksyusha

Mila, Harmony

New varieties successfully withstand not only frost, but also arid heat. They are able to withstand major fungal diseases and insect pests.

In terms of early maturity, the specified varieties also set records: the first harvest from the currant bush of the new Nika variety reaches 1.2 kilograms.

Nick's early blackcurrant variety

Berries of Siberian currant Large-fruited Litvinova even reach 6 grams!

Black currant Large-fruited Litvinova

What are the largest-fruited varieties?

Undoubtedly, varieties of unusually large berries will become the leaders of the list.

Vigorous	medium late variety for universal use berries from 3 to 8 grams non-uniform, yield 3-6 kilograms per bush, non-uniform fruits, aging quickly
Dobrynya	universal purpose, bears fruit in the second half of July, berries up to 7 grams are also irregular, almost five kilograms can be removed from the bush
Selechenskaya-2	universal variety, bears fruit in early July. Berry picking - up to 5 kilograms per bush

The best large-fruited varieties: Vigorous, Selechenskaya, Globus, Pygmy.

When choosing a super-large-fruited variety, one should not forget that usually such plants require additional feeding and watering, especially in dry summers and if they are planted on sandy soils.

The most resistant varieties

They practically do not get sick, which means - the harvest is ecologically cleanest among the varieties:

• drought tolerant - Dobrynya, Gulliver, Izumnaya;
• disease resistant - Sibylla, Gross, Gamma, Gulliver, Sevchanka, Globus, Muravushka;
• frost-resistant - Sibylla, Venus, Romance, Globe, Pearl, Rhapsody, Vigorous;
• pest resistant - Orlovia, Kipiana, Grazia, Gamma.

Gourmets also have plenty to choose from

If the score is higher than 4.5 points, the variety is assigned to the dessert category: Centaur, Perun, Selechenskaya, Selechenskaya-2, Nadia, Venus, Oryol waltz, Slastena, Beaumond, Nestor Kozin, Tisel, Uralskaya sweet, Raisin, Black eye.

The Iziumnaya variety has an interesting feature: after ripening, the berries do not crumble from the stalk, but gradually "zyumilivayutsya", hence the name of the variety.

Black currant Raisin

The best of the early varieties - Pearl, Black Boomer, Raisin, Legend.

Currant Black Boomer

Lazy person - late variety with very large berries up to 6 grams.

Blackcurrant Lazy

What's new for residents of the Moscow region?

The weather in the Moscow region is characterized by relatively mild winters and rather warm, humid summers. This is the climate that black currants like. However, the soil composition differs even in the districts of the Moscow region.

It is necessary to select varieties not according to yield or taste, but exclusively, adapted to the specifics of the soil composition of the region.

The most famous varieties among summer residents: Veloy, Memory Lisavenko, Sudarushka, Dobrynya, Yadrenaya.

To feast on berries all season, you must choose from the following varieties:

Sevchanka, Nara, Moscow black, Dar Smolyaninova, Golubichka, Selechenskaya, Selechenskaya-2

Dobrynya, Green haze, Darkie, Oryol serenade, Daughter, Izmailovskaya, Paulinka, Perun

Vologda, Lazy, Veloy

It should be noted that late varieties for the Moscow region are far from the best choice. Summer residents simply may not have time to take advantage of all the best qualities of the same, for example, Lazy - the berries may not ripen.

The Yadrenaya variety, as already noted, was highly appreciated by summer residents for many literally unique qualities:

• high yield,
• very large plum berries,
• compact bush,
• self-fertility,
• winter hardiness,
• early maturity.

Even if you are overwhelmed by the size and flavor of the berries, there are still some characteristics you need to figure out.

What characteristics should you pay attention to first of all:

• self-fertility (no additional pollinator is needed),
• susceptibility to diseases and pests,
• resistance to spring frosts and other weather factors.

If you plant several varieties nearby (even self-fertile ones), there will be much more berries.

Therefore, stress-resistant Gulliver will not create problems with weather whims, and Smolyaninova's gift will delight you with an early harvest even without chemical treatments for pests and diseases.

Black currant gulliver

Another gift for fans of ecological products - variety Orlovskaya serenada, which is practically not afraid of kidney mites , and from fungal diseases - powdery mildew.

Black currant Oryol serenade

Variety Selechenskaya-2 with its increased ecological plasticity, will not be afraid of lack of water and unsuitable soils... As a result, the summer resident will receive from the bush his required 5 kilograms of berries the size of a cherry.

Conclusion

It is very difficult to choose the right variety of black currant bush., but the correct solution to this problem for an ordinary summer resident exists. This is to acquire zoned modern varieties of different ripening periods. Their high yield, unpretentiousness, harmonious taste has already found confirmation in personal plots throughout the country.