Blackcurrant varieties: the best and most productive species, with large berries and early

Everyone's favorite - blackcurrant - grows well throughout Russia - from the European part to Siberia and Baikal. Many varieties of this horticultural crop have been cultivated. It endures frosts, bears fruit even in dark places, somewhat reducing the yield. Consider how to choose blackcurrant for planting - varieties by region, ripening time and resistance to frost and pests.

Large-fruited blackcurrants

Varieties with large berries are pleasing to the eye and have a high yield. They are easy and pleasant to harvest, and many are self-pollinating, making them even more productive. The best of these currants are sweet, fragrant and store well.

Strong

Vigorous is distinguished by large berries, the weight of which reaches 6-8 grams. The skin is dense, the seeds are small. Up to 10 currants per bunch. The crop is stored for a short time, it needs to be processed in 3 days. It is also not recommended to transport Vigorous. Collection - up to 6 kilograms.

The currant tastes rather sour, with the aging of the bush, the amount of sugar in the berries drops. The bush grows old quickly, without proper care - very quickly.

Selechenskaya-2

Excellent variety with grape-like berries (up to 6 grams). Early fruiting, bushes are strong, tall (up to 1.8 meters), stand straight.

Selechenskaya-2 has a slight sourness (sugar - 7.3%), pleasant taste. From one plant they collect 2.5-5 kilograms. Extreme temperatures endure with firmness, not afraid of powdery mildew.

Raisin

Relates to early varieties. Raisin fruits grow up to 1.9-3.2 grams, 6-12 pieces per brush. Sugar - 9.1%. The fruits sit firmly on the bush, do not fall off until autumn. Currants dry up on the bush, turning into something like raisins.

Strongly survives frosts and the attack of diseases and pests. Among the problems - it is difficult to propagate, as it is poorly rooted by cuttings.

Dobrynya

Medium aging. The color of the berries is black with a blue tint, weight is 2-7 grams, there are few seeds inside. During the season, Dobrynya produces up to 2.4 kilograms of fruits.

Suitable for regions where winter does not fall below -25 °. Dobrynya does not tolerate transportation - it crumples, it is not stored for a long time.

Gulliver

The variety was bred in the Bryansk region, recommended for the European part of the country. It has very large fruits - 1.7-6 grams on brushes of 9-17 pieces.

Up to 3.5 kilograms of currants are harvested from Gulliver's bush. This is an early maturing variety. Breeders claim frost resistance down to -28 °, but bushes survive even more severe frosts under snow.

Gross

The variety has spreading bushes of medium size, a very long period of life - up to 25 years. In a season, 3-4 kilograms of currants are harvested from one plant. Berries - large, with dense pulp, well stored, as they are not damaged when separated.

Gross easily tolerates cold winters (up to -35 °), not susceptible to disease.

The sweetest varieties

Sweet varieties include varieties with a sugar content in berries of more than 10%. Most types of currants do not reach this indicator. From such varieties of bush currants, jams and desserts are tastier. Sweet fruits are best eaten by children, who often ignore the berry as sour.

Green Haze

The hybrid was created in VNIIS Michurin, entered into the register in 2004. Cultivated:

• central part of Russia;
• Ural;
• Siberia.

Medium sized bushes, branched. The size of the berries is 1.2-1.5 centimeters. The length of the brush is 7-9 centimeters, the skin is thin, it does not tear when torn off. Percentage of sugar - 10.1.

You can harvest 3-5 kilograms per season with the Green Haze. Fruits after the first wintering. Due to the high percentage of pectin, it is well suited for making marmalade, jelly, jelly.

Nina

Brought in Altai, has a high sugar content - 11%. Bushes - low, dense. It reproduces well by lateral basal shoots, which are formed in large numbers.

Variety Nina has fragrant berries up to 1.3 cm in size, the yield is high. The disadvantages include a short shelf life and damage during transportation.

Bagheera

Mid-season variety, yields up to 5 kilograms of berries per season. The average sugar is 10.5-11%. Bushes are resistant to a variety of weather vagaries - heat, frost, drought. Disease resistance - medium.

Bagheera fruits reach, on average, 1.8 grams, tenaciously hold on to the clusters, do not crumble for a long time.

Reference: black currants are superior to white and red currants in ascorbic acid content.

Constellation

Blackcurrant variety with berries weighing 1.2-1.5 grams. High-yielding, the next year after planting it gives up to a kilogram of berries without watering. Sugar - 11.6%.

Maturation is simultaneous. Easy to propagate, hardy.

Brown Far Eastern

Medium sized bush, light brown buds. Brown Far Eastern has berries up to 1.3 grams of black-brown color. Sugar - 7%. Refers to dessert types - tasty and fragrant. When ripe, it adheres firmly to the brush, does not crumble.

Requires good soil and care, sings in turn - you have to collect several times. Not suitable for machine collection.

Repair types

Gardeners know nothing about the presence of remontant blackcurrant species. Some gardeners consider remontant varieties, the berries on which do not crumble for a long time and hang until autumn.

drought and frost resistant varieties

For our northern country, with low rainfall in many regions, we have to look for currant varieties that will withstand frost and be drought-resistant at the same time.

Breeders have bred varieties that withstand:

• frost down to -40 °;
• buds do not die at temperatures down to -5 °;
• ovary withstands -2 °.

These properties are: Treasure, Sugar, Prestige, Early Belarusian Sweet, Constellation.

Tolerate heat and little water well: Rita, Prestige, Hercules, Bagheera, Venus.

Disease resistant

Choosing a blackcurrant variety should be guided not only by taste, yield and compliance with the region, but also taking into account resistance to infection with parasites and diseases.

Powdery mildew is not afraid of the following types of blackcurrant:

• Selechenskaya-2;
• Binar;
• Titania;
• Pygmy;
• Vologda;
• Faceted;
• Perun;
• Ilya Muromets.

Good resistance to bud mites is shown:

• Perun;
• Exotic;
• Dachnitsa;
• Degtyarevskaya;
• Gamma;
• Moscow.

Fungal lesions are not afraid: Gamma, Sevchanka, Perun, Orlovia.

Especially carefully choose resistant varieties for inexperienced gardeners who will not be able to cure the plant when infected. Invulnerability against diseases is one of the main characteristics of the variety, since the struggle for the recovery of the plant takes a lot of effort from gardeners, and the quality of the fruit suffers.

Early varieties of blackcurrant

Blackcurrant bushes bloom in mid-May, but ripen at different times. You can choose a variety not only in terms of taste and resistance to adverse factors, but also in terms of ripeness.

Early varieties ripen at the end of June and are not distinguished by exceptional taste due to lack of heat and sun. Most of them are not industrial, they cannot be stored for a long time. What are the types of early ripening blackcurrants are indicated below.

Titania

Belongs to industrial varieties, as the berries sit well on the brush, are not injured during machine harvesting and are stored for a long time. Titania is bred in Sweden. Fruiting period - 11-15 years.

2-5 kilograms of berries are harvested from the bush. The fruits on the brush vary in size - from 1.5 to 4 grams, the number reaches 20 berries. Sugar - 6.6%. Titania is great for jams, jellies, desserts.

Grows well with frequent watering and fertilizing.

Black Pearl

Has a medium-sized shrub with few leaves, providing good ventilation and lighting. The berries are well transported due to the dense skin, they are not damaged when detached.

Contains 9.3% sugar. Self-fertile - no pollination required. The berries are medium, gleam with a pearly sheen. Ripens early. Holds well against frost, medium resistance against diseases.

Pygmy

The variety was created for the cold regions of Siberia, but gradually spread to the European part of the country. When fertilizing and watering, it gives more than 5 kilograms of currants from a bush.

Despite the name, the bush sometimes reaches 2 meters in height. Pygmies are easily distinguished by the bronze color of their kidneys. The berries are large, 5-7 grams, contain sugar in volume - 9.3%.

Pygmy gives consistent high yields, resists powdery mildew, tolerates low temperatures well.

Late-ripening

They bloom together with other types of black currant, ripen for a long time, gradually gaining taste and smell, therefore they are the sweetest and most fragrant. Most varieties are productive, with a dense skin. Long stored. They ripen in turn - they also need to be collected so that the finished fruits do not crack and fall to the ground.

Daughter

This cultivar has a medium sized bush with little branching. Berries of the Daughter - from 1.2 to 2.3 grams, on a brush 5-7 centimeters long.

Currants come off easily, without damage, well stored. Up to 4 kilograms per year are obtained from the plant. Powdery mildew is dangerous for the Daughter.

Vologda

Has large lush bushes. The skin is dense, with ribbing. There is sourness in the taste, sugar - 8.1%. Berries of Vologda are well kept on the brush, but they crack if they are not picked in time. The harvest can be up to 4 kilograms.

Deemed to be frost-resistant, but with a strong drop in temperature, the kidneys can freeze.

Lazy

Ripe berries have a blackish-brown color, grow on a powerful bush with a large number of shoots. The weight of currants is 2.5-3.1 grams.

A distinctive feature of Lazy is the instability of the crop, which varies widely - 1-8 kilograms. The harvest depends on the care and vagaries of the weather. Resistant to disease and cold.

Arcadia

Great looking with 8.4% sugar and about 2.5 kilos. Arcadia has fruits - 2.7-5.2 grams.

Not afraid of frost, protected from powdery mildew and mites. Light thin branches often fall to the ground due to the large number of berries.

Medium maturity

The fruits are ready by the middle of summer. Berries contain the maximum amount of vitamin C, they are used to make jams, desserts, and jams. They are more likely to suffer from diseases, so treatment with fungicides in the spring is required.

Dubrovskaya

This type of blackcurrant has short brushes, up to 6 centimeters, with large berries (up to 2.3 grams). The bush needs to be thinned out regularly due to its tendency to thicken.

During the season, Dubrovskaya gives up to 3.8 kilograms of good-tasting currants (sugar - 7.2 grams). Susceptible to powdery mildew.

Crane

Crane does not deteriorate during transportation and collection by agricultural machinery. With good care, the berries grow up to 1.5 grams.

Crane is a medium-sweet species with a pleasant smell and thin delicate skin.

Altai late

This species has a thin skin, gives a consistently high yield. It is grown in industrial volumes, as harvesting with the help of agricultural machinery is possible. Gives a full crop on any soil. Sugar - 6.8-8%.

Altai late is slightly resistant to powdery mildew.

Tatiana's day

Berries are large (up to 1.4 grams) and sweet (9.3%). The brushes are up to 7 centimeters in size, the fruits are arranged tightly. Spreading bushes, do not suffer from low temperatures and lack of moisture.

Tatiana's day does not lose its shape, retains its taste after freezing and drying, jam and other sweet foods retain the aroma of fresh fruits.

The variety is resistant to powdery mildew and mites.

Pearl

Has a yield of 2.8 kilograms. The berries are large - 3-6 grams. The pearl ripens at the same time, the entire crop is harvested at once.

Refers to dessert types, taste and aroma are pronounced. Fruits well on light soils and with moisture.

For northern regions and Siberia

Russian breeders are working on blackcurrant varieties capable of producing a stable crop in the conditions of the northern regions and a wide temperature range in Siberia. Such species should bear fruit in conditions where little else grows.

gift to Kuzior

The variety was obtained at the Research Institute of Horticulture in Siberia, recommended for cultivation in this region.

gift to Kuzior has large berries weighing 1.9-3.5 grams, few seeds inside, strong skin. The bushes are not very dense, which provides good lighting. The harvest will sing together, it is stored well.

Globular

The weight of each berry is 1.6-2.8 grams. Spherical ripens together, usually cost one fee. Harvest can be transported without loss of quality.

Blackcurrant Spherical is not afraid of powdery mildew and aphids, other pests need to be treated.

Prestige

Withstands frosts down to -40 °, while it has excellent taste and fruits up to 3.3 grams. Prestige can be transported, berries keep well.

Harvest is stable, up to 3 kilograms per plant. Not afraid of powdery mildew, aphids.

For Mid Band

For the Middle Strip of the country, many types of currants have been bred, which differ in terms of readiness and flavors. You need to take a closer look at the varieties described below.

Dachnitsa

Variety with large fruits - the weight of currants is 2-5 grams. Fruits are sweet - 9.3%. The skin is thin and delicate.

The summer resident ripens together, the branches often lie on the ground, the berries crumble to the ground. Harvest must be harvested on time. Used for freezing, preserves, jams.

Exotic

Currants grow up to 3-5 grams, the sugar content is highly dependent on soil and weather conditions. Berries are tasty and fragrant. The delicate skin often causes damage and rot, so it is not worth transporting the crop.

Up to 3.5 kilograms of Exotics are harvested from a bush. Holds up well against major diseases and pests.

Venus

Venus variety grows well in places with unstable weather, suitable for planting in the northern regions and the B altics.

Berries weigh 2.5-6 grams, sing unfriendly, will have to harvest several times. Up to 5 kilograms of currants are obtained from a bush. Berries have a thin skin, pleasant to the taste.

Easily tolerate frosts down to -35 °, do not need insulation.

Favorite

Favorite berries have a thin skin and weight - 3-4 grams. The fruits ripen by the end of July.

Productivity - up to 3.5 kilograms per bush. The plant holds its shape well, even when covered with berries.

For Moscow Region

Most of the well-known and beloved varieties of blackcurrant bear fruit well in the Moscow region and neighboring regions, including Nizhny Novgorod.

Popular varieties are successfully cultivated here: Dachnitsa, Selechenskaya-2, Dobrynya, Lazy, and many others.

Moscow

Large currants are located on a long brush - 1.3-2.2 grams. The sugar content is 9.8%. Variety description allows pear-shaped currants.

The best harvest is obtained with careful care - top dressing, regular pruning. Collection from the bush - 4 kilograms.

Litvinovskaya

Currant grows as a tall bush, reaching 2 meters. Due to weak branching, it does not take up much space.

The taste of the berries is sour, since the sugar content is 7%. It sings together, the harvest is large - up to 8 kilograms from one plant.

Does not like very heavy soils, does not have drought resistance, and requires regular watering. Frost tolerates well.

For Crimea and southern regions

For the southern regions of the country, other requirements for varieties come first - resistance to high temperatures and lack of moisture.

Breeders managed to get heat-resistant species - Bagheera, Grape. Selechenskaya-2 tolerates heat well, does not crack or crumble to the ground.

Gulliver has high heat resistance, resistant to disease.

Seedless currant

Hybrid variety Seedless - a real find for those who do not like blackcurrant for seeds that interfere with the perception of taste. The berries are not just seedless - they are large (1.3-1.4 grams), with a high content of vitamin C, a pleasant taste.

The new variety produces 3 kilograms of berries, and with careful care (fertilizing with compost and mineral fertilizers), the yield increases.

Astakhov varieties

Varieties of the breeder Astakhov A.I. have excellent taste and good characteristics:

1. The gift of Smolyaninova. Sugar - 7.8%. The weight of the berries is 2.8-4.5 grams. They ripen in the first half of July. The yield is high. Adapts well to any conditions.
2. Sevchanka. The fruits are large - 2-3.5 grams, sugar - 6.9%. Currant is drought resistant. Recommended for cultivation in the central regions.
3. Nara. Ripening - beginning of July. Sugar - 6.8%. Well transported.

A.I. Astakhov developed many of the varieties already described above - Selechenskaya-2, Perun, Izyumnaya, Gulliver, Dobrynya.

About 200 varieties of black currant are known. Breeders are working to create new hybrids, giving their favorite berry greater resistance to disease and improving taste characteristics. Black currants are loved in our country and are looking forward to new varieties - sweeter, larger and more aromatic than the old one.

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