Descriptions of the best black currant varieties and regions of their cultivation

The common favorite - black currant - grows well throughout Russia - from the European part to Siberia and Lake Baikal. Many varieties of this garden culture have been cultivated. It firmly tolerates frost, bears fruit even in darkened places, somewhat reducing the yield. Consider how to choose black currants for planting - varieties by region, ripening time and resistance against frost and pests.

Large-fruited varieties of black currant

Varieties with large berries are pleasing to the eye and are highly productive. They are easy and pleasant to harvest, many are self-pollinating, which makes them even more productive. The best of these currants are sweet, flavorful, and store well.

Vigorous

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

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

Selechenskaya-2

An excellent variety with grape-like berries (up to 6 grams). Early fruiting, bushes are strong, high (up to 1.8 meters), stand upright.

Selechenskaya-2 has a slight sourness (sugar - 7.3%), pleasant taste. 2.5-5 kilograms are harvested from one plant. It tolerates extreme temperatures, is not afraid of powdery mildew.

Raisin

It belongs to the early varieties. Raisin fruits grow up to 1.9-3.2 grams, on a brush - 6-12 pieces. Sugar - 9.1%. The fruits sit firmly on the bush, do not fall off until autumn. Currants dry out on the bush, turning into a kind of raisins.

Firmly survives frosts and attacks of diseases and pests. Among the problems - it is difficult to propagate, since it rooted badly by cuttings.

Dobrynya

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

Suitable for regions where winter does not fall below -25 °. Dobrynya does not tolerate transportation - it crumples, does not store 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 clusters of 9-17 pieces.

Up to 3.5 kilograms of currants are harvested from the Gulliver bush. This is an early ripening variety. The breeders declared frost resistance up to -28 °, but under the snow the bushes also experience more severe frosts.

Gross

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

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

The sweetest varieties

Sweet varieties include varieties with a sugar content of more than 10% in berries. 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, considering it sour.

Green haze

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

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

Bushes of medium size, 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, and does not break when torn off. The sugar percentage is 10.1.

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

Nina

Bred in Altai, has a high sugar content - 11%. The bushes are short and dense. It reproduces well with lateral basal shoots, which are formed in large quantities.

Variety Nina has fragrant berries up to 1.3 centimeters in size, high yield. Disadvantages include short shelf life and damage during transportation.

Bagheera

A mid-season variety, yields up to 5 kilograms of berries per season. The average sugar is 10.5-11%. The bushes are resistant to a wide variety of weather conditions - heat, frost, drought. Disease resistance is average.

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

Note: black currants are superior to white and red currants in the content of ascorbic acid.

Constellation

Black currant 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. It multiplies easily, hardy.

Brown Far Eastern

The bush is medium in size, the buds are light brown. Brown Far East 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 hand, does not crumble.

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It requires good soil and care, ripens in turn - you have to collect it several times. Not suitable for machine collection.

Repaired views

Gardeners do not know anything about the presence of remontant species of black currant. Some summer residents consider varieties to be remontant, the berries on which do not crumble for a long time and hang until autumn.

Drought and frost tolerant varieties

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

Breeders have developed varieties that can withstand:

• frosts down to -40 °;
• buds do not die at temperatures down to -5 °;
• the ovary can withstand -2 °.

These properties are possessed by: Treasure, Sugar, Prestige, Belorusskaya Sweet Early, Constellation.

Heat and a small amount of water are well tolerated: Rita, Prestige, Hercules, Bagheera, Venus.

Disease resistant

You should choose a variety of black currant, focusing not only on taste, yield and compliance with the region, but also taking into account the resistance against infection with parasites and diseases.

The following types of black currant are not afraid of powdery mildew:

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

Good resistance to kidney mites is shown by:

• Perun;
• Exotic;
• Summer resident;
• Degtyarevskaya;
• Gamma;
• Moscow.

They are not afraid of fungal lesions: Gamma, Sevchanka, Perun, Orlovia.

It is especially necessary to carefully choose resistant varieties for inexperienced gardeners who will not be able to cure the plant when infected. The invulnerability against diseases is one of the main characteristics of the variety, since the struggle for the plant's recovery takes a lot of energy from the gardeners, and the quality of the fruit suffers.

Early varieties of black currant

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

The early varieties mature at the end of June and do not have an exceptional taste due to the lack of heat and sun. Most of them are not industrial and cannot be stored for a long time. What are the types of early ripening black currant, indicated below.

Titania

It belongs to industrial varieties, since the berries sit well on the brush, they are not injured when picked by machines and are stored for a long time. Titania was bred in Sweden. Fruiting period is 11-15 years.

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

It bears fruit well with frequent watering and feeding.

Black Pearl

It has a medium-sized bush, a small number of leaves, which provides good ventilation and lighting. The berries are well transported due to their dense skin, they are not damaged when torn off.

Contains sugar in a volume of 9.3%. Self-fertile variety - no pollination required. The berries are medium, pearly luster. It matures early. It keeps well against frost, average 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 feeding 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 their bronze buds. The berries are large, 5-7 grams, contain sugar in volume - 9.3%.

Pygmy gives constant high yields, does not lend itself to powdery mildew, tolerates low temperatures well.

Late ripening

They bloom along with other types of black currants, ripen for a long time, gradually gaining taste and smell, therefore they are the sweetest and most fragrant. Most varieties are fruitful, with a dense skin. Stored for a long time. They ripen in turn - you also need to collect them so that the finished fruits do not crack and fall to the ground.

Daughter

This variety has a medium-sized shrub with indistinct branching. Daughter's berries - 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 Daughter.

Vologda

Has large lush bushes. The skin is dense, ribbed. There is sourness in the taste, sugar - 8.1%. Berries of Vologda adhere well to the hand, but crack if not picked in time. The harvest can be up to 4 kilograms.

It is considered frost-resistant, but when the temperature drops, the kidneys can freeze.

Lazy person

Ripe berries have a blackish-brown color, grow on a powerful bush with a lot of shoots. Currant weight - 2.5-3.1 grams.

A distinctive feature of the Lazy Man is the instability of the crop, which fluctuates significantly - 1-8 kilograms. The harvest depends on care and the vagaries of the weather. Resistant to diseases and cold weather.

Arcadia

Great view with a sugar content of 8.4% and a harvest of about 2.5 kilograms. 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 ripening

The fruits are ready by the middle of summer.Berries contain the maximum amount of vitamin C, they are used to prepare jams, desserts, jams. More often they suffer from diseases, therefore, fungicide treatment in the spring is required.

Dubrovskaya

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

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

Crane

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

The crane belongs to the 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, since harvesting with the help of agricultural machinery is possible. Gives a full harvest on any soil. Sugar - 6.8-8%.

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Altai late is weakly resistant to powdery mildew.

Tatyana's Day

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

Tatyana'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 not 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 removed at a time.

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

For the northern regions and Siberia

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

Gift to Kuzior

The variety was obtained at the Siberian Research Institute of Horticulture and is recommended for cultivation in this region.

Kuzior's gift has large berries weighing 1.9-3.5 grams, there are few seeds inside, and the skin is strong. The bushes are not very dense, which provides good lighting. The harvest ripens together, is stored well.

Spherical

Each berry weighs 1.6-2.8 grams. The globular matures amicably, usually with one collection. The crop can be transported without loss of quality.

Spherical black currant is not afraid of powdery mildew and aphids; other pests must be treated.

Prestige

Withstands frosts down to -40 °, while it has excellent taste and fruits up to 3.3 grams. The prestige can be transported, the berries are well preserved.

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

For Mid Band

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

Summer resident

A variety with large fruits - the weight of currants is 2-5 grams. Sweet fruits - 9.3%. The skin is thin and delicate.

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

Exotic

Currants grow up to 3-5 grams, sugar content strongly depends on soil and weather conditions. The berries are delicious and fragrant. The delicate hide often leads to damage and decay, so it is not worth transporting the crop.

Up to 3.5 kilograms of Exotics are harvested from the bush. Resists well against major diseases and pests.

Venus

Venus grows well in places with unstable weather, suitable for planting in the northern regions and the Baltic States.

The berries weigh 2.5-6 grams, they ripen uncommonly, you will have to harvest several times. Up to 5 kilograms of currants are obtained from the bush. The berries have a thin skin and taste good.

They easily tolerate frosts down to -35 °, they do not need insulation.

Favorite

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

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

For the Moscow region

Most of the well-known and beloved black currant varieties 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

On a long brush, large currants are located - 1.3-2.2 grams. The sugar content is 9.8%. The description of the variety allows for a pear-shaped currant.

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

Litvinovskaya

The currant grows in a tall bush reaching 2 meters. It does not take up much space due to its weak branching.

The taste of the berries is sour, since the sugar content is 7%. It spins amicably, the harvest is large - up to 8 kilograms per plant.

Loves not very heavy soils, does not have drought resistance, and requires regular watering. It tolerates frost well.

For Crimea and southern regions

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

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

Gulliver possesses high heat resistance, disease resistance.

Seedless currant

The hybrid variety Seedless is a real find for those who do not like black currants 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 and a pleasant taste.

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

Astakhov varieties

Varieties of the breeder Astakhov A.I. are distinguished by excellent taste and good characteristics:

1. Gift of Smolyaninova. Sugar - 7.8%. The weight of the berries is 2.8-4.5 grams. Ripen in the first half of July. The yield is high. It adapts well to any conditions.
2. Sevchanka. The fruits are large - 2-3.5 grams, sugar - 6.9%. The currant is drought tolerant. Recommended for growing in central areas.
3. Nara. Ripening - early July. Sugar - 6.8%. Well transported.

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

About 200 varieties of black currant are known. Breeders are working on creating new hybrids, giving the beloved berry greater resistance to diseases and improving the taste characteristics. They love black currants in our country and look forward to new varieties - sweeter, larger and more aromatic than the old ones.