Black gooseberry: hybrid with black currant
Black gooseberry, or yoshta, is the result of crossing two berries, black currant and gooseberry. The berry has absorbed all the advantages of these two crops and has practically no drawbacks.
Blackcurrant and gooseberry hybrid
The hybrid is a powerful shrub. It grows and develops rapidly, gives a bountiful harvest and contains a lot of substances useful to humans.
Black gooseberry is a hybrid of black currant and gooseberry
Black gooseberries can be described as follows:
- The shrubs are quite large, up to 2 m in height and 1,5-2 m in width.
- The branches and trunk are devoid of thorns, which are characteristic of gooseberries.
- The leaves are large, dark green in color with shine. They fall in late autumn.
- The berries are large, black with shades of purple. The skin is tight, dense.
- The taste of the fruit is sour, with hints of nutmeg.
Due to its rich natural composition, the plant is used for problems with the gastrointestinal tract and the circulatory system. Berries and leaves are able to remove toxins and toxins from the body, help with vitamin deficiency and nervous breakdown.
It can be consumed both fresh and processed, frozen, canned, boiled. The benefits are preserved in the berries.
Several varieties of hybrid gooseberries have been developed, each of which has its own characteristics.
- EMB. A massive shrub, the berries of which can grow up to 12 g. Flowering of the variety begins in early spring, so the plant needs shelter during the spring cold snaps up to 1 degree. EMB is resistant to most diseases.
- “Croma”. The main trunks of the shrub are very strong, stiff, up to 2 cm in girth. The yield per plant reaches 5 kg. The berries are medium, the maximum weight is 7-8 g. It has good immunity to all diseases.
- “Yochilina”. A dense, spreading shrub with a consistently high yield. The berries are large, up to 13 g each. From 1 hectare of plant, you can get up to 190 centners of fruits.
- “Rext”. Possesses good decorative qualities, serves as a decoration of the garden thanks to the fruit with an amber hue. The yield is high, the berries are medium-sized, tasty and aromatic.
All these varieties, when grown, need the proximity of common berry bushes, which can provide cross-pollination. Thus, you can achieve the maximum yield of the hybrid.
Yoshta is a good combination of taste and benefit. She has collected all the best qualities of currants and gooseberries, benefits, immunity to diseases and pests, resistance to adverse weather conditions and unpretentious care.