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Currants – red, black and white – can be found on every personal plot throughout Our Country. It is believed that its berries, which are champions in the content of vitamins and nutrients, have a characteristic sourness. But this is not so: the super large blackcurrant, bred by breeding, is gaining more and more popularity among gardeners today due to its beautiful, rich, pleasant-flavored fruits with a high sugar content.
What varieties of currants are the largest and sweetest
The general characteristics of an ideal currant simply do not exist. So, certain varieties of the largest sweet blackcurrant, which are successfully grown in the Moscow region, are completely unadapted to the harsh winters of Siberia, or the berries do not have sufficient sweetness and high palatability characteristic of medium-sized fruits. It is advisable to grow several super-yielding varieties of black currant on a personal plot. It is good if they have a different ripening period, and the purpose is universal. Bushes of red and white super large, sweet currants, which can be eaten fresh and processed, will be useful in the garden.
Varieties of sweet and large currant blackcurrant
Sweet black currant does not need a description and is traditionally the most popular among other varieties of berry crops. New specimens obtained by breeding have such characteristics as medium or high frost resistance, drought resistance; resistance to diseases and pests; excellent yield; the versatility of using super sweet, delicious berries – for fresh consumption and processing. Most of these hybrids boast large and even super large sizes.
Each type is characterized by certain properties, comparing which, you can make a choice. What to consider:
- taste qualities;
- resistance to frost and drought;
- fruiting period;
- resistance to pests and diseases.
Bagheera
A drought-resistant, frost-resistant variety of large sweet blackcurrant, intended for cultivation in all regions of Our Country, including Siberia, the North Caucasus and the Urals. The culture is distinguished by a high sugar content in berries (11,8%), weighing up to 2 g, which retain an excellent appearance for a long time, easily tolerate transportation and have good keeping quality. The bushes are large, medium spreading, up to 1,8 m high, prone to thickening. Fruiting begins in mid-July, the yield is 3,5 – 4 kg.
Vigorous
The culture is late-ripening, very frost-resistant, capable of withstanding frosts down to minus 30 degrees, which is an ideal option for the East Siberian District. Super large berries reach a weight of 7 – 8 g, contain a large amount of sugar. Incredibly sweet, they ripen in mid-July and stay on the bushes until the first frost. The yield is, on average, 4 kg per bush. This is one of the most super large varieties of sweet blackcurrant.
Nina
It is characterized by very sweet, tasty and super large berries with a sugar content of 11% and a large amount of ascorbic acid. Dense, low bushes perfectly tolerate the most severe frosts, are distinguished by excellent resistance to powdery mildew, and abundant fruiting. Nina ripens in early June and allows you to get up to 5 kg from each bush of large, super sweet berries weighing 2 – 4 g. Thin, delicate skin does not allow them to be stored for a long time, so the fruits are more damaged during transportation.
An excellent pupil
The sweetest variety of blackcurrant is the record holder in terms of sugar content (11,2%), weighing 0,8 – 1,6 g. Powerful, sprawling, large bushes begin to bear fruit abundantly in early July with super sweet, not large, coal-black berries. The excellent student belongs to medium-hardy hybrids with good resistance to spring return frosts. The culture has a low resistance to diseases. Its yield is up to 4,5 kg.
green haze
High-yielding Green haze has a large amount of sugar in round, medium and large fruits – 10,2%, they have excellent keeping quality. This variety is distinguished by good winter hardiness, easily withstands long, severe frosts. Medium-sized, sprawling bushes begin to bear fruit in mid-July and yield up to 5 kg. Their taste is pleasant, sweet with a slight sourness.
Sweet varieties of large red currants
Sweet red currant with super large berries, according to gardeners, has high taste qualities, which are fully revealed during cooking. New breeding specimens have high winter hardiness and drought resistance, are unpretentious, give abundant yields of sweet, super large fruits for this type of fruit. Grow culture throughout Our Country. Another of its characteristic features is good resistance to pests and diseases, which distinguishes the red variety from the more delicate and whimsical, white.
Ilyinka
Super large fruits with excellent sweet taste reach a weight of 1,8 g, abundantly covering a medium spreading shrub. Ilyinka is rightfully considered the largest variety of red currant of all the super varieties known to gardeners and presented in the review. The taste of the fruit is sweet and sour, very pleasant. Fruiting culture begins in mid-summer. It is perfectly adapted to the most severe climatic conditions, is not exposed to diseases and pests.
Alpha
Stable and very high yields are given by redcurrant Alpha with super large and sweet fruits, reaching a weight of 1,5g. Their color is light red, very bright and attractive. Alpha tolerates the most severe frosts, is resistant to powdery mildew, self-fertile. The fruits are consumed fresh and for processing. Alpha belongs to the sweet varieties of red currant intended for cultivation in Siberia.
Drum
A compact, low shrub that begins to bear fruit in mid-July with rich red berries, weighing up to 1,5 g, sweet in taste, with a characteristic sourness. Despite the weather conditions, the shrub brings consistently super high yields. It differs in frost and drought resistance, but can be exposed to anthracnose. Baraba is highly valued by gardeners for its unique characteristics.
Roland
This medium spreading shrub is characterized by good frost tolerance, excellent yield – up to 7 kg. Intense scarlet, large berries, which become super tasty and sweet when fully ripe, reach a weight of up to 1,5 g. Roland is resistant to fungal diseases, completely unpretentious.
Early sweet
Early sweet refers to early-ripening shrubs, it also gives a friendly harvest of super sweet, fairly large berries. Neat, compact bushes of medium size bear dark red fruits weighing up to 0,9 g with a very pleasant pulp. They have an incredibly attractive shade, being a true decoration of the garden. The currant is hardy and drought tolerant, with the same characteristics as the large, super sweet early blackcurrant.
Cherry Viksne
Cherry Viksne does not belong to super large-fruited varieties of red currant, the weight of medium-sized fruits is 0,9 g. However, they are quite sweet, have a pleasant, refreshing taste with a high concentration of vitamin C. Beautiful, rounded berries of dark red, cherry color are distinguished by a long shelf life and good transportability. Red currants are grown in the European part of Our Country and are used mainly for commercial purposes. Cherry Viksne has an average frost resistance, is drought-resistant, resistant to anthracnose.
Varieties of white currant with large berries
Today, super productive and sweet varieties of white currants are becoming more and more popular among gardeners, which, unlike red and black, are more demanding on growing conditions. But the variety more than compensates for its requirements with delicious, tender and sweet fruits that can be stored for a long time without losing their qualities. No wonder the culture of white color is called the berry of the sweet tooth. Most often you can meet it in the gardens of central Our Country, in the Far East. However, with the advent of new varieties with high frost resistance, the white variety has expanded its habitat and now pleases gardeners in Siberia with a sweet harvest.
Versailles white
Small, compact shrubs of Versailles whitecurrant are valued for their good yields of 3-4 kg and high palatability of light cream berries weighing 1,5 g. They are super large, appearing in late July, not subject to powdery mildew. The main feature of the hybrid is its long lifespan, with the ability to produce consistently high yields for more than 20 years. The fruits are very pleasant in taste, sweet, with a characteristic, refreshing sourness.
White grapes
White grapes are a mid-late hybrid that tolerates frost and drought well and is not affected by recurrent spring frosts. The yield of sprawling bushes is within the average. Although White grapes are not among the largest (weighing up to 1 g), it is distinguished by its dessert, very pleasant sweet taste varieties. The fruits of the cult are white, with a slight yellowness, transparent and round. The plant has low self-fertility, which significantly distinguishes it from super large-fruited blackcurrant varieties.
Ural white
Self-pollinating, early-ripening, medium-yielding currant. It is distinguished by very good winter hardiness and drought resistance. She is not afraid of fungal infections – powdery mildew and anthracnose. The bushes are medium spreading, low, in early July they are covered with spherical white berries of a translucent shade of medium size. They are very sweet, tasty fragrant and most suitable for fresh consumption.
Bayana
Super-yielding, late-ripening currant surprises with powerful, large bushes, branches completely covered with white berries. The taste of berries is dessert, sweet, of high quality, with a finely expressed slight sourness. Weight – up to 1 g, yield per bush is up to 10 kg with good care. Very winter-hardy Bayana successfully endure even the most severe winters. Powdery mildew does not affect her. The culture has excellent gelling properties, which allows it to be widely used for the preparation of sweet culinary delights – jams, jellies, jams.
Blanca
The semi-spreading shrub enters into active fruiting from the second half of July, surprising with super large berries weighing up to 1,5 g, with dense pulp and a pronounced dessert taste. Juicy sweet fruits are widely used for making confiture and wine. The plant is unpretentious to growing conditions and is able to actively bear fruit in all weather conditions. Berries in appearance resemble gooseberries.
There are also other varieties of super large, sweetest currants – black, white, red, distinguished by their unpretentiousness and high taste. These are plants of domestic and foreign selection, intended for cultivation in different climatic zones.
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Conclusion
Super large black currants, just like red and white, are rightfully the most common and sought-after berry crops. After all, vitamins, extremely useful for the human body, fruits are liked by both adults and children. In addition, they are very decorative during fruiting and paint the garden with rich, bright colors.