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Sugar currant: variety description
Sugar currant is considered one of the best dessert varieties. It is distinguished by a rich sweet taste and pleasant aroma.
Description of currant variety “Sugar”
Red currants at their summer cottage perform several functions. Firstly, this plant has good decorative qualities and will beautify any garden. Secondly, it will bring a rich harvest of useful berries, which in most cases are used for winter harvesting. The berries of the currant variety “Sugar” stand out against the background of other varieties by their taste. They have a sweetness and aroma that can be used in food without any additional preparation. Photo of currant “Sugar” is presented below.
Currant “Sugar” has a rich sweet taste and aroma
This variety can be described as follows:
- A short shrub with straight branches growing upward.
- The leaves are five-lobed, with jagged edges, rich green color.
- During the flowering period, the shrub is abundantly covered with small yellow-green buds.
- Brushes with berries are large, up to 9 cm in length. They can contain up to 20 medium-sized bright ruby fruits.
- The taste of berries is rich and sweet, with a pleasant aroma.
The variety is unpretentious and resistant to adverse weather conditions. It can even be grown in Siberia.
Advantages of the “Sugar” variety
In addition to dessert properties and unpretentiousness, the advantages of the variety include the following:
- Good yield. You can get up to 7 kg of fruit from one shrub.
- The fruiting period begins early, already at the end of June, and lasts until September.
- The life span and active yield of the bush reaches a quarter of a century.
- The high content of nutrients, especially ascorbic acid, which, if properly processed, remains in the berries and is able to maintain immunity throughout the winter period.
- Good resistance to diseases and harmful insects. With proper care, currants of this variety practically do not get sick.
- The berries collected in bunches retain their freshness for a long time. Possesses good transportability.
- Versatility of use both fresh and boiled, frozen or dried.
But, when planting a red currant of this variety on your site, it should be borne in mind that for a good harvest it needs other varieties of berries nearby for pollination. Otherwise, you should not expect a large number of fruits from her.
“Sugar” currant fully justifies its name. Its sweet taste and rich aroma will not leave anyone indifferent, especially in combination with unpretentiousness and resistance to adverse weather conditions, diseases and pests.