Black currant Primorsky giant

Black currant Primorsky Giant was bred at the Far Eastern OS of the Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources as a result of pollination of the Likernaya variety with a whole cocktail of pollen of the Altai Dessertnaya, Nina, Yubileinaya andAltayskaya 35". N.M. Bocharnikova worked on the creation of the variety, since 1968 it was on state variety trials, in 1 1986 the Primorsky giant black currant variety was entered into the State Register and zoned for Magadan, Sakhalin and Amur regions, Kamchatka, Primorsky, Khabarovsk territories.

Black currant Primorsky giant: variety description

Black currant Primorsky giant: photo of the variety

Currant bush Primorsky giant may well grow in partial shade, but it is preferable to place it in a dry and sunny place. This plant is undemanding to the composition of the soil, but the best result can be achieved by growing black currants on light loamy or sandy loam soils with a neutral or weak acidity level.

Currant Primorsky giant is a thick, spreading and tall bush with a rounded shape. Young shoots are plump, shiny, without pubescence, bright green with a lilac top. They owe this color to anthocyanins - substances in the composition of plant cells that can stain its parts in lilac, blue or red-orange shades. As lignification progresses, the shoots turn grayish-brown. Oval-pointed buds are large, located in two or three pieces per node, have a purple-pink color.

The dark green five-lobed leaf plate is large, leathery. As is often the case with currants, the central lobe is larger than the lateral lobes, which are located almost at an angle of 90 degrees to the central lobe.

Round black berries of the Primorsky giant currant with a dense, rough skin are rather large in size, their weight can be from 1.5 to 2.8 grams. The fruit cluster is very long, with from nine to thirteen berries on it. Tasters do not appreciate the taste of black currant Primorsky giant, the berries contain only 5.3% sugars, respectively, their taste is rather sour, so their purpose is defined as technical.

Currant Primorsky giant: variety reviews

Residents of the southern regions, choosing fruit trees and shrubs, first of all pay attention to the taste of the fruit, since the probability of the survival of plants in a warm climate is almost one hundred percent. But in regions with a less favorable climate, first of all, attention is paid to winter hardiness.

The only drawback of black currant is the Primorsky giant, gardeners in their reviews call the sour taste of berries, which experts assess as mediocre. In terms of the content of vitamins, it is in no way inferior to other varieties of currants and is perfect for any type of processing.

The advantages of the black currant Primorsky giant, according to the reviews of gardeners, are much more:

• High frost resistance.
• Excellent immunity - the plant is resistant to both diseases and pests (for example, powdery mildew and kidney mites).
• High regular yield.
• Large size of berries, their vitamin content.
• When fully ripe, the berries do not crumble.

After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the Primorsky giant black currant variety, you will make sure that it definitely deserves your attention and place in your garden.