Currant Cranberry

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at the Mountain Horticulture Department of the Siberian Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavenko from crossing the varieties 'Seyanets Golubki' and 'Slozhnokistnaya'. Author: L.N. Zabelina. Since 2000, included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the West Siberian region.

Bush is strong-growing, medium-dense, medium-spreading. Growing shoots are medium-thick, straight, greenish with a dirty-purple tip, weakly hairy, woody — grayish-brown, weakly hairy. Buds are medium-sized, egg-shaped with a pointed tip, solitary, pink, weakly hairy, pressed, terminal — clustered.

Leaf five-lobed, medium-sized and large, green, slightly wrinkled, medium density, straight, matte, without hairs. Color of main veins is rose-purple. Lobes are pointed, middle is elongated and broad, exceeding lateral ones. Angle between main veins of lateral lobes is right or obtuse. Basal lobes are well-developed, vein direction is spread or toward leaf tip. Base of leaf has a small, open notch. Teeth are large, sharp, long, with white "tips". Leaf petioles are long, weakly hairy, dirty-green, brownish-cherry on the illuminated side, anthocyanin color intensifies at both ends of the petiole, arranged at an acute angle (45°) to the shoot.

Flowers are large, sepals from bright raspberry to cream, corolla petals greenish-cream, not closed, deviated. Inflorescences are medium (6-8 berries), medium density. Pedicels are thin, weakly hairy.

Berries are large (1.1-1.5 g), round, single-sided, black, shiny, with medium number of seeds, skin

thin, taste sour and refreshing. Seeds are medium-sized, light-brown. Calyx is medium, closed. Chemical composition: dry matter — 10.0%, total sugars — 7.6-8.4%, titratable acidity — 3.6-3.7%, ascorbic acid — 250.0 mg/100 g.

High-yielding variety (7.1-14.0 t/ha), resistant to fungal diseases.

Advantages of the variety: high yield, good recovery ability.

Disadvantages of the variety: branches may freeze in harsh winters.