Currant Moscow

Early maturing variety, obtained at VSTISP from crossing forms 14-13 and 35-37-1. Author: V.M. Litvinova. Included in the State Register of varieties approved for use in the Central, Volga-Vyatka, and North-Western regions in 1974.

Medium-height, medium-spreading, sparse bush. Growing shoots are thick, straight, hairy, green with a purplish tip; woody shoots are thick, straight, gray-brown, hairy. Buds are medium-sized, round, asymmetrical, blunt, pinkish, deviated from the shoot, solitary, terminal bud is free; leaf scar shape is wedge-shaped.

Leaf three- to five-lobed, medium-sized, dark green, without hairs, wrinkled, leathery, blade is rounded-convex. Central lobe is large, broad, with additional projections. Lateral lobes are short, broad, angle between their veins is obtuse. Basal lobes are indistinct. Base has a deep, rounded notch. Teeth are sharp, broad, slightly curved, without a distinct tip; petiole is medium length and thickness, without hairs, purplish-pink.

Flowers are medium-sized, cup-shaped, sepals yellowish-green, curved, free. Inflorescence is long (7-9 cm), with a long peduncle, medium density, stem of medium thickness, without hairs, pedicel is medium length, green, without hairs.

Berries are large (average weight 1.3 g, maximum — 2.2 g), round or slightly pear-shaped, with a swelling at the pedicel attachment, black, dry detachable, with medium seed count. Receptacle is medium-sized, closed, falls off. Flavor is sweet-sour (4 points). Berries are of universal use. Chemical composition: total sugars — 9.8%, titratable acidity — 3.5%, ascorbic acid — 245.3 mg/100 g.

Winter-hardy, self-fertile, resistant to bud mite, average yield is 12.0 t/ha (4 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: large-fruited, productive.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptible to powdery mildew and anthracnose, requires care (annual pruning, fertilizer application).