Currant Setting Sun over the Ob

Medium-ripening variety, developed at the Siberian Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavenko in 1949 from crossing the 'Red Cross' variety with dark-purple blackcurrant. Breeders: M.A. Lisavenko, N.I. Kravtseva, Z.S. Zotova, N.V. Danilina. Since 1992, included in the State Register of Selection Achievements approved for use in the Eastern Siberian region.

Strong-growing, slightly spreading, medium-dense bush. Two-year-old branches are light gray, turning reddish-brown and matte in older age. Bark splitting is rather strong. Shoots are straight and light brown.

Leaves of medium size, dark green, slightly shiny, hairy underneath, on short hairy petioles. Leaf blade is wrinkled and flat. Lobes are short, blunt, with large teeth. Leaf arrangement is close to horizontal. Base is heart-shaped.

Flowers of medium size, cup-shaped, dirty-green with red veins. Inflorescences are medium and long (10-12 cm), containing 13-15 berries, curved in an arch.

Berries are small (0.3 g), round, slightly flattened, bright red, translucent, on short pedicels. Taste is sweet-sour, satisfactory.

Winter-hardy variety, average yield at six years old is 11.3 t/ha (3.4 kg/plant), self-fertile, susceptible to fungal diseases at a low degree.

Advantages of the variety: high winter hardiness, self-fertility, and yield.

Disadvantages of the variety: small berries.