Currant Vasilisa

Medium-ripening variety, developed at the Sverdlovsk Selection Station for Garden Cultivation by crossing the varieties Burya Dalnevostochnaya and Bred-torp. Author: T.V. Shagina. Included in the State Register of Varieties Approved for Use in the West Siberian Region in 2008.

Strong-growing, slightly spreading bush with medium-density crown. Young shoots are thick, light-green, hairless; mature ones are thick, light-yellow, without hairs. Buds are elongated, medium-sized, pointed at the apex, solitary, intensely colored, slightly hairy, deviated from the shoot. Apical bud is free. Leaf scar shape is wedge-shaped with a drawn-out apex.

Leaf is three-lobed, medium-sized, dark-green, matte, smooth, flat. Main veins are not colored. Central lobe is broad-triangular with a sharp apex, significantly longer than lateral ones, with additional protrusions. Lateral lobes are short, broad, sharp, apexes directed sideways, angle between lateral lobe veins is straight. Basal lobes are poorly developed, veins are spread out. Leaf base is heart-shaped, with a central notch that is open. Teeth are medium-sized, with a clearly defined 'tip'. Petiole is short, thick, hairless, pinkish, positioned at a right angle to the shoot.

Flowers are large, round, with bright calyx coloration and free arrangement. Inflorescence is medium in length and density.

Berries are medium-sized, round, black, with dry detachment, containing a large number of medium-sized seeds, sour-sweet taste, edible. Peduncle is medium-length, green, hairless. Calyx is small, non-deciduous, closed. Chemical composition: dry solids — 14.0%, total sugars — 7.3%, titratable acidity — 3.6%, ascorbic acid — 145.5 mg/100 g.

Highly winter-hardy, self-fertile (60%), high resistance to diseases and pests, average yield of 10 t/ha, suitable for use in commercial plantations and amateur gardening.

Advantages of the variety: high winter hardiness, large fruit size, good taste, high resistance to diseases and bud mites.

Disadvantages of the variety: unstable fruiting.