Gooseberry Konfetny

Late-ripening variety, developed at the Southern Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable Growing and Potato Cultivation by crossing form 3-65 (Izbrannaya x pollen mixture of Brazilian, Phoenix, Warsaw varieties) and the variety Smena. Author: B.C. Ilyin. Since 2008, included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements approved for use in the East Siberian region.

Medium-height, upright, dense bush. Growing shoots of medium thickness or thin, green, hairless, curved. Thorns of medium length, thin, single, brown, absent in the upper part.

Leaf five-lobed, medium-sized, green, shiny, hairless, slightly wrinkled, leathery, blade gently concave along the central vein of the middle lobe. Lobes slightly pointed or rounded, middle lobe elongated with a pointed tip, with prominent, large, clearly visible projections. Angle between central veins of lateral lobes is acute, lateral lobes long and narrow with rounded tips, directed sideways. Basal lobes well-developed. Leaf base with a small notch or straight. Teeth blunt, short or medium, not curled. Petiole of medium length and short, thin and medium thickness, green, slightly hairy. Buds of medium size, deviated from the shoot. Petiole scar round.

Flowers of medium size, arranged in one- or two-flowered clusters, axillary. Sepals of medium length and width, pale-pink, not fused.

Berries large and medium-sized (3.0-6.0 g), one-dimensional, round-oval, pink, with slight pubescence. Seed count medium. Receptacle closed, peduncle of medium length and thickness, green. Flavor dessert-like, slightly tart-sweet, with aroma, rating 5 points.

Cold-resistant, high-yielding variety, average multi-year yield ranges from 6.0 to 20.6 tons per hectare (1.8-6.2 kg per bush), characterized by good self-fertility, weakly affected by powdery mildew and anthracnose.

Advantages of the variety: disease resistance, high yield, berry flavor qualities.

Disadvantages of the variety: medium resistance to septoria.