Black currant Berezovka

Black currant Berezovka is a wonderful crop. Both adults and children love to eat these berries, among other things, they contain a lot of useful vitamins and minerals. Black currant fruits have a beneficial effect on human immunity.

Currant Berezovka belongs to varieties with an average ripening period. They brought him out at the Buryat fruit and berry experimental station, by crossing other popular currant hybrids. The authors of the variety are domestic scientists.

The black currant variety Berezovka was included in the State Register in 2000, and for almost 20 years it has been cultivated by gardeners in many regions of our country. However, it should be noted that it is still recommended to cultivate this plant in the East Siberian regions. In this article, we will share with you the general characteristics of the variety, which every gardener should familiarize with before starting to grow this wonderful plant. After all, it is on the characteristics of the variety that the rules for caring for the plant depend, as well as some features of the cultivation of the shrub.

Black currant Berezovka: variety description and characteristics

The bush of black currant Beryozovka is considered vigorous, with an average crown spreading. Because of this, we immediately notice that this shrub will have to be cut quite often. This is due to the fact, as you have already noticed, that the crown is developing intensively. Shoots usually grow vertically, young branches are light green in color, the surface of the shoots is dull. The leaf plates of this black currant are five-lobed, large, and dark green in color. Note that the foliage is always shiny, but slightly wrinkled and leathery. Concave inward at the center. The blades of the leaf plates are rather sharp, the serrations are small, bent down, and the edges are raised on the sides. At the base of the leaf plate, a small notch is noticeable, the edges are uneven, the denticles are short. If we talk about the color of the petioles, then it is purple.

The black currant Beryozovka blooms intensively, the inflorescences are medium in size, bell-shaped, and lilac in color. The pistil is located approximately at the same level with the stamens. Fruit brushes are short, about 2-3 cm each. The inflorescences in them are densely packed, brushes are straight, pubescent.

Characteristics and features of currant berries Berezovka

Speaking about the berries of the Berezovka currant, we note that they are quite large in the currant, so the weight of one such berry is about one and a half grams. They are rather rounded in shape than oval. Their color is deep black, and the surface is shiny, not matte. The fruits ripen at the same time, so the harvest can be harvested for a short time. The flesh of the berries is quite dense, it contains few seeds, the berries come off well from the branches. Due to this, they can be transported over long distances, the fruits do not deteriorate for a long time.

However, in order to extend the shelf life, gardeners recommend picking berries in dry weather, after washing, dry well and lay the currants in one layer. The stalks of plants are short green, and the calyx is medium-sized, closed.

Berries of black currant Berezovka are sweet and sour to taste. The tasting marks are high. Gardeners note that the aroma from the berries is excellent. Moreover, their pulp is more than tender, the fruits have a universal purpose. They can be processed, consumed fresh. Black currant is especially tasty with jelly, as well as filling for pies.The fruit contains a lot of dry substances, acids, sugars, pectin, useful vitamins and microelements, especially ascorbic acid.

Advantages and disadvantages

The black currant variety Berezovka is considered winter-hardy and highly self-fertile, which is undoubtedly referred to as merits culture. But its drought resistance is not good enough, so the plants will need to be watered intensively. If the culture lacks moisture, then the fruits can be crushed, and also acquire a sour taste.

Berezovka currant plants are resistant to powdery mildew, as well as to some types of pests. The culture propagates well by cuttings, as well as by layering. For this, you can use both green and lignified cuttings. If we talk about the yield, then it is quite high. The plant is often grown in industrial gardens, with 9 to 13 tons of aromatic berries harvested from one hectare.

Of the shortcomings they sometimes note the finickyness of planting. For the rest, gardeners do not point out the minuses. So, black currant Berezovka is easy to grow, and harvesting is a pleasure.