Red Currant shrub (Ribes rubrum) OSIPOVSKAYA

High-yielding red currant with tasty fruits, suitable for fresh consumption and for processing.

Crossing: Rote Spätlese x Minnesota, breeder L.V. Bajanova, V.E. Dzhafarova. Released in 2009.
Vigour: strong, moderately spreading, dense
Site requirements: full sun location
Blossom: self-fertile
Fruits: medium-sized berries, 0.8 g on average, dark red, uniform, round to slightly oval, stalk short, firm
Taste: sweet and sour, sweet to sour predominates
Harvest season: second half of June
Yield: high, 3 kg per shrub, when planted 0.5 x 2.8 m
Disease resistance: resistant to American powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca mors uvae), moderately resistant to anthracnose (Drepanopeziza ribis) and septoria ( Mycosphaerella grossulariae)
Frost resistance: completely hardy