Early ripening red-fruited Ukrainian variety with excellent taste and resistance to American gooseberry powdery mildew, which is gaining more and more popularity among gardeners. Suitable for organic or no-spray culture.
Crossing: Mlievsky Krasny x Slivovy, breeders K.N. Kopan, V.P. Kopan, Z.A. Shestopal, released in 1990
Vigour: moderate, upright to spreading shrub with numerous spiny shoots
Site requirements: direct sun
Blossom: self-fertile
Fruits: attractive, large, weight 6 to 8 g, oval, dark red. The pulp is light, juicy, sweet and sour, very tasty. Ripe fruits can hang on the bush for a long time without any loss of quality, do not wither and do not fall off.
Taste: excellent, reminiscent a mixture of tropical fruit flavors, highly valued. One of the most delicious red-fruity gooseberry varieties.
Harvest season: early, mid-June. One of the earliest varieties of modern gooseberries.
Yield: high and regular. Yield from one shrub is between 4 - 6 kg. The berries are suitable for fresh consumption and for processing. Due to its spines, the variety is particularly suitable for hobby gardeners.
Disease resistance: resistant to American gooseberry powdery mildew
Frost resistance: fully hardy
Details and Specifications | |
Pot growing plant: | well rooted one year old pot plant |
Shape | |
Shrub: | the plant is own-rooted in the shape of a branched shrub |