Blackcurrant Quail
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Blackcurrant Quail is an early ripening variety. It was displayed at the Novosibirsk research station. Crossing of Lepan Musta and Berdchanki... The authors consider V. Skoropudov, E, Melnikumova, A. Solovyova, A. Potapenko.
The currant variety Quail has been in the state register since 2001.
Black currant Quail: variety description
Currant bush Quail reaches medium size, branches are close, forming a medium spreading, dense crown. The growing shoot is medium in thickness, smooth, green in color. The lignified shoot is thick, gray-brown in color.
Leaves with five lobes, medium in size, emerald green, matte, lobes strongly elongated. The entire surface of the leaf plate is filled with folds and veins; the leaf is bent along the central vein. The dimensions of the blades are approximately the same. The edges of the foliage are serrated, the teeth are round, small in size.
Characteristics of the variety
Black currant Quail: photo of the variety
Quail currants are very large, the average weight is 3 grams, maximum 5 grams. The skin is black, dense, smooth, shiny, protected by a wax coating. The taste of berries is dessert, sweet, with a pleasant aroma. The brush with berries reaches 8 centimeters in length. The berries contain a large amount of trace elements, for example, natural sugars 13%, titratable acids 1%, vitamin C 4%, pectin 2%.
Currant Quail belongs to the varieties of universal use, so the berries can be used in blanks, frozen for the winter or consumed fresh.
Black currant Quail: reviews of gardeners about the variety
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Lilia Vladimirovna, Samara region: “Currant variety Quail is far from the most popular currant variety. I barely managed to buy seedlings. But the question of growing this particular variety was of fundamental importance, since the currant grew Quail earlier at my grandmother's, and I remembered the amazing taste of these black berries. I also like that the berries ripen very quickly. You can start harvesting as early as the 20th of July ”.
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Petr Gennadievich, Sverdlovsk region: “The currant variety Quail has a very high yield level. When fresh, we physically do not have time to eat everything, so the wife makes jam, compotes, and jams from this currant variety. It turns out very tasty. I, as a gardener, attribute to the advantages of the variety that it has resistance to fungal diseases and resistance to severe frosts. "
