Blackcurrant Ilyina's Gift

Black currant Ilyina's gift belongs to the herbaceous group with a medium-late ripening time, was obtained in the South Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable and Potato Growing by combining two varieties of black currant, namely "dove seedling" and "bredthorpe", thanks to the work of the selection specialist V. S. Ilyin. Black currant variety Ilyina's Gift was added to the state register of breeding achievements in 2005, and is allowed to be cultivated in the Ural region.

Black currant Ilyina's gift: description of the variety and characteristics

Black currant Ilyina's gift: photo of the variety

Fruit shrubs of the currant variety Podarok Ilyina grow of ordinary size, rather thick, but the spreading is assessed as weak. The growing branches are of ordinary size, greenish or light green in color, curves, no villi. The buds are of ordinary size, the shape is round, the color is brown, the upper part has a certain sharpening, they are arranged one by one. Leaf scar with a wide conical shape.

The foliage of the black currant shrub variety Ilyina's gift has five lobes, of an ordinary size, the color is dark greenish, glossy, with wrinkles, leathery, the leaf plate is slightly concave along the main veins of the lobes, sometimes it is slightly protruding. The blades have a certain sharpness, the notches are deep, the main blade is larger than the others in size, with a certain sharpness, rather wide, with an additional protrusion. The blades located on the sides, with a sharpness, are rather wide, the upper parts look on different sides of the main vein, the angle between their main veins is more than ninety degrees or equal to ninety degrees. Basal lobes are usually visible. The base of the sheet plate has a deep, but narrow, rounded shape. The denticles are medium in size, pointed, not bent, and pronounced. The petiole is of ordinary size, has no villi, is located at an angle of forty-five degrees to the branch.

The flowers are medium in size, the color is not bright, the shape is goblet, the sepals are pale, open, receding. The brushes are medium in size, approximately three and a half to five centimeters, rather dense. The axis is large, slightly curved, has no villi, the color is light green.

Description and characteristics of berries

Currant berries Ilyina's gift is rather large, about two and a half to four and a half grams, round shape, all berries have the same shape and size, color is black, peel is medium in thickness, the berries are sweet with a slight sourness to taste, tasters rated fresh fruits of this variety at four point and seven tenths on a five-point scale, the taste is generally described as pleasant, the sweetness prevails, the application is universal. The calyx is half open, the fruit stem is short, medium-sized, green in color.

Features of the variety

Black currant Ilyina's gift has the highest immunity to minus temperatures, bears a large number of fruits, is self-fertile, has good immunity to most ailments and parasites, usually it is possible to collect nine and a half tons from one hectare, but in especially fertile years it is possible to get up to twenty-six and a half tons from one hectare, or two and a half - six and a half kilograms from each fruit bush.

Cities in which this fruit currant variety is cultivated with great success:

• Orenburg.
• Ufa.
• Chelyabinsk.
• Magnitogorsk.
• Mound.

Currant Ilyina's gift: gardeners reviews

• Antonina Viktorovna, Samara region: “Black currant variety Ilyina's gift won me over with its highest immunity to low temperatures. While other crops growing in my garden area died, this variety calmly endured the cold. I also liked the large berries ”.
• Marina Vladislavovna, Moscow region: “Currant Ilyina's gift always gives big harvests. The berries are tasty and large enough to simplify the harvesting process. "