Black currant Zhuravushka

The black currant Zhuravushka was bred by M.A.Lisavenko at the Siberian Research Institute of Horticulture. The variety has an average ripening period.

Black currant Zhuravushka: variety description

• Bush. Currant bush Zhuravushka grows of medium height. It is quite sprawling, the density of the bush is average. Shoots are medium and curved, their thickness is small or medium. The color of young shoots is dark green with a reddish crown. After hardening, the shoots turn dark brown and are covered with a light downy. The buds are medium in size, spindle-shaped in shape, pinkish in color.
• Leaves. The leaves of the black currant Crane are of medium size, have five lobes, light green in color, slightly wrinkled and wavy. They are matte or slightly glossy. The lobes of the leaves are slightly pointed, the teeth are sharp, slightly bent. The basal lobes are poorly developed. The base of the sheet has a small open groove. Leaf petioles are short, dark cherry colored. In relation to the shoots, they are located at an acute angle.
• Flowers. Crane currant flowers are of medium size. The sepals are light green with bright pink tops. The brush is of medium size, consists of about 10 flowers, in the end there are 6-10 berries. The shape of the brush is arched, first it goes up and then down. The peduncle is of medium length, colored green, covered with a weak downy.

Black currant Zhuravushka: photo of the variety

Description of berries of the Zhuravushka variety

Berries of the black currant variety Zhuravushka are of medium size, under favorable conditions they can turn out to be large. They are oval in shape, the tubercle at the stalk is elongated. They are black, shiny, have a thin skin. Inside the berries of the currant Zhuravushka there is an average number of small seeds. The berries have a pleasant sweet and sour taste. Black currant Zhuravushka is a winter-hardy variety of currant that gives a good harvest. The variety is not afraid of fungal diseases.

Black currant Zhuravushka: reviews of gardeners

• Angelica Vitalievna, Samara region: “I consider the main advantage of the black currant variety Zhuravushka its high yield. About 4 kilograms of berries can be harvested from one bush. Also, the advantages include the density of the black currant Zhuravushka, their good transportability and, in principle, suitability for manual and even mechanical comfortable harvesting. "
• Alexander Alexandrovich, Leningrad region: “It so happened that in my garden I grow only one variety of currants. And this is a variety of black currant Zhuravushka. My impressions of this currant variety are not unambiguous. Despite the fact that the taste and quantity of the harvest suit me, the black currant variety Zhuravushka has a very low resistance to hazel-hazel. "