Gooseberry grossular variety description. Which gooseberry to choose - characteristics of varieties. Resistance to mechanical damage

Excursions into the history of the appearance of gooseberries are generally entertaining and informative. But it is no less interesting to consider each variety separately, to identify its advantages and disadvantages in order to plant and grow in your garden.

Meet the gooseberry

The powdery fungus infects leaves, fruits and shoots, covering them with a white coating, which then turns brown and leads to the death of the affected part.

So, gooseberry is a shrub up to two meters high. For active life(up to 40 years) it is constantly self-renewing, forming basal shoots. Therefore, caring for a bush includes periodic thinning, otherwise the branches will wither, the berries will be crushed and the variety will degenerate. The first 7-10 years are considered the most productive period. The dignity of the culture includes annual fruiting with an average yield of 5–12 kg per bush.

Since the time of Kievan Rus, the overseas berry “kryzhbersen”, “agryz” or simply gooseberries have been known, loved and actively grown in private households. If you do not take into account the vulnerability to the sphere library (American powdery mildew), fruit bush distinguished by enviable unpretentiousness. Like the camel's thorn, the great-progenitor of the gooseberry grew in extreme conditions. Maybe that's why he easily tolerates small droughts, loves the sun, the breeze, does not freeze in harsh winters and blooms the very first in the garden.

By origin, gooseberries are divided into 2 types - European and American. Varieties from Europe are famous for large fruits with good taste, but often get sick, it is difficult to reproduce. The American gooseberry, on the contrary, is easily propagated by layering and green cuttings, and is resistant to diseases. But it is very prickly, the berries are small, with a mild taste.

Selection work led to the emergence of a third group, the American-European, which absorbed best qualities the first two:

  • medium or high disease resistance;
  • winter hardiness;
  • good yield;
  • big tasty berries.

What is the difference between gooseberries of domestic and foreign selection

European breeders relied primarily on large-fruited gooseberries. It's no secret that almost laboratory conditions are created for bushes for grandiose success. The record holder was the variety of the English selection London with berries weighing 54 g. But large-fruited varieties are capricious:

  • London is extremely vulnerable to return frosts;
  • Monstruaza without timely thinning dramatically reduces the yield;
  • Jolie printer needs 3-4 sprays against pests per season.

The geographical position of Russia is such that the survival rate of gooseberries in difficult climatic conditions, from the sultry south to icy Siberia, is put in the first place. At the same time, many varieties have large berries, good yields. For example, in Siberian gardens, the domestic Lada produces up to 5 kg of fruits per bush, and in Pink-2, the average weight of a berry is up to 10 g.

In addition, large-fruited varieties include:

  • Date fruit;
  • Beryl;
  • White triumph and others.

Photo gallery: large-fruited gooseberry varieties

Large-fruited variety, berries the size of good plum(54 gr) Pink-2, of course, has a more modest size than London, but the berries are also good, up to 10 gr. Beryl has large green berries (up to 9 grams) and a sweet taste. Date berries are rounded, with a dark purple bloom, can reach up to 20 g in weight

gooseberry classification

One gardener looks at the berries, and another is more important than a branch without thorns - each variety has its own zest, which is worth attention. We offer a classification according to key features that determine the "professional suitability" of a shrub for your garden.

spikes

Harvesting gooseberries is perhaps the most unforgettable moment, the complexity and duration of which is directly proportional to the degree of pricklyness of the branches. The thorns differ in length, thickness, color, can be pointing up with a tip, down, or located perpendicular to the branch. And in terms of the location of the thorns, complete anarchy is observed, for example, in Kooperator, Kubanets, Nekrasovsky, only the lower half of the shoots are thorned, in Moscow Red, Black Velvet, the thorns grow only on annual shoots, and then completely disappear. In the Captivator and the African, the branches are thorny closer to the base and drop thorns in the fall, but the young shoots of Change and Date may be without thorns at all on the tops.

Highly prickly

Sharp thorns are not a problem for lovers of large, sweet berries. After all, almost all strongly prickly varieties (Black Negus, Yubileiny, Defender, Donetsk Large-fruited, etc.) are distinguished by excellent yield and strong, rich taste. In order not to injure yourself on sharp thorns, experienced gardeners recommend harvesting in the early morning, before the dew disappears. At this time, the spikes become soft, will not harm your hands.

“... when trying the berries of other thornless varieties, I did not notice a VERY GOOD taste in any of them - the usual gooseberry, sometimes just mediocre. They were not a feast of taste! Apparently, after all, the "thorniness genes" have multiple effects, they also affect the taste of gooseberries"

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thornless varieties

Perhaps the main and indisputable advantage of such a gooseberry is its safety for children. The superiority of the taste or yield of thornless over all the others is an unresolved issue and depends only on the degree of commitment to these varieties:

  • Gulliver - easily survives both powdery mildew attacks and frosts. small size berries is offset by a delicate sweet and sour taste.
  • Consul - the berries are not only tasty, but also with a high content of vitamin C. The crop is processed on the spot, because the skin is thin and tender fruits do not withstand transportation.
  • Matveevsky - medium-sized bushes require a certain area to the detriment of other plantations, but large berries (up to 4.5 g) are very tasty and do not crumble for a long time.
  • Eaglet - has an excellent yield, up to 6.6 kg of berries from a bush, tolerates frost well.
  • Redball - a combination of precocity, with strong immunity to various sores.

Video: thornless gooseberry

Ripening terms

The gooseberry ripening periods are divided into three periods - early, middle, late, with two intermediate ones - medium early and medium late (the weather often makes its own adjustments). Early-ripening gooseberry flowers appear in early April and may suffer from recurrent frosts. Late-ripening blooms in early May, so the chance to keep the ovary is higher. Only 2-3 bushes of different ripening will help to provide you with fresh berries for the whole summer.

Early ripe (ripening period I-II decade of June) include:

  • Spring - with all the positive qualities that allow you to give good harvest, the variety has a not very pleasant feature: ripe berries do not crumble, do not crack, but gradually become fresh, so Yarovaya needs to be harvested on time.
  • Grand - has large dark red juicy berries, the mass of which reaches 15 g, it is easy to collect them, because the variety is slightly prickly.
  • Affectionate - represents compact bushes with graceful thornless shoots, allowing you to effortlessly pick berries weighing up to 7 g, fruitful.
  • Gentle - in many ways similar to Laskov, slightly spiked, it needs to be trimmed regularly.
  • Pax (English selection) - famous for berries weighing 6–10 g, young shoots have almost no thorns, and those that are, fall off over time;
  • Favorite - well resists the sphere library and insects, humiliated with triple spikes, berries are large, up to 4.3 gr., Yellowish.

Photo gallery: early ripe gooseberry varieties

Pax gooseberry bushes bloom at the end of April Grand blooms in spring, the fruits are large, up to 15 gr. weighing Yellowish berries of Lyubimets ripen by July, have a rich sweet and sour taste.

Mid-early varieties (fruiting dates: III decade of June - I decade of July):

  • Sadko - begins to bear fruit from about the 20th of June, the yield is 6 kg per bush, the berries are large, beautiful, tasty - in a word, a song.
  • Naughty is pleasant in all respects: there are no thorns, it is resistant to frost and disease, the berries are small, but the content of vitamin C is high - 47.5 mg per 100 g.

Varieties of medium ripening (fruits in the II-III decade of July):

  • Nekrasovsky - medium spreading bushes, berries for universal use, but in fresh especially good due to the unique plum flavor.
  • Garkate (Latvian selection) - dark purple large berries (3.5–4.1 g) complement the standard set of qualities.
  • Nova is mid-season, resistant to diseases, there are no thorns in the fruiting zone. Berry weighs 6.5 g, sweet, rich red color, universal use.
  • Purman is medium tall, resistant to the sphere library, in severe winters the buds freeze slightly. Fruits with sourness, fragrant, cherry-colored with pubescence, weighing 3.4–4.6 g.
  • Souvenir is a completely “independent” variety: it does not get sick, does not freeze out, it builds up replacement shoots well, the berries reach up to 9 g, the yield is stable.

Mid-late (fruiting terms: III decade of July):

  • Aristocrat - and good endurance, and a mass of berries (up to 4.2 g), and almost no thorns, but the volume of the crop is highly dependent on weather conditions.
  • Captivator is an excellent resistant and hardy thornless variety with a mass of berries up to 6 g (incomparable in freezing), these qualities are fully manifested if the gooseberry grows in a windproof place.
  • Romance is a weakly sprawling bush, Bottom part medium spiny shoots. Winter and disease resistant. Berries weighing 3.4-4.8 g, dark red, with a wax coating, dessert taste.
  • Sunbeam - its yellowish-green berries really look like specks sunlight. The variety is hardy, slightly thorny, the bush quickly thickens, needs regular pruning.

Photo gallery: medium early, medium and medium late gooseberry varieties

Mid-early gooseberry variety Sadko will please with berries by the end of July Mid-late gooseberry variety Captivator ripens by the end of summer Gooseberry Aristocrat not only ripens early, but also pleases the gardener with large berries

Late gooseberries (ripening dates: July 3rd - August 1st):

  • Korshudin is an amateur variety, it has no pronounced signs, with the exception of thin, like needles, thorns on young shoots, the berries are small, sweet and sour.
  • Defender - prickly, ability to withstand low temperatures and resist fungal infections at an average level, the yield is excellent.
  • Mucurines - gives high yields berries with a caliber of more than 7 g, medium spiky.
  • Pokrovsky - resistance to all adverse factors at a height, large "pear" berries.
  • Seedling Change - has bushes up to 1.8 m and beautiful berries - pink with green flesh, small thorns.

Photo gallery: late gooseberry varieties

Gooseberry Korshudin does not have any special competitive advantages - it ripens late, the berries are small, the taste is average Berries of the Defender are dark, almost black, with a pleasant aroma and dessert taste. Mukurines is recognized by gardeners for its large, juicy berries, excellent taste, and disease resistance.

self-fertility

According to the ability to set the crop on their own, the gooseberry is divided into self-fertile (self-pollinating) and self-fertile, requiring a pollinator variety. Self-fertile varieties include:

  • Belarusian sugar;
  • Russian;
  • Masheka;
  • Plum;
  • Change;
  • Anniversary;
  • Russian red;
  • Prunes;
  • Chelyabinsk green;
  • Chernomor;
  • Black drop;
  • Record.

They have an excellent yield, medium-sized berries. Prunes, with delicate aroma plum, serves as an excellent wine material. Reduced self-fertility is inherent in Chelyabinsk green, Chernomor, Black drop. The record is a self-fertile variety. If there are only self-fertile bushes in the garden, the gardener runs the risk of being left without a crop. Recommended to plant different varieties gooseberries, because cross-pollination has a positive effect on the set of berries, an increase in their size and even shape.

disease resistance

To date, only 2 varieties can be named that are 100% resistant to the sphere library:

  1. Whitesmith - unpretentious to the soil (except for acidic and marshy), has berries of magical taste, yield up to 7 kg.
  2. Spinfree - late-ripening, thornless.

Hinnomaki, Souvenir, Smena, Pokrovsky have high resistance to the sphere library. But Varshavsky and Pushkinsky, despite their good winter hardiness, are completely helpless before this "plague".

Berry color

Multi-colored gooseberries delight both children and housewives, because it is interesting when jams, sauces and compotes turn out to be colorful. For simplicity, gooseberries are classified according to a specific color, without going into shades.

Red berries:

  • Ballet is extremely winter-hardy, the berries are large and transportable.
  • Victoria (English selection) - high productive variety, berries easily tolerate transportation.
  • Candy - ultra-compact bushes, moderately disease resistant, very sweet fruits.
  • Xenia (Swiss selection) - standard bush about 1.20 m high, berry weight up to 14 g, sweet.
  • Charm - standard bush, large berries, disadvantage: it forms few layers.
  • Masheka - the berries are small, but the harvest is generally plentiful, increased immunity to the sphere library.
  • Red Triumph - fruits of medium size, fragrant, the variety bears fruit for about 40 years.
  • Redball - berries are round, juicy, weighing up to 5 g, shoots are not prickly.
  • Shershnevsky - has one-dimensional medium-sized berries, disease-resistant.

Green berries:

  • Baltic - prickly, sweet and sour medium berries of universal use.
  • Veteran - good with stable yields of strong large berries.
  • Grossular - easily tolerates drought, large berries, great for wine.
  • Donetsk large-fruited - vigorous bush, berry weight up to 5 g.
  • Emerald - winter-hardy, does not get sick, berry weight up to 6 g, has a delicate taste.
  • Fertile green (Russia) - medium disease resistance, berries reach up to 12 g.
  • Melnikova - the berries, although small, are strong, high yield, suffers from a spherical library.
  • Ural grapes are prickly, the berries are small, but with a high content of vitamin C, resistant to diseases.
  • Ural emerald - its undersized bushes are well covered with snow, the tasting score of berries is 4.9 points.
  • Chelyabinsk green - disease resistance is average, winter-hardy, the berries are small, sweet.
  • Memory of Komarov - medium berries, sweet and sour taste with honey aroma.

Gooseberries with yellow berries:

  • Altai license plate - large berries with a ruddy cheek.
  • Coral - does not suffer from powdery mildew, the fruits are juicy, medium-sized, transportable.
  • English yellow - the minimum weight of the berry is 4 g, the harvest is formed annually, without rest seasons.
  • Golden light - easily propagated in any way, with good watering, the berries become larger.
  • Kursu Dzintars - berries are small (maximum 2.5 g), but fragrant.
  • Honey - requires heightened attention, but the berries are worth it - transparent to the light, they taste like flower honey.

Purple coloring:

  • Achilles - he does not care for hail and gusts of wind, temperatures up to -45 o C, but he does not tolerate shading and spring frosts at all, berries have a slightly spicy taste.
  • Polonaise - medium tall, medium spiked, resistant to fungi. Berry color is deep to black.
  • Date - tolerates harsh winters well, but is susceptible to fungal infection, the shoot-restorative ability of the bushes is weak. These disadvantages are paid off by the size of the berries above average and the yield.
  • Generous - so named for generous harvests, the taste of berries is dominated by sourness.

Photo gallery: multi-colored gooseberry varieties

Gooseberry Masheka will color your garden with red round berries Honey berries are similar to gems, and just as beautifully shimmer in the sun Berries of gooseberry Ural emerald - large, round, Green colour with white veins Berries Generous - round, rich purple hue, in extreme ripeness almost black

Berry shape

Gooseberries can surprise not only with color, but also with the shape of berries:

  • oval - Altai license plate, Harlequin, Grand, Red East, Masheka, Sadko, Sunny Bunny, Ural emerald, Ural pink, Date;
  • spherical - Candy, Cossack;
  • pear-shaped - Warsaw, Dessert, Defender, Honey, Cooperator, Fertile green, Pokrovsky, Commander;
  • ovoid - Garkate, Golden Light, Leningradets, Black Negus;
  • barrel-shaped - Malachite.

Resistance to mechanical damage

The tough skin protects ripe gooseberries from damage from pressure, bumps and falls. This factor is also important for harvesting fully ripe berries, which will look beautiful in compotes and jams, and for transporting products. The strongest berries were Russian, Serenada, Yubileiny. Chernomor, Kazachok, Anniversary, Krasnoslavyansky, Shalun were among the most tender.

Photo gallery: common gooseberry varieties

And the name is funny, and the berries seem to wink, and the taste is excellent, sweet and sour On the trellis it is easier for Krasnoslavyansky to "pull" bountiful harvest Kursu Dzintars berries look like autumn foliage in yellow-orange hues The teardrop-shaped purple berries are recognizable as Serenade, a gooseberry popular in the Central Black Earth region.

Varieties for growing in different regions

The territories where it is possible to grow gooseberries are located in different climatic zones - from temperate continental ( European part Russia) to sharply continental (Eastern Siberia). Therefore, the regionalization of a variety or its ability to withstand local weather patterns is of paramount importance. Good results are also obtained by the use of varieties of foreign selection growing in similar conditions.

Varieties for the North-West of Russia

Growing gooseberries here is like an extreme sport, the local natural conditions. In the northwestern part of the region, winters are relatively warm and summers are cool. The northern tip has, on the contrary, severe winters and fleeting warm summers. In such conditions, in the first place, next to frost resistance, is the high resistance (resistance) of gooseberries to fungal infections. The berries of local varieties are usually medium-sized: 2.5–2.8 g.

  • Pioneer - medium early, medium spiky, disease resistant. The berries are small, good taste.
  • Seedling Lefora is relatively resistant to spheres, the harvest is annual.
  • Change - bushes require constant thinning. The yield is 5–6 kg per bush, the berries hang for a long time without losing their presentation.
  • Salute - does not get sick, does not freeze, the lower part of the shoots is thorned, the berries are large, up to 10 kg of berries are removed from the bush.

How do some varieties of Finnish selection feel at home here, neutral to powdery mildew:

  • Mid-season Finnish - prickly low bushes, berries, aligned in size;
  • Finnish Red - medium-late self-fertile variety with dark cherry berries;
  • Hinnonmainen Keltainen - medium-sized berries, despite the thin skin, quite strong, universal purpose.

Finnish gooseberry varieties, including Hinnomainen Keltainen, have settled down very well in the North-West of Russia

Varieties for the Russian South

In the southern region, drought-resistant gooseberries take root first of all:

  • Kuban - early self-fertile, sprawling bush, stable, berries for universal use.
  • Russian - berries are one-dimensional, popular for the production of delicious light wine, yield 4–10 kg per bush. Young bushes are sprawling.
  • Kuibyshevsky - the crown quickly overgrows with young shoots, therefore it requires regular thinning.

Russian gooseberry (Russian yellow) is not afraid of drought and easily withstands the climate of the South of Russia

Varieties for central Russia

In general, the conditions of the middle lane are favorable for growing gooseberries, but no one has canceled the famous Russian frosts, return frosts or long cool springs. Abnormal summer heat or downpours are also becoming commonplace, so no one has canceled the requirements for endurance of gooseberry varieties.

Varieties of medium ripening in the Central Chernozem zone are characterized by high winter hardiness, immunity to diseases, and large berries (up to 6 g). Bushes are thorny.

  • Plum - very prickly, the spikes are thick, directed downwards, that is, it is easy to reach out for a berry, but it is problematic to get it back. The variety compares favorably with annual fruiting up to 12 kg per bush and one-dimensionality of berries (5 g).
  • Yubileiny (NII named after I.V. Michurin) - tolerates thaws, juicy berries of a sweet and sour taste, but without aroma, with a high (37.7%) content of vitamin C.
  • Krasnoslavyansky (Leningrad selection) - fruiting begins in the second year, but reaches a peak only after 4–5 years. Productivity is 6-7 kg per bush, berries are one-dimensional, dessert taste.

Medium late varieties are vigorous bushes with high resistance to diseases, harsh winters. The mass of berries ranges from 2.9 to 3.5–4 g.

  • Cossack - medium-thorned, the disadvantages include the spreading of the bush, the crushing of berries in unfavorable years.
  • Chernomor - bushes are slightly sprawling, the tops of the shoots are drooping. Weakly thorny, easily propagated by shoots. The berries are tender but firm.
  • Sirius (Gulliver) is a compact bush with a yield of 4–7 kg. Without spikes. The fruits are not one-dimensional, dark red. Peel of medium thickness.
  • Serenade is a late-ripening variety. Berries of gentle sweet and sour taste, transportable.

Early and mid-early varieties for the Moscow region:

  • White nights - the variety is characterized by stable fruiting, resistance to the sphere library. The bush, under the weight of the crop, becomes sprawling from a compact one, the tops of the shoots are blackberry in color. Self-fertility over 55%.
  • Moscow red - it is worth taking protective measures against the sphere library in order to be able to feast on large sweet berries.
  • Invicta (English selection) - a powerful bush, sprawling, prickly. It tolerates winter well, resists fungal diseases. Berries weighing 6–8 g, universal purpose, transportable.
  • Grape (Russian) - on the one hand, at the time of stable fruiting, the bush enters only for 6-7 years, small berries. On the other hand, the yield remains consistently high.
  • Date - is not afraid of either winter or disease, the berries are sweet, strong, yield up to 8 kg per bush.

Medium and mid-late varieties:

  • Beryl - bushes of medium height, do not get sick, winter well, almost without thorns. The berries are small but sweet, for universal use, excellent yield (up to 10 kg).
  • Hinnomaki (Finnish selection) - not affected by fungus, frost-resistant. The berries are large (4 g), with good taste, but crumble quickly.
  • Belarusian sugar - resistance to the fungus is average, abundant annual fruiting is observed for 10-12 years. Bushes are tall and thorny. The maximum weight of the berry is 8.5 g, the taste is dessert.
  • Northern captain - successfully resists both diseases and pests. The bushes are medium spreading with an average height of 1.5 m, the lower part of the shoots is prickly, but there may not be thorns at all. Berries can hang on a bush for a long time without losing their qualities.

Early varieties for the Middle Volga and Lower Volga regions:

  • Ural grapes are vigorous semi-spreading bushes strewn with large emerald green berries, but they ripen quickly, so one-time harvesting is required, the pulp is rich in vitamin C.
  • African (Saratov Experimental Station) - medium early, stable in all respects. Medium height, almost without thorns. Berries (2.9–4 g) are dark plum in color with a light downy taste of blackcurrant.
  • Our sugar variety is cosmopolitan, common in most the globe. It grows well both in the northern regions of the country, and in the central or southern regions (here it is recommended to plant it in partial shade).

Photo gallery: gooseberry varieties for central Russia

The African has beautiful black berries of a sweet and sour taste, the variety is unpretentious, easily withstands the conditions of central Russia Invicta - rather tall, sprawling, large berries (up to 8 g) hang in clusters from branches Hinnomaki Red - drought and winter-hardy variety with round red berries, sweet and sour taste Black sweet berries of Chernomor receive consistently high reviews from gardeners

Photo gallery: forms of gooseberry bushes

Spreading bushes require a lot of space and regular pruning Green on green - a corner of the garden with compact bushes gooseberry resembles the court of English aristocrats The standard form is ergonomic, beautiful and almost does not get sick

Varieties for the Urals

The harsh Ural winter and spring frosts down to -10 o C often lead to freezing of the buds, a decrease in the taste and size of the berries. A kind of protection against freezing is the method of planting gooseberries - the root neck is surrounded by an earthen roller. In winter, the branches bend down and pin to the ground, the bush is covered (sprinkled) with snow.

Varieties adapted to the conditions of the Urals:

  • Cooperator - perfectly tolerates natural disasters, but cannot always withstand the "attacks" of the fungus. The bush is slightly sprawling. Thin-skinned berries are large, good taste.
  • Smart - slightly spiked, resistant to disease. The average weight of a berry is about 5 g, sweetness prevails in the taste.
  • Stanichny - medium spreading bush, does not suffer from American powdery mildew, sometimes freezes. The berries are small and tender.
  • Anniversary - withstands frost, but is vulnerable to fungus. The berries are quite large with a dense skin. The mass of the berry is 5.5–6.5 g, the color is bright yellow with red veins, with a dense skin. Up to 4.2 kg of crop is obtained from a bush.

Winter-hardy self-fertile Cooperator pleases the owner with delicious fragrant berries with minimal care

Varieties for Siberia

The Siberian climate is generally harsh for plants - in the western part, temperatures from -15 to -30 o C tolerable for gooseberries are significantly reduced winter winds. The winter of the eastern part is windless, but the temperature drops below -40 o C. Therefore, the main requirement for gooseberries remains unchanged - frost resistance. In addition, the bushes are necessarily covered with snow.

In Western Siberia, a variety has been successfully tested for a long time:

  • Grossular is a medium spreading bush, almost without thorns, withstands short droughts. The berries are large, they make excellent wine.
  • Chelyabinsk green (Ural selection) - self-fertile, medium early, vulnerable to drought, fungus. Small berries have a pronounced sweet taste. Up to 3.5 kg of berries are taken from the bush.
  • Harlequin - late-ripening, does not get sick, the harvest is plentiful.
  • Red East - immune to diseases, weakly spiked. Berries of usual taste, large.
  • Komandor (Vladil) - spring frosts do not affect flowering, so the variety is characterized by a high yield - 7–8 kg of berries per bush.
  • Leningradets - late-ripening, can be amazed by the sphere library. It is famous for its high yield (more than 7 kg) and large 10-gram berries.
  • Senator is a vigorous bush, a medium-sized berry, characterized by a delicate taste and aroma.
  • Ural pink - has standard indicators of stability and endurance. The size of the berries is slightly larger than average, the taste received the highest tasting rating.

Especially for Eastern Siberia, the Ural emerald was created - an early ripe variety with low bushes that are well covered with snow and survive frosts.

The giant berries of the Ural emerald are impressive even experienced gardener, but they grow well even in harsh Siberia

Varieties for Ukraine

The western regions of Ukraine are characterized by cool summers and wet winters, while the southeast is languishing from the summer heat, and winter frosts reach -25 o C. Therefore, if in one area the gooseberry is susceptible to powdery mildew, then in another it suffers from drought. popular variety in Ukraine it is considered:

  • Krasen is an early medium variety with characteristic powerful bushes, the tops of the shoots are purple - decorative. Highly resistant to adverse weather conditions and diseases. Weakly spiked. The average weight of berries is 6.5 g.
  • Neslukhovsky (Lviv selection) - early, strongly thorny, winter-hardy, weakly affected by the sphere library. The berries are one-dimensional, large, do not deteriorate for a long time on the bush.
  • Karat (Lviv selection) - does not get sick, winters well, berries are interesting - dark cherry on the outside and greenish-brown inside.
  • Dessert - the visiting card of the variety is dark red, like cherries, large berries.
  • Snezhana - relatively vulnerable to powdery mildew, winters well, berries of table taste.
  • Black velvet - valued for large juicy berries weighing up to 10 g.

Juicy, high-yielding, large-fruited Krasen is the dream of any gardener

Varieties for Belarus

The temperate continental climate of Belarus causes high humidity in winter and summer, creating ideal conditions for gardening "sores". Therefore, powdery mildew resistance becomes a priority.

A typical Belarusian variety has become:

  • Masheka - the taste of berries causes a lot of controversy, some people find it interesting, others find it insipid. Be that as it may, Masheka does not have lean years.
  • Belarusian red (local selection) - fruitful, winter-hardy. The berries are medium, do not stand out with a special taste;
  • Masha (local variety) - a small bush, with strong shoots, high-yielding;
  • Ravolt is self-fertile, barely affected by the sphere library (and according to some gardeners, it does not get sick at all). The berries are large and fragrant.
  • Green rain - compact bushes with weakly thorny shoots, the variety is resistant to weather disasters. The berries are small, but the yield is impressive - up to 5 kg per bush.
  • Olavi is winter-hardy. The berry is small - 3 g, dark pink, tasty, versatile in use.

Olavi feels great in Belarus, and refreshing sweet and sour berries are used in a variety of culinary purposes (pies, preserves, jams, etc.)

Video: exhibition-seminar on promising gooseberry varieties

Gooseberry is a unique fruit berry culture, which will pay handsomely even for minimal care. The persistence of this shrub, annual harvests can inspire respect and sincere gratitude.

Sustainability Gooseberry thornless Grossular to almost all diseases and significant temperature fluctuations, as well as very good yields - these are the gooseberry qualities that any gardener will like.

Berries thornless gooseberry of this variety are distinguished by an excellent sweet taste with a slight sourness, they grow very large and can reach 9g. The color of the berries is light green with yellow tint. The strong skin of gooseberries reliably protects the juicy pulp during transportation. fruit shape gooseberry grossular can be both oval and close to teardrop-shaped. The taste qualities of the berries allow them to be used for home-made preparations, and even for the production of wine.

It belongs to drought-resistant horticultural crops, and also has a very strong frost resistance. Bush thornless gooseberry of this variety grows quickly, has sufficient spreading, thorns are practically absent.

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In our country, such a berry crop as gooseberries is especially popular among gardeners, because in addition to a pleasant taste, the fruits also have useful substances. Often, gardeners avoid planting gooseberries, since the picking of berries does not occur without scratches or even cuts. But breeders have long dealt with this problem, creating many gooseberry varieties without thorns.

Harlequin

A bright representative of mid-ripening gooseberry varieties without thorns, which is suitable for cultivation in the Urals. The bush grows low, the foliage density is medium, semi-spreading. On the branches there are single short and thin thorns. The berries are medium in size, their weight usually does not exceed 6 grams, the shape is round-oval, the skin color is dark cherry. The variety is winter hardy, immune to American powdery mildew, the yield of this gooseberry is 5 kg per plant.

African

A fruitful gooseberry variety without thorns, it is grown almost everywhere in the middle lane. The bush is medium tall, usually it does not grow more than 1.5 meters, spreading is average. The berries are oval in shape and medium in size, covered with rich black skin, sour-sweet in taste. The variety is not too resistant to anracnose, but is not at all afraid of powdery mildew and common gooseberry pests.

Grossular

A weakly prickly gooseberry variety with an average ripening time for the harvest. The height of the plant can reach 1.6 meters, the plant is medium spreading. The berries are more often oval, less often teardrop-shaped, their weight varies between 5-9 grams, the skin color is light green, the fruits have a sour-sweet taste. This variety of thornless gooseberry is ideal for cultivation in the Moscow region, as it is not afraid of droughts, winter-hardy and immune to powdery mildew.

Kolobok

early ripe large-fruited variety. The plant is tall, the foliage is dense, single thin and small thorns are found on the shoots. The berries are rounded, weigh an average of about 8 grams, covered with a dark cherry skin with a tart taste. The yield of the bush is 4-6 kg, the plant can freeze slightly in rather harsh winters, it is highly valued for its resistance to pathogens of fungal diseases, anthracnose and powdery mildew.

Commander

A variety with mid-early fruit ripening, bred by Ural breeders. The bush grows tall, but its structure is quite compact, the foliage is dense. The berries are round, medium in size, weight varies between 3-5 grams, the skin has a red color of such a dark shade that sometimes it seems black, the fruit tastes sweet and sour. This thornless gooseberry variety is adapted to growing in regions with a rather cold climate, such as Siberia. Resistant to major crop diseases. The yield of the variety reaches 8 kg per plant.

Consul

A bright representative of mid-ripening varieties of red gooseberries without thorns. The bush is medium sprawling, with dense foliage. The shape of the berries is round, their minimum weight is 3 grams, and the maximum is 6.5 grams. The fruits are covered with a skin of a dark red color, the taste is sweet with sourness. From each bush optimal conditions growth can be harvested about 5-6 kg of crop. The variety tolerates wintering well, is immune to powdery mildew.

Cooperator

The thornless gooseberry variety has an average time to reach the biological ripeness of the fruit. The bush is low, semi-spreading, with dense foliage. Berries come across and medium and large, their weight varies from 3.5 to 8 grams. The color of the skin is dark cherry, its thickness is usually medium, but can be thin. The variety winters well, gives high yields of 5-7 kg per bush, is slightly affected by sawflies and anthracnose, and is immune to American powdery mildew.

Malachite

One of the most common varieties of mid-season thornless gooseberries grown in the Perm region. The plant is vigorous, spreading, the foliage is quite dense. The berries are round, large (4-6 grams), covered with a thin skin of rich green color with a slight wax coating. The variety painlessly tolerates wintering and dry weather; on average, about 3-4 kg of tasty fruits are harvested from a bush.

Honey

The mid-season variety gooseberry got its interesting name for the rare golden color of the skin and the honey taste of the fruit. The bush is sprawling, tall (1.5 meters). The shape of the berries is pear-shaped, their weight is 4-6 grams, the skin is rather thin, the structure of the pulp is medium-dense, juicy. The variety tolerates frosts and even frosts well, but is not at all protected from powdery mildew. The yield of a single bush does not exceed 4 kg of berries.

Eaglet

Yielding variety with early terms of reaching the biological ripeness of berries. The plant is medium-sized, slightly spreading. The fruits are round, mostly medium in size (3-5 grams), but there are also large specimens (6-8 grams), covered with black skin with a slight wax coating, and have a sweet and sour taste. The variety is resistant to gooseberry diseases, tolerates wintering well, average yield one bush 6.5 kg.

Lights of Krasnodar

A large-fruited variety of red gooseberry without thorns can grow in almost any region of the country. The bush is semi-spreading, the density of foliage is medium, there are no thorns on the plant at all. The berries are round in shape, rather large in size, usually their weight does not exceed 8.5 grams, the skin color is red. The variety is valued for its resistance to common gooseberry diseases, dry weather conditions and frost.

North Captain

Mid-season productive grade of a thornless gooseberry. The bush can grow quite tall, spreading is medium, the foliage is dense. Round berries are formed of medium size (3-4 grams), the skin color is black with a wax coating. The variety is immune to diseases such as septoria, anthracnose and powdery mildew, is practically not affected by sawflies and moths, and tolerates wintering painlessly.

Sirius

Yielding variety with medium-late ripening of fruits. The plant is medium-sized with foliage of medium density. The shape of the berries is round, the average weight is 3-4 grams, the skin is dense, dark red in color with a wax coating. The variety is winter-hardy, tolerates drought well. weather, but can get sick with American powdery mildew, the yield is average, only 2-4 kg per bush.

Ural Shipless

Late-ripening large-fruited variety of thornless gooseberry, bred by Russian breeders. The bush is tall, semi-spreading, with foliage of medium density. The berries are oval in shape, their minimum weight can be 3 grams, and the maximum - 8 grams. The color of the skin is rich green, its structure is dense, the pulp tastes sweet and sour, juicy. The variety tolerates cold winters well, up to 5-8 kg of berries are harvested from an adult bush.

prune

A gooseberry variety without thorns with a medium early harvest. Bush of medium height, not too spreading, foliage density is medium. The shape of the berries is oval and pear-shaped, the average weight is 4 grams, they are covered with black skin with a wax coating. The variety is valued for winter hardiness and resistance to powdery mildew; from one plant, under normal growing conditions, you can collect about 4.5 kg of delicious berries.

The history of gooseberry cultivation in Russia goes back nearly ten centuries. During this time, he managed to fall in love with his bright taste and benefits - after all, jams and jams, compotes and wines are made from the fruits of this plant. During its long history, gooseberries have acquired a lot of varieties. Cultivation of varieties was especially intensively undertaken in the 1960-80s and achieved considerable success during this time. If you want to collect an excellent and stable harvest, then you need to understand the whole variety of varieties and choose the best one.

When choosing a variety, it is worth considering the features of planting and breeding, otherwise the shrub may not take root in your geographic zone or not survive the winter. Gooseberry varieties differ in taste, color and size of fruits, ripening time, as well as the presence or absence of thorns. Pay special attention to susceptibility to disease - then it can become a headache. Do not forget about the ability of shrubs to endure drought - not in all regions of our country the climate is even and warm. AT last years breeders have achieved good results in breeding new varieties, and now you can almost forget about scratched hands. Taking into account all the factors, you can make a choice from a huge list of gooseberry varieties, and it will delight you for many years with a good and tasty harvest.

Description of the variety "Grushenka"

The berries of this species really look like small pears. The fruits are dark purple in color, medium in size, weight 4.3 g. The taste is usually sweet and sour. The variety has high winter hardiness, there are no thorns on it, and it also has good resistance to diseases. The bushes of this variety are slightly sprawling and compact. Suitable for breeding in the Moscow region and central Russia. The yield of the bush is at the level of 6 kg, and is not lost for 20 years, with proper care.

Description of the variety "Malachite"

It is very similar to "Grushenka" - it bears fruit well, resists diseases and is winter-hardy. It was obtained from crossing Date and Black Negus. The fruits are bright green in color, usually with a wax coating, grow abundantly on the bush. This vigorous shrub is suitable for planting and breeding throughout the country; up to 3.8 kg of berries can be harvested per season. Of the shortcomings, perhaps, excessive sprawling and prickly.

Description of the variety "Commander"


This beautiful view with dark fruits was first brought from warm Italy. The juicy pulp of dark fruits and the complete absence of thorns - this is why our compatriots fell in love with this variety. From this vigorous and slightly sprawling bush, it is possible to collect up to eight kg of fruit. The berries themselves are medium, weighing 5-7 g, the yield is high. It is considered the best of the sweet types, while it tolerates moderate cold, so it is better to plant in southern regions. The Commander resists infections quite well.

Description of the variety "Kolobok"

Huge fruits of an oval form, dark red color, with sweet and sour taste. The gingerbread man survives the winter perfectly, bears fruit perfectly, and at the same time has a high resistance to infections. Suitable for breeding throughout the country, and ripens by mid-summer. Each bush allows you to collect up to twelve kg. There are almost no thorns, the bush itself is small in size.

Description of the variety "Krasnoslavyansky"


Medium-sized shrub, growing widely, on which fruits are almost perfectly round in shape, dark cherry in color. In this large berry with a thin skin, sweet pulp is hidden. This variety is distinguished by a large spikeiness along the entire length of the shoots. It survives frosts well, while being resistant to diseases, sometimes it is affected by powdery mildew.

Description of the variety "Amber"


This vigorous, spreading shrub matures early and bears fruit abundantly. At the same time, there are few thorns, and the berries are large, golden color, tasting sour-sweet. It has a high resistance to diseases, it can be planted throughout the country.

Description of the variety "Honey"


This variety produces one of the sweetest berries; according to botanists, the fruits contain up to 17% sugar, which is slightly less than grapes. The fruits are not very large, amber in color, hiding from gardeners under a large number of sharp thorns. Unfortunately, it is very weakly resistant to diseases, although it winters well. For its incredible taste, it requires special planting rules - best in a humid place.

Description of the variety "Lada"


This medium-sized, non-spreading shrub belongs to late deadline maturation. There are few thorns on the shoots, so there will not be much pricking during harvesting. Oval-shaped berries, very large (up to 8 g), taste like dessert. It tolerates wintering very well and resists diseases, it is undemanding to soil and care. Can be planted throughout the country.

Description of the variety "Beryl"


This variety, like the previous one, is famous for its large sweet and sour fruits (berry weight up to 9.2 g), moreover, it has a tasting score of 5 points. There are few thorns on the shoots, mostly they are all in the lower part. The bush is medium-sized, not sprawling with a lush crown. It tolerates wintering perfectly, in the same way it resists diseases, including powdery mildew. However, there is a message that it can still be amazed. Suitable for planting throughout our country.

Description of the variety "Canning"


It is not in vain that the variety is called that way, because it has a standard sweet and sour taste, but is more valuable for processing. Berries of medium size, bright green color. The bush is vigorous, medium sprawling, bears fruit quite well, copes with frost and is almost not affected by diseases.

Description of the variety "Consul"


The main advantages of this variety are high yield and pleasant taste of berries. The number of thorns is small, they are concentrated in the middle part of the bush. The variety tolerates wintering well, especially frosts in spring, has a high degree of disease resistance. You can plant throughout the country. The bushes are vigorous, medium spreading, with medium-sized berries. Self-fertility in this variety is not bad, but it is better to think about planting around other pollinating varieties.

Description of the variety "Invicta"


The shoots of this tall, spreading shrub are studded with thorns, and the berries are medium-sized or smaller. A very productive variety, has an extremely high winter hardiness, besides, it is not afraid of powdery mildew. Released recently in England. The fruits are yellow or green-yellow in color, sweet in taste, very well suited for processing. The variety is suitable for mechanical harvesting.

Description of the variety "Russian yellow"


This variety was bred for cold regions of growth and takes root even better in the south. Appearance looks a bit like invictus middle period maturation. Fruits of amber color, differ in that they can be stored fresh for a long time. Tastes sweet with a slight sourness, well suited for the processing and production of jellies, preserves and jams. It tolerates cold and harsh climate well, does not succumb to powdery mildew. Bush srednerosly, sprawling with medium thorn shoots.

Description of the variety "Emerald"


A variety of early ripening, not sprawling and of medium height, was obtained by crossing Nugget and Firstborn. A fairly high degree of thorniness, but the shoots produce berries, mostly large. The berries are green in color, closer to an oval in shape, and sweet in taste, they deserve a tasting score of 5. 5-6 kg of berries are collected from each bush, which can be used fresh, as well as processed - the fruits are great for jams, jams and frost. Disease susceptibility has not been identified - the variety has excellent immunity. The advantages include high yield and good taste, as well as large-fruited.

Description of the variety "Date"


It also bears the name Goliath - and quite deservedly, because the berries can reach up to 20 g of weight. This is subject to thinning and good fertilizer bush. It grows very lush, tall and sprawling bush. The thorniness of the bush is medium, they are mainly concentrated in the lower part of the bush. Fertility is excellent, and with proper care and abundant fertilizer becomes simply huge - during the period of technical maturity, 13 kg of berries can be easily collected from a bush. There is a feature of fruit ripening - if the bush is already in full botanical maturity, then the collection is carried out in two or three steps, due to the strong spreading of the plant, the fruits in the lower part remain in the shade and lag behind in ripening. The variety can be attributed to late-ripening - it is worth starting harvesting only in the second half or end of August.

Description of the variety "Bogatyr"


Another representative of the gooseberry with huge fruits, which can also reach up to 20 g, like the previous variety. 7-8 kg of berries are harvested from each bush. We can say that these varieties have a lot in common, for example, the color of the berries is red-brown. The ripening period is the same - mid-late, they start harvesting no earlier than August. The bush is medium-sized, not sprawling and has a medium number of thorns. Resistance to diseases and cold is high - you can safely grow it in the Siberian region.

Description of the variety "Redball"


The variety appeared recently and differs total absence thorns and its precocity. Unfortunately, this affects the size of the fruit - the average weight is 5 g. The bush is medium-sized, compact, when harvested it gives 5-7 kg of fruit. It winters well and is not at all afraid of diseases, including powdery mildew.

Description of the variety "Plum"


A bush of medium early maturity, was obtained by crossing a large number of other types of gooseberries (Malachite, English yellow, Date and some others). The variety turned out to be vigorous, but compact, with a neat crown of medium size. Berries are medium in size, 5-6 g each, with a pleasant sweet plum taste. This variety has good winter hardiness, and also easily tolerates dry summers. Resistant to all diseases, large-fruited and well-bearing variety. From each bush you can collect 5 kg of berries. Of the shortcomings - a strong prickly shoots.

Description of the variety "Grossular"


A gooseberry variety of a vigorous, medium spreading bush, with a small number of thorns. The berries are large, 5-8 g each, with a thin skin and a sweet and sour taste, they are more valued in a processed form - jams, preserves, compotes. It tolerates wintering and drought well, while it is almost devoid of thorns, and is not afraid of disease.

Description of the variety "Belarusian Red"


A new gooseberry variety, promising, with medium-sized bushes of a medium spreading appearance. A very productive variety, especially when growing under the sun, up to 7-8 kg of berries are collected from each bush. The fruit ripening period is medium, the bush gives a plentiful harvest of berries with a wine sweet taste. The variety is resistant to our winter, as well as to diseases, especially powdery mildew, but sometimes it can be affected by a sphere library. The variety is considered universal, suitable both for fresh consumption and for processing into compotes, jams, and also wine - this is favored by the taste of berries.

Description of the variety "Green Rain"


The most frost-resistant gooseberry variety from the entire review, in addition, is not afraid of drought and disease. The bush is low, semi-spreading, moreover, almost without thorns. The berries are small, cover almost the entire branch, hang tightly, which facilitates harvesting. It tastes like honey, with a slight sourness, medium in size - about 7 gr. The variety is characterized as early-growing and begins to produce berries already in the second year after planting. Fruits are universal - they are used both fresh and processed.

Summarizing

As you can see, the variety of varieties simply dazzles the eyes, it is difficult to stop the choice on any one variety, because you want everything at once! Do not rush to conclusions, weigh everything carefully and think over - after all, the plant is bought for many years, and you will need to strike a balance between practical properties, and palatability. Choosing a gooseberry, carefully studying the description and finding for yourself, suitable variety, you will make your garden even a little better.

Medium maturity.

The gooseberry variety Grossular was bred at VNIIS named after I. V. Michurin. It is a mid-early ripening shrub with large up to 9 grams, light green berries, oval-shaped, with a sweet and sour taste. The pulp of these berries is juicy and tender, has a pleasant fresh aroma.

Grossular begins to bear fruit in the 2nd year after planting. The bushes grow strong, spreading, with beautiful dark green leaves and almost no thorns, which is very important for many gardeners, since most varieties of gooseberries are too thorny and cause a lot of trouble.

The gooseberry variety Grossular has a number of advantages that give it many points over many other varieties:

  • No spikes
  • Drought tolerance
  • Frost resistance
  • Ease of transport
  • High yield, on average - 5 kg per bush
  • Berries contain many useful elements
  • High immunity to most diseases
  • Ease of maintenance
  • Grows in both sun and partial shade

Gooseberries are widely used in the preparation of jam, marmalade, confitures, compotes and other desserts. In addition, these berries make wonderful wine!

Buy Gooseberry seedlings Grossular, these bushes will delight you with tasty and healthy berries!