Currant seeds «Hope»

Red currant «Hope»

Very early maturing variety. Bush srednerosly, compact, dense. Non-lignified shoots of medium thickness, straight, green, with reddish tops, without pubescence. Lignified shoots of medium thickness, light brown. Buds solitary, oblong with a pointed apex, medium, gray-brown, without pubescence, rejected from the shoot. The apical kidney is not free. Leaf scars are arcuate.

The leaf is five-lobed, large, green, without pubescence, herbaceous, the leaf blade is slightly concave along the main veins. The teeth along the edge of the leaf blade are blunt, medium, the apex of the teeth without a pronounced "tip". The middle lobe is longer than the lateral ones, wide, with additional protrusions. The lateral lobes are short, wide, the angle between the veins of the lateral lobes is straight. The basal lobes are underdeveloped. Base with a rounded shallow notch. Petiole of medium length and thickness, without pubescence, reddish.

The flowers are medium, cup-shaped, burgundy; Sepals yellowish, recurved, free. Brushes are medium (7-8 cm with petiole), dense. The axis is medium, without pubescence, the petiole is medium.

The berries are medium (average weight 0.7 g, maximum - 1.0 g), round, red when ripe, then acquire a dark purple color, dry separation. Seeds few, small. The taste is sweet and sour, score 4.0 points. Versatile berries. The calyx is medium, half-open, does not fall off. The peduncle is short, green, without pubescence. Chemical composition: sum of sugars - 4.2%, titratable acidity - 2.6%, ascorbic acid - 30.6 mg/100 g.

The variety is self-fertile, yielding (6.5 kg/bush), winter-hardy, resistant to diseases and pests.