Currant seeds «Versailles»

White currant «Versailles»

A variety of medium ripening. Bush of medium height, sprawling. Annual shoots are thick, brittle, green, slightly pubescent.

The leaf is five-lobed, large, green with a bluish tinge, dull, pubescent below. The leaf blade is almost flat. The middle blade is shortened, the side blades are widely spaced apart. The angle between the median veins of the lateral lobes is obtuse or close to straight. The basal lobes are well developed. The base of the leaf is deeply cordate. The teeth along the edge of the sheet are short, obtuse.

The flowers are of medium size, saucer-shaped, the roller on the receptacle is distinct, green. Sepals yellowish-green, contiguous, slightly recurved. Brushes are long, rare, with a long petiole. The axis of the brush is without pubescence, shiny. Pedicels long, straight.

The berries are large (up to 1.0 cm in diameter, 0.7 g), round, yellowish, transparent, one-dimensional, sweet-sour, pleasant, universal purpose. The chemical composition of berries: dry matter - 18.0%, the amount of sugars - 7.5%, titratable acidity - 2.3%, ascorbic acid - 38.0 mg / 100 g.

The variety is moderately winter-hardy, medium yield, up to 8.0 t/ha, relatively resistant to powdery mildew.