Description of some varieties of yoshta

Not every gardener knows the name "yoshta". Recently, more and more fans of garden berries in our latitudes have been interested in this hybrid shrub, although the hybrid itself was bred in the 80s. It is attractive because the crop can be harvested for a long time in parts - the berries ripen unevenly. At the same time, it is a pleasure to collect them - the branches of the bush are devoid of thorns, which cannot be said about the ancestors of the bush. Yoshta is a mixture of gooseberry and black currant, so it absorbed many of their characteristics.

Description of Yoshta

Let's take a closer look at the features and benefits of hybrid shrub. He grows up to one and a half meters in height, which his ancestors are deprived of. Also, in comparison with them, it has more durable rams and branches. In the spring of young shoots from the roots is not enough, so often there is no need to trim the shrubs. The culture is highly frost resistant, so it feels very good in the northern latitudes. And the best part is that she has acquired immunity to diseases and pests that have chosen currants and gooseberries.

The plant is distinguished by dark green leaves that do not inherit the characteristic currant aroma. Blooms bright flowers with a light scent, which can self-pollinated. But it is better to plant it near the gooseberry or currant, so that pollination occurs by insects. Brushes that bear fruit, grow short and give no more than five berries. They firmly hold on the stalk and mature unevenly.

Yoshta berries have a dense skin of black color with a slight purple bloom. Even on one hand can grow fruits of different sizes. When they are fully ripe, give a sweet-sour taste with a faint muscat aroma. Juicy berries are rich in vitamins, different healing properties. The first fruits can be expected in the second year after planting the shrubs to a permanent place. Then yoshta will produce crops every year. And starting from the third or fourth year, it will reach the maximum of its productivity.

Yoshta varieties

Next, we will talk about the most common varieties of shrubs that are well established in the middle lane. However, the farther south the site is, the more the yoshta will bear fruit and the juicier its berries will be.

EMB

The British yoshta variety has a bush height of not more than 1.7 meters and a width of about 1.8 meters. Semi-smooth shrub in size and shape of leaves, the color of the bark, the size of the kidneys is similar to currants. The color of the leaves taken from the gooseberry. It blooms for about two weeks from mid-April, and after pollination it gives tasty and large berries up to 5 grams each. In shape and texture resemble more gooseberries than currants. The harvest is abundant, but matures about two months.

The variety is resistant to anthracnose, powdery mildew, and may be slightly affected by the kidney mite. It is characterized by high drought resistance, much higher than that of black currant.

Yohini

One of the very first hybrid varieties of yoshta. Differs in high growth, up to two meters, and very sweet round berries. The bark is similar in color to the currant bark, but the leaves are still similar to the currant and gooseberry. They have no smell and stay on the bush for a long time. Yoshta flowers of this variety are larger than the parental ones, white in color, gathered three in a brush. Round berries have a sweet, sweet taste. Up to 10 kg can be removed from each bush, which for yoshta is considered a high yield indicator.

Crown

This yoshta is a Swiss variety. The bush grows straight, reaches a meter and a half in diameter. The buds of the inflorescences are dense, but no more than five berries are tied onto them. The size of the fruit is not very large, often small, sometimes medium. The berries are smooth, black, similar to currants. The only indisputable minus of the variety is that the fruits, when ripening, practically do not crumble and keep tightly on the stem. At this grade crown exhausts its advantages. The variety is low-yielding, no more than 3 kg of crop can be removed from one bush.

Rext

The variety is bred by Russian breeders, therefore it is frost resistant, resistant to kidney mites, anthracnose, and powdery mildew. Variety gives powerful shoots. They grow up to one and a half meters, grow straight. Black berries oval in weight reach a maximum of 3 grams. The taste is appreciated highly. The yield of yoshta rekst is relatively high - just over 5 kg on average, but you can remove from one bush and twice as many berries.

Moro

The variety is distinguished by almost black berries, which have a sweet-sour taste and intense muscat aroma. On top of them covers the skin slightly purple hue. The size of the fruit is large, almost reach the size of cherries. Have a strong fruit stem, when ripe do not crumble. Bush yoshty this variety reaches 2.5 meters in height, the diameter is relatively small. The amazing hybrid yoshta today is little known to amateur gardeners. But those who have already grown it on their site, were satisfied.Planted in the southern regions of the country, the plant produces delicious juicy berries, similar to gooseberries and currants. The north, the lower the yield of the shrub. But he himself is successfully used on sites as a thick and sprawling hedge.