Black Down
ActiveRibes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
University of Bristol L Asthom (GB)
10 August 2026
The variety was bred at the M.A. Lisavenko Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia by crossing the Nester Kozin and Chernaya Grozd varieties. The bush is medium-sized and slightly spreading.
The berries are black, oval-shaped, have a sweet and sour taste, and dry detachment. Berry weight ranges from 1.6 to 4.2 g. The variety shows resistance to the bud mite.
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