A-GROUP VARIETIES
for growing against southern walls everywhere in Estonia
A, B & C zone
Heat accumulation zone
Suvesoojuse tsoonid Eestis 		Accumulated temperatures above +10 C
Aktiivsete temperatuuride summa
chilly summer A
< 1900
moderate summer B
1900 - 2000
warm summer C
> 2000

  • 'Dalni Ramming' ('Dalnevostotshnõi Ramminga')
  • 'Hasanski Sladki'* ('Varajane Sinine')
  • 'Jubilei Novgoroda'* ('Jubileinõi Novgoroda')
  • 'Korinka Russkaja'
  • 'Kuzminski Sinii'* ('CGL 2-5-43')
  • 'Petersons 1-2-6' ('Läti Varajane')
  • 'Silva'*
  • 'Zarja Severa'
  • 'Zilga'*

    • * In the list of recommended varieties in Estonia
    Variety & Winter cover Features of variety Advantages and disadvantages

    'Dalni Ramming'


    needs light cover     		Berries
    small, uneven size.
    Leaves
    with 3 low lobes. Leaf margin is serrated.     		Advantages
  • berries ripen early
  • small seeds
    Disadvantages
  • berries with low quality
  • shoots ripen late
  • berries attract birds

    • 'Hasanski Sladki'

    ('Hasaine Sladki', 'Varajane Sinine')
    hardy     		Berries.
    Syncarp is tight but sparse on a hot growing place.
    Leaves
    big with 3 or 5 low lobes, red in autumn. Bigger veins are arched.     		Advantages
  • berries ripen very early
  • berries contain much C-vitamin
  • shoots contain much resveratrol
  • suitable for winemaking
    Disadvantages
  • lots of premature shoots
  • shoots ripen late
  • berries attract birds

    • 'Jubilei Novgoroda'

    ('Jubileinaja Novgoroda', 'CGL 17')
    needs light cover     		Berries
    with a waxy coating, equal size.
    Leaves
    variable shape. Yellow stains and spots appear on leaves in midsummer.     		Advantages
  • berries ripen very early
  • suitable for winemaking
  • shoots ripen early
    Disadvantages
  • lots of seeds in a berry
  • labrusca-taste
  • unsightly foliage

    • 'Korinka Russkaja'


    needs covering     		Berries
    tiny, seedless, green with pinkish hue.
    Leaves
    big, hairless, with 3 or 5 low lobes     		Advantages
  • berries ripen early
  • tasty and juicy berries
  • berries develop fast
    Disadvantages
  • shoots ripen late
  • small crop

    • 'Kuzminski Sinii'*

    ('CGL 2-5-43')
    needs light cover     		Berries
    with thin exocarp and red juice.
    Leaves
    bare with 5 deep lobes and pink petioles.     		Advantages
  • berries ripen early
  • berries develop fast
  • small seeds
  • shoots ripen early
    Disadvantages
  • Botrytis damages berries
  • berries attract birds

    • 'Petersons 1-2-6'

    ('Läti Varajane')
    needs covering     		Berries
    juicy, exocarp thin.
    Leaves
    with 5 deep lobes. Leaf margins turned upwards.     		Advantages
  • berries ripen early
    Disadvantages
  • sensitive to night frosts
  • sensitive to Oidium

    • 'Silva'


    needs light cover     		Berries
    purplish red, equal size.
    Leaves
    covered by thin hairs.     		Advantages
  • berries ripen early
  • shoots ripen early
    Disadvantages
  • berries with low quality

    • 'Zarja Severa'


    needs covering     		Berries.
    Exocarp thick, juice red. This variety has functional female blossoms.
    Leaves
    round, wrinkled, bright, with 5 low lobes.     		Advantages
  • berries ripen early
  • beautiful foliage
  • used in breeding as mother plant
    Disadvantages
  • needs extra pollination
  • sensitive to Botrytis
  • berries attract birds

    • 'Zilga'*


    hardy     		Berries
    equal sized, jelly-like.
    Leaves
    beautiful with 3 lobes and low serrulate margin, red in autumn.     		Advantages
  • is adapted to chilly summer
  • shoots ripen early and well
  • very hardy
  • beautiful foliage
    Disadvantages
  • sensitive to night frosts in spring
  • lots of seeds in a berry

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