White Currant (Ribes sativa) MARGARITAR

White Currant (Ribes sativa) 'Margaritar'

Romanian variety with golden-yellow fruits, excellent taste, and high resistance.

'Margaritar' is a Romanian white (yellow) currant variety. It is characterized by attractive golden-yellow fruits that remain on the bush for a long time without dropping. It is appreciated for its good and regular yield and excellent sweet-sour taste.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Fruits do not drop and stay on the bush for a long time.
• Very good, sweet-sour taste with a pleasant aroma.
• High resistance to diseases and frost.
• Regular yield (3 – 6 kg per bush).

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Romania
• Type: White / Yellow Currant

Variety Characteristics

Bush

• Growth: Medium to strong vigor.
• Habit: Dense, upright to semi-upright.

Fruit

• Size: Medium to large.
• Clusters: Variable size (average 12 berries), appearing compact.
• Shape and Color: Round, golden-yellow, very shiny.
• Skin: Thin, firm, and transparent.
• Flesh: Firm and juicy.
• Taste: Very good, sweet-sour, with a very pleasant flavor and aroma.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Resistant.
• Resistance to diseases and pests: Resistant.

Cultivation Recommendations

• Pollination: Partially self-fertile (cross-pollination recommended for higher yields).

Harvest and Storage

• Yield: Good and regular, 3 – 6 kg per bush.
• On-plant storage: Fruits hold on the bush for a long time and do not drop, extending the harvest period.