Titania
Variety of Black currant · Ribes nigrum
Extremely robust, mildew- and rust-resistant variety with large, mild berries – the home gardener's favourite.
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4🇸🇪 Sweden 1985
Taste & characteristics
Taste
tartjuicysweetaromatic
Susceptibility & resistance
RustPowdery mildew
Profile
- Parentage
- Altajskaja Desertnaja x (Consort x Kajaanin Musta)
- Breeder
- Pär Nilsson, Balsgård (Schweden)
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 1.2 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Large, mild, balanced berries, pleasant for fresh eating and juice.
Growth
Strong, upright and tall (up to 1.8 m), robust and undemanding.
Yield
High yield over a long ripening period, berries holding well on the bush.
Notes
Outstanding resistance to mildew and white pine blister rust; very widespread in home gardens.
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