Black currant - Elo

Black currant · Elo

‘Elo’. Bred by Asta-Virve Libek. Cross made in 1990: ‘Öjebyn’ × ‘Kantata’. Registered as new cultivar since 02.01.2008.

Fruit: early maturing, black, big (average 1.4 g), berries in medium clusters with medium density, a good berry separation from clusters, good taste, with a good sweet-acid taste.

Bush: medium, upright, producing numerous shoots. Winter hardy, good yielding, resistant to mildew and black currant gall mite.

  • Black currant (Ribes nigrum L.)
  • Estonian cultivar
  • Accession present in Polli Horticultural Research Centre
  • Year of planting: 2008
  • Accession no: EST2233
  • Accession data in SESTO

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