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Polli esmik

Gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa L.

‘Polli Esmik’. Bred by Johannes Parksepp and Nikolai Murri. The cross made in 1949: ‘Leveller’ × ‘Houghton’. Registered in 1963.

Fruit: midseason, red or dark red, a rather thin skin, round or round-oval, medium with a rather good sweet and sour taste. Midseason.

Bush: medium, upright-spreading. Shoots in medium thickness with bent tops. Spines 1-, 2- and 3-part, rather strong. Rather winter hardy and yielding and good resistance to mildew.

  • Estonian cultivar

  • Accession no:
    EST1979
  • Accession present in Polli Horticultural Research Centre

  1. Soluble solids content (SSC):
    11.8
    Brix ⁰
  2. Organic acids:
    1.9
    g/100g
  3. Ascorbic acid content:
    21.6
    mg/100g
  4. Anthocyanin content:
    14.6
    mg/100g
  5. Total polyphenol content:
    36.8
    mg/100g
  6. Dry matter content:
    15.4
    %
  7. pH:
    2.98

  1. Average fruit weight:
    4.9
    g
  2. Juice yield (water press):
    50
    %

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