Pigmy

Medium-early ripening variety, developed at the Southern Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable Growing and Potato Cultivation by crossing the varieties Bredtorp and Seyanets Golubki. Author: V.S. Ilyin. Included in the State Register of Selection Achievements approved for use in the Volga-Vyatka, Ural, West and East Siberian, and Far Eastern regions in 1999.

Medium-height, medium-dense, slightly spreading bush. Growing shoots of medium thickness, light green with slight anthocyanin 'tan', straight, hairless. Buds of medium size, brown, sessile or angled off the shoot at 30°, solitary, round-oval, leaf scar shape conical.

Leaf five-lobed, large, green, wrinkled, shiny, blade slightly concave along central veins. Lobes sharp, central significantly exceeds lateral ones, broad, pointed, sometimes with additional protrusions. Lateral lobes of medium length and width, pointed tips directed sideways, angle between their central veins obtuse or straight. Basal lobes well expressed. Leaf base with deep rounded or triangular notch. Teeth large, broad, sharp, not curled. Petiole long, medium thickness, light green or slightly tinged pink along its entire length, more intense near base, hairless, positioned at 30-50° angle to the shoot.

Flowers medium-sized, shallow bowl-shaped, pale, sepals broad, curled, top pale pink or yellow-pink. Inflorescences medium length (5-10 berries), axis medium thickness, slightly curved, hairless, light green.

Berries very large (2.3-7.7 g), round, thin-skinned, almost black, with medium seed count, sweet taste (5 points), dessert type. Calyx closed, pedicel long, thin, green.

Cold-hardy variety, self-fertile, resistant to powdery mildew and anthracnose, high-yielding, average yield 6.4 t/ha, maximum 22.8 t/ha (1.6-5.7 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: very large berries, dessert flavor, high cold hardiness and yield.

Disadvantages of the variety: medium resistance to septoria and bud mite.