Cassissier: Small But Productive

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blackcurrant

Cassissier is the shrub that offers us this delicious fruit, blackcurrant.

In summary, what you need to know:

Name: Ribes nigrum
Family: Grossulariaceae
Type: Shrub orchard

Height
: 100 to 120 cm
Exposure: Sunny
Ground: Ordinary

Foliage
: Caduc
Flowering: April
Harvest: July August

To read also: benefits and virtues of blackcurrant on health

Planting, size and maintenance of the blackcurrant, here's how to improve the blackcurrant harvest.

Plantation of blackcurrant, blackcurrant:

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Planting the blackcurrant is an important step in the life of your fruit because it determines the good growth of the shrub and the future harvest of blackcurrants.

Bought bare root, it is imperative to plant in autumn taking care to mix the varieties to optimize fertilization.

You can also plant in spring the cassissier bought in a container, taking care to water regularly at the beginning.

  • Cassissary needs sun to produce blackcurrant
  • An amendment during planting improves yield and cassis harvest
  • Check out our planting tips.

Size, maintenance of blackcurrant, blackcurrant:

At the end of winter, fold the old branches of your cassissier about 1/3, ventilate the center and hold a cup shape.

Finally, remove dead and fragile branches.

In spring, made a contribution offruit tree fertilizer to stimulate fruiting and blackcurrant harvest.

In summer, in case of hot weather or prolonged drought, water the foot without wetting the foliage.

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Among the best varieties of blackcurrant:

In France, only 2 varieties of blackcurrant are cultivated, the Black Down (very productive) and the Black of Burgundy (one of the sweetest)

If you want to go further and vary the pleasure, you can opt for:

  • "Royal of Naples": blackcurrant with a powerful scent
  • "Black Edward": very productive.
  • "Boskoop Giant": slightly tart

To know about the cassissier:

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Whether during the April bloom or the summer fruiting, the cassissier offers a very beautiful general appearance and finds its place as well isolated as hedge.

This fruit shrub offers pretty black berries that are the delight of gourmands of good pies, clafoutis, crumbles or jams.

Rich in vitamin C, blackcurrant is a must in fruit shrubs.

Blackcurrant is never as good as when it is processed because, raw, it is pungent.

Finally, note that its buds produce an essence used in perfumery.

To read also: benefits and virtues of blackcurrant on health

Smart advice about blackcurrant, blackcurrant:

When harvesting blackcurrant, wait for the fruit to be black to pick it.

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