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Ribes nigrum 'Boskoop Giant'
Shorter stature indicates its Northern lowbush + highbush heritage
It is often picked before it is fully ripe and eaten fresh or cooked by itself or with sour cherries
Morello cherries have a deep crimson flesh and rich
It is a mid season bloomer
Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree Apple Mid-Late Season Pollinator Ribes nigrum 'Boskoop Giant'Diospyrus kaki x virginiana 'Nikita's Gift' As hardy as the American persimmon and as large as the Asian, Nikitas large crops of 2 1 2 inch, flattish, red orange fruit are certainly gifts. When fully ripe and soft, this second generation hybrid persimmon is sweet and flavorful. Fall foliage is a gorgeous, vivid orange color. Originally known as Nikitskaya Bordovaya. From Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. It is self fertile. On D. virginiana