Variety Tsymus

Tsymus is a hybrid form of private breeding by O. M. Pysanka (Ukraine; Podarunok Zaporizhzhia × Veles; breeding number 01-28), sold as kishmish. It ripens very early, in 90–100 days: in southern Ukraine it is harvested from the end of July or the beginning of August. The cluster is large, conical or broadly conical, loose or of medium density, usually 800–1000 g. The berries are oval, white, golden or amber on the sunny side, 4–5 g (with proper care a berry may be twice as large). This is a “conditional” kishmish (seedlessness class IV): the small berries have no seeds, while larger ones may have soft seeds (up to two), depending on the weather during flowering. The flesh is fleshy-juicy, the skin thin, the aroma bright Muscat of the citron type; sugar content 17–18 °Brix.

The bush is vigorous, the flower is hermaphroditic, the vine ripens well, yields are high. Two clusters are left per shoot, and the vine is pruned to 8–12 buds. After rain the berries may crack near the stalk. The variety has not yet been tested much over time, so preventive treatments are needed. It withstands frost down to −23 °C, and the vine is covered for winter.