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| AMERICAN BLACK CURRANT (Ribes americanum) |
| Very nutritious sweet berries with a strong flavor, used mostly in processing. American Black Currant is widely adapted and shade tolerant. A 3-4 foot shrub at maturity, hardy to -35°. It's a seedling of "Riverview" from South Dakota. Hardy to zone 3. |
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| CONSORT BLACK CURRANT (Ribes ussuriense) |
| Large, sweet black fruits, on a vigorous, productive bush. Consort has a strong flavor not as well liked as Minaj Smyriou or Crandall as a fresh fruit, but good for jam. Consort is the highest black currant variety tested in antioxidants & total phenolics, making it a healthy choice. It has the highest level of resistance to white pine blister rust disease. Zone 3 - 9. |
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| CRANDALL BLACK CURRANT (Ribes odoratum) |
| Large shiny black fruits are very aromatic and are excellent for jam or jelly, yet sweet enough to eat fresh. Crandall has a fruity grape like flavor, very good, but different from European black currants. Native to the Great Plains. Very hardy & disease resistant. Yellow flowers with clove fragrance are attractive in spring. Good fall color. Zone 2 - 8. |
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| ELK RIVER FLOWERING CURRANT (Ribes sanguineum) |
| Bright rosy-red star-shaped flowers in great profusion in early spring. Vigorous, upright form to 6 ft. tall. Flowers are nectar rich and attract hummingbirds. Blue to black colored berries will feed birds. Shade tolerant. Elk River Currant is a west coast native. Zone 6-10. |
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| GOLDEN CURRANT (Ribes aureum) |
| Clusters of fragrant, bright yellow flowers in spring followed by sweet and juicy, large orange to burgundy berries. Fruit keeps up to 2 months on the bush. A vigorous, widely adapted shrub, to 9 feet in height. Golden Currant is a native from Nebraska to Washington. Also called 'Clove Currant'. Zone 2-8 |
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| JOSTABERRY (Black Currant x Gooseberry) |
| A complex cross of North American coastal gooseberry, European black currant, and European improved gooseberry varieties. Thornless spreading shrub producing dark fruits with a mild black currant flavor and firm gooseberry texture. Jostaberry fruit is larger than black currant, but smaller than most gooseberries; has papery blossom remnant on fruit just like gooseberry. Vigorous, productive and disease resistant. Early to leaf out and late to drop leaves that turn sunny yellow in fall, making it a great addition to a mixed hedgerow. Fruits favored by birds. Zone 3-8. |
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| MINNESOTA 52 RED CURRANT (Ribes sp.) |
| Among the largest berries of any red currant. Ripens midseason. Minnesota 52 Currant has very good fruit quality and disease resistance. Zone 3-8. |
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| POULSBO SCARLET CURRANT (Ribes sanguineum) |
| Showy Northwest native. A very upright, multi-stemmed shrub, this selection has intense, deep red dangling clusters of flowers which are very showy in early spring. Hummingbirds visit flowers and songbirds like the sparse, eat the fruits. One of the earliest hummingbird nectar plants. Sun or shade. Poulsbo Scarlet Currant grows to be a 5-10 ft. reliable shrub. Zone 6-9. |
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| TITANIA CURRANT (Ribes nigrum) |
| Large fruit of good quality. Very vigorous and quick to bear. Black currants have a higher antioxidant capacity and anthocyanin content than blueberries, rasperries, cranberries and red currants. Also high in Vit A & C. Titania has the best blend of quality, flavor, sweetness, and disease resistance of most named varieties. Will fruit in sun or shade, usually in July. Zone 3-9. |
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| WHITE IMPERIAL CURRANT (Ribes sativum) |
| Beautiful, medium sized translucent white fruit. Sweet, high in vitamin C, flavorful, and productive. White Imperial Currant grows to become a compact bush. Zone 3-8. |
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Currant fruits have vibrant colors and are one of the first fruits of the season to ripen. They can be eaten fresh or used in baking or in jellies. All the currant varieties listed here are resistant to white pine blister rust and mildew. They are all self-fertile.
No currants to NC and MA.
