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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 Black Currant 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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| 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 sprawling 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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| ROVADA RED CURRANT (Ribes sativum) |
| Large late ripening red fruits in abundance, excellent fruit quality. Of Dutch origin, Rovada Red Currant is the main commercially grown European variety. Well suited in the garden as an edible ornamental. Resistant to leaf spot, mildew and white pine blister rust. It blooms late so it's less subject to spring frost damage. Zone 3-8. |
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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 amins 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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| KING EDWARD VII FLOWERING CURRANT (Ribes sanguineum) |
| A select later blooming variety of red flowering currant. Dense form, more compact growing than others of the species. Spectacular crimson flowers in early spring. Blue edible berries. King Edward VII is a selection of the northwest native Ribes sanguineum currant. Zone 6-8. |
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