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Fruiting Plants  /  Fruiting Bushes  /  Currant Bushes

GOLDEN CURRANT (Ribes aureum)


GOLDEN CURRANT (Ribes aureum)
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Product Availability: Winter/Spring,Fall
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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

POLLINATION/BLOOM TIME:  Early season. Self-fertile.

RECOMMENDED GROWING AND CARE:

Prefers moist neutral-to-acid soil high in organic matter and appreciates afternoon shade in hotter climates. Will fruit in sun or shade. Reduce grass competition in root zone by applying 2-3" layer of wood chips. Apply aged manure under chips yearly. Plants fruit on 1 & 2-year-old wood, so regular pruning to remove old branches is important.

CHILL HOURS:  800-1000 hours below 45F.

DISEASE RESISTANCE:  Very good. Resistant to mildew, white pine blister rust.

SIZE AT MATURITY:  To 9' x 3-6'.

RESTRICTIONS: CAN NOT BE SHIPPED TO MA, NC





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