Description
Clove currant with clove like scent. The fruit of this Black Currant is black, grape sized, sweet/tart & tasty with a hint of clove flavor when dead ripe. Tree is self-fertile and has yellow ornamental flowers. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4.
Black Currant is self-fertile, is moderately vigorous, blooms early-mid spring, is ornamental and fast growing. USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-9.
A taller shrub that produces abundant uniquely flavored berries in early summer here in the Pacific Northwest. The leaves exude a wonderful minty sage fragrance all year round. The berries have a hardy taste and texture, almost meaty at times. When barely ripe, they can be piney, but will fill out their complex flavor profile once they ripen completely. They are rich in vitamin C and polyphenols.
| SKU: | CT4 |
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| Variety: | Crandall |
| Common Name: | Black Currant |
| Latin Name: | Ribes nigrum |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Bloom: | yellow ornamental |
| Bloom (species): | early-mid spring |
| Tree (species): | ornamental fast growing |
| Pollination: | self-fertile |
| Pollination (species): | self-fertile |
| Other Common Names: | Blackcurrant, Cassis, European Black Currant |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Shrub, Flower |
| Food Type: | Berry |
| Height: | 7ft |
| Width: | 5ft |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Hardiness (species): | 3-9 |
| Sun: | Full, Partial |
| Native Range: | Temperate parts of central and northern Europe and northern Asia |
| Habitats: | Hedges and woodlands, often by streams, damp fertile soils |
| Soil PH: | 6-8 |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay |
| Water Needs: | Average |
| Pollinated By: | Bees |
| Fruit: | black, grape sized, sweet/tart, tasty a hint of clove flavor when dead ripe |
| Propagation: | By seed. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 10-15cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year’s growth, preferably with a heel of the previous year’s growth, November to February in a cold frame or sheltered bed outdoors. |
| Wildlife Supported: | Bees |
| Food Uses: | Fruit – raw or cooked. An excellent aromatic flavor. |
| Other Uses: | The oil from the seed is added to skin preparations and cosmetics. It is often combined with vitamin E to prevent oxidation. A yellow dye is obtained from the leaves. A blue or violet dye is obtained from the fruit. The leaves are used for vegetable preservation. |
| Sources: | wikipedia.org |
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