Photo: Jerzy Opioła — CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Survives zone 3 through 7
Blackcurrant — bold, earthy, tannic; superb cooked/as cordial, not a dessert berry raw.
- Hardiness
- Zone 3 to 7
- Habit
- Shrub
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- July
- Mature size
- Bush 1–1.5 m; excellent in containers
- Light
- Partial to FULL SUN — wants more light than red/white currant
- Soil pH
- 6.0–7.0
- Environment
- Temperate
- Status
- Cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 1–2 yrs
- Pollination
- ⚠ Largely SELF-INCOMPATIBLE — plant 2 cultivars for a full crop