{"product_id":"topsy-black-currant","title":"Topsy Black Currant","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"osn-catalog-description\" data-oak-description-schema=\"oak.catalog.description_rendering.v1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTopsy is a Canadian heritage black currant associated with William Saunders in Ottawa around 1890. The historical account describes large clusters of fairly thick skinned berries with a pleasant, briskly acidic flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was recorded as a vigorous, moderately productive midseason shrub. Its reported currant and gooseberry pedigree is historical documentation rather than a modern genetic confirmation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"osn-product-facts\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCold hardiness zone:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"osn-product-facts\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ribes 'Topsy'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"osn-product-facts\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canadian heritage selection associated with William Saunders around 1890\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"osn-product-facts\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFruit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large clusters with a pleasant, briskly acidic flavour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"osn-product-facts\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e Historically described as midseason\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"osn-product-facts\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vigorous shrub\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oak Summit Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Large plug","offer_id":48291130376350,"sku":"F26-MISS-EBF644889C","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0520\/5675\/2286\/files\/fall-2026-topsy-black-currant-36a37ba6b6b2ba81cafa.jpg?v=1789680382","url":"https:\/\/oaksummitnursery.ca\/es\/products\/topsy-black-currant","provider":"Oak Summit Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}