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A guide to currant seeds

Growing details at a glance

Black Currant Seeds

Large black berries with strong currant flavour

Bright red clusters with tangy, tart flavour

Large, sweet black fruit; seedlings vary in size

Locally ripens in early August; flavour differs from cultivated black currants

Photos and fruit descriptions refer to the seed parents. These are seeds, not cloned plants; seedlings vary.

A guide to currant seeds
Plant or seed choice	Seed parents	Fruit and flavour	Stratification	Mature size
Black Currant Seeds	Cultivated Ribes nigrum, Ben series bushes	Large black berries with strong currant flavour	3 to 4 months cold	3 to 6 ft
Red Currant Seeds	Ribes rubrum, local Red Lake bushes	Bright red clusters with tangy, tart flavour	3 to 4 months cold	3 to 4 ft
Crandall Clove Currant Seeds	Crandall clove currant selection	Large, sweet black fruit; seedlings vary in size	3 to 4 months cold	up to 6 to 7 ft
Wild American Black Currant Seeds	Wild American Black Currant, Ribes americanum, collected in Manitoba	Locally ripens in early August; flavour differs from cultivated black currants	2 to 3 months cold	4 to 5 ft

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