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Wild American black currant fruit (Ribes americanum), shown as a species illustration. Seed-grown plants can vary.
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Wild American Black Currant
Wild American Black Currant
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Wild American Black Currant (Ribes americanum) is a native berry shrub grown from seed collected from wild stands in Manitoba. The robust shrubs produce clusters of dark berries with a complex flavour similar to Crandall currant.
The fruit can ripen unevenly through late summer, with green, yellow, and black berries sometimes present on the same cluster. This native currant also provides food and habitat for wildlife.
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Wild American black currant fruit (Ribes americanum), shown as a species illustration. Seed-grown plants can vary.
Wild American black currant fruit (Ribes americanum), shown as a species illustration. Seed-grown plants can vary.
Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Mature size
- 3 to 6 ft tall and wideRobust
- Fruit
- Clusters of dark berriesA strong, complex, resinous flavour, similar to Crandall currant
- Season
- Late summer, ripening unevenlyGreen, yellow and black berries can share a cluster
- Source
- Grown from seed collected from wild stands in Manitoba
- Site and soil
- Sun or part shade in moist soil
More about this plant
A native currant
Wild American black currant, Ribes americanum, is native here.
Good for : Native fruit worth knowing
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Range & hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Green: provinces with native records
AB · MB · NB · NS · ON · PE · QC · SK
Zone 3 and warmer
Province records show native distribution, not every place the species grows. The hardiness map shows minimum winter hardiness; soil, moisture and summer warmth also matter.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada