Willoughby Black Currant
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Wilder Red Currant
Wilder Red Currant
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Wilder Red Currant is a heritage cultivar grown in North America since the late 1800s. The vigorous, productive shrub bears long clusters of bright red berries in mid summer. The fruit has a tart flavour suited to jelly, preserves, and wine.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3Oak Summit nursery rating
- Mature size
- 4–6 ft tall; 2–5 ft spreadReference size; pruning and site can affect growth
- Flavour
- Description: tart
- Site and soil
- Full sun to partial shade in fertile, well-drained soil. Sun favours heavier cropping; organic mulch helps keep the root zone cool and moist.Crop guidance; local conditions can vary
- Fruit
- Long clusters of bright red berries with a tart flavour suited to jelly, preserves and wine.From the reviewed product description
- Ripening
- Midsummer in the accepted description.From the reviewed product description
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
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