American Blackcurrant

Ribes americanum

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	3-7 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Soil pH	6.8-7.2
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	1.8
Cultivation details
Layer	Shrubs
Spacing	120-180cm
Propagation method	Cuttings, Seed - direct sow
Uses
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit
Warning	Prone to white pine blister rust
Taxonomy
Family	Grossulariaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Northern USA, Southern Canada, Alberta, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced into	Turkmenistan
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