American Red Currant

Ribes triste

Growth conditions
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Soil pH	4.5-6.5
Pollination	Self-fertile
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	0.5
Cultivation details
Layer	Shrubs
Spacing	60cm
Propagation method	Seed - direct sow, Cuttings
Uses
Edible parts	Fruit
Warning	Susceptible to honey fungus, Susceptible to white pine blister rust
Habitat	Damp deciduous and coniferous woods, Margins of bogs, Along streams
Names
Alternate name	Red currant, swamp currant
Taxonomy
Family	Grossulariaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	USA, Canada, Alaska, Alberta, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon
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