Beaked Hazelnut vs Northern Red Currant - TreeTime.ca

Beaked Hazelnut vs Northern Red Currant

Ribes triste

Corylus cornuta

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Northern Red Currant
Beaked Hazelnut

The Northern Red Currant is also known as the Swamp Red currant due to its preference for moist soil. As long as the soil is wet, this shrub can live in any degree of sunlight.

The currant itself is a bright red-purple berry enjoyed by many animals and some people for its sour flavour, similar to garden red currants. The flowers of this shrub are tiny and red or greenish-purple.

Beaked Hazelnut is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub native to North America.

It features smooth, grey bark and edible nuts. Beaked Hazelnut prefers a rich sandy-clay loam but will grow on poorer sites, and can be used as an understory shrub.

Note: You want more than one hazelnut to improve yields.

Northern Red Currant Quick Facts

Beaked Hazelnut Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: shiny, sour, bright red
Flowers: reddish or greenish purple
Nuts: small, wildlife attracting
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low




Other Names: swamp red currant
Other Names: beaked hazel