Yellow Twig Dogwood vs Golden Currant - TreeTime.ca

Yellow Twig Dogwood vs Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Cornus sericea flaviramea

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Golden Currant
Yellow Twig Dogwood

Golden Currant produces berries for jams, jellies, sauces and even pemmican. This currant bush is very dense, allowing for use as a hedge, windbreak, or wildlife habitat.

This plant is also a very popular rootstock to graft popular red and white currant varieties to. The resulting plants are taller, more productive, and easier to harvest.

Yellow Twig Dogwood is a small deciduous shrub with attractive, bright yellow bark.

It features delicate white, star-shaped flowers and white fruit. It is often used as a screen, and its wide-spreading roots help stabilize areas experiencing soil erosion.

Yellow Twig Dogwood complements Red Osier Dogwood, and it is a great filler to add winter color to shrub and flower gardens.

Golden Currant Quick Facts

Yellow Twig Dogwood Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: reddish purple
Berries: glossy black berries
Flowers: yellow
Bark: golden yellow in fall/winter
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low


In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: buffalo currant, clove currant, fragrant golden currant, golden flowering currant, spicebush