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Red Currant vs ThimbleberryRibes rubrum Rubus parviflorus SOLD OUT SOLD OUT 
Red Currant is a deciduous shrub native to western Europe. It features five-lobed, maple-like leaves, and bright red berries that can be used in jams, sauces, and fresh eating. Thimbleberry is an ornamental shrub with large, green maple-like-leaves. Flowers are attractive, fragrant, and turn into red-raspberry-like berries. The berries are good for jams, cakes, breads, muffins etc. If you remove the berry, the core resembles a thimble, giving this shrub its namesake. RED CURRANT QUICK FACTSTHIMBLEBERRY QUICK FACTS
Fall colour:
gold
Berries:
edible, red, similar to raspberries
Flowers:
white, showy
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
fast
Maintenance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Other Names:
thimbleberry, western thimbleberry
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