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Blackcurrant vs Redwing Highbush CranberryRibes nigrum Viburnum trilobum JN Select SOLD OUT SOLD OUT
Blackcurrant is a medium-sized shrub producing delicious, deep purple to black sweet berries suitable for jams, jellies, syrups and cordial.
The Redwing Highbush Cranberry is a dense multi-stemmed shrub that blooms with white pinwheel shaped flowers in spring. It produces small, red, and edible berries in late summer. Its leaves are green, but the tips become more saturated with red throughout the season, and then turn a stunning crimson colour in the fall. BLACKCURRANT QUICK FACTSREDWING HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY QUICK FACTS
Fall colour:
red/orange
Flavor:
sour
Harvest:
late August-February
Flowers:
white, pinwheel shaped
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
fast
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Other Names:
european black currant
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