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Canadian Buffaloberry vs Northern Red Currant
Shepherdia canadensis
Ribes triste
COMING SOON
(new stock expected: fall of 2025)
NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN
Canadian Buffalo Berry is a native deciduous shrub found throughout North America. This hardy, medium-sized shrub will tolerate poor soil conditions and produces attractive, edible–though very bitter–red fruit.
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.