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Golden Currant vs Russian White Mulberry

Morus alba tatarica

Ribes aureum

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Russian White Mulberry
Golden Currant

Russian White Mulberry is a cold hardy and adaptable tree. It is a great choice for the impatient gardener as it reaches its mature height in a short period of time and has an attractive, dense, and rounded form.

Odd looking berries are produced among a backdrop of glossy, deep green foliage. The blackberry-esque berries ripen slowly over the season, ranging in color from white, pink, and purple-violet. While the berries are not well regarded for fresh eating, they have made tasty jams and preserves.

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.

Russian White Mulberry Quick Facts

Golden Currant Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: reddish purple
Flowers: white
Flowers: yellow
Berries: white, tart, nutritious and sweet
Berries: glossy black berries
Flavor: light sweet taste
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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