Common Caragana vs Golden Currant - TreeTime.ca

Common Caragana vs Golden Currant

Caragana arborescens

Ribes aureum

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Common Caragana
Golden Currant

Common Caragana is a fast growing shrub that's known for its exceptional hardiness and drought tolerance. Although it's most commonly planted in shelterbelts, Common Caragana is also an excellent hedge or feature shrub.

Note: in warmer areas, this species can be difficult to contain once planted. Use the right plant in the right place.

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.

Common Caragana Quick Facts

Golden Currant Quick Facts

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Zone: 1b
Zone: 4a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: reddish purple
Flowers: yellow, in spring
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: pod like fruits
Berries: glossy black berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC
Other Names: black karagana, caragana, pea tree, siberian pea shrub, yellow acacia
Other Names: buffalo currant, clove currant, fragrant golden currant, golden flowering currant, spicebush