Currant Bushes

Description

Currant Bushes $25 each

Currant plants produce large crops of small smooth skinned fruit

White and Pink Currant varieties have transluent skin

Sweet tasting fruit is great for eating fresh or making jams and jellies

Currants are self fertile only requiring 1 plant to set fruit

Plants grow well in USDA hardiness zones 3-8

Currant Plants from Northeast Edible are typically shipped bare root

Plants range from around 1 foot to 2 feet tall, single and multi stemmed

 

Varieties

White Imperial

Primus White

Red Lake

Pink Champagne

Jostaberry

 

We ship berry bushes spring and fall.  All orders after the close of the spring shipping window will ship in the fall.

Fall shipping typically takes place in November

Spring shipping typically takes place in March through late April

See our article for more details.

 

Jostaberry

Jostaberry is a gooseberry black currant cross

USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8

Pest and disease resistant, Jostaberry is self fertile meaning you only need one plant for fruit

Tasty, good sized fruit (1/2′) with little to no thorns

Plants will typically fruit 1-2 years after planting