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["Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net>]

Hal,
   Sounds to me as though your Clove Currant might need either boron, zinc, 
phosphorus, potassium or any combination of these.  Your Crandall might need 
any of these too.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
www.bberryfarm.com
(218)568-8483 [Store]
(218)831-7018 [My Cell]

Bill,

'Crandall' here loses leaves when it gets hot and humid, so I suspect foliar 
diseases. I doubt it is just heat stress, as 'Crandall' originated in a 
hotter climate than here. There is a clump of clove currants out by my pond 
that were here we bought the place. They stop blooming just before 
'Crandall' gets started, so little if any cross-pollination occurs. The 
early blooming clove currant has hundreds of flowers, but sets only 2-3 
small fruits.

I have never pruned them. These are all planted over the past 2-3 years, and 
none have gotten very large yet.

Hal