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["Steve Dulaney" <nomad496@gmail.com>]

I would also suspect that you have mis-labeled plants.  I grow both red and
black currants, Jonkheers van Tet, Early Laxton, and Hilltop Baldwin black.
None of my red currents have that black current smell.

Regards,
Steve Dulaney
Western Oregon
Zone 8

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ginda Fisher
Sent: Saturday, 16 April, 2011 4:18
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Red Currant question


On Apr 15, 2011, at 10:27 PM, Scott Weber and Muffy Barrett wrote:

> 
> I recently bought some Red Lake Currants.  They have the same distinctive
smell that my European black currants have, and I'd never heard that red
currants had that.  Do the red currants have that smell, or is it likely
that they are mislabeled?   I should find out this year in any case, since
they are pushing some flower buds.Muffy BarrettSsssouthern WISpring is
taunting us with sleet, rain, and snow today.  And lots of wind.

I bet you got a mislabeled black currant.  I've grown feral seedlings of Red
Lake, and I've grown Red Start and Jonkheers van Tet, and none have had that
distinctive black currant smell.  

Ginda
eastern MA
where the currants are just pushing buds
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