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[mark wessel <growyourown@earthlink.net>]

Michele,
    There seems to have been a certain period in the cincinnati region that 
these were planted. I have some on an old estate that produce fruit. They are 
so small you can hardly taste them. Soon they will ripen and I will give you 
a better description.
Mark


On Jun 4, 2011, at 9:43 PM, Michele Stanton wrote:

> The forms I see used here are described as male, so they're dioecious.
> There's a planting of them I pass frequently, and I meant to examine the
> flowers more closely this spring--but I didn't get around to it. Ohio
> State's plant fact sheets says that the females are an alternate host for a
> rust that afflicts grain crops, and are thus not recommended for use.
> 
> You grain growers out there--(grains are fruits, so this isn't
> off-topic)--can you tell us which rust disease is the issue here? 
> 
> Does anyone have both male and female ribes alpinum plants?  What is the
> fruit like?
> 
> Michele in SW Ohio
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Matt Demmon
> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 7:37 PM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Clove currant ribes aureum
> 
> Scott, I've read something about alpine currants and why they don't fruit
> around here. I can't remember if they have mostly male or female flowers, or
> if they flower too early, but they are a far far northern species. Anyways,
> I see them used ornamentally around here, and huge bushes 4-5 ft have as
> much as 10-20 fruits total. Also, the fruits are the smallest edible berries
> I've ever had. About an eighth of an inch. Quite tasty though.
> 
> The clove currants are much different than black currants to me. I don't
> remember any of that foxy taste that the blacks have. More like an extra
> tart spicy gooseberry. The fruits on clove currant are much larger than
> other currants.
> 
> -matt
> z5 se MI
> 
> On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 2:51 PM, S & E Hills <ehills7408@wowway.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I've got 3 alpine currants (from the same source) and while I get VERY
>> heavy
>> blooming, I get no fruit (so I'm guessing they're not self-fertile).
>> 
>> I added a (very small) Crandall last year, but I didn't see blooms on it
>> this spring
>> 
>> How do these taste?  If they're anything like black currants, I'll pass.
>> 
>> Scott Hills
>> Zone 6b Michigan
>> 
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