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You'll learn that the Crandall Black Currant spreads about as much as >somebramble
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Hello,
Crandall currant also has the habit of weeping over. It is so loaded with
fruit it hits the ground from the fruit weight and never gets up, creating a
weeding/picking problem.
I tried to cage (over sized tomato cages) them, but they just broke branches
leaning over the side of the cage.
Crandall is a super producer of fruit. Mine were in full sun.
I appreciate all the comments about these native black currants (I've
also seen them listed as Ribes aureum, var. 'Crandall'), but there are
two things I wasn't able to determine last year (before I joined the
NAFEX list). I planted some of these anyway, but could I get some help
on these questions, please?
1. For best fruit production, do you prune them like other Ribes
(remove three year and older stems)?
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2. I received nothing but conflicting information about these plants.
Several nurseries told me that the 'Crandall' variety of /Ribes
odoratum/ (clove currant, buffalo currant, golden currant, etc.) would
set fruit with just one plant. But the Missouri Botanical Garden says
Ribes odoratum is dioecious, requiring both a male and a female plant to
set fruit. Apparently, this comes from the reference work, "A Manual of
Woody Landscape Plants" by Michael A. Dirr.
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