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From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
> Very interesting, Hal.
>
> > I have quite a number of clove and golden currants that I am testing. For me,
> 'Crandall' does reasonably well, but gets defoliated by mid to late summer.
>
> Due to the heat, you mean? Or insects?
>
>
> > It sets fruit without cross-pollination, but when I saved some pollen from an
> earlier blooming clove currant of unknown origin, and used it on the 'Crandall'
> flowers, the fruits were 2-4 times larger.
> >
> >
>
> I planted six 'Crandall' currants last summer, but I also planted one
> seedling clove currant, just in case cross-pollination would help. It
> sounds like that was a good idea. Presumably one seedling currant would
> be enough? They're all in the same area. Hmm,... but it sounds like your
> second clove currant didn't bloom at the same time as the 'Crandall'?
>
> And could you explain how you prune your Ribes odoratum?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
> Lincoln, NE (zone 5a)
>
> --
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> Thomas Jefferson
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