Description
White Currant 1301 is a selection made for the practical things: it is productive, it resists disease, and it carries its fruit on large clusters that come off the bush quickly.
The berries are translucent and closer to golden than to pure white, with the mild sweetness that makes white currants so much easier to eat fresh than their red siblings. They work equally well in jam, jelly and sauce, where the pale colour gives a very different result from a red currant.
Overview
- Translucent golden-white berries, mild and sweet.
- Large, quick-picking clusters.
- Productive and disease resistant.
- Good fresh and in pale jams, jellies and sauces.
Growing Details
Latin Name: Ribes rubrum ‘1301’
Site and Soil: 1/2 day to full day of sun; rich, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness: Hardy to USDA Zone 3
Rootstock: Grown from cuttings
Bearing Age: Light crop the year after planting; full crops by the third or fourth year
Size at Maturity: Upright and compact, about 3 to 5 ft tall and wide
Ripening Time: Mid season; July into August
Pollination: Self-fertile; one bush sets a full crop, and a second currant nearby increases berry size
Additional Notes
- Grower’s Insight: Golden-white currants cook to a pale amber rather than a red. Worth knowing before you plan the jars.
- Regional Insight: Currants are cool-climate fruit, at their best where summers stay moderate and winters are properly cold.
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