Red Lake

Variety of Red currant · Ribes rubrum

American classic with large, bright-red berries on long trusses.

🇺🇸 USA 1933

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Large, bright-red, juicy berries on long, well-filled trusses.

Vigorous, upright bush; very adaptable and cold-hardy.

Reliably high yields; a globally widespread standard variety.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Red currant unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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