Golden Currants

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Golden currant variations

I really like Crandall currant and wanted to try variations in this ribes species and closely related species. So I wanted to find a yellow fruited one and all I found is seeds. So I grew some out and they are more orange than yellow. When ripe it’s tart but in a citrus flavor. Orange like flavor, I liked it! But the problem with species examples is the sparse production of fruit. Still was an interesting experiment and it’s plenty hardy enough too. Berry size is small too. Wild fruit in my bac…