Grow your own flavorful nutrient-rich berries with this American Black Currant rooted starter plant. This cold-hardy thornless shrub produces clusters of glossy black berries prized for their rich flavor and high vitamin C content. Perfect for fresh eating, jams, jellies, juice, syrups, wine, and preserves, black currants are a favorite addition to edible landscapes, homestead gardens, and backyard orchards.

This compact upright shrub is self-pollinating and highly adaptable, thriving in moist shaded areas while also performing well in full sun. Attractive yellow spring flowers and productive summer fruit make this plant both ornamental and functional in the landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 rooted American Black Currant starter plant
✔️ Healthy live edible fruit shrub
✔️ Self-pollinating thornless variety
✔️ Naturally grown pesticide-free plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe shipping

Growing Information

• Common Name: American Black Currant
• Botanical Name: Ribes americanum / Ribes nigrum types
• Plant Type: Fruiting deciduous shrub
• Growth Stage: Rooted starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Rich moist well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep evenly moist during establishment
• Mature Height: Approximately 3–5 feet
• Growth Habit: Compact upright shrub
• Fruit Color: Black
• Bloom Color: Yellow spring flowers
• Fruit Season: Mid-summer
• Pollination: Self-pollinating
• Special Features: Thornless, cold hardy, high vitamin C fruit
• USDA Zones: 3–8
• Container Friendly: Yes with regular pruning

Care Tip

Mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds during establishment. Annual pruning of older stems helps improve airflow and encourages stronger fruit production each season.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.