Red Lake Currant Plant - Self-Pollinating Fruiting Shrub for Zones 3-7 - Ribes rubrum

Red Lake Currant Rooted Starter Plant Overview

The Red Lake Currant rooted starter plant is a robust fruiting shrub ideal for gardeners in USDA zones 3-7. This self-pollinating plant produces clusters of bright red berries that ripen in July, perfect for fresh eating or making jams, jellies, and pies. Growing to a height of 6-8 feet, it thrives in partial shade and is cultivated without pesticides, ensuring a natural and safe addition to your garden.

Key Features

• Clusters of large, juicy red berries ripe in July
• Self-pollinating for consistent fruit production
• Reaches 6-8 feet tall with a bushy growth habit
• Adaptable to partial shade environments
• Grown naturally without chemical pesticides
• Requires 650 chill hours for optimal fruiting
• Suitable for novice and experienced gardeners

Growing Information

The Red Lake Currant prefers well-drained, loamy soil and benefits from regular watering to keep the soil consistently moist. It grows well in partial shade to full sun conditions. This plant is hardy in zones 3 through 7 and develops a bushy form that can enhance the structure of your garden while providing a bountiful harvest of flavorful berries.

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.