Tower Quest

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Ribes Permits

List of Approved Resistant Ribes

BLACK CURRANTS

  • Consort, Crusader, and Coronet - All three are from an Ontario breeding program. Coronet needs cross pollination for good fruit set. Quality and yields are fair.
  • Titania - As the name implies, fruits are large (and yields and fruit quality are excellent). This is the best one to plant.
  • Crandall - Plant is often grown for its ornamental, yellow flowers and red fall foliage.
  • Lowes Auslese, Polar, Willoughby - Added in 2009

RED CURRANTS

  • Rondom - From a breeding program in the Netherlands

WHITE CURRANTS

  • White Currant 1301 - High yielding, late. From Sweden.

BLACK CURRANTS - GOOSEBERRY CROSSES

  • Josta - From Germany. Blackish fruits with bland flavor produced on thornless plants.

GOOSEBERRY

  • Jahns Prairie - A joint USDA/Ag Canada release. Fruits are red and flavorful.
  • Captivator, Careless, Clark, Crown Bob, Downing, Howards Lancer, Sabine - Added in 2009

Ribes Permit