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mayax68 · July 14, 2009

Hello everyone. I have a question that might sound strange. Our family loves black currants and gooseberries. My father in law has about 50 plants growing in their backyard. But the varieties that we grow are the standard varieties that came out of catalogs and so far I have not been impressed. I recently came across a Canadian site that sells currants and gooseberries. I was really intrigued by the gooseberry called Xenia and black currant called Blackcomb. I contacted the nursery, but they sell in bulk - 120 plants min. I could not find any links for the Blackcomb and Xenia only came up for European sites. Does anyone know where I can acquire these plants in USA? Does anyone grow these?

Thank you.
Maya.

July 14, 2009	#1
mayax68 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA, CT Posts: 106	Please help with black currants and gooseberries varieties info Hello everyone. I have a question that might sound strange. Our family loves black currants and gooseberries. My father in law has about 50 plants growing in their backyard. But the varieties that we grow are the standard varieties that came out of catalogs and so far I have not been impressed. I recently came across a Canadian site that sells currants and gooseberries. I was really intrigued by the gooseberry called Xenia and black currant called Blackcomb. I contacted the nursery, but they sell in bulk - 120 plants min. I could not find any links for the Blackcomb and Xenia only came up for European sites. Does anyone know where I can acquire these plants in USA? Does anyone grow these? Thank you. Maya.