Fasciculatum Currant / Gooseberry (Ribes fasciculatum)

Family: Grossulariaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Ribes fasciculatum is a deciduous Shrub growing to 1.5 m (5ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf from March to November, in flower in April, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required).

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant even in the autumn. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The reddish-brown fruit is about 5 - 10mm in diameter and contains a lot of fairly large seeds.; What little flesh there is remains unpleasant even in the autumn.; The fruit hangs well, probably because it is unpalatable.

Habitat & North American Range

Stony places near villages in Korea. Forests and forest margins, bamboo woods, foothills, stony slopes and roadsides at elevations of 700 - 2400 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)