Maximowiczii Currant / Gooseberry (Ribes maximowiczii)

Family: Grossulariaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Ribes maximowiczii is a deciduous Shrub growing to 2.7 m (8ft 10in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen in August. 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). and is pollinated by Insects.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. A red currant, it is very palatable. The fruit is about 1cm in diameter. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A red currant, it is very palatable.; The fruit is about 1cm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Mixed forest in undergrowth and in the shade of rocks. Forests or thickets in mountain valleys at elevations of 2500 - 3000 metres in E Gansu and E. Shaanxi. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)