It is in an open area and gets at least as much sun as the most productive red currant bush. This would be about the second or third year since I started them from cuttings. They're at least 3 - 3 ...

Black currant is also considered safe if you use the berry or seed oil appropriately as medicine. More information is needed to know whether its dried leaf is safe. Side effects.

The black currant, which grows on a small, shrublike bush, has an illustrious history. Because of its rather unpleasant, astringent tartness, this pea-sized berry was never particularly popular ...

Lee Reich, author of Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden, notes that German visitors to his garden eat black currants off the bush as if they were M&M’s. Black currants have a strong, earthy taste ...

Black currants are high in vitamin C, containing about 56% of your daily recommended value in a single serving. Vitamin C plays a vital role in the health and functioning of your immune system .

Ms. Petach describes a fresh black currant as a decidedly unfruity fruit. “It has this really bouncy acidity; it’s a little moody and it’s not for everyone,” she said.