Mountain Currant

Do you want to plant a Mountain Currant? Here you will find all the information you need on how to best plant the Mountain Currant, and on pruning and caring for your Mountain Currant.
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General characteristics of a Mountain Currant

The shrub grows to a height of 0.6–1.5 m. The smooth bark is light gray, becoming flaky and brownish gray with age. The shiny, green leaves, 2–4 cm in diameter, are three- to five-lobed or five-cleft and coarsely serrated with scattered glandular hairs with red tips on the upper surface. The underside of the leaf is light green. The shrub grows in moist, nutrient-rich soil in deciduous forests and scrub.

Characteristics


How to plant a Mountain Currant

Make the planting hole slightly wider than the roots of the berry bush and cover the roots with soil again.

How to harvest a Mountain Currant

Cut cuttings from the plant and let them root in water.

Caring for and pruning your Mountain Currant

Every year, remove hanging twigs, weakened branches, overgrown stems or diseased branches. The aim is to have 16 to 20 healthy branches after 4 years, which can be gradually rejuvenated in the following years.

Where does a Mountain Currant grow

Deciduous forests and hedges in partial shade/sun.


General

Origin
Integrated
Tree Type Shrub

Length and Age

Length in about 10 years Up to 1 Meter
Reproductive Maturity in How Many Years 2 Up to 15 year
Maximum Age 30 Up to 40 year
Required Space Up to 1m2
Growth Rate

Reproduction

Tree is Self-Pollinating Yes
Reproduction Method
Makes layers
To cut (cutting is between 5 and 50 cm)
Reproduction rate

Reproduction rate

1. Very low reproduction rate. The plant hardly spreads, has few seeds or vegetative spread (e.g., trees with heavy seeds).
2. Low reproduction rate. Spread via limited seed production or specific conditions required
3. Average reproduction rate. Regular spread, depending on wind, water, or animals, at a moderate speed (e.g., dandelion).
4. High reproduction rate. Many seeds and multiple spread strategies (wind, birds, vegetative). Quickly colonizes open spaces
5. Very high reproduction rate. Invasive species that spread explosively over large distances (e.g., Japanese knotweed).

Pruning Period

This Tree is Evergreen Yes
Summer June tot August
Winter December tot March
Leaf Shapes Heart-shaped
Easy to prune Yes

Bark Characteristics Seedling (50-200cm)

Colour

Bud Characteristics Seedling (50-200cm)

Colour
Bud Position Information not available
Bud Shape Information not available

Other

Root Information not available
Bloom
Has fruits
Wind sensitivity Not sensitive to (sea) wind

Diseases

Sensitive to the Following Diseases Information not available

Harvest/recognition in winter

The leaves fall off in winter.

Light requirement of the Mountain Currant

The Mountain Currant thrives best under these light conditions.
  • Partial shade

    • Suitable soil types for the Mountain Currant

    In this overview, you can find which soil types are best for the Mountain Currant to grow.
    Soil type Suitability
    light clay
    heavy clay
    sand
    peatland
    Loam
    Moerig op zand
    Lichte zavel
    Zware zavel

    Humidity

    A (ground)water level indicates how deep the groundwater usually is below the surface. The higher the Roman numeral, the deeper the groundwater.
    I
    II
    III
    IV
    V
    VI
    VII
    VIII

    Suitable acidity level for the Mountain Currant

    Each soil type has a certain acidity level, measured in pH values. You can plant the Mountain Currant in soil that falls within this range:
    0.0
    0.5
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0

    Nutritional needs of the Mountain Currant

    Some soil types offer more nutritional richness than others.
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0
    1. Very nutrient-poor soil
    2. Very nutrient-poor to nutrient-poor soil
    3. Nutrient-poor soil
    4. Nutrient-poor to moderately nutrient-rich soil
    5. Moderately nutrient-rich soil
    6. Moderately nutrient-rich to nutrient-rich soil
    7. Nutrient-rich soil
    8. Extremely nutrient-rich soil
    9. Very extremely nutrient-rich soil

    Humidity

    Does Mountain Currant like to have its roots in extremely dry (1.0) or wet (9.0) soil?
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0
    1. Extremely dry soils
    2. Extremely dry to dry soils
    3. Dry soils
    4. Dry to dry/moist soils
    5. Dry/moist soils
    6. Dry/moist to moist soils
    7. Moist soils
    8. Moist to wet soils
    9. Wet soils

    To be applied in landscapes

    0 = not filled in, 1 = unsuitable, 5 = very suitable
    Landscape Suitability
    Agroforestry
    Hedge
    Hedge
    Forest
    Feeding hedge
    Back yard
    Small back yard
    Solitary
    Wood wall

    Cultural-historical value

    0 = not filled in, 1 = low, 9 = high

    Insects

    How many insects typically live on this tree/plant? 30
    Which insect groups live on this tree/plant?
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Are there insects dependent on this species? No
    Which insect species are dependent on this tree/plant?

    Birds

    Average number of birds per tree/plant? 2
    Which bird groups live on this tree/plant?

    Mammals

    Average number of mammals per tree/plant?
    Which mammal groups live on this tree/plant?
    Are there mammals dependent on this species? No
    Which mammal species are dependent on this tree/plant?

    Bloom Period

    Summer April Up to May

    Tree Species

    Tree species that this tree prefers to grow with

    Suitable for mammals?

    toxic, 1 = unsuitable, 5 = very suitable
    Mammal Suitability
    Horse
    Human
    Chicken
    Herbivorous rodents
    Goat
    Cow
    Sheep
    Pig
    Beavers
    Badgers
    Squirrel
    Ferret
    Wild boar
    Foxes
    Roe deer
    Mouse
    Deer
    Dog
    Cat

    Explanation

    Explanation

    Edibility

    • Toxic: This tree or shrub is toxic to mammals and absolutely unsuitable for consumption.
    1. Very unsuitable: This tree or shrub is unsuitable for consumption by mammals and can be harmful.
    2. Unsuitable: This tree or shrub is generally unsuitable for consumption by mammals and can have adverse effects.
    3. Moderately suitable: This tree or shrub is moderately suitable as food for mammals, possibly with certain risks or limitations.
    4. Suitable: This tree or shrub is generally suitable as food for mammals, with little to no risks.
    5. Very suitable: This tree or shrub is very suitable as food for mammals, safe, and of high nutritional value.


    Trunk Height

    Average Trunk Height (hg) of the basal area median tree

    from - to, in whole meters, average
    After 10 year 1 m m
    After 20 year m m
    After 30 year m m
    After 80 year m m

    Trunk Diameter

    (dg) (1.30m) of the basal area median tree.

    from - to, in whole centimeters, average
    After 10 year 1 cm cm
    After 20 year cm cm
    After 30 year cm cm
    After 80 year cm cm

    Aboveground Biomass

    in whole kg
    After 10 year cm cm
    After 20 year cm cm
    After 30 year cm cm
    After 80 year cm cm

    Belowground Biomass

    in whole kg
    After 10 year cm cm
    After 20 year cm cm
    After 30 year cm cm
    After 80 year cm cm

    Substance Binder

    Which substances can be bound or absorbed?
    CO2
    Particulate matter

    Carbon Attraction (kf)

    (dg) (1.30m) of the basal area median tree Deciduous Trees (Kf = 0,48)

    Warming Resistance

    This tree is well resistant to the warming (plus 3 degrees) of our climate and fits into the future of our climate (heat and drought resistant). No
    CO2
    Particulate matter

    CO2

    0. not filled in
    1. no storage
    2. low storage
    3. moderate storage
    4. high storage
    5. very high storage

    Fine Dust

    0. not filled in
    1. no capture capacity
    2. low capture capacity
    3. moderate capture capacity
    4. high capture capacity
    5. very high capture capacity

    This is what an adult tree Mountain Currant looks like

    Mountain current - a mature shrub
    Mountain current in winter

    This is what the fruits of a Mountain Currant look like

    The fruit of the mountain current

    This is what a Mountain Currant in bloom looks like

    The mountain current in bloom

    This is what the bud of a Mountain Currant looks like

    Mountian current - buds