Alpine Currant #5 Shrub

Ribes alpinum, commonly known as the alpine currant or mountain currant, is a dense, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub native to central and northern Europe. 

• Size: Grows 3 to 6 feet (90 to 180 cm) tall and wide with a compact, rounded form. 
• Foliage: Small, dark green, palmately lobed leaves that turn a clear yellow in the autumn. 
• Flowers: Inconspicuous, small greenish-yellow or pale-yellow flowers that bloom in early spring.
• Fruit: Produces small red berries on female plants in the summer, though they have an insipid, tasteless, or unpalatable flavor and are generally not harvested for human consumption.
• Hardiness: Thrives in USDA hardiness zones 2 through 7. 
• Sunlight: Highly adaptable, tolerating everything from full sun to deep, heavy shade. 
• Soil: Prefers moist, well-drained soils, but handles clay, rocky conditions, and occasional drought well. 
• Landscape Uses: Frequently used for formal or informal hedges and screening because it takes heavy pruning exceptionally well and maintains dense foliage right down to the ground.