Description
Ribes rubrum 'Jonkheer van Tets' Shrub | Redcurrant
The Jonkheer van Tets redcurrant shrub is an early-cropping, heavy-bearing cultivar of redcurrant, botanically known as Ribes rubrum 'Jonkheer van Tets'. Supplied as a shrub, it has an upright, bushy habit that creates a leafy, branched outline in the garden. Its green leaves are deciduous, so the plant loses them in winter rather than staying evergreen. Greenish-yellow flowers appear in spring, followed by fruit. This cultivar is self-fertile and reaches an average mature height of about 150 cm. Its upright form gives it a clear presence as a shrub, rather than the shape of a tree or another trained form. For gardeners comparing redcurrant plants, this product offers the specific growth habit and garden scale of a bushy shrub. It belongs to the genus Ribes, which includes this redcurrant cultivar.
Key features of redcurrant (Ribes rubrum 'Jonkheer van Tets')
- This redcurrant shrub flowers in April and May, with greenish-yellow flowers. The flowering period brings spring detail to its leafy, branched outline.
- Choose a position in full sun or partial shade. The soil should be nutrient-rich and rich in humus, while remaining moisture-retentive and well drained.
- The product is an upright, bushy shrub, not a tree or another trained form. It reaches an average mature height of about 150 cm and has green, deciduous foliage. The cultivar is self-fertile and early-cropping, with a heavy-bearing habit.
Uses of the Jonkheer van Tets redcurrant shrub in the garden
- Use this upright, bushy shrub in a fruit garden or edible garden. Its average mature height of about 150 cm gives it a defined place within the garden layout.
- It can be planted as a specimen or as part of a group. In either position, its branched shrub outline, green foliage and spring flowers contribute to the garden’s structure.
- This redcurrant is hardy to approximately -29°C to -34°C, equivalent to USDA zone 4. It flowers early, so the flowers are not guaranteed to be unaffected by late frost.
- Its greenish-yellow flowers appear in April and May, and its deciduous leaves fall in winter. The shrub combines this seasonal presence with early cropping, heavy bearing and self-fertility.
The Jonkheer van Tets redcurrant shrub is an option for a fruit garden or edible garden where an upright, bushy form is suitable. It is also listed among fruit plants.
