Gloire des Sablons Origin France, ancient. Most common form of pink currant. Bush upright, not branching, productive, berries quite large but few on strig. Black Currants Black Currants have a characteristic aroma, highly esteemed by natives of northern Europe. Leaves also release the scent when rubbed.
Fruit are astringent, suitable only for culinary uses.
Bush very vigorous, quick to reach bearing size, much branching. Productive, strigs long, flavor fair. Bush vigorous, upright, branching low. Strigs few and short, berries not uniform in size. The traditional black currant for making Cassis.