Today I began cold-stratification of the Golden Currant Ribes aureum. From what I've read, Golden Currant seed can require 60 days or more of cold-stratification to stimulate sprouting. These seeds will join the seeds of Netleaf Hackberry Celtis reticulata and Canyon Grape Vitis arizonica, which began their cold-stratification a few weeks ago. I'm never sure if I'll get any to sprout, but I've had reasonable success with other species, so it's worth a try.
While I don't need many of the Netleaf Hackberry seeds to germinate, nor the Canyon Grape for that matter, I really hope that I get a good lot with the Golden Currant. Flowers and fragrance are all well and good, but I'm hoping for fruit as well!
But for now, as far as Ribes aureum is concerned, the waiting game begins.
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