Ribes sachalinense

(F. Schmidt) Nakai

Grossulariaceae Edible: Fruit 89 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Deciduous shrub growing to 1 m tall. Hermaphrodite insect-pollinated species. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, or heavy clay soils with good drainage and mildly acid to basic pH. Prefers moist conditions and grows in semi-shade or full sun.

Description

A shrub. It can be spiny. The leaves have lobes arranged like fingers on a hand. The flowers are small and bell shaped. The fruit are juicy berries.

Edible Uses

The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. It has a rather acid but pleasant taste and merits cultivation.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Japan, Mongolia,

Propagation

Seed is best sown as soon as it is ripe in autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 3 months of cold stratification at between 0 and 5°c and should be sown as early in the year as possible. Under normal storage conditions seed can remain viable for 17 years or more. Prick out seedlings into individual pots when large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame for their first winter, planting out in late spring the following year. Take cuttings of half-ripe wood, 10–15cm with a heel, in July or August in a frame. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, preferably with a heel of the previous year's growth, can be taken November to February in a cold frame or sheltered bed outdoors.

Other Uses

None known

Notes

There are about 150 Ribes species.

References (3)

Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30:144. 1916
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of wild edible plants in Mongolian cuisine
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/