For flowers and fruit, they flower on previous Summer's growth. So twigs made in 2020 will flower spring 2021.
If you want flowers, stop pruning by middle of July (to be safe). You might be able to prune as late as August, but I do not know when the cut off date is.
For flowers and fruit, they flower on previous Summer's growth. So twigs made in 2020 will flower spring 2021.
If you want flowers, stop pruning by middle of July (to be safe). You might be able to prune as late as August, but I do not know when the cut off date is.
??? Well, the flower buds will look like.... FLOWER BUDS. LOL, I'm being a smart ass. Currents flower early in the season, after Ume, after culinary apricot and plum, about the same time as blueberry, and earlier or with the early flowering apples. Currents will be done flowering by the time apples are done flowering. Or at least that is what I recall from Michigan. Flower buds will appear, with or slightly after leaves start unfurling. Currents are ripe by mid-summer, so they need to get started early in the spring. You should have no trouble recognizing flower buds once the leaves have begun expanding.