This accession was collected under the auspices of a bilateral agreement between the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Foods, Japan, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Reseach Service, USA, prepared in May 2004.
Fruits on long strigs, as many as 15 to 20 fruit per strig. Most of the fruits were green when collected. Some were just beginning to turn black.
The HFRI had Pinus strobus near by so there was ample opportunity for white pine blister rust to develop on susceptible plants. This species is highly susceptible to this disease. The Ribes leaves were covered with uredinia on the abaxial surfaces.