How to prune buffalo currant

Late winter to early spring before growth begins. Cut one-quarter to one-third of the oldest canes to the ground annually to stimulate fresh productive shoots. Remove weak or crossing stems and thin dense sucker growth around the base.

Annually. Buffalo Currant is a vigorous, suckering shrub that fruits on second-year and older wood. Annual renewal pruning keeps it productive and prevents it becoming a thicket. Remove the oldest canes at ground level each year and thin excess suckers. It tolerates hard renovation pruning if neglected.

Cut one-quarter to one-third of the oldest canes to the ground annually to stimulate fresh productive shoots. Remove weak or crossing stems and thin dense sucker growth around the base.