@gitagal It's my understanding that the varieties you've mentioned are all deciduous: Ribes Rubrum, Ribes Nigrum, and Ribes Uva-Crispa. Though they are the most well know Ribes species, many others in the genus are worth cultivating for food as well. The three Ribes species I mentioned earlier are all evergreen and hardy to minimally zone 7. Do you have any experience with those particular species? Or maybe know of another evergreen currant/gooseberry?