Unknown shrubs/bushes!

[nrmartin8798]

I have the following three bushes (is that what they're called??!!) on my allotment, they are wildly overgrown, and need trimming back, but I have no idea what they are - and without waiting for summer for them to bud and grow, I won't know, so I'm turning to your expertise to see if you can identify them!

Thanks all in advance!

(sorry the plot is pretty messy, just took it over around 5 months ago and I'm steadily working through, digging it all up in beds for some planting this year, and hopefully to max the plot next year)

[nrmartin8798]

I have the following three bushes (is that what they're called??!!) on my allotment, they are wildly overgrown, and need trimming back, but I have no idea what they are - and without waiting for summer for them to bud and grow, I won't know, so I'm turning to your expertise to see if you can identify them!

Thanks all in advance!

(sorry the plot is pretty messy, just took it over around 5 months ago and I'm steadily working through, digging it all up in beds for some planting this year, and hopefully to max the plot next year)

[nrmartin8798]

Image links

https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...48_resized.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/preview/2020...42_resized.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/preview/2020...38_resized.jpg

[Mitzi]

I can't see the pictures. It says I have to log in.

[lottie dolly]

Sorry,BUT,your links cannot be got into

[ameno]

Just use Imgur to host the pictures.

[veggiechicken]

Let's narrow it down without pictures!!
Do they have thorns?

Are there fat buds?

If you rub the buds/stems do they smell of blackcurrants?

Are there any dried up fruits/flowers/leaves?

Are they planted in a row?

Are they in the middle of the plot or at the edge?

Is there a main trunk and branches going off above ground?

[Thelma Sanders]

https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...48_resized.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/preview/2020...42_resized.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/preview/2020...38_resized.jpg

Seeing as Dropbox wants to download all my contacts list - I don't think I want to look in there, thank you

[Jungle Jane]

If you post about seven more times (?) you can upload photos on here,talk about anything or describe each shrub in a separate post,it’s been nice weather for the allotment

[nrmartin8798]

Thanks all

Hi all, thanks for your responses and sorry not to have replied sooner

I had a good chat to someone who has another allotment and they told me they were red currants, so we're all good!

Thanks again