I wonder if this is 'Big Bud' like you can get on blackcurrants

Tim wrote:
: I have some pretty healthy redcurrant bushes that are probably around
: 10 years old (just moved house, you see). On a lot of the tips of the
: branches, the buds are rounded and pea-sized, somewhat larger than the
: usual buds elswhere on the bushes. These buds don't seem to be
: developing and have not opened.
:
: Does anyone know what causes this? Is it normal ? Tim.

Robert