Description
Size (HxW): 5’ x 5’
Growth Habit: Rounded
Fruit Size: 2.5cm
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 2b
- A nearly thornless selection of gooseberry
- Green berries ripen to reddish-purple
- Good for fruit fillings such as pie, jam & jelly
- Fruit ripens in late July
- Self-fertile, will produce more fruit with a pollinator
- Green leaves turn a pleasant yellow in the fall
- Produces fruit approximately 2-3 years after planting
- Plant pollinators within 200’ for best results
- Native to North America
- Slow Growth Rate: 3-5”/year
- Common pests: currant fruit worm feeds on foliage in mid-summer, does not effect the long term health of the plant and/or fruit production