Description
Size (HxW): 2-3’ x 2-3’
Growth Habit: Rounded
Fruit Size: 2cm
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 2b
- Compact version of Hinnonmaki Red Gooseberry
- Green berries ripen to reddish-purple
- Sweet, tangy fruit is very good for fresh eating when berry is red/burgundy (has raspberry/grape flavour)
- Also great for jelly, jam & pie
- Fruit ripens in late July
- Self-fertile, will produce more fruit with a pollinator
- Green leaves turn a pleasant yellow in the fall
- Caution: thorny branches
- Produces fruit approximately 2-3 years after planting
- Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
- Slow Growth Rate: 3-5”/year
- Native to North America
- Resistant to powdery mildew
- 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
