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 good for fresh eating, 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’ for best results
- Native to North America
- Slow growth rate (3-5”/yr)