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Gooseberry Bushes

Gooseberries are one of the earliest fruits to ripen in the season. The following dessert gooseberry bush varieties are sweet and firm similar to a grape but with more complex fruity flavors. Gooseberry fruit is one of our top sellers at the Farmer's Market. All gooseberry bush varieties listed here are resistant to white pine blister rust and mildew.

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BLACK GOOSEBERRY (Ribes divaricatum)

A native found in forests, woodlands and coasts of the Pacific Northwest. Tasty blueberry-sized sweet fruit that turns purplish-black when ripe. Clusters of dangling small flowers visited by hummingbirds and butterflies. Wildlife graze on the berries. Coastal Black Gooseberry is a thorny shrub to 5 ft. at maturity. Grows in sun or partial shade. Disease resistant. Zone 4-8.

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BLACK VELVET GOOSEBERRY (Ribes sp.)

A cross of European and American Gooseberry. Black Velvet gooseberry is quite vigorous and productive of good sized, sweet, dark purple berries. Widely adapted and very disease resistant. Zone 3-8

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CAPTIVATOR GOOSEBERRY (Ribes hirtellum)

Medium to large red fruits are very sweet & productive, ripe midsummer. Captivator Gooseberry is a hardy, thornless Canadian variety. Zone 3-9.

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INVICTA GOOSEBERRY (Ribes grossularia x)

Green fruited dessert quality. Invicta Gooseberry has the highest rating for immunity to mildew and heavy yields of large fruit. Zone 4-9.

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JAHNS PRAIRIE GOOSEBERRY (Ribes hirtellum)

Big yields of large dessert quality red-pink fruit in midsummer. One of the easiest varieties to grow with a fairly erect form. Jahns Prairie Gooseberry is resistant to rust, powdery mildew, leaf spot, grey mold, stem botrytis, aphids and saw flies. From Alberta, Canada. Zone 2-8.

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JOSTABERRY (Black Currant x Gooseberry)

A complex cross of North American coastal gooseberry, European black currant, and European improved gooseberry varieties. Thornless spreading shrub producing dark fruits with a mild black currant flavor and firm gooseberry texture. Jostaberry fruit is larger than black currant, but smaller than most gooseberries; has papery blossom remnant on fruit just like gooseberry. Vigorous, productive and disease resistant. Early to leaf out and late to drop leaves that turn sunny yellow in fall, making it a great addition to a mixed hedgerow. Fruits favored by birds. Zone 3-8.

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PIXWELL GOOSEBERRY (Ribes sp.)

Nearly thornless variety from North Dakota. Medium sized, oval berries harvested in the green stage for pies and jams. Turns a rosy pink flesh color and is sweet and juicy when fully soft and ripe for fresh eating. Very productive of fruit in easy to harvest clusters. Mildew resistant bushes that are widely adapted to growing in sun or shade. Pixwell Gooseberry has beautiful purple foliage in autumn. Zone 3-9.

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WELCOME GOOSEBERRY (Ribes grossularia x)

Pinkish red fruits are large, flavorful and productive. Nearly thornless. Good disease resistance. Welcome Gooseberry is a hardy Minnesota selection. Zone 2-7.

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