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Variety of Gooseberry · Ribes uva-crispa
Hardy, nearly thornless American variety — low-maintenance and reliable.
8
5
3🇺🇸 USA 1932
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourjuicysweet
Susceptibility & resistance
Powdery mildew
Profile
- Parentage
- Ribes hirtellum-Hybride
- Breeder
- N. E. Hansen, South Dakota
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 3 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Small to medium, green berries flushing pink when ripe, on long stalks — easy to pick.
Growth
Compact, nearly thornless and very hardy bush; resistant to mildew.
Yield
Reliable yields; popular home-garden variety in North America.
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