Poorman
Variety of Gooseberry · Ribes uva-crispa
The finest American red gooseberry — sweet, aromatic and mildew-tolerant.
8
5
3🇺🇸 USA 1888
Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromatic
Susceptibility & resistance
Powdery mildew
Profile
- Parentage
- Ribes hirtellum x Ribes uva-crispa
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 4 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium-sized, wine-red, sweet and aromatic berries; excellent for fresh eating.
Growth
Vigorous, upright, mildew-tolerant bush with moderate thorns.
Yield
High, reliable yields.
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