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Jogranda

Variety of Jostaberry · Ribes x culverwellii
Early-ripening, robust jostaberry with sweeter, extra-large berries on arching canes.
Also known as: Jostina
Edible value7
🇩🇪 Germany 1985

Taste & characteristics

Taste

juicysweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Schwarze Johannisbeere x Stachelbeere (Josta-Verwandtschaft)
Breeder
Rudolf Bauer
Pollination
self-fertile

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Violet-black berries, slightly larger than the original Josta and sweeter in taste.

Growth

Weaker, flatter and slightly drooping growth; canes may need support. Thornless.

Yield

Ripens earlier than other varieties; especially robust and disease-resistant.

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