Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry

SKU
GOOSE-HINNOMAKI
In stock
Quantity Price
1-9 $11.00
10-29 $9.50
30-99 $9.00
100 +  $8.25

 
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Overview

Outstanding flavor. Outer skin is tangy while the flesh is sweet. Very productive with dark red medium sized fruit (3.6g) on upright plants. Favorite with home gardeners. Very adaptable to various growing systems. Would make hedge or space barrier. Could be adapted to machine harvest. Good mildew resistance. Begins fruiting in the planting year, nice feature for home gardeners.

Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8 

 

(Finland) Great flavor, very productive, dark red, medium sized fruit. Good mildew resistance. 

Let's Get Started Currants & Gooseberries

Currants and gooseberries are a major fruit crop in Europe. Black currant juice is to Europeans as orange juice is to us. They have not been produced widely in the U.S. for many reasons. The major reason being a federal ban on plants as they thought white pine blister rust could be eliminated by eradication of the alternative host (Currants). This was not the case, and the federal ban was lifted, however, local bans are still in effect in some regional areas. Currants and gooseberries are hardy and easy to grow. A few plants will produce enough fruit for typical family use and this fruit is much prized for making jellies and pies. 

Quick Tips/Guides  

Confusion often exists about the legality of growing gooseberries and currants since up until 1966 a federal ban prohibited the growth or Ribes. The ban was established because gooseberries and currants can serve as alternate hosts to white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola), a fungus that needs both ribes and white pine to complete its life cycle. This federal legislation was rescinded in 1966 but many states still have restrictions. If you have white pine nearby, though, you may want to consider growing less-susceptible types of Ribes. Black currant (Ribes nigrum) is by far the most susceptible, and for this reason many areas still prohibit growing it. Resistant black currants varieties are available. Red and white currants are less susceptible, and gooseberries is the least susceptible. Currants and gooseberries can be planted as a single specimen, in groups, or as hedges.