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Currants & gooseberries

Currants & gooseberries

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A gooseberry you can eat off the bush: large, sweet, deep purple berries that look like blueberries when fully ripe, on a bush that resists mildew and winter cold. Gooseberries are native to Arizona's mountains and want cool summers, so plant it at mid elevation or in the high country with afternoon shade, and wear gloves for the thorns. Not a low desert plant.A medium red gooseberry with a slightly tangy skin and very sweet flesh, on an upright bush that resists mildew. Of the Ribes here it is the one rated for warmer winters, but summer heat is still the limit, so grow it at mid elevation or in the high country, out of the afternoon sun. Wear gloves, since the stems are thorny.A tart-sweet red currant that hangs in long loose clusters, very productive and winter hardy, and rated by many as the best red currant. Arizona extension lists it for the state's mid elevations, and Arizona is a low-risk area for pine blister rust. It needs cool summers, so it is a mid elevation and high country plant, with afternoon shade at lower sites.
HarvestJuly to August at mid elevation and in the high countryJuly to August at mid elevation and in the high countryJuly at mid elevation; July to August in the high country
Chill hours800–1200 chill hours600–1000 chill hours800–1200 chill hours
PollinationSelf-fruitfulSelf-fruitfulSelf-fruitful
Mature size3–4 ft tall and wide; easy to hold at 3 ft with winter pruning3–4 ft tall and wide, upright; easy to hold at 3 ft with pruning4–5 ft tall and wide; hold at 4 ft by cutting out old canes
ColdHardy hereHardy hereHardy here
HeatNeeds afternoon shadeNeeds afternoon shadeNeeds afternoon shade
From$15$15$15

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