Description

RIBES nidigrolaria JOSTABERRY

A thornless hybrid cross of a blackcurrant and gooseberry.  Combines the large fruit from a gooseberry and unique taste and vitamin content of a blackcurrant – very nutritious!  Very vigorous, upright bush producing reliable heavy crops of large shiny black berries – double the size of normal blackcurrants. Flavour is good and berries are rich in Vitamin C – excellent for preserves.  Very resistant to mildew but will require protection against frost.  Resistant to big bud and foliar diseases.  Eventual height and spread: 1½m (5ft).  Cropping season: July.  Self fertile.

• Self fertile
• Height & Spread : 1.5m X 1.5m
• Planting Distance – 1.5m apart
• Crops -July

Where possible, 3 litre stock will be supplied pot grown between late spring and  early Autumn, thereafter the plants could be fresh potted.  Please enquire for clarification.

Bare root stock is available for dispatch between November & March.  From late summer, you can pre-order bare root stock, just bear in mind that payment will be taken in full at time of ordering. 

Please Note: We do not part-deliver orders, so if an order contains a pre-order product, it will be held until all the items are available to dispatch.