Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Korean Boxwood - TreeTime.ca

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Korean Boxwood

Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie

Buxus microphylla Koreana

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Jahns Prairie Gooseberry
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Jahns Prairie Gooseberry produces large, delicious red fruit.

Found in the Red Deer River valley by Dr. Otto Jahn in 1984. This cultivar was found to resist insects and disease, tolerate frost, and produce high quality fruit.

Korean Boxwood is a vibrant evergreen shrub. A top choice for colder climates, this shrub will look stunning lining a driveway or as a foundation plant.

Easy to root in and maintain, Korean Boxwood's thick foliage is deer resistant and turns an attractive yellow-brown to purplish in winter. Consider applying mulch around the base to keep the roots moist and cool.

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry Quick Facts

Korean Boxwood Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: evergreen
Fall colour: yellow
Fall colour: yellow-brown to purple
Berries: red-pink berries
Harvest: mid to late July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no