Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Northern Gooseberry - TreeTime.ca

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Northern Gooseberry

Ribes oxyacanthoides

Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie

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Northern Gooseberry
Jahns Prairie Gooseberry

Northern Gooseberry is a small, ornamental quality native shrub with prickly stems. You can plant it anywhere you'd plant Prickly Rose or Common Wild Rose, such as your yard.

Most people find Northern Gooseberry berries a bit tart for significant fresh eating but they are good for baking, wine or jam.

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.

Northern Gooseberry Quick Facts

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow
Berries: purple or purplish black
Berries: red-pink berries
Harvest: mid to late July
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: canada gooseberry, canadian gooseberry