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Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Chippewa Blueberry

Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie

Vaccinium x Chippewa

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Jahns Prairie Gooseberry
Chippewa Blueberry

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.

Chippewa Blueberry is the perfect shrub for attracting birds and butterflies. Incredibly cold-hardy, the Chippewa Blueberry is an upright shrub making it easy for harvesting. Known for producing high yields of large blue-colored berries, this blueberry is a favourite for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. As with all blueberries, the Chippewa needs soil with a low pH and high acidity.

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry Quick Facts

Chippewa Blueberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow
Fall colour: red and orange
Berries: red-pink berries
Berries: edible blue
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, juicy
Harvest: mid to late July
Harvest: July
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium




Other Names: chippewa half high blueberry, half high blueberry