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Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Chippewa Blueberry

Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie

Vaccinium x Chippewa

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

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)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: yellow
Fall colour: red and orange
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Berries: red-pink berries
Berries: edible blue
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, juicy
Harvest: mid to late July
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: chippewa half high blueberry, half high blueberry