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Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Patriot Blueberry

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Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie

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Patriot Blueberry
Jahns Prairie Gooseberry

The Patriot Blueberry offers the largest fruit of all the early season blueberries and thrives in an acidic soil with a low pH. With fruit that can easily grow to the size of a quarter, you'll be known for having the largest blueberries for miles. The Patriot Blueberry is ideal for fresh eating, baking, and preserving. Cold hardy and self-pollinating, the Patriot Blueberry is also resistant to root rot.

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.

Patriot Blueberry Quick Facts

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


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


Other Names: patriot highbush blueberry, patriot northern highbush blueberry