Northern Gooseberry vs Seascape Strawberry - TreeTime.ca

Northern Gooseberry vs Seascape Strawberry

Ribes oxyacanthoides

Fragaria x ananassa Seascape

Northern Gooseberry
Seascape Strawberry

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.

The Seascape Strawberry is a cold-hardy perennial that produces large, sweet cherry-red berries that are usually ready for harvest from late spring to early fall. This variety is an Everbearing (Day Neutral) strawberry with small white flowers. It is typically more productive than other cold hardy strawberries.
The Seascape Strawberry is a self-pollinating variety, meaning it does not require a second plant nearby to set fruit. This plant produces an above average number of runners that grow quickly into new plants.

Northern Gooseberry Quick Facts

Seascape Strawberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 1a
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 0.2 m (0.6 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.4 m (1.3 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Flowers: small, white
Berries: purple or purplish black
Berries: red
Fruit size: large
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: May-Early September
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NL, YT, NT
Other Names: canada gooseberry, canadian gooseberry