this is why I get excited about gooseberries

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Hardy Berries and Currants: Fall Field Notes

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this is why I get excited about gooseberries. Black velvet is a hybrid between the common European gooseberry and Worcesterberry. The range of interesting species in some cultivars is so cool, not to mention the history, the different leaves, flowers, growth habbits, falvours in Ribes makes them fun to collect.

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these are jahn’s prairie, a gooseberry selection but not the usual species, it’s Ribes oxyacanthoides our native, image 1 of 2

September 2024 these are jahn’s prairie, a gooseberry selection but not the usual species, it’s Ribes oxyacanthoides our native Read field note

nannyberry starting to ripen, they’ll turn blue this month and taste delicious off the tree, image 1 of 2

September 2024 nannyberry starting to ripen, they’ll turn blue this month and taste delicious off the tree Read field note

Hardy Berries and Currants: Fall Field Notes

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