Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry Seeds
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Oak Summit Nursery
Jostaberry
Jostaberry
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Jostaberry Josta is the original 1970s jostaberry cultivar, a vigorous thornless hybrid of black currant and gooseberry. At Oak Summit, it has generally grown faster than either parent.
The deep purple black berries ripen in the middle to late part of summer. Their flavour combines sweet tart gooseberry character with the richer aroma of black currant, and the fruit is used fresh or for jam, jelly, pies, and wine. The cultivar is highly resistant to powdery mildew and white pine blister rust.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Mature size
- 5 to 6 ft tall and wideVigorous and thornless. Here it has grown faster than either parent
- Fruit
- Large, deep purple black berriesSweet and tart like a gooseberry, with the richer aroma of black currant
- Season
- Middle to late summer
- Site and soil
- Full sun or part shade in moist soil that drains wellMore sun means more fruit
More about this plant
A currant and gooseberry cross
Josta is the original jostaberry from the 1970s, a hybrid of black currant and gooseberry.
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada