purple gooseberry. unknown if it's an old prairie cultivar, or a seedling from one. I know the bush was there 25 years ago at our old farm, it's crazy vigorous in full shade, and it has oval shaped fruit that ripen to a deep purple. I picked some today as they've just transitioning from green to purple, and also some pixwell for comparison (last photo). The pixwell are smaller and more round, so that seems to rule it out. doing some research, there are old cultivars that have mostly disappeared, I wonder if this is one of them. downing, houghton, smith, red jacket, industry, chautauqua .. all originating from around 1890-1960
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Purple Gooseberry (Ribes sp.)
Purple Gooseberry (Ribes sp.)
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A gooseberry bush on our farm, unknown cultivar. Medium size berries that ripen to purple in late summer. The parent bush is growing well in full shade under an old spruce tree, and even growing branches into the boughs of the tree. We've planted rooted cuttings from this bush in some dry neglected locations around the yard and found they grow quickly in full sun and are surprisingly drought tolerant.
Cold Hardiness: Zone 3
Mature Size: 5 ft
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