Pixwell Gooseberry

The Pie Makers' Favorite

(7 customer reviews)

Big green berries ripen to pale pink for tempting pies and preserves. Bears the second year, yields 4-6 qts. a year at maturity. Easy to pick; withstands drought. Self-pollinating. No. 1, 2-year plants. Zones 3-6.
Not available in DE, MA, ME, NC, NH, NJ, RI, WV.

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If our spring shipping season is closed, your order will be shipped the following spring.

Product Details

Zones: 3 - 6 (-30° F.)
Height: 4-5 ft
Spacing: 3-4 ft
Depth: same as in the nursery
Spread: 4 ft
Sun/Shade: part shade
Pollinator: Self-pollinating
Yield: 4-5 quarts
Color: Green
Foliage: Glossy dark green to purple
Blooms: June
Fruit: 1/2 inch, large, oval, green fruit turns rosy pink when ripe

Comments: Fruit is soft, juicy, and high in sugar. Rich, pink flesh. Vigorous and productive. Practically thornless. Fruits hang in clusters on long slender stems one inch below the branches and small thorns. Mildew and drought resistant. Good choice as an edible ornament. 2 year old wood is most productive.
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Pixwell Gooseberry Ships In The Spring
Unable to ship to: AE AK DE GU HI MA ME NC NH NJ PR RI WV

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- Wednesday, June 16, 2010
So far so good
Reviewed By: chad (Oneco, Ct.)
Planted them and in about 4 days they had leaves groing on them.So far so good.

- Saturday, June 19, 2010
excellent plant
Reviewed By: shashi (mpls, mn)
This is the excellent plant i have ever seen in mpls,mn.It's growing very well so i am reordering today for one more plant

- Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Deadly
Reviewed By: Alfred (Sebring, Florida)
To raise gooseberrys in Florida Zone 9 is an empossible task. They will look good until the summer sun does them in.

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