Jostaberry
Ribes x ‘Jostaberry’
5 feet high x 4 feet wide
Zone 4
Full Sun
Original price was: $40.$30Current price is: $30.
Jostaberry is a unique, thornless fruiting shrub developed as a cross between gooseberry and black currant, combining the best qualities of both. The deep purple berries have a rich, complex flavor—milder than currants and sweeter than traditional gooseberries—making them excellent for fresh eating, jams, syrups, pies, and wine. Its upright, vigorous growth habit works well in edible landscapes, mixed shrub borders, or small home orchards. With no thorns and reliable production, it’s an easy-care choice for gardeners looking to expand their homegrown fruit selection.
Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.