gooseberry 'Pax'
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Pax' is a red, mid-season, dessert gooseberry; a vigorous, somewhat spreading bush with few thorns, which crops well and has quite a good flavour
Scientific classification
- Species
- gooseberry 'Pax' (Ribes uva-crispa 'Pax')
- Genus
- Ribes
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs · Fruit Edible
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of gooseberry 'Pax'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of gooseberry 'Pax'
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gooseberry 'Pax' care guide
- Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring
Pruning
PruningPrune gooseberries in winter and summer as goblet-shaped bushes, standards, fans or a cordon
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by hardwood cuttings in winter
Growing
GrowingGrow in a moist but well-drained soil that has been improved with organic matter. Mildly alkaline (chalky) soils are tolerated. Water well as fruits swell and keep the base of the plants weed and grass-free. Further gooseberry cultivation advice
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to American gooseberry mildew and gooseberry leaf spot, though this cultivar has some resistance to both
Pests
May be susceptible to gooseberry sawfly, capsid bug, birds, squirrels and aphids
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