jostaberry

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A cross between a gooseberry and a blackcurrant, combining the size of a gooseberry with the flavour of blackcurrant. The self-fertile bushes produce good crops of fruit that matures in July or August. You can eat fruit straight from the bush or use it in desserts and preserves. These deciduous bushes are vigorous and spineless.

Scientific classification

Species: jostaberry (Ribes × nidigrolaria)
Genus: Ribes
Family: Grossulariaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of jostaberry

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of jostaberry

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jostaberry care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Prune when dormant in winter. Aim to keep an open centred goblet shaped bush, removing some of the older unproductive stems each year.

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in the dormant season

Growing

Jostaberries prefer a sunny site with well-drained but moisture-retentive soil, but will cope in most other soil conditions and tolerate light shade. Mulch annually with well-rotted manure or compost and apply a general purpose fertiliser in spring. Grow as blackcurrants so please see our blackcurrant cultivation page for more growing tips

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