Red Jostaberry

Ribes × nidigrolaria 'Red Jostaberry' BLACK CURRANT-GOOSEBERRY HYBRIDS ARE PROHIBITED TO DE, ME, NC, NJ, WV, VA, MI, MA, OH& RI. Rust resistant varieties may be shipped to OH & MI (with Permit) Like a standard jostaberry, Red Jostaberry is selected from complex crosses between European gooseberry, American coastal black gooseberry, and European black currant. This selection, however, sports fruit that is a bit more red-colored than Jostaberry when mature. The bush is vigorous and mostly upright and may produce larger crops when pollinated by Jostaberry or another black currant. The berries are larger than a black currant, almost the size of a gooseberry. Their sweet-tart flavor resembles black currant but without the muskiness; enjoy them fresh or cooked (jams, jellies, dried, or pies) or freeze them for later! It is early to leaf out each spring, thornless and easy-to-grow; resistant to both powdery mildew and white pine blister rust. It fruits on older wood, so keep the many