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Oregon Champion
Originated in Salem, Oregon before 1880. Medium to large,
yellowish green berries. Flavor will sweeten as it ripens. Oregon Champion is excellent for pies, jams,
canning, and wine. Productive, vigorous plant will grow 3 to 5 feet tall. Berries hold well on the bush. Oregon
Champion will start bearing fruit the second year and produce for approximately 20 years. Mildew resistant. Zone 3-8
Pixwell
Originated in North Dakota in 1932. Medium sized, oval shaped fruit.
Pale green color becoming pink when fully ripe. The fruit is borne in clusters on long pedicals, making picking
easier, hence its name. It has few thorns but are stout and aggressive. Pixwell is too tart for fresh eating, but
makes wonderful pies, jams, and preserves. Leaves turn purple in the fall. This variety is mildew resistant. Overall
height is 4 to 6 feet tall. Very productive plants. Zone 3-8
Captivator
Developed at the Central Experiment Farm in Ottawa, Canada and
introduced in 1949. Captivator is a hybrid of European and American species. It has a large tear dropped shaped
fruit. The plant is semi thornless, turning yellow in the fall. This is a sweet berry, colored pink to red when fully
ripe. Ripens in late July. Captivator is mildew resistant and very cold hardy having originated in Canada.
Zone 2-8
Poorman
Originated in Utah and introduced in 1888. The berries are green
but turn pink when ripe. This is a table variety which can be eaten fresh. They are sweeter than most gooseberries.
The berries are 3/4 to 1 inch in size. They are considered by many to be the best American Gooseberry. Overall height
is 3 to 4 feet tall. Plants are vigorous and reliably productive. Berries are the largest of any American variety, pink, and
the best table quality. Excellent for fresh eating, pies, and jams. Zone 3-8
Hinnomaki Yellow
Small yellow-green fruit with a delicate sweet flavor. Extremely
winter hardy bush is slow growing and mildew resistant. Zone 2-9
Invicta
Green culinary variety. Vigorous, spiny, spreading bush. Huge,
sweet white fruit that are great for fresh eating, pies and preserves. Mildew resistant bush that originated in
England. Zone 4-7
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