Review of the best gooseberry varieties with a description

How to choose a variety

The Gooseberry family is divided into three large groups, depending on the place of origin and general characteristics. European gooseberries are large fruits, rich in flavor, but with low resistance to infections and extremely low reproductive capacity. American gooseberry - small fruits, unexpressed taste, but at the same time high resistance to fungal diseases, propagated by cuttings and layering.

Hybrid American-European gooseberry - large-fruited berries with a pronounced taste, moderate resistance to diseases, high fertility. Gooseberry species suitable for cultivation in Siberia, Ukraine, Moscow region also differ among themselves: the size of the berries, the color of the fruits (from green and yellow to red and purple), the presence or absence of thorns, the ripening period and yield.The most convenient bushes in the household with straight shoots, practically averse to the formation of a large number of shoots. Such bushes grow sparse, which increases the access of sunlight and fresh air - therefore, increases the yield, makes it easier to care for the bushes.

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Thornless varieties

Of course, the best varieties of gooseberries are without thorns, these varieties make it easier to care for the plantings, and the subsequent collection of berries will take place without unnecessary injuries. The indisputable plus of the thornless gooseberry is that the yield remains at a high level.

Eaglet is a black-fruited winter-hardy gooseberry. The approximate yield per bush is almost 7 kg per season. Overripe berries of this type are distinguished by a high content of anti-sclerotic compounds, vitamin C, serotonin, folic acid, carotene. Northern Captain - medium ripening period, low spreading, the bush gets rid of thorns as it grows, winter-hardy. The berries are medium in size, black. It is extremely resistant to powdery mildew, anthracnose, septoria. It takes root remarkably at any stage of vegetative development.

Delicate - large sweet berries, winter hardiness, powdery mildew resistance. Bushes - tall, very dense, erect. Productivity - 6 kg of light green berries per season. Serenade is a vigorous, winter-hardy gooseberry, with an average size of dark red fruits. The yield of this variety is average - about 4 kg per bush per season. At the same time, the berries are dense, they are easy to transport without fear of damage to the cargo.

Pax is a visiting card of this variety, large berries of pink or red color. Winter hardy, resistant to arid conditions and powdery mildew. The increased density of the shell of the fruit makes it easy to transport them.

Varieties for the Moscow region

Gooseberry varieties for the Moscow region and Siberia are specially bred taking into account the peculiarities of the climate: long winters and not hot summers. Such a climate requires winter-hardy shrubs that are favorable to strong winds and changeable weather. The above qualities are possessed by hybrid American-European varieties: Kolobok, Malachite, Commander, Rodnik, Yubileiny.

Gingerbread man - has a high yield (about 12 kg per bush), berries ripen by the end of July. Fruits are oval, dark red, weighing about 5-6 g. It is characterized by low, spreading bushes with small thorns. Russian yellow is a high-yielding variety with a developed immunity to fungal diseases. Fruits are amber-yellow, oval, sweet, weighing about 6-7 g. Small, medium-spreading bushes, with thorns in the lower part.

Gooseberry Amber is an early ripe variety with large amber-orange berries. Resistant to frost and disease, reaches 1.5 m in height. Single small spines are present. is a representative of the early maturing gooseberry species.

Spring - ripens by mid-July. Fruits are round, yellow-green in color, weighing about 5-6 g. Bushes are up to 1.5 m high, with straight shoots, few thorns. Jubilee - resistant to temperature changes, early maturing. Fruits are bright yellow, round, weighing 4-5 g. Bushes of this variety reach 1.5 m in height, grow. It is characterized by increased immunity to powdery mildew and anthracnose.

Senator is a high-yielding variety that is resistant to spring frost, heat and drought. Absolutely not susceptible to infections. Fruits are dark red, weighing 3-7 g, sweet and sour. Bushes vigorous, small, few thorns.

Malachite is mid-season, high-yielding, resistant to powdery mildew. The fruits are large, weighing up to 7 g, green. The bush is practically without thorns, they are located on the shoot singly, medium spreading and vigorous.

Grushenka is an early ripe, fruitful, disease-resistant. Grushenka's fruits are medium-sized, deep purple in color, sweet and sour. The bushes are compact, with low spreading, and thornless. The gooseberry variety Komandor is a mid-season, high-yielding. As a real commander, he easily resists diseases, vigorous. Fruits are deep purple in color, sweet and sour. The bushes are compact, practically thornless, rarely become slightly spreading.

The best varieties

Sweet and sweet and sour gooseberries look great in jams, pies, fruit salads, yoghurts. Having such a shrub on your site is beneficial, pleasant, and even useful. When choosing a variety, be guided by the climatic conditions of your region (or immediately take resistant species that grow in Siberia), the taste of gooseberries (some like sourness, and others like sweet berries), in rare cases - the color of the fruits (you must admit that it's nice when the colors of all plants are combined). Of course, it is better to give preference to studless bushes, since there are less difficulties with them. When choosing from a great variety of gooseberries, make sure that the bushes are not prone to excessive formation of shoots, otherwise you will have to regularly prune so that the bush does not take over the entire garden.

It's never too late to plant new types of gooseberries in addition to existing ones. Usually, fruit bushes get along well together, and if you're lucky, you can get new varieties of berries, with an unusual taste and color. The best varieties can be considered: Commander, Grushenka, Malachite, English yellow, Russian yellow, Kolobok, Amber.

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