Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Pixwell Gooseberry Bareroot

Species: Ribes uva-crispa x Ribes missouriense

History: Pixwell was developed at the North Dakota Experiment Station in a gooseberry breeding program that began in 1920. A cross between Oregon Champion and Ribes missouriense, the variety was eventually released in 1932. Pixwell was named for it's less thorny nature - as in smaller and less thorns than most gooseberries, especially as it grows older - which makes it easier to pick the berries.

Why We Grow It: Aside from living up to its name, Pixwell produces green berries that turn a lovely shade of pink to plummy-purple-red once they are ready to be picked. The medium berries have sweet flesh and tart skin, and are great for fresh eating, pies, and preserving.

$24.00

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Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, baking, jelly

Fruit Size:

Storage: Keeps up to two weeks in the fridge

Harvest: July - Late

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3

Soil Preferance: Prefers loam but is adaptable to different kinds of soil

Flowering Time:

Pollination Requirements: Self-pollinating, this variety will produce fruit without a different gooseberry variety but will produce more and better fruit if one is present

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun to partial shade (approx. 6-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Shrub reaches about 1.5m tall, vigorous and hardy. Resistant to powdery mildew.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

Pixwell Gooseberry

Pixwell Gooseberry Bareroot

$24.00

$24.00

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