Pixwell Gooseberry
Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell'
Medium-sized pinkish berries have superb flavor. Delicious for fresh eating or for pies and jellies. Vigorous, bushy, almost thornless plants are very hardy and bear abundant fruit that ripen in July. Self-pollinating. Deciduous.
| Key feature: | Edible Fruit |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Rustic |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs wet or constantly moist soil. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 5 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Edible |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Blooms in summer. |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5814 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Allow 4 to5 canes to develop every year until the mature bush has 15 to 16 canes. In subsequent annual pruning, the canes that are 3 years or older should be pruned to ground level.
Medium-sized pinkish berries have superb flavor. Delicious for fresh eating or for pies and jellies. Vigorous, bushy, almost thornless plants are very hardy and bear abundant fruit that ripen in July. Self-pollinating. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Allow 4 to5 canes to develop every year until the mature bush has 15 to 16 canes. In subsequent annual pruning, the canes that are 3 years or older should be pruned to ground level.
| Key feature: | Edible Fruit |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Rustic |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs wet or constantly moist soil. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 5 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Edible |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Blooms in summer. |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5814 |
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