RIBES uva-crispa 'CAPTIVATOR'

Thornless Gooseberry 'Captivator'

RIBES uva-crispa 'CAPTIVATOR'

Thornless Gooseberry 'Captivator'

  • Maintenance advice : At the end of winter, remove any dead wood and some of the older branches to encourage the appearance of younger and more productive branches.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticulture
  • Use group : Fruit Trees
  • Height at 10 years : 1 m
  • Width at 10 years : 1 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : rounded, ball, globe
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : Green yellow
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Fruit tree
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This thornless variety is easy to harvest. An abundant production of gooseberries in June-July; red and oval, of medium size in small bunches, tasty and tangy. They may be eaten fresh, in jellies and cakes, cooked with fish like mackerel, or with game. Forms a small shrub with light and airy branches, bending with the weight of berries. Easy to grow and resistant to cold weather.