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Ribes uva-crispa 'Achilles'

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Elongated fruits with r edelijke taste, verwerking/consump. Only available from mid October until mid April unless present in our current stocklist. See there please.. The size after 10 years is 1 meter. The berry colour is pale red. This plant is hardy.

Date taken : 22.05.2006

Common name : Gooseberry

Family : Grossulariaceae

© first picture : Garden Picture

© picture 2 : De Batterijen, Ochten, Netherlands

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 75 and 100 cm
width approx : between 75 and 100 cm
flower colour : yellow
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : red
fruit / seed period : july
edibility : the fruits are edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : march
hardiness : hardy
special feature remarkable fruits

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop