Black Velvet Gooseberry Blueberry The fruit can be kept

The fruit can be kept in cold storage until March

They are also very nutritious

Thin carefully in early years to avoid lapsing into biennial bearing

Gooseberries generally ripen early summer

pear shaped

Black Velvet Gooseberry Blueberry The fruit can be keptRibes uva crispa 'Black Velvet' Prohibited to DE, ME, NC, NH & WV, and by permit only to MA, RI, and NJ This new, late ripening gooseberry cultivar produces massive crops of sweet, reddish black fruit with an delicious, complex flavor reminds us of blueberries or grapes! The multi sized berries hang on the tall, thorny branches for weeks and continue to sweeten until you pick them off. Expect yields of 5+ pounds per plant. Vigorous, upright bushes to