Gooseberry | Henry’s Large Black Red | og

$29.00

This collection of NZ heritage berries has mostly come to us from many people around New Zealand, however a significant part of the collection came from Henry Harrington. A growing part of the collection is from a member and Koanga Seed Curator, Wendy Evans, who lives near Wellington and collects heritage berries. She has named her collections after the places she found them. All these berries are grown from cuttings and grown in Open Ground situation “og”.

21 in stock

Description

These are a large black red fruit, very sweet, sub acid with a strong aromatic aftertaste.  Outstanding cultivar, ripe December. Allow 1m.

From the Henry Harrington Southland collection, which Henry collated from plants growing wild along railway lines along the tracks near Ohai.