Refresh the page or contact the site owner to request access. Troubleshooting information Copy and paste the Ray ID when you contact flowering blackcurrant site owner. Ribes, involving three original species, the blackcurrant R.
North American coastal black gooseberry R. William Culverwell in Yorkshire, England in 1880. However, Jostaberry is a F2 fertile amphipolyploid hybrid of complex parentage, not a direct cross, and was created later in Germany. Therefore, jostaberry is descended from two separate first-generation crosses, both of which produced very few fruit.
One of the F1 hybrids used was a cross between the blackcurrant cultivar R. Following German pronunciation of “J”, it may be pronounced “yostaberry” in English. Josta’ was made available to the public in 1977. A number of varieties have been developed since then by various developers.
This section does not cite any sources. The nearly black berry, which is smaller than a gooseberry and a bit larger than a blackcurrant, is edible both raw and cooked. It is described as having a taste intermediate between a gooseberry and a blackcurrant, with the gooseberry flavor more dominant in the unripe fruit, and the blackcurrant notes developing as the fruit ripens. Commercial production of jostaberries is limited because they are not well-suited to mechanical harvesting. Compared to most other fruits, harvesting jostaberries is relatively labor-intensive per kilogram.
Although harder to pick than blackcurrants, the plant is thornless. The plant itself grows to a maximum height of about 2 m, flowering in mid-spring, with fruit setting and ripening on a similar timetable to the blackcurrant. The plant displays hybrid vigor, growing and fruiting well and being resistant to a number of common diseases afflicting other Ribes. Currants, Gooseberries, and Jostaberries: A Guide for Growers, Marketers, and Researchers in North America. Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 4, Fruits. New results of breeding Ribes nidigrolaria: amphidiploid species hybrids between blackcurrant and gooseberry”.