With an eye toward spring planting, let's look at two uncommon fruits that do well in our climate.
Gooseberry
is an excellent shrub bearing tart green fruit. Growing up to 5 feet
tall, this shrub produces fruit so tasty it makes up for the abundant
thorns it produces. I like to think of gooseberry as having a dual
role: it's both a fruit producer and an impenetrable barrier hedge!
Currant is another fruit-bearing shrub.
Consider the fast-growing Crandall Clove currant which features three
seasons of beauty. In spring, yellow trumpet flowers have a strong
fragrance of clove. In the fall, the plant features mahogany-red
foliage. The fruit is about ¾ inch in length, black in color, with a
sweet spicy flavor. Height is about 5 feet high by 5 feet wide. It
thrives in all but dry sand or wet clay soils.
So if you're looking for unusual fruits for your landscape, take a good look at gooseberry and currant.
For the facts on growing gooseberries and currants click here.
