The Gooseberry Collection (Ribes grossularia) was planted in
autumn 1978 and contains 144 varieties. There are two bushes of each
accession planted at 3 m x 1.5 m, covering 0.14 hectares.
Using the Index
Gooseberries cultivars are grouped according to fruit colour at
full ripeness: Red, White, Green or Yellow. A short list of seedlings
or unnamed seedlings follows the main list. Where the raiser or
discoverer has not given the cultivar a name, it is recorded under the
name of the sender, followed by
a number, e.g. Eglington 1.
Key to Abbreviations
The abbreviations EM and LA denote cultivars received from East
Malling and Long Ashton Research Stations, respectively.
