Josta jostaberry bush produces fruits that visually resemble very large blackcurrants.
The flavour is similar to blackcurrant, with a tangy character, but the berries are larger. Their texture is closer to gooseberry, while keeping a blackcurrant aroma.
Josta is not sensitive to powdery mildew and is a very healthy, disease-resistant plant.
This variety ripens later than Anita.
Josta is self-fertile, so a single plant can produce fruit.
It is a hybrid between blackcurrant and gooseberry. Unlike gooseberry, jostaberry is thornless.
We supply Josta as a bush, with several branches starting from the base of the plant. Fruiting may be possible in the year of planting.
Variety characteristics
Variety origin
Complex German Ribes hybrid bred by Dr Rudolf Bauer, introduced in 1977 under the name Josta.
Origin
Period of origin
USDA zone
Flowering
Harvest period
Eating / keeping period
Use
Sweetness / acidity
Disease resistance
Self-fertility
Origin and identity
Parentage
(Ribes nigrum Langtraubige Schwarze x Ribes divaricatum) x (Ribes nigrum Silvergieters Schwarze x Ribes uva-crispa Grüne Hansa)
Synonyms
Jostaberry, Josta
Growth and adaptation
Vigour and habit
Medium to strong vigour, slightly spreading bushy habit, thornless shrub reaching about 2 m
