Josta suits gardens, home orchards and edible hedges with enough room, in moisture-retentive, well-drained soil. We recommend it for its hardiness, self-fertility, thornless growth and good disease resistance. The large, sharp-flavoured berries are excellent for processing. It is very vigorous and later than Anita, requiring space, while its fresh flavour may be too tart for some tastes.
Josta
9,50 €
Josta jostaberry bush, self-fertile and thornless, with large tangy blackcurrant-like berries and strong disease resistance.
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.
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