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Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry (Bundle of 2) | Spring 2027
$59.99
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Disease resistanceResists 1 of 3
- 4 Leaf spot : Resistant, 4 of 5
- 3 Powdery mildew : Moderate, 3 of 5
- 3 White pine blister rust : Moderate, 3 of 5
Scored 1 to 5. Higher resists better, and ? means no published data yet.
See it on our berry disease chart (opens in a new tab)At a glance: Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry is a gooseberry shrub rated hardy to zone 3 in our ratings (winters to -40°F), and self-fertile, so one plant can crop.
| Hardy to | Zone 3 to 7. A bare number means the whole of zone 3, colder half included (winters to -40°F). Our notes have it taking -35°F. Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
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| Chill hours | About 1,200 hours (900 to 2,200). Our estimate. No published figure exists for this variety yet. Montana winters give it plenty. In milder climates, make sure your winters average at least this much. Check your chill hours or see our sources. |
| Pollination | Self-Fertile. Bloom group 3 of 7 (early-mid), very early spring here. Hinnonmaki Red sets fruit on its own, so one plant will crop. A second gooseberry variety nearby can give larger fruit set. Bloom group is our estimate from the variety's origin and relatives. Currant & Gooseberry Pollination Chart. |
| Good for | Fresh eating (8/10), pies and baking (8/10), jams and jellies (8/10), canning and freezing (7/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists. |
| Deer | Rarely bothered by deer. |
| What you get | Bare root. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out. |
Overview
Hinnomaki Red is an introduction from Finland with outstanding flavor and high yields—our favorite of all the gooseberries we’ve tried. The small to medium bushes are upright and seem to possess a fair degree of disease resistance.
Adaptability in Montana
Suitable for all parts of Montana’s climate, Hinnomaki Red is similar to most gooseberries in that they take very little to maintain—one of the few plants where we can honestly say the only time we spend on them is harvesting the fruit.
Cold Hardiness
These have withstood -35°F in Kalispell without showing any signs of damage and even blossomed the following year. They can likely tolerate temperatures much lower. Hardy to -40°F or more.
Plant Size & Root Health
These shrubs are 1–2 feet tall and have excellent root systems, with lots of fine root hairs to help them establish quickly.
Shipping restrictions: white pine blister rust quarantine
Gooseberries and currants (Ribes species) are alternate hosts for white pine blister rust. We cannot ship this plant to New Hampshire or North Carolina, where its sale or importation is prohibited by state law. North Carolina prohibits all Ribes statewide; New Hampshire permits only a short list of named rust-resistant cultivars, which does not include this variety.
Permit or county-level restrictions also apply in: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and West Virginia (prohibited in specific counties or townships) and Delaware, Michigan, and Rhode Island (state permit required). Please check your local rules before ordering.
Orders placed to a prohibited state will be cancelled and refunded.
Photo: “Red Gooseberries, Hinnonmaki Red - geograph.org.uk - 6908791” by Jonathan Billinger, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0.
Questions we get about Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry
Does Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry need a pollenizer?
No. Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry is self-fertile, so a single tree can set fruit. Hinnonmaki Red sets fruit on its own, so one plant will crop. A second gooseberry variety nearby can give larger fruit set.
How cold hardy is Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry?
We rate Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F. Our notes have it taking -35°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.
How many chill hours does Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry need?
About 1,200 hours of winter chill (we count hours at or below 45°F), likely somewhere between 900 and 2,200. Nobody has published a chill figure for it, so that's our estimate from its relatives and origin. Finnish gooseberry with no measured chill figure. It likely needs a fair amount, but Montana winters supply far more than enough. Our chill hours guide has a calculator for your winters, and our research page lists the sources.
What is Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry good for?
Our top use scores for Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry are fresh eating (8/10), pies and baking (8/10), jams and jellies (8/10), canning and freezing (7/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.
Is Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry disease resistant?
For some diseases, yes. It's resistant to leaf spot. It holds up moderately well against powdery mildew and white pine blister rust. Our berry disease resistance chart has every rating, the notes and the sources.
Will deer eat Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry?
Rarely. Deer seldom bother Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry, though a hungry winter deer will try almost anything.
What arrives, and when does Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry ship?
A dormant bare root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.
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