Thursday, September 10, 2009

Gooseberry: Northern

Northern Gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides)

2008 May 23

2008 May 27

2008 July 4

2008 July 28

2009 August 10

Notice, no bristles on the berries.

5 comments:

Texas Travelers said...

Nice progression of photos.

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for the time you put into this blog. I am also in the Cariboo and am finding your photos and detailed notes very useful. The photos in Plants of Northern BC just aren't enough for me to be sure at times . . . I agree wholeheartedly with your comments on meandering. I'm heading out for a meander right now!

Alaska Diva said...

In my cruising for Rubus arcticus I fell across another site which led me to your Ribes photos. It's nice to see others give the berry listed as "inedible" in the wild berry books a kudo! We have R. hudsonianum and R. sanguineum in our 'yard' here on the mountain in south central Alaska. Makes the best jellies and liquers - no vodka or Everclear, please!! Cassis and Solbaerom with brandy and white rum base.

Good to see you follow up the meanders with a good mystery novel, too!

Brooke Heppinstall
Palmer, Alaska
www.woolwood.com
www.dirtdivasgardening.com

Kelly said...

...beautiful photos of this berry. I wanted to grow some for the birds...they are supposed to love them!

Művelt Kert said...

Amazing photos, Eileen! Great site - I'm adding it to my list.

Interesting to compare your natives with ours :-)