Black Velvet Gooseberry (Bundle of 2): Larger Grade Size:3-4 ft.

Black Velvet Gooseberry (Bundle of 2): Larger Grade Size:3-4 ft.Overview Black Velvet is a hybrid of gooseberry and Worcesterberry, described as having medium, dark red, sweet, high quality fruit with a superb, almost blueberry like flavor. This is our first year growing it, so if youre in a colder climate than Zone 4, we recommend sticking with other varieties for now, as we dont have personal cold hardiness data yet for Montana. However, we suspect it should be hardy to at least Zone 4, given half of its

plant these trees together to improve pollination

and distinct

and its firmness and balanced flavor also make it suitable for cooking

Luke has personally found McIntosh seedlings that have retained many of the desirable traits of the original

Flavor and Appearance

An early to mid-season apple

is the largest of the Western Pine species

As for the flavor

Despite several setbacks in grafting this variety (entirely due to our own errors)

heart-shaped

Photo by George Gruenfeld

including Honeycrisp