General Production Information ● State Rank: NA ● % U.S. Production: NA ● Acres of Bearing Age: ~3.5 ● Acres Harvested: ~3.5 ● Cash Value: ~$70,000 ● Yearly Production Costs: $NA Production Regions

Woodstock. The federal government and many of the surrounding states have dropped their prohibition against growing gooseberries and currants because the real cause has been determined to be the black currant. There is some movement to have these regulations rescinded in New York. Description: Gooseberries are deciduous shrubs, fast growing under optimum conditions to 3 feet tall and 6 feet wide. American types have weeping stems that will root wherever they touch the ground and can be invasive. Annual growth is in a single flush in the spring. The roots are superficial, fine and easily damaged by frequent cultivation. The buds perk up early in the spring, dotting the stems with green when most other plants are still tawny. The leaves are alternate, single, deeply lobed, and glossy dark green (European types), or pale to gray-green and sometimes finely pubescent (American types). The stems are thin, becoming woody, with a large thorn at each axil. American gooseberry stems are densely bristly, with one or more additional The Crop Profile/PMSP database, including this document, is supported by USDA NIFA