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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

> Bill, the sprawling growth of Hinnomaki Yellow that you have observed is 
> typical for that cultivar.  Many commercial sources describe it as having a 
> rather prostrate growth habit and being rather difficult to harvest for that 
> reason.  In fact, at least one nursery sells it grafted to a Ribes trunk.


That might be interesting to try. There certainly doesn't seem to be any 
way to get it to grow higher just through pruning.

But in my case, I can't really say that it's harder to pick than any 
other gooseberry. But then, I've got them planted in a limited space. 
The others grow so much that there's very little room for me (and what 
room there is is thorny!). At least H. Yellow stays small enough that I 
can maneuver around it (if not easily).  :-)

Thanks for the info, Sam. If I plant another, I'll look for something 
like that.

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)

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