When do gooseberries leaf out?

General Fruit Growing
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You could train it as a cordon.
http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/vegetables-herbs/gooseberry-training-and-growing-tips/

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Thanks Drew,that’s an interesting idea.This thing is starting to take up some valuable growing space. Brady

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I have been trying to grow a cordon out of a red current for a few years. It’s not working great. I want to have one like Lee Reich eventually. I removed about 100 potential berries off the cordon so the top would grow more. Man that was tough!
Here is Lee’s Rovada cordon

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Al this talk of Ribes I’m adding a few. First I have about 8 of them at my cottage. They have been there awhile and they are just not growing. I’m going up Saturday and digging a few out and bringing them here in the city. They grow fine here!
I picked up a golden currant
Not Crandall, but the golden currant is one that has some sub-species.
This nursery sells Crandall and Buffalo, so this is not them.
Both above now are considered sub-species of golden currant. Crandall has been reclassified from Ribes odoratum to Ribes aureum var. villosum.
I also bought a red one called Perfect. Ribes sativum ‘Perfection’

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Hello, all my gooseberries have leafed out. The 2 older Pixwell have flowers. Tixia, Poorman, Jeane, Janh Pairie, Captivator are younger plants and have a few blossoms. All are in containers.