Gooseberries are hugely productive soft fruit bushes that benefit from annual pruning to ensure they provide the biggest harvest possible. By selectively pruning older wood, and encouraging the development of younger and more productive branches, you can guarantee a bumper crop of tart fruits year-after-year.
The aim is to prune annually in winter to produce an open and goblet-shaped bush with a good mixture of branches. This can be achieved by understanding how gooseberries fruit and following a few easy-to-follow rules to have a healthy and fruitful plant.
