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In the 19th century, fruit thieves were routinely hauled into court. Today, that's not likely.
Ribes californicum is a mostly erect shrub growing to a maximum height around 1.4 metres (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft). Nodes along the stem each bear three spines up to 1.5 centimetres (5 ⁄ 8 in) in length.
Gooseberry growing was popular in the 19th century, as described in 1879: [11] In Britain, it is often found in copses and hedgerows and about old ruins, but the gooseberry has been cultivated for so long that it is difficult to distinguish wild bushes from feral ones, or to determine where the gooseberry fits into the native flora of the island.
Ribes (/ ˈ r aɪ b iː z /) [5] is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. [2] The species may be known as various kinds of currants, such as redcurrants, blackcurrants, and whitecurrants, or as gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible fruit or as ornamental plants.
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Ribes velutinum is a spreading shrub growing to 2 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in height. [6] It has a thick, arching, multibranched stem growing up to 2 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) long. . Nodes along the stems are armed with spines that may reach 2 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 in) in len
In general, this plant is a shrub growing 0.5 to 2 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in height. [3] The ssp. hendersonii is sometimes smaller at maturity. The branches are covered in prickles and there are spines up to 1.3 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 in) long at stem nodes. [4]
The nearly black berry, which is smaller than a gooseberry and a bit larger than a blackcurrant, is edible both raw and cooked. It is described as having a taste intermediate between a gooseberry and a blackcurrant, with the gooseberry flavor more dominant in the unripe fruit, and the blackcurrant notes developing as the fruit ripens.