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Small fruits
Raspberry Royalty The Royalty Raspberry, 'Rubus 'Royalty', is cross between a purple and a red raspberry. It has a large fruit size and plant vigor of a purple hybrid with the high quality of a red. The Royalty ripens mid-July. This new cultivar hasgreat insect resistance and is among the largest fruited raspberries. However, they may be grown in partial shade or under other environmental constraints. Raspberries need a plentiful supply of moisture throughout the growing season. Birds also love the fruit, so you may have to share the harvest.
Blackberry Chester Thornless The Chester Thornless Blackberry, 'Rubus 'Chester Thornless', is a semi-erect variety of blackberry that was developed by the USDA. It contains high quality and high yields, and they are excellent eaten fresh or made into preserves and blackberry wine. It is a fast grower and requires full sun. Training canes to grow on a trellis, they can grow to 10' long. To maintain plants, be sure to water in dry weather and use mulch to conserve soil moisture and control weeds.
Blueberry Northblue The blooms have attractive showy white flowers tinged pink. This low-growing blueberry is perfect for the home landscape. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Prune as needed in late winter beginning in the third year after planting. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids.
Blueberry Northcountry It has a sweet wild blueberry flavor, and this fruit is small to medium 1/4" in diameter. Northcountry has bright red fall colors. It likes an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Prune early before spring growth.
Blueberry Northsky The Northsky Blueberry, 'Vaccinium 'Northsky', is a variety that has small, sky blue berries that are firm and flavorful. The flavor is similar to wild blueberries. Northsky needs another blueberry for pollination, so combine with Northland for maximum fruit production. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!.
Raspberry Bristol Black Berries have excellent quality and good flavor and are good for canning and freezing as well as fresh eating. Firm berries can be handled without bleeding. Bristol shows tolerance to powdery mildew. Raspberries may be grown successfully at an elevation as high as 7,000 feet. They do best in full sun on non-alkaline, fertile loam soil. Raspberries take little space, live for years and produce crops the second season after planting.
Raspberry Royalty Excellent for jam or jelly, and if it is picked at the red stage it has the sweet light flavor of red raspberries. The Royalty ripens mid-July. Natural protection against strong winter winds are provided in some valleys, but in other areas it is necessary to provide artificial protection during winter months.
Rhubarb Chipmans Canada Red This perennial should be mulched deeply with manure each fall. Rhubarb needs deep, moist but well-drained soil, and is generally trouble-free.
Blueberry Bluecrop This blueberry is considered the best for consistent yields, disease resistance and high quality. The most popular variety in North America, it prefers an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!.
Blueberry Blueray It is a midseason blueberry that ripens early August. It is similar to the Bluecrop, but a bit sweeter. They perform well on loose textured soils--mixtures of sand and peat are best.
Blueberry Jersey The bush is very vigorous and productive.
Blueberry Northland It likes an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.
Blueberry Patriot It is low growing and spreading with arcing branches.
Grape Frontenac Gris™ Frontenac Gris appears to be a multi-use wine grape that is an important addition to northern viniculture.
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