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Small fruits
Blueberry Blueray The Blueray Blueberry, 'Vaccinium 'Blueray', is a heavy producer of high quality large, powder-blue berries with outstanding dessert flavor. Pink tinged flowers are followed by edible, sweet, round, deep blue berries to 1/2 inch across. 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. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Blueberries are a gourmet treat that may be eaten fresh or used in cobbler, cake, sauce, jam, jelly or syrup.
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 bears large, firm, sweet fruit, and is very resistant to cane blight. Training canes to grow on a trellis, they can grow to 10' long. Fruit is borne on previous years growth, so cut canes to the ground after they are done bearing. Pruning on a regular schedule is also beneficial to the growth and health of the plant.
Blueberry Northblue This low-growing blueberry is perfect for the home landscape. Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the best fruit crop. It doesn’t take up much space, so makes for a fine landscape plant for borders, as hedge or specimen. Prune as needed in late winter beginning in the third year after planting. Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!. It likes an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.
Blueberry Northcountry It is a vigorous growing cultivar reaching bearing age in 2 years, and the fruits ripen in July. Its dwarf size would make it a nice ornamental plant. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. This small blueberry is very cold hardy, but protect from winter burn, wind and sun. Blueberries are a delicious gourmet treat that may be eaten fresh or used in cobbler, cake, sauce, jam, jelly or syrup.
Blueberry Northsky The Northsky Blueberry, 'Vaccinium 'Northsky', is a variety that has small, sky blue berries that are firm and flavorful. It is the most cold hardy of all the blueberries and will be most productive with winter snow cover. It likes an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the best fruit crop. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids.
Raspberry Bristol Black Berries have excellent quality and good flavor and are good for canning and freezing as well as fresh eating. Bristol shows tolerance to powdery mildew. Raspberries may be grown successfully at an elevation as high as 7,000 feet. 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. Raspberries need a plentiful supply of moisture throughout the growing season. Birds also love the fruit, so you may have to share the harvest.
Raspberry Royalty Raspberries may be grown successfully at an elevation as high as 7,000 feet. However, they may be grown in partial shade or under other environmental constraints. 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 The Chipmans Canada Red Rhubarb, Rheum 'Chipmans Canada Red', is one of the sweetest of the red rhubarbs with bright red stems that are delicious for sauces and pies. 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. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids.
Blueberry Blueray It is a midseason blueberry that ripens early August. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the best fruit crop.
Blueberry Jersey Jersey is one of the oldest, most widely grown varieties and is easy to grow in most soil types.
Blueberry Northland Northland has bright green leaves that turn orange in fall.
Blueberry Patriot Prune early before spring growth.
Grape Frontenac Gris™ It is fairly disease resistant, apparently immune to Downy Mildew with only moderate susceptibility to Black Rot and Powdery Mildew.
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