Berries

* Currently in stock as of 06/13/2010

Raspberries - (Rubrum sp.)

Raspberries are best grown in organically rich, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Summer Bearing Raspberries

Killarney - Summer bearing, extremely sweet, red berries. Good for fresh eating, freezing and preserves. Clusters tend to weigh the medium sized canes down, so support is needed. Hardy Zone 3-8.

Royalty - Summer bearing purple raspberries with extremely large fruit. Good for fresh eating and for preserves. Flavor differs when harvested as a red raspberry or as a purple raspberry. Slow to sucker so they should be planted closer together to speed up establishment. Resist aphids. Hardy Zone 4-7.

*Anne - A yellow raspberry. Anne is known for its size and super sweet flavor. Fruit ripens from the end of August through October. Fruit ripens same time as Heritage. Plant produces a high yield of raspberries and gets 4 ft. tall. Great for eating fresh or canning. Self-pollinating. Zones 4-9.

Everbearing Raspberries

Everbearing raspberries can have One or Two crops depending on pruning styles.

One Crop- Mow down the canes in the late fall after a hard frost for one late summer crop.

Two Crops- A late summer crop will ripen on the top 1/3 of the canes. A second smaller fruited crop will ripen the following summer (June) on the bottom 2/3 of the canes. Prune out old canes that don't produce.

Kiwi Gold Everbearing - A yellow raspberry with a sweet flavor and great holding ability on the vine. Resistant to powdery mildew.

Polana - Everbearing. Early ripening fall crop, medium-sized, good quality fruit. Vigorous plants.

Caroline - Red. Everbearing. New Variety. Bears two crops, one in June, and one from August to the first frost. Caroline delivers two crops of sweet, firm red raspberries that are nutritious. Tolerates cold climates. Disease and drought resistant. Just plant & grow! Plenty of delicious berries for months. Ideal for eating fresh, mixing with other fruit, putting on ice cream or topping a dessert. Who didn’t go raspberry picking when they were a kid? Zones 4-8.

Fall varieties bear fruit on new growth produced in the summer. Those canes will produce a light early summer crop the next summer. After that, the canes should be removed. Fall-bearing canes can be cut down to the ground in early spring if an early crop of fruit isn't wanted.

Jaclyn - Fall bearing. Firm with excellent flavor and a distinctive dark red color. Produces early berries for the raspberry season. Fruit removes very easily when fully ripe. Resistant to many insects and diseases.

*Heritage - An everbearing red raspberry with two crops a season. The berries are sweet and firm fleshed. They hold onto the vines well when ripe. Very vigorous grower. Resistant to powdery mildew. Hardy Zone 3-9.

Mid-season

Jewel - Heavy yields of large black raspberries with excellent flavor. Highly disease resistant. Very hardy.

Blackberry - (Rubus)

Blackberries are best grown in organically rich, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Chester - More winter hardy than any other blackberry. Thornless. This variety tolerates the cold, and resists cane blight. Chester bears a quality fruit that will never lose flavor or soften. Will pollinate great with Black Satin, the Blackberry! Ready to harvest in July. Zone 5-8.

Darrow - Very large berries ripen in July with a great near wild taste. Upright canes grow 4-5ft. Produce a large crop and is very cold hardy.

Black Raspberries

Black Raspberries are susceptible to virus diseases carried by red raspberries, they should be planted at least 700 feet from reds.

Bristol - Black raspberry. Bristol’s upright growth and cluster formation make its berries extremely easy to pick. Firm berries can be handled without bleeding. Excellent choice for black raspberry flavor. Great flavor, heavy yield. Tolerant of powdery mildew.

Jewel - A large fruit, glossy black with superb flavor. Very disease resistant.

Blueberries - (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Blueberries require acidic soil (pH 4.5-5.2), loamy or sandy, moist but well-drained in full sun to part shade. Acidify soil with compost made from pine needles, oak leaves, by incorporating peat or with sulfur. Do not use aluminum sulfate as it will change the flavor of the fruit. Blueberries are self fertile, yet larger yields and larger fruit are acquired by planting together two different varieties of the sa me bloomtime .

Berkley - A late midseason blueberry, one of the most popular for ho me gardens. Berries are of a high dessert quality and are good for freezing. Grows 5-6' high and wide. Hardy Zone 4-7.

Jeresey - A late season blueberry. A long time home garden favorite. The small to medium sized fruit are sweet and tart and a favorite for baking. Tolerates many soil types. Grows 7' x 7'. Hardy Zone 4-7.

Patriot - Ripens early with tight clusters of very large berries. Excellent flavor for fresh eating or deserts. High producer with green foliage in summer, fiery orange in fall. Grows to be between 4 and 6' tall. Very hardy, tolerant of wet soil. Plant two for proper pollenization.

Reka - Large sized, deep blue, sweet berries to be had early in the fruiting season (July). Firm fruit for fresh eating or freezing.

*Blue Ray - An outstanding, mid-season yielding berry with loads of large, powder-blue fruit.

*Blue Crop - A mid-season, upright fruit that produces medium to large berries.

Chippewa - A medium to large sized blue berry. Easy to grow, very productive. One plant can produce 7-8 pounds of delicious fruit.

Elliott - Late maturing, extremely productive fruit. Yields a mass of firm, light-to-medium blue berries that can either be frozen or eaten right off the plant.

Coville - A customer favorite! Produces high yields of large, sweet berries.

*Sunshine

Grapes - (Vitis sp.)

Grapes are best grown on a south facing slope away from winter wind and frost pockets. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions but must be well drained. Grapes need a support system, training and regular pruning.

*Canadice - A totally seedless, red, medium sized table grape with a spicy flavor. Berries are firm and keep on the vine for a long time. Extremely cold hardy, they have been known to fruit after winters that reach -20 degree weather. Ripens in Mid-August. 6-8” long berry clusters. Yields 20-40 lbs. Self fertile. Hardy Zone 4-8. May produce seeds in warmer climates, Zone 6 and above.

Concord - Blue-black grape for making juices, wines and preserves. Medium fruit produced in me dium to large clusters have a thick skin and a sweet, strong grape flavor. Ripens in August-September. Self fertile. Anthracnose resistant, downy mildew resistant. Hardy Zone 4-9.

*Edelweiss - Large clustered white table grape. Often used for juice and wine. Must be picked promptly to avoid a strong “foxy” labrusca flavor. Early ripening. Self fertile. Hardy Zone 4-8.

Lakemont - A vinifera white grape. A good fresh grape with a slight honey flavor. This grape is not slipskin, flesh tends to attach to skin. Produces large clusters of small- medium grapes that are crisp, juicy and sweet. Self fertile. Hardy Zone 4-9.

Mars - A seedless purple grape that is good for fresh eating and processing. Medium sized clusters ripen in August. Has a Concord like flavor. Resistant to powdery mildew, downy mildew, black rot and anthracnose. Self fertile. Hardy Zone 508.

*Swenson Red - A high quality red to purple table grape. Large crisp berries with tender skin and meaty texture. Flavor is more like a vinifera grape then a labrusca. Hardy Zone 5-8.

Elderberries - (Sambucus canadensis)

Elderberries are grown best in a sunny location in organically rich, moist soil. They do tolerate shade. Elderberries will be more productive when two cultivars are planted together. Prune away dead canes in late winter to early spring and cut out old canes whenever bush becomes crowded. Severe pruning to control size can be used as the shrub blooms on old and new wood. Spreads by suckers. White flowers bloom in the summer (also edible). Berries have a medley flavor of raspberries, grapes and blackberries. Elderberries can be substituted for blueberries in any recipe.

Adams - a tall upright suckering shrub that forms colonies. Bares large clusters of dark blue-black fruit. Has little to no insect problems. Plant with ‘ York ' for better fruit production. Great for juice, preserves, pies and wine. Grows 10' x 10'. Hardy Zone 3-9.

York - Produces the largest size and quantity of fruit of all elderberries. Fruits later then ‘ Adams ', but plant together for higher yields. Great for juice, preserves, pies and wine. Grows 12' x12'. Hardy Zone 3-9.

Currants and Gooseberry - (Ribes rubrum)

Currants and Gooseberries are best grown in organically rich, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. They prefer cool summers so they would prefer so me afternoon shade in Rochester . Do not grow where water and soil are high in sodium. Plant where there is protection from strong winter winds and frost pockets. Mulch well with an organic mulch and water to keep evenly moist. Avoid overhead watering however. Plants are self-fertile. Prune as needed during the dormant season. For red and white currants, cut stems that are older then three years to the ground. Remove two year old stems on black currants. Older canes are often dark and peeling. Do not plant currants or gooseberries near White Pine trees (Pinus strobus ), the berry plants are a host of white pine blister rust.

Red Lake Currant - A red currant. Born on long berry cluster which are easy to pick. Has a very high yield. Great for preserves. High juice content. Mid to late ripening. Self fertile. Grows 3' x 5'. Hardy Zone 3-7.

Consort Currant - A black, medium to small sized currant. Great for preserves. This cultivar is white pine rust resistant. Early to mid fruit ripening. Self fertile. Grows 6' x 6'. Hardy Zone 2-7.

Rovada Red Currant - An abundance of red-berried clusters. This new currant from the Netherlands produces crowded clusters of translucent red berries. Robust, vigorous and disease resistant bushes, they produce crops ready for picking in July. Zone 3-7.

Titania Black Currant - These produce giant crops of delicious berries, year after year. Produces mid-season. Frost tolerant and mildew resistant. High in vitamin C, and a great snack for kids. Plant gets 4½ to 5 ft. tall. Zone 3-7.

Pixwell Gooseberry - An oval fruit that ripens pink and nearly thornless canes. Fruit is soft, juicy, and high in sugar. The fruit hangs in clusters on long slender stems. Mildew and drought resistant. Plant gets 4 to 5 Ft. high and spreads 4 Ft. wide. Likes to be planted in part shade. Zone 3-6. Fun to pick with young children.

Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry - The outer skin is tangy while the flesh is tart and sweet. Good for pies and jams. This upright plant will get 3 to 5 ft. and produces fruit that is dark red and medium sized. Mildew resistant. They tolerate partial shade, but prefer sun and a cool, moist growing area. If possible, try to protect fruit from birds with a net over the plant. Prune out weak & older branches and other shoots by half to three quarters. Zone 4-6.