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Small Fruits Gooseberry - Pixwell
Gooseberry Pixwell Pixwell is a dense, rounded, glossy-leafed shrub suitable for hedge planting in open or shady areas. Plant in a location protected from strong winds and frost pockets. Very few thorns are on the plant that produces fruit on 2-3 year old wood. This heavy bearer produces pale green fruit that turns pink when it's fully ripe in August. This gooseberry usually bears fruit the year after planting and is great for pies and jelly. The Pixwell Gooseberry, Ribes 'Pixwell', is considered the best variety on the market today. Grows in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, but prefers full sun.

Blackberry Chester Thornless The Chester Thornless Blackberry, 'Rubus 'Chester Thornless', is a semi-erect variety of blackberry that was developed by the USDA. This blackberry produces medium to large, round, deep black, very sweet berries. It contains high quality and high yields, and they are excellent eaten fresh or made into preserves and blackberry wine. It is late in ripening, starting in July. Training canes to grow on a trellis, they can grow to 10' long. Blackberries are a delicious gourmet treat that may be eaten fresh or used in cobbler, cake, sauce, jam, jelly or syrup.
Blueberry Northblue Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. This blueberry prefers an acid soil for best plant health and fruit production. A prolific bloomer, this blueberry produces huge midseason crop of blueberries starting in July. This low-growing blueberry is perfect for the home landscape. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids. Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!.
Blueberry Northcountry It has a sweet wild blueberry flavor, and this fruit is small to medium 1/4" in diameter. It is a vigorous growing cultivar reaching bearing age in 2 years, and the fruits ripen in July. Northcountry has bright red fall colors. Plant with other cultivars for improved fruit production. Prune early before spring growth. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids.
Blueberry Northsky It is the most cold hardy of all the blueberries and will be most productive with winter snow cover. The flavor is similar to wild blueberries. It likes an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids. Blueberries are a delicious gourmet treat that may be eaten fresh or used in cobbler, cake, sauce, jam, jelly or syrup.
Raspberry Bristol Black Berries have excellent quality and good flavor and are good for canning and freezing as well as fresh eating. It is very hardy, high producing, vigorous and ripens in mid-July. Bristol shows tolerance to powdery mildew. The berries are versatile and can be used as fresh fruit, in preserves, or in pies and pastries. They do best in full sun on non-alkaline, fertile loam soil. Raspberries need a plentiful supply of moisture throughout the growing season.
Raspberry Royalty The Royalty Raspberry, 'Rubus 'Royalty', is cross between a purple and a red raspberry. They do best in full sun on non-alkaline, fertile loam soil. Birds also love the fruit, so you may have to share the harvest.
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. Slow growth of older plants is a signal that they need dividing. This rhubarb does harvest well in fall and seldom goes to seed.
Blueberry Bluecrop The Bluecrop Blueberry, Vaccinium 'Bluecrop', has a firm light blue medium-sized fruit. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch.
Blueberry Blueray The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!. It prefers an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.
Blueberry Jersey The clusters are long and loose.
Blueberry Northland Flowers are followed by tasty blue berries, which ripen in summer.
Blueberry Patriot Patriot is a highbush blueberry cultivar which typically grows 4-6’ tall.
Grape Frontenac Gris™ The Frontenac Gris Grape, Vitis 'Frontenac Gris', is a coppery-peach colored grape with the aroma of peach and apricot.

 

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