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Small fruits
![]() Raspberry Souris Raspberries take little space and live for years. 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. Compared to the old standard Boyne, Souris is slightly sweeter, more productive and has better spider mite resistance. Although a well-drained soil is essential for success, a sandy soil will need to have plenty of organic matter incorporated in preparation. Birds also love the fruit, so you may have to share the harvest. It is a summer-bearing raspberry, and is perfect for eating fresh and for baking.
Blackberry Chester Thornless 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. The Chester Thornless Blackberry, 'Rubus 'Chester Thornless', is a semi-erect variety of blackberry that was developed by the USDA. It is late in ripening, starting in July. It bears large, firm, sweet fruit, and is very resistant to cane blight.
Blueberry Northblue The blooms have attractive showy white flowers tinged pink. This low-growing blueberry is perfect for the home landscape. It doesn’t take up much space, so makes for a fine landscape plant for borders, as hedge or specimen. Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the best fruit crop. It likes an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prune as needed in late winter beginning in the third year after planting.
Blueberry Northcountry Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids. Its dwarf size would make it a nice ornamental plant. The Northcountry Blueberry, Vaccinium 'Northcountry', has an attractive, sky blue colored fruit that is produced abundantly on this low, spreading shrub. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!. This small blueberry is very cold hardy, but protect from winter burn, wind and sun.
Blueberry Northsky 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. 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 The Bristol Raspberry, 'Rubus 'Bristol', is a fruit that is black and large with attractive, fairly glossy skin and firm flesh. Firm berries can be handled without bleeding. Bristol shows tolerance to powdery mildew. The berries are versatile and can be used as fresh fruit, in preserves, or in pies and pastries. 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.
Raspberry Royalty 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. Although a well-drained soil is essential for success, a sandy soil will need to have plenty of organic matter incorporated in preparation.
Rhubarb Chipmans Canada Red Be sure to pull the stems loose, don't cut them off. Rhubarb thrives in cool locations and full sun, but in warmer climates, plants benefit from light shade but form longer, thinner stems. This attractive perennial plants will accent your landscape and remain productive for decades.
Blueberry Bluecrop 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.
Blueberry Blueray Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!. This deciduous shrub is dense with an upright, multiple-branched growth habit. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavanoids.
Blueberry Jersey This blueberry grows best on sites where most other crops fail.
Blueberry Northland The Northland Blueberry, 'Vaccinium 'Northland', has small dark blue fruit that has an excellent, wild berry flavor.
Blueberry Patriot Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the best fruit crop.
Grape Frontenac Gris™ The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home.
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