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Triple Crown is named for its three attributes; flavor, productivity and vigor. This very hardy variety offers two other attributes; disease resistance and very large berries. The thornless blackberry ripens for about one month from end of July thru August. Semi-erect, the canes can be trellised or pruned in summer to an easy picking height of 42". Does well on East and West Coasts and to Homestead, Florida. Space @ 5' circle or 5' apart in prepared garden beds 5' wide. Zones 5-9.
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| Kiowa Blackberry - Rubus spp |
Kiowa is an extremely large berry and 10 can fill a half-pint container. The best quality and best firmness of all varieties. Long harvest season of 6 weeks. Heavy producer. 1996 Univ. of Arkansas introduction. Thorny bush. Kiowa is a low chilling variety, probably as low as 200 hours. Native Space 5' circle or 5' apart in 5' wide beds. Zones 6-9. Plant Patent #9861
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| Anastasia Wyeberry - Rubus spp |
Wyeberries are a cross between eastern and western blackberries with red raspberry hybrids and native species. They separate as blackberries and are very similar to Tayberries, although Wyeberries are much more productive here in the Mid-Atlantic states. The dark-red fruit is very flavorful, cohesive, relatively firm and very large. The plants are moderately thorny, vigorous and more cold hardy than Tayberry. Their habit is to grow along the ground. Best to leave on the ground until the following spring. When growth starts brig canes up to a 3-4' trellis for good air drainage and easy picking. Ripens early before red raspberries. Space plants @ 5' apart as blackberry. Zones 6-8.
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| Arapaho Blackberry - Rubus spp |
Arapaho is the earliest ripening thornless variety. Lots more to pick at once because it ripens its fruit in a 4 week period. Can be planted farther south. Arapaho needs only 400-500 chill hours.(hours with temperatures below 45 degrees F) Plant Patent # 8510. The outstanding characteristics of Arapaho are its thornless, erect, self supporting canes, good fruit quality, earliness of ripening and its ability to establish a full fruiting row quickly. Zone 6-8.
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| Apache Blackberry - Rubus spp |
Apache PP#11865 is an erect thornless blackberry similar to Arapaho with larger fruit and seed, ripening 15 days later than Arapaho. Resists orange rust. Fruits are sweet when ripe. Very productive. Tip new canes at 42" during growing season. The newest thornless blackberry introduction from U of AR breeding program. Selected because of its great flavor, good yield and very large fruit. Six week ripening period. Space 5' apart in 5' wide rows. For one plant space plant in a 6' circle. Zone 6-8.
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| Chester Thornless Blackberry - Rubus Spp |
Chester is an early, fine tasting, semi erect thornless blackberry. I remember sampling Chester when it was a numbered seedling at the University of Maryland's Cherry Hill Research facility, and I enthusiastically promoted its flavor. Hardier than many varieties. Fruits are sweet and juicy, though as all blackberries they must be left until the come easily off the calyx. Zone 6-8. Space 5-6' apart in beds 5' wide.
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| Ben Lear Cranberry - Vaccinium macracarpon |
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Ben Lear is a wild clone from WI. Early ripening, Large to medium bright red fruit. Very productive.Native. Space 1' circle. Clay soils should have @ 80% moist peat worked into top 4' of soil and mulched 1-2" with aged mulch for all cranberry varieties. Zones 3-7.
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| Stevens Cranberry - Vaccinium macrocarpon |
Stevens cranberry is a very popular variety being planted commercially in the northwest and the northeastern US. Large fruit. Native. space 1' circle Zones 3-7.
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| Josta Berry - Ribes grossularia x nigrum |
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Josta is a new unique hybrid from Europe. A gooseberry - black currant cross. Vigorous and healthy, Josta shows off the best traits of each parent. Fruits later in life than most Ribes, i.e., 3rd or 4th year No thorns, no pungent aroma, 1/2" fruit good for freezing. Space 5' apart. Rust resistant with little or no pruning required. The upright bush is pretty with large dark green leaves. 3 and 5 gallon size usually fruiting in the container. Zones 3-8.
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| Consort Black Currant - Ribes ussuriense |
Consort is a productive rust resistant European black currant. It was bred and selected in Canada for immunity to White Pine Blister Rust. A disease that over winters on European black currant varieties from an infected pine, then spreads to other five needle pines. Clusters of medium size fruit mature in June on this small, compact bush 4-5' tall and wide. Consort likes rich sweet soil, but is widely adaptable and can thrive with neglect especially in the northeast US. Europeans love its assertive flavor and aroma and it is a benefit nutritionally for anyone that includes them in their diet, being high in vitamin C and omega fatty acids. Consort will grow and fruit in full shade and usually holds its leaves better in late summer in the shade in the warmer climate zones of its adaptability. It does not have showy flowers like American Black Currants nor is it the grape derived small raisin called currants in the health food stores. But they are cassis, commercially sold in soda, juice, wine, liquor or concentrate. Space @ 5' circle. Zones 4-7.
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| Crandall American Black - Ribes odoretum |
In the spring Crandall is a massive array of yellow trumpet- shaped flowers. A most striking ornamental found in the best gardens in Europe. Swallowtail butterflies flock to the blooms. Also called Clove Currant and Missouri Currant. The unique taste of the shiny black fruit is pleasant. Native, space 5' circle. Zones 4-7.
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| Cherry Red Currant - Ribes sativum |
Cherry Red currant's fruit clusters are short and loose. The berries are very large, bright dark red, acidic and good. Plants are vigorous, upright and productive. Cherry Red resists mildew, a real plus in humid areas. A small bush in the landscape, Cherry Red is good in shade against buildings and with borders including strawberries or low growing herbs or flowers. Mixing with Josta or white and black currants @ 5' apart is fine since they are similar in size and habit. Space @ 5' circle Zones 3-7.
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| Swedish White Currant - Ribes |
Swedish White Currant is a sport of Ribes rubrum. Developed as White Currant 1301. Medium size fruits on vigorous canes moderately resistant to Powdery mildew. Zone 3-7 Space 5' circle
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| Primus White Currant |
Primus is a compact bush bearing long fruit clusters. Highly productive, up to 20 pounds of fruit per bush. As most currants it is self fertile. Fruit color is whiter than other white currants. Released from Slovakia in 1977 from a cross of Heinemann's Rote Spatlese X Red Lake. Zones 3-7 Space @ 5' circle
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| Crimson Star Goji Berry - Lycium bararum |
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The rave of the health food industry, the Goji hails from the Tibetan area of the Himalayas. A vining shrub up to 3-6' tall. Fruits ripen throughout summer. Best to prune to a bush form. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Plant in full to partial sun with good soil drainage. Zone 5-9
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| Black Velvet Gooseberry - Ribes |
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The deep purple fruits are the size of seedless grapes. They are very vigorous in growth. Flavor is very good to excellent when vine ripened. Black Velvet has won awards for its superb qualities and disease and mildew resistance. Space 5' circle. Zones 4-7.
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| Koralle Lingonberry - Vaccinium vitis-ideaea |
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Koralle lingonberry was released in 1969 from Holland as an ornamental ground cover, only to become a leading commercial variety for its fruit. This highly praised European plant is ornamental in flower, leaf, and fruit. Grow them as you do blueberries. Their planting bed must be well prepared with peat and at least one year old wood mulch. Lingonberries are very particular about this. They may be set as individual specimens, in rows, or planted together to form a solid ground cover from 8" to 12" tall. Bright red berries set against dense dark leaves. Berries can be picked into the late fall and taste very good. The light red fruits can stay on the plant for several weeks without deterioration. Zones 2-8. In hot summer areas plant in some shade. Two harvest periods are possible in one season. Space @ 1' circles
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| Heritage Red Fall Raspberry - Rubus idaeus |
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Heritage is the most popular everbearing variety with excellent red fruit. Can be cultivated for spring and fall crops especially in the north. Needs no staking, if mowed to the ground early each spring. Heritage will bear a large crop from new growth from August to late fall in VA. Space 3' apart in 5' wide beds of good garden soil. Zones 3-9.
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| Anne Everbearing Raspberry - Rubus ideaus |
Consistently the highest flavored cultivar, Anne PP#10411 is an early lemon yellow fall bearer, with extremely large cohesive fruit. This sweet variety ripens as a summer crop or can be mowed for a fall crop. Space 3' apart in 5' wide beds. If planting just one plant cultivate a 5' circle. Zones 4-7
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| Caroline Everbearing Raspberry - Rubus species(ideaus) |
Caroline is a large, conic, well-flavored, red raspberry. More disease resistant and with larger, earlier fruits than most everbearers. Sweeter fruits than most red raspberries. Ripens August til frost at the nursery, but responds to warmer temperatures and ripens earlier farther south. Several plants are usually planted 3' apart in rows 5' wide. One plant, space in the middle of a 5' circle of well prepared garden soil. Canes average 3' to 6' tall. Zones 5-9. (Plant Patent #10412)
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| Jewel Black Raspberry - Rubus occidentalis |
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| Wineberry Raspberry - Rubus phoenicolasius |
Originally from Japan, Wineberries have naturalized here in the East. A summertime treat fruiting after the spring red raspberries and before the fall ones. Very acclimated. Will fruit in the shade. High flavor, excellent fresh. Zones 6-8. Space 6' circle. Height @ 5' and arching. Produces on two-year wood.
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| English Thornless Red Raspberry - Rubus ideaus |
A red raspberry, English Thornless is spring-bearing, with sweet fruit and canes that are thornless. This long-lived variety has grown for 20 years at our nursery. It ripens early, just a few days later than black raspberries. Primocanes,(large mature canes are thornless. You may notice very young growth, re; our quart pots, may have fuzzy thorns.) Zone 6-8
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| Double Gold Raspberry |
Double Gold Raspberry is a flavorful raspberry, vigorous, and disease resistant. Double Gold produces a deeply blushed, golden champagne-colored fruit with a distinctive conical shape. The "double" in its name is for its two harvests per season. The first year of planting, the initial crop is produced in the fall on the tips of current year's canes, and a second crop is produced farther down the same canes the following summer. In taste tests, Double Gold has been a favorite. Fruit is too delicate for long distance shipping, therefore a good choice for home gardeners. Double Gold is resistant to Phytophthora root rot as well as most of the common leaf diseases. Zone 5-8 Space 5' circle or 3' apart in 5' wide beds.
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| Tristar Everbearing Strawberry |
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Tristar is one of the best flavored continuous bearing strawberries from the eastern U.S. Disease resistant and productive. Introduced by USDA Beltsville and the University of Maryland in 1981, Tristar is still a very popular strawberry. The plant spreads by runners and makes a fine row. Zones 5-7.
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| Red Wonder Alpine Strawberry |
Red Wonder is an alpine strawberry with deep red fruit. Everbearing plant that produces no runners. Grows 6" to 10" tall. Excellent as a ground cover or in rock garden. Native to the Scandinavian forests of Europe. Sets fruit when night time temperatures are below 50 degrees F. Fruits are soft, flavorful, and gourmet. Very good plant for borders. Zones 3-7.
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| Yellow Wonder Alpine Strawberry |
Yellow Wonder alpine strawberries do not produce runners, therefore they are ideal for edgings or containers, or narrow rows in the vegetable garden. Conical fruits 1/2" to 1" long are not noticed by the birds because of the fruits color. Yellow Wonder fruit is highly aromatic with delicious flavor and the plant is long lived in perennial spots around the home. The plants ripen their fruits in the spring and fall since flower initiation of the crown of the plant happens when night time temperatures fall below 50 degrees F. Plants are everbearing the farther north they are grown. Native to Europe, we grow the vigorous plants from seed. Space 1' circles or 1' apart in rows Zones 3-7.
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| Sweet Charlie Strawberry - Fragaria annassa |
Sweet Charlie was the first patented variety to come out of FL Univ. Large conic fruit winning the taste test of the 1994 North Carolina Strawberry Grower's Meeting. Dark green compact growth with fruit that lives up to its name. Zones 7-9.
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| Earliglow Strawberry |
Introduced years ago, Earliglow still retains the high strawberry flavor of the heirloom varieties. Good sized berries and the earliest. Deep red color fruit and plants are disease resistant. Zones 4-8.
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| Sparkle Strawberry - Fairfax x Aberdeen |
Sparkle is a very hardy, flavorful variety introduced 60 years ago but still is very popular because of its flavor. Excellent for jam and freezing.Fruit is red all the way through. Our hardiest selection. One of its parents, Fairfax, is still considered the best flavored strawberry. Space @ 1' circle or in 2' wide rows 12" to 18" apart. Zones 4-7.
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| Virginia Native Strawberry - Fragaria virginiana |
The native Fragaria virginiana or Virginia native strawberry is a spring bearing, soft, highly flavored ground cover. Fruits are delicate with high aroma. Plants spread by runner plants and are perennial. Space @ 1' circles Zones 5-8.
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| Seascape Strawberry - Fragaria x ananassa |
Seascape is a variety from the U of CA. Large, firm berries with outstanding flavor. A day neutral* variety producing high yields, large fruit size, symmetry, attractive appearance, and general flexibility in planting requirements. Fruits spring into fall. Usually one berry per plant will be a "king" berry. Very large and perfect for fondue. Seascape is similar to Selva with a lower chilling requirement. It is a cross between Selva and Douglas. Space 1' to 18' apart in rows 1' to 3' wide. Zone 5-9.* A day neutral strawberry will produce flowers and fruit even when temperatures at night are above 60 degrees. Originally, ever bearers produced spring and fall but not summer. Plant Patent 07614 View detailed information Sorry, we are currently out of this item, please check back!
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| Diamante Strawberry |
Diamante is characterized by its exceptional fruit quality and excellent flavor, very large fruit size (30-31 grams per fruit), and a plant form compact and erect. Diamante begins fruiting two or three weeks later than Aromas. Noted as the best variety for chocolate covered strawberries because of its size and sweetness. Zone 6-9.
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| White Fruiting Christina Native Strawberry - Fragaria virginiana |
Christina is a native spring bearing white strawberry. Plants run freely and should naturalize in dappled shade rock gardens and walled gardens especially near the kitchen. Fruits are soft and sweet. Space 1' circles, Zone 5-7 maybe Zone 8.
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| Wintergreen - Gaultheria procumbens |
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Wintergreen is a native evergreen ground cover. White, lily of the valley type flowers in spring followed by red berries up to one half an inch in the fall. Prefers forest like soil of high organic matter, and does well in shade and semi shade. Leaves make tea and the fruit can be eaten fresh. Popular commercial products such as tooth paste, chewing gum, candy, massage oil, and breath mints are scented or flavored with wintergreen. Wintergreen spreads from under the surface of the soil with spear-like roots that cling to particles of decomposing forest liter such as leaves, sticks, and bark, before they surface and leaf, spreading away from the mother plant. Also called Teaberry, wintergreen is a popular herbal tea. Spacing @ 6" apart. Zone 3-8.
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