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Rhubarb - Chipmans Canada Red
Rheum ‘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. Be sure to pull the stems loose, don’t cut them off. This perennial should be mulched deeply with manure each fall. Rhubarb thrives in cool locations and full sun, but in warmer climates, plants benefit from light shade but form longer, thinner stems. Rhubarb needs deep, moist but well-drained soil, and is generally trouble-free. Slow growth of older plants is a signal that they need dividing. This rhubarb does harvest well in fall and seldom goes to seed. This attractive perennial plants will accent your landscape and remain productive for decades.
Gooseberry - Hinnomaki Red
Ribes ‘Hinnomaki Red’
The Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry, Ribes ‘Hinnomaki Red’, has an outstanding flavor. Its outer skin is tangy while the flesh is sweet. This gooseberry is very productive with dark red medium sized fruit on upright plants. It is a rounded, deciduous, frui
Currant - Consort Black
Ribes nigrum ‘Consort’
The Consort Black Currant, Ribes nigrum ‘Consort’, is an extremely productive, self-fertile variety, ripening late in the season. Its soft rich green leaves turn bright orange, yellow or red in the fall. The black fruits have a strong flavor, are med
Gooseberry - Pixwell
Ribes ‘Pixwell’
The Pixwell Gooseberry, Ribes ‘Pixwell’, is considered the best variety on the market today. 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. Grows in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, but prefers full sun. Plant in a location protected from strong winds and frost pockets. Pixwell is a dense, rounded, glossy-leafed shrub suitable for hedge planting in open or shady areas. Very few thorns are on the plant that produces fruit on 2-3 year old wood. Needs regular summer and winter prunings to maximize fruit production. Easier to prune than some other gooseberries because it is almost thornless.
Currant - Red Lake
Ribes ‘Red Lake’
The Redlake Currant, ‘Ribes ‘Red Lake’, is a very productive, semi-erect vigorous grower that produces clusters of large bright red berries borne on 2-3 year old wood. Redlake is a glossy green leafed plant suitable for hedging. Fruits can be used for jams and jellies. The most popular red-currant cultivar in the upper Midwest that ripens in mid-July, and remains productive in partial shade. The bushes are highly ornamental and provide visual appeal, take up a relatively small growing area, and provide plenty of fruit for eating fresh or making into preserves and pies.
Raspberry - Autumn Britten
Rubus ‘Autumn Britten’
The Autumn Britten Raspberry, Rubus ‘Autumn Britten’, is a sister seedling of Autumn Bliss that has much better fruit firmness and is also a better producer. It ripens 3 weeks before Heritage. The berries are long, conical shaped, with bright red col
Raspberry - Boyne
Rubus ‘Boyne’
The Boyne Raspberry, Rubus ‘Boyne’, is an attractive red raspberry with a delicious sweet flavor, making it an excellent choice for fresh eating, canning, freezing and desserts. This raspberry is very productive, extremely hardy, and has a superior di
Raspberry - Bristol Black
Rubus ‘Bristol’
The Bristol Raspberry, ‘Rubus ‘Bristol’, is a fruit that is black and large with attractive, fairly glossy skin and firm flesh. Berries have excellent quality and good flavor and are good for canning and freezing as well as fresh eating. Bristol’s
Raspberry - Caroline
Rubus ‘Caroline’ (PP10,412)
The Caroline Raspberry, ‘Rubus ‘Caroline’ (PP10,412), has proven to be one of the most productive varieties and is considered to be the new standard for fall bearing raspberries. With large, very flavorful fruit, it is very vigorous and more toleran
Blackberry - Chester Thornless
Blackberry - Chester Thornless
Rubus ‘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 yie
Blackberry - Darrow
Rubus ‘Darrow’
The Darrow Blackberry, Rubus ‘Darrow’, has large, berries that are firm, juicy and have honey sweet, true blackberry flavor. They are great for all purposes, and proven to be the most reliable producer of large crops of top quality fruit. Hardy and r
Raspberry - Heritage
Rubus ‘Heritage’
The Heritage Raspberry, ‘Rubus ‘Heritage’, has medium-sized red berries that have very good flavor and quality. It is exceptional for fresh eating or for making pies and jams. The medium sized fruits have good color and flavor, firmness, and freezing
Raspberry - Souris
Rubus idaeus ‘Souris’
The Souris Raspberry, Rubus idaeus ‘Souris’, is a deliciously sweet, red raspberry. This improved variety from Canada is more productive and shows better disease resistance than some of the old standards. It is a summer-bearing raspberry, and is per
Raspberry - Killarney
Rubus ‘Killarney’
The Killarney Raspberry, ‘Rubus ‘Killarney’, is an attractive red berry with great aroma and flavor. This raspberry is excellent for freezing, canning and, of course, pies. One of the most disease resistant varieties, making it very easy to maintain
Raspberry - Kiwigold
Rubus ‘Kiwigold’ (PP11,313)
The Kiwigold Raspberry, ‘Rubus ‘Kiwigold’ (PP11,313), is a sport of Heritage that was found in New Zealand. The beautiful yellow fruit is of good size, quality and color. All reports indicate that Kiwigold is a much better performer than Fallgold. C
Raspberry - Royalty
Rubus ‘Royalty’
The Royalty Raspberry, ‘Rubus ‘Royalty’, is cross between a purple and a red raspberry. It has a large fruit size and plant vigor of a purple hybrid with the high quality of a red. Excellent for jam or jelly, and if it is picked at the red stage it has the sweet light flavor of red raspberries. The Royalty ripens mid-July. Royalty is hardy, has wide adaptation, and has good yield potential. This new cultivar has
Blueberry - Bluecrop
Vaccinium ‘Bluecrop’
The Bluecrop Blueberry, Vaccinium ‘Bluecrop’, has a firm light blue medium-sized fruit. This blueberry is considered the best for consistent yields, disease resistance and high quality. Dainty, waxy, bell-shaped, white flowers appear in May. Flowers
Blueberry - Blueray
Vaccinium ‘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 midse
Blueberry - Jersey
Vaccinium ‘Jersey’
The Jersey Blueberry, Vaccinium ‘Jersey’, has a dark blue fruit that is small to medium in size and very sweet in flavor. It is very productive and an excellent berry for baking. It ripens in August and is a very reliable producer every year. It has
Blueberry - Northblue
Vaccinium ‘Northblue’
The Northblue Blueberry, ‘Vaccinium ‘Northblue’, has large fruit that is dark blue, with an excellent blueberry flavor and is great for fresh eating. A prolific bloomer, this blueberry produces huge midseason crop of blueberries starting in July. The
Blueberry - Northcountry
Vaccinium ‘Northcountry’
The Northcountry Blueberry, Vaccinium ‘Northcountry’, has an attractive, sky blue colored fruit that is produced abundantly on this low, spreading shrub. It has a sweet wild blueberry flavor, and this fruit is small to medium 1/4″ in diameter. One of
Blueberry - Northland
Vaccinium ‘Northland’
The Northland Blueberry, ‘Vaccinium ‘Northland’, has small dark blue fruit that has an excellent, wild berry flavor. Clusters of dainty, waxy, bell-shaped, white flowers bloom in spring. Flowers are followed by tasty blue berries, which ripen in summe
Blueberry - Northsky
Vaccinium ‘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 grows into a compact mou
Blueberry - Patriot
Vaccinium ‘Patriot’
The Patriot Blueberry, Vaccinium ‘Patriot’, has large blue fruit with excellent blueberry flavor, borne in tight clusters, and ripening in late July. Patriot is a highbush blueberry cultivar which typically grows 4-6′ tall. Its waxy, bell-shaped, w
Grape - Beta
Vitis ‘Beta’
The Beta Grape, Vitis ‘Beta’, has compact clusters of medium-sized berries. Beta is a blue-black grape with good quality fruit for jellies, jams and juices. It is a vigorous grower that is a very heavy, dependable producer. Ripening in mid September
Grape - Bluebell
Vitis ‘Bluebell’
The Bluebell Grape, ‘Vitis ‘Bluebell’, has berries that are medium to large and blue-black in color with tender skin. These have a very good table quality. With excellent hardiness, this grape should be used in northern areas as a substitute for Conc
Grape - Brianna
Vitis ‘Brianna’
The Brianna Grape, Vitis ‘Brianna’, grows large clusters of white grapes and has an orderly growth habit. Berries are greenish gold to gold when fully ripe in early to mid September. Can be used for wine making and also beautiful as a table grape, del
Grape - Canadice
Vitis ‘Canadice’
The Candice Grape, Vitis ‘Canadice’, is a very good red seedless variety with compact fruit clusters of large berries. Candice is very vigorous with good winter hardiness. It is a woody, deciduous, tendril climbing vine which typically grows 15-20 f
Grape - Concord
Vitis ‘Concord’
The Concord Grape, Vitis ‘Concord’, is a well-known, high quality blue-black grape that is delicious for fresh eating, juice, jelly or jam. Its berry size and clusters are medium to large. Good for home gardens because it is a reliable producer and vigorous grower. Ripening in late September, it is one of the oldest cultivated American grape varieties still commonly grown. Some Missouri vineyards grow this Concord for producing sweet after dinner wines. The skin of a Concord grape is typically dark blue or purple, and often is covered with a lighter colored “bloom” which can be rubbed off. It is a slip-skin variety, meaning that the skin is easily separated from the fruit. It’s best to train the stronger cane of the two canes that develop from the plant to a strong stake, five to six feet tall. Remove any suckers growing from the base of the canes.
Grape - Concord Seedless
Vitis ‘Concord Seedless’
The Concord Seedless Grape, Vitis ‘Concord Seedless’, is a seedless blue-black fruit that is produced on this deciduous fruiting vine. This very productive grape has dark blue fruit that resembles Concord in color and flavor but the clusters and berri
Grape - Petite AmiG
Vitis ‘DM-8313-1 CV’ (PP17,773)
The Petit Ami Grape, ‘Vitis ‘Petit Ami’, ‘DM-8313-1 CV’ (PP17,773), is a white grape that makes an excellent Muscat wine with just a hint of rose petal in the nose. Petit Ami Grape has a healthy vine with average productivity, good sugar/acid levels.
Grape - Edelweiss
Vitis ‘Edelweiss’
The Edelweiss Grape, Vitis ‘Edelweiss’, is a plant that has medium-sized fruit that is sweet and pleasantly flavored. Its green-white color and high sugar content make it an excellent dessert or white wine grape. The vine has large fruit clusters wit
Grape - FrontenacG
Vitis ‘Frontenac’
The Frontenac Grape, Vitis ‘Frontenac’, is a hardy red wine grape developed by the University of MN that produces a very good quality juice for wine making. A vigorous grower with good disease resistance, it has proven hardy in -30- winter temperatur
Grape - Frontenac GrisG
Vitis ‘Frontenac Gris’
The Frontenac Gris Grape, Vitis ‘Frontenac Gris’, is a coppery-peach colored grape with the aroma of peach and apricot. This muscat-like grape is desirable for white wine making, fresh eating and dessert. It is a reliable, outstandingly cold hardy, v
Grape - Himrod
Vitis ‘Himrod’
The Himrod Grape, Vitis ‘Himrod’, is a yellow-gold fruited variety with long loose clusters of medium-sized berries that are great for fresh eating. One of the hardiest white seedless grapes, this high quality variety ripens in late August and makes a
Grape - Kay Gray
Vitis ‘Kay Gray’
The Kay Gray Grape, Vitis ‘Kay Gray’, has medium to large berries that are produced in small clusters on productive vines. It produces fine hardy white grapes, has a white slipskin, and is suited for fresh eating and wine making. Flavor varies with c
Grape - LaCrescentG
Vitis ‘LaCrescent’
The LaCrescent Grape, Vitis ‘LaCrescent’, variety is primarily used for white wine production. The fruit is borne on loose, medium-sized clusters. The wine has desirable aromas of citrus, apricot, pineapple and muscat. The grapes high acidity provides
Grape - Marquette
Vitis ‘Marquette’ (PPAF)
The Marquette Grape, Vitis ‘Marquette’ (PPAF), is a red wine grape that combines cold hardiness and disease resistance with excellent wine quality. Tasters noted a deep red color and desirable aromas. Perfect for the Upper Midwest, Michigan, New Engl
Grape - Marquis
Vitis ‘Marquis’
The Marquis Grape, ‘Vitis ‘Marquis’, is a mid-season, white seedless grape with large, round berries borne in large clusters. It has excellent flavor, good cold hardiness, and is a great choice for home gardens. Flowers of Marquis are perfect, self-f
Grape - Reliance Seedless
Vitis ‘Reliance’
The Reliance Grape, ‘Vitis ‘Reliance’, is a red medium-sized, seedless table grape with high dessert quality. It is well suited for fresh eating, or can be used for juice. Reliance requires annual pruning, adequate fertilization and maximum sunlight,
Grape - St. CroixG
Vitis ‘St. Croix’
The St. Croix Grape, Vitis ‘St. Croix’, is a sweet grape suitable for wine making. Medium to large dark blue berries are produced in medium-sized bunches on highly productive vines. Ripening in late August, it has excellent winter hardiness and disea
Grape - Swenson Red
Vitis ‘Swenson Red’
The Swenson Red Grape, ‘Vitis ‘Swenson Red’, has large, round red fruit with a fine, sweet flavor and high sugar content. This is a delicious, crisp table grape, hardy dessert grape, or a distinctive white wine can be made from juice pressed without t
Grape - Valiant
Vitis ‘Valiant’
The Valiant Grape, Vitis ‘Valiant’, is a round blue grape averaging up to half inch in diameter with skin that can be easily removed from the flesh, making it excellent for juices and fresh eating. This hardy, vigorous vine is very productive and an an
Grape - Worden
Vitis ‘Worden’
The Worden Grape, Vitis ‘Worden’, is a blue-black sweet variety with excellent quality, and it is great as a table grape, juice or jelly. Both berries and clusters are large. A vigorous and hardy vine, it is also mildew resistant. Ripening in early S
Strawberry - All Star
Fragaria x ananassa ‘All Star’
The All Star Strawberry, ‘Fragaria x ananassa ‘All Star’, has excellent flavor and the plant is resistant to verticillium wilt disease. The entire crop ripens in June, mid to late season. This plant reduces large, firm berries with a high sugar content over interesting 3-lobed, toothed leaves on extremely vigorous plants. One of the most important aspects of a healthy strawberry patch is location — a minimum of six hours of sunlight a day. Although you can get a harvestable crop with as little as six hours of direct sunlight per day, the largest harvests and best quality berries come from those plants that get the advantage of full sun. They are perennial, winter hardy, and will thrive in full sunshine, as long as the soil is fertile and well drained. Healthy plants will produce an abundance of berries for three to four years, after which they should be replaced.
Strawberry - Ft. Laramie
Fragaria x ananassa ‘Ft. Laramie’
The Ft. Laramie Strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa ‘Ft. Laramie’, has large berries with good flavor and texture, excellent yields, and very winter hardy. Its dense leathery foilage is resistant to leaf spot. Ft. Laramie is an everbearing cultivar that
Strawberry - Honeoye
Fragaria x ananassa ‘Honeoye’
The Honeoye Strawberry, ‘Fragaria x ananassa ‘Honeoye’, produces large, bright, attractive shiny fruit with a firm flesh. It is good for fresh use and freezing. It is a high productive cultivar and tolerant of leaf powdery mildew and botrytis gray mo
Strawberry - Sparkle
Fragaria x ananassa ‘Sparkle’
The Sparkle Strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa ‘Sparkle’, is a sweet, June bearing strawberry with glossy, crimson red fruit. This strawberry shows good resistance to disease and is great for fresh eating, freezing and preserves. Sparkle is a vigorous p
Asparagus - Jersey Knight
Asparagus ‘Jersey Knight’
The Jersey Knight Asparagus, Asparagus ‘Jersey Knight’, is a vigorously growing strain of asparagus that is noted for its production of a high percentage of large, tender spears. This heavy producer is excellent for cooking and canning, and it is esp
Asparagus - Mary Washington
Asparagus ‘Mary Washington’
The Mary Washington Asparagus, Asparagus ‘Mary Washington’, is a strong grower with large spears produced in spring. This asparagus is a favorite of gardeners that are looking for excellent taste. It is good for cooking and canning. Mary Washington
Asparagus - Purple Passion
Asparagus officinalis ‘Purple Passion’
The Purple Passion Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis ‘Purple Passion’, has tender spears that are a beautiful deep burgundy color and measure up to 3/4 inches in diameter. This asparagus is more tender, mild and sweet than standard varieties with 20% h