2019 Catalog

FRUIT TREES & SMALL FRUITS 58

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SMALL FRUITS ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS Please check with your sales person for additional varieties and availability. 'JERSEY GIANT' Male Hybrid. Energy goes into producing spears rather than seeds as with female plants. Very productive: yields 2-4 times more spears than older varieties. Disease resistant. Full sun. 2-4' tall Zones 3-7 'MARY WASHINGTON' Outstanding variety. This strong grower produces large, rich, green stalks. Rust resistant. Full Sun.

RASPBERRIES RUBUS Please check with your sales person for additional varieties and availability. 'BOYNE' RED RASPBERRY Hardy, strong growing and disease resistant. Red fruit. A very heavy bearer. Remove canes after harvesting and allow new canes to grow. 4-5'x2-3' Zones 3-8 'CAROLINE' RED RASPBERRY An excellent, productive variety for the East and Midwest. Produces some of the largest, most flavorful, red berries of the fall bearing types. Disease resistant. An excellent, productive variety for the East and Midwest. Produces some of the largest, most flavorful, red berries of the fall bearing types. Disease resistant. 4-5'x2-3' Zones 3-9 MAY 'HERITAGE' RED RASPBERRY The best of the so-called everbearing raspberries. Heavy crop in mid-July, then another crop in late August and September on new canes from the ground. 4-5'x2-3' Zones 4-8 JUN-JUL 'JEWEL' BLACK RASPBERRY Do not grow Black Raspberries with Red Raspberries. The berries are large, glossy black, of good quality, flavor and appearance. After harvesting, remove the canes down to the ground. 4-5'x2-3' Zones 4-8 MAY 'KILLARNEY' RED RASPBERRY A new hybrid fromManitoba. Very hardy. Disease free plants have shiny red berries. Very similar to Boyne, with better fruit and superior disease resistance. 4-5'x2-3' Zones 3-7 'LATHAM' RED RASPBERRY' Easy to pick, and produce large 1" diameter, firm, and red fruit. Good for fresh eating, canning, freezing, jams, juices and pies. Self-pollinating and disease resistant. (Ripens mid July) 4-5'x2-3' Zones 4-8 MAY 4-5'x2-3' Zones 5-8 'FALL GOLD' YELLOW RASPBERRY

'CANADICE' High quality, very sweet seedless red grapes on strong vines. Very vigorous and disease resistant. (Harvest Aug-Sept) 4-6'x12" Zones 5-8 MAY 'CONCORD' A blue-black grape, excellent for eating. Is extremely hardy, vigorous and productive. (Harvest mid-Sept) 4-6'x12" Zones 5-8 'CONCORD SEEDLESS' The Concord Seedless grape is by far the favorite! The seedless version is great for those that want easier eating. The fruit is similar to the 'Concord' grape, but smaller and usually seedless. (Ripens mid-September) 4-6'x12" Zones 5-8 MAY 'FREDONIA' Dark Blue, Firm, medium to large sized berries on medium to large, compact clusters. Sweet, spicy flavor is good for table use, jams, jellies, wine and juices. #1 bare root. 4-6'x12" Zones 4-9 'HIMROD SEEDLESS' The Himrod Seedless grapes produce medium sized, seedless, golden-yellow fruit on large, loose clusters. They are self-pollinating, disease resistant, and have solid winter hardiness. Great for home gardening, and make excellent raisins. (Ripen late August) 4-6'x12" Zones 5-8 MAY 'LAKEMONT SEEDLESS' White, Seedless, crisp, juicy flesh. Good for table use, wine and making raisins. Vigorous, hardy, heavy producer. Excellent white grape for the East. #1 bare root. 4-6'x12" Zones 5-8 'MARQUETTE' The Marquette Grape produces blue, purple, and red grapes that make a delicious red wine. Combined with cold hardiness and disease resistance this is a wonderful edible plant to grow! Great for the upper Midwest, Michigan and New England. (Harvest early to mid-season) 4-6'x12" Zones 4-8 MAY 'RELIANCE SEEDLESS' The Reliance Seedless grape produces medium sized, pinkish-red fruit on large, well-filled clusters. It has a mild, fruity flavor with a high sugar content, which making it good for jellies, juices, kid's snacks, salads, and wines. It's disease resistant to anthracnose and mildew. (Ripens in August) 4-6'x12" Zones 5-8 MAY 'SWENSON' Swenson grapes produce medium to large size fruit. These edible grapes are colored red and grow as long, compact clusters. These have a high sugar content and are great when prepared in desserts and for wine making. 4-6'x12" Zones 4-8 MAY 'WORDEN' Blue-black, Large, sweet fruit. Good for table use, juice and jellies. Practically immune to insects and

3-4'x12-24" Zones 3-7 'PURPLE PASSION'

Beautiful purple stalks are very sweet with 20% more sugar than green varieties. Bears well at a young age. Turns green when cooked but is more tender and nutty than older varieties. Rust resistant. Full sun. 3-4'x12-24" Zones 3-7

CURRANTS RIBES CURRANT 'CONSORT' BLACK FRUITED Black fruit on medium long clusters has a sweet, strong, musky flavor. Good for jams, jellies, preserves, juice, wine and drying. Self-fertile. Used for naturalizing and excellent bird forage or windbreak plant. Resistant to White Pine blister rust. #1 bare root. 4-6' Zone 3 'RED LAKE' Exceptionally large fruit in long, well-filled clusters. Ripens early to mid-season, but has a long bearing period. Produces fruit on 2-3 year old wood. Excellent for making preserves. 3-4' Zones 3-7 MAY The large red fruit has outstanding flavor. The outer skin is tangy, while the flesh is sweet. Very disease resistant. Hardiness to zone 4. 2-3' Zones 4-7 'PIXWELL' It is almost thornless and "picks well". Fine quality berries are pink when ripe. Produces fruit on 2-3 year old wood. 2-3'x4-6' Zones 3-6 MAY GRAPES VITIS Please check with your sales person for additional varieties and availability. 'BETA' A semi-wild type of black grape which is very hardy and productive. This grape can be grown in the extreme North where it will stand without protection. Makes excellent wine, juice or jelly. (Harvest early-mid Sept) 4-6'x12" Zones 3-8 MAY GOOSEBERRIES RIBES 'HINNOMAKI RED GOOSEBERRY'

RHUBARB RHEUM

'VICTORIA' A heavy producer, thin skinned so it can be usedwell into the summer. Large, juicy stalks with a tart flavor, great for pies and sauces. Will yield years of copious harvests with little trouble and few pests. Hardiness zone 3. 4'x2-3' Zones 3-8

STRAWBERRIES FRAGARIA

Sold in bare root bundles of 25 JUNE BEARING STRAWBERRIES Cyclone, Dunlap, Earliglow, Guardian, Honeoye, Red Chief, Robinson, Surecrop

disease. #1 bare root. 4-6'x12" Zones 3-8

EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES Fort Laramie, Ogallala, Ozark Beauty, Quinalt

DAY NEUTRAL STRAWBERRIES Tribute, Tristar