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New Prunus - Other Cherries Evans Cherry Prunus x ‘Evans’ Height: 10 - 12 Feet (3.6 m) Fruit Colour: Bright red Fruit Size: 2 - 3 cm (4 grams) Hardiness: Zone 2 A heavy producing cherry tree with excellent tasting fruit. Cold hardy for the prairie region. The bright red fruit is large, semi-sweet and delicious. Self-pollinating. Nanking Cherry Prunus tomentosa Height: 6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m) Fruit Colour: Bright red Fruit Size: 1.5 cm (2 grams) Hardiness: Zone 2 One of the better ornamental and fruit shrubs because of the showy, flowers in spring and fine flavoured fruit in July. The fruit makes wonderful jelly or can be eaten out of hand. Black Nanking Cherry Prunus tomentosa ‘Nigra’ Height: 6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m) Fruit Colour: Dark purple Fruit Size: 1.5 cm (2 grams) Hardiness: Zone 2 Similar in plant habit and fruit size to the regular Nanking cherry. Requires cross pollination by the red-fruited Nanking cherry. Excellent choice for making jelly. Rheum - Rhubarb Honey Red Rhubarb Rheum x ‘Honey Red’ Height: 2 - 3 Feet (1 m) Fruit Colour: Bright red Fruit Size: Stems (2.5 cm) Hardiness: Zone 2 A cultivar developed in Saskatchewan and noted for fine, red fruit stalks. Ribes - Currant / Gooseberry Black Currant Ribes nigrum Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Black Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 2 Large, black berries are useful for jelly. Leaves produce a strong aroma. Red Currant Ribes x ‘Red Lake’ Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Bright red Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 2 Large berries in long bunches for jellies and preserves. Matures in mid-season. Pixwell Gooseberry Ribes x ‘Pixwell’ Height: 3 Feet (1 m) Fruit Colour: Green Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 3 A very productive gooseberry. Pale green fruit becomes pink as it ripens. Rubus - Raspberry Summer Bearing - Floricane (produce fruit on last seasons canes) Boyne - a red raspberry with medium acid and aromatic flavour. Excellent for eating fresh, jam, freezing, canning and dessert. Red Bounty - New listing for 2010. A selection from the University of Saskatchewan with larger fruit, easier berry detachment and improved cold hardiness to Boyne. Souris - an improved selection of ‘Boyne’ because it is better tasting, a heavier producer of fruit and has better spider mite resistance. Fall Bearing - Primocane (produce fruit on current seasons canes) Double Delight - this hardy raspberry has large fruit with a delicious, sweet tangy taste. The height of this upright plant exceeds 4 feet. Red River - another delicious tasting raspberry that is slightly smaller than 'Double Delight'. Cascading plant form; the height does not exceed 3 feet. Hardiness Zone Map see page 89 Nanking Cherry Honey Red Rhubarb Red River Raspberry Evans Cherry Red Currant Double Delight Raspberry SMALL FRUIT SMALL FRUIT 51
SMALL FRUIT SMALL FRUIT 52 Northland Blueberry Northsky Blueberry Beta Grape Kay Gray Grape Minnesota 78 Grape Clump Valiant Paper Birch Valiant Grape Birch Vaccinium - Blueberry Blueberries require an acidic soil with pH in the range of 4.5 to 5.5 for best results. Prairie soils can be amended with peat moss to lower pH, however heavy poorly-drained soils should be avoided. Northland Blueberry Vaccinium x 'Northland' Height: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Fruit Colour: Dark-blue Fruit Size: 0.75 cm Hardiness: Zone 3 Small, dark blue fruit with a wild berry flavour. This low plant has a spreading habit and excellent foliage throughout the growing season. Northsky Blueberry Vaccinium x 'Northsky' Height: 12-18 Inches (0.3 m) Fruit Colour: Sky-blue Fruit Size: 1 cm Hardiness: Zone 3 A good producer of sky blue fruit that has a sweet, mild flavour. Vitis - Grape Beta Grape Vitis x 'Beta' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Blue-purple Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 3 A hardy cultivar with fruit quality similar to Ontario blue grapes. A hybrid between Native Grape and the variety ‘Concord’. Fruit is excellent for juice or jelly. Bluebell Grape New Vitis x 'Bluebell' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Blue Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 3/4 New listing for 2010. An old variety from the University of Minnesota for table use, juice and jelly. Eona Grape Vitis x 'Eona' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: White Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 3/4 Very hardy sweet small white grape used mostly for wine. Needs a pollinator for fruit set. Developed at the Experimental Station in Brookings, South Dakota in 1925. Frontenac Grape Vitis x 'Frontenac' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Reddish-purple Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 4 A red wine grape of very good quality introduced by the University of Minnesota in 1996. Produces large clusters of dark blue fruit. Good resistance to powdery mildew. Germanica Grape New Vitis x 'Germanica' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Purple Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 3 New listing for 2010. Very similar to Beta but offers earlier ripening. Deep purple fruit is good for dessert, jams and jellies. Disease resistant and self-pollinating. Kay Gray Grape New Vitis x 'Kay Gray' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: White Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 3 New listing for 2010. A hardy white grape for fresh eating or wine making. Small clusters of medium berries are mature in mid-September. Elmer Swenson introduction. Marechael Foch Grape Vitis x 'Marechael Foch' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Reddish-purple Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 4 One of the hardiest French hybrids. A red wine grape with early-ripening fruit. Resistant to common grape diseases. Requires winter protection in zones 2 and 3. Minnesota 78 Grape Vitis x 'Minnesota 78' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Reddish-purple Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 3 This cultivar is known for fruit that is sweeter than others and excellent for jelly and juice. Requires a pollinator for fruit set. University of Minnesota introduction. Valiant Grape Vitis x 'Valiant' Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Fruit Colour: Blue-purple Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Hardiness: Zone 2 This prolific producer possesses earlier fruit maturity and superior winter hardiness than all others. Blue fruit is free of adstringency and excellent for wine, juice and jelly. SDSU introduction.
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