Berries

Scott NeSmith, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

Lowbush- 1-2’ bush with white blooms and pea size berries powder blue to black in color.  Flavor is sweet and typical of a wild blueberry.  Foliage is a beautiful red-orange in the fall.

Chippewa- Known as a "half-high" this cultivar is a cross between a highbush and lowbush cultivar.  Height will be 3' tall at maturity.  Very sweet, firm fruit with excellent quality.  Self fruitful with wonderful ornamental value for landscaping.  Very cold hardy.

Rubel- Northern blueberry from the pine barrens of New Jersey.  Fruit is small and very flavorful.  High yields.  Grows up to 8 feet high by 4 feet wide.  Great ornamental shrub with twigs that stay red into winter.

Cesar Calderon, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org

Boyne- Summer bearing cultivar that is extremely cold hardy.  Fruit is firm and medium in size with a sweet flavor.  Plant bear good yields.

Jewell Black Raspberry- This plant is a vigorous grower and yields lots of large berries that ripen mid-season.  This plant is also resistant to most raspberry diseases.

Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry- This berry was originally collected from the wild in Alberta, Canada, so is very cold hardy.  The plant produces many reddish pink berries and is resistant to mildew and gray mold.  The nursery suggests growing these on a simple trellis.  Makes great pies.

Red Lake Currant- This popular cold hardy variety bears very large, deep red fruit that has good flavor.  The fruit is easily harvested.  Makes tasty jellies and marmalades.