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Blackberry and Raspberry Plants



Red Raspberry, Black Raspberry and Blackberry

Special Blackberry Varieties

OUACHITA (Thornless)

Forth release of patented thornless blackberry from the University of Arkansas. Ripens June 12th in Arkansas. Very productive, medium to large fruit, sweet, firm berries. Suitable for fresh market or commercial shipping. Good disease resistant. Very erect, free standing plant that will bridge the gap between Arapaho and Navaho. Zones 5-8.

TRIPLE CROWN (Thornless)

This variety is a semi erect type plant, bears very heavy, large fruit with excellant flavor. It will be earlier ripening than the Chester and is as winter hardy as Chester, makes a very sturdy cane system. Winds do not effect this variety as bad as others, canes do not brake at base, like some types do.

Navaho (Thornless) Patent #6679

First ever Thornless Blackberry that's erect and self-supporting. Has glossy black berries, sweeter and firmer than previous thornless varieties, with smaller seed size. Also very winter hardy. This Patented variety requires little maintenance. No wires or trellis needed. Ripens June 20 in zone 7.

Arapaho (Thornless) "Patented"

Earliest Thornless Blackberry in existence. Ripens June 3 in zone 7. Plants are erect and self-supporting, very winter hardy with no disease problems. The berries are large and very firm, excellent flavor. Arapaho will complement Navaho in providing a longer harvest season of Thornless Blackberries.

APACHE (Thornless) "Patented"

This variety is erect and stands up better than most all varieties. Apache has out produced the Arapaho and Navaho in test plots at the University of Arkansas. Fruiting season is just behind the Navaho, around June 23 in zone 6. Fruit of Apache is larger than the Arapaho and Navaho, and flavor is almost as good as the Navaho. No disease problems have been found, and no signs of Orange Rust have been spotted in any of the plantings.It has an excellant fruit Quality, glossy black conical shape fruit. Winter hardiness is very similar to Arapaho and Navaho.

Kiowa (Thorny) "Patented"

This blackberry has the largest berry size on the market. 30% larger than Shawnee, though yields are not as high as Shawnee. It is still very productive. Berries are firm with excellent flavor. Ripen over a six week period, starting around June 13th. It maintains large size throughout the harvesting period. Plant establishes a hedge row quickly, and has good disease resistance. It is resistant to Orange Rust, and somewhat resistant to Anthracnose. Plants are erect.

Chickasaw (Thorny) "Patented"

This variety is very early ripening about three days later than the Choctaw, Size of fruit is similair to Kiowa. Yields were higher than any of the previous thorny releases, from Arkansas. Flavor of fruit was rated very high. Fruit is large and long and cylindrical in shape, very firm fruit, with black glossy finish. Hardiness is comparible to the Shawnee and Kiowa, and better than the Choctaw.Chickasaw is moderately resistant to Anthracnose, and no signs of Orange Rust have been spotted in plantings.

Prices

Minimum of 5 plants of 1 variety


Thorny Blackberry Varieties

CHEROKEE:

One of the best flavored of the Arkansas introductions. This variety is machine harvestable, and has one of the firmest berries, good yielding, resistant to Anthracnose. Ripens June 3.

CHEYENNE:

Introduced in 1976 at Fayetteville, Arkansas, this Blackberry has large high quality berries, very good flavor and yields. machine harvestable, seems to be very winter hardy. Ripens June 5.

SHAWNEE P.P. #5686:

Noted for its high yields and large size. Holds size throughout fruiting season, and over a longer ripening period than other blackberries. Ripens 7th of June.

CHOCTAW P.P. #6678:

Ripens fruit earliest of any blackberry variety. Glossy black finish with significantly smaller seed size. Great for fresh eating. Ripens third week of May.

Prices

Minimum of 5 plants of 1 variety


Red & Yellow Raspberry Varieties

REVEILLE Red Raspberry

An early season variety, that bears heavy crops of large fruit. Berries do not crumble when picked. Very tolerate to fluctuating temperatures, and it is very winter hardy. It is a strong grower in the warmer areas of the country. Zones 4-8.

NOVA Red Raspberry

Another early ripening type. Noted for its winter hardiness. But it also has good disease resistant, and does well in warm areas. Medium large berries. Good flavor and production. It tolerates temperature changes very well. Zones 4-8.

HERITAGE-EVERBEARING RED RASPBERRY:

Always popular, bears fruit in first year. Produces light crop in Spring, heavy in Fall.

BOYNE RED RASPBERRY:

This extremely winter hardy variety is very productive with sweet, dark red fruit. Very popular cultivator in Northern States.

LATHAM RED RASPBERRY:

Superb flavor with large berries, most popular Northern Raspberry. Ripens mid season. Good Disease Resistance.

DORMAN RED VINING RASPBERRY:

Developed for the deep south. Bears large juicy berries. Thrives in hot temperature.

FALL GOLD EVERBEARING YELLOW RASPBERRY:

Golden yellow Raspberries, sweet as sugar, good freeze resistance, grows well in mid to North U.S.

CANBY RED RASPBERRY:

This raspberry is almost totally thornless. Fruit is large and firm. Ripens earliest of Red Raspberries. Flavor is sweet. Great for fresh use. It does best in selected sites similar to that of Utah and Michigan state.

KILLARNEY RED RASPBERRY:

Developed at Manitoba, Canada. A sister plant to Boyne. Very winter hardy, and tolerates a wide range o climates. Fruit is firm, excellent quality and taste. Ripens about a week later than Boyne.

Prices

Minimum of 12 Plants of 1 Variety


Patented Red & Yellow Raspberry Varieties

AUTUMN BLISS RED RASPBERRY "Patented":

Large Red Raspberry. Excellent flavor with heavy yields. It ripens two weeks before the Heritage Red Raspberry, making it great for colder climate areas. Released from England.

POLANA EVERBEARING RED RASPBERRY. (Patented variety)

Ripens 3 weeks earlier than Heritage. Has large coherent berry, with good flavor. It is a high yielding variety, from each axillary bud, two fruiting laterials are produced, making yields very heavy. Fruits about the same time as Autumn bliss.

LAUREN RED RASPBERRY (patent # 10,610)

This is a new summer red Raspberry. This variety showsbetter resistance to Phytophtora root rot, and yields are much higher than it's parent Titan. Large fruit, heavy yields,long fruiting season, and very good flavor.

Prices

Minimum of 12 Plants of 1 Variety


Black & Purple Raspberry Varieties

JEWEL BLACK RASPBERRY:

Heavy yields of large berries with excellent flavor. Highly disease resistant.

ROYALTY PURPLE RASPBERRY:

Very large fruit, with sweet flavor. Can be picked in 3 stages. Red, Purple, Black, each stage has different flavor, high yielding, and is excellent for processing.

Prices

Minimum of 12 Plants of 1 Variety


Red Raspberry and Blackberry Crosses

WYE BERRY

This is a complete parentage of Red Raspberry and Blackberry crosses. It is similar to the Tay berry in its character. But it carries better winter hardiness, and fluctuating temperatures. Yield and flavor are very good. Berries are large conical shape, firm and well filled. Core stays in the berry similar to blackberry species, but color is deep red like the red raspberry types. The taste is more in likeness to the red raspberry, but has hints of boysenberry in its flavor. WYE BERRY will out yield standard raspberry. In places it proves to be adapted.

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