FRUIT TREES
Malus - Apple
Battleford Apple
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Malus x ‘Battleford’
Russian seedling
6 - 7.5 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Red over pale yellow
Zone 2
Large fruit, striped red over light yellow. Excellent for cooking. Matures in mid-September. Tree is
very cold hardy. Introduced by Boughen Nursery, Valley River, Manitoba in 1934.
Collet Apple
Green Mountain®Gemini
Sugar®Maple
Apple
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Malus x ‘Collet’
unknown
6 - 7.5 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Red over green
Zone 3
Medium to large-sized apple, medium red over creamy green colour, excellent for eating and cooking and stores well. Matures in late September. Discovered by Albert Collet of Manitoba.
Gemini® Apple
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Malus x ‘Jefcoutts’
Norland x Haralson
7 - 8 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Red over pale yellow
Zone 2
A crisp, juicy and medium sweet apple, that is best eaten fresh. Medium to large apples are ripe in
late August and store well until the New Year. Cold hardiness similar to Norland. Developed by Art
Coutts of Unity, SK. and introduced by Jeffries Nurseries.
Goodland Apple
Goodland Apple
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Malus x ‘Goodland’
Patten Greening seedling
6 - 8 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Green with red blush
Zone 3
Large apple, creamy yellow with a splash of red, flesh is white. Excellent for eating fresh and cooking. The fruit ripens in mid-September and stores well. Morden Research Station introduction.
Norkent Apple
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Malus x ‘Norkent’
Haralson x Rescue
7 - 8 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Red over pale yellow
Zone 2
Large fruit has a distinct apple/pear taste similar to ‘Golden Delicious’. Fruit matures in late August.
Norkent Apple
Norland Apple
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Malus x ‘Norland’
Rescue x Melba
6 - 7 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Red over green
Zone 2
Large, sweet apple, excellent for eating fresh, juice and sauce. Ripens in early August. Produces
fruit early in life and bear a heavy crop annually.
Odyssey® Apple
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Prairie Magic® Apple
Malus x ‘Jefsey’
Unknown
7 - 8 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Red blush on yellow
Zone 3
Odyssey boasts a sweet flavour comparable to the ‘Gala’ apple. The fruit ripens in mid-September
and stores well. Introduced by Jeffries Nurseries.
Prairie Magic® Apple
Malus x ‘Jefdale’
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Goodland x Mantet
7 - 8 cm
Red blush on yellow
Zone 3
The medium to large-sized fruit matures in mid-September and is crisp and delicious. Developed by
Wilfred Drysdale of Neepawa, Manitoba and introduced by Jeffries Nurseries.
Red Sparkle Apple
Malus x ‘Red Sparkle’
Parentage:
Trail x McIntosh
Fruit Colour:
Dark red over green
Fruit Size:
6 - 7.5 cm
Hardiness:
Zone 3
A medium sized fruit, with a nutty/fruity taste. Apples matures in early September and is an excellent dessert apple.
Odyssey® Apple
September Ruby Apple
Malus x ‘September Ruby’
Parentage:
Rescue x Haralson
Fruit Colour:
Dark red
Fruit Size:
6 - 7 cm
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Medium sized fruit and light green flesh colour. Excellent eating fresh and in cooking. This vigorous grower ripens in early September and stores well.
Red Sparkle Apple
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Wintercheeks® Apple
Malus x ‘Wintercheeks’
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Unknown
6 - 7 cm
Red blush on green
Zone 3
A medium-sized, crisp, eating apple that matures in early September. Excellent eating fresh and in
cooking. Introduced by Jeffries Nurseries.
Malus x ‘Kerr’
Parentage:
Dolgo x Haralson
Fruit Colour:
Dark purple-red
Fruit Size:
4 - 5 cm
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Small fruit has crisp white flesh with a sweet-tart taste. Good for eating fresh, canning, jelly or
juice. Ripens in late September and stores well. Resistant to fireblight. Developed at the Morden
Research Station in 1952.
Rescue Applecrab
Kerr Applecrab
Malus x ‘Rescue’
Parentage:
Blushed Calville OP
Fruit Colour:
Yellow, red stripes
Fruit Size:
3 - 4 cm
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Small fruit is very sweet for eating fresh and good for canning. Ripens in late August. The tree is
very productive. Developed at the research station in Scott, Saskatchewan in 1936.
Shafer Applecrab
FRUIT TREES
Malus - Applecrab
Kerr Applecrab
Malus x ‘Shafer’
Parentage:
Trail x Rescue
Fruit Colour:
Yellow, red blush
Fruit Size:
4 - 5 cm
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Sweet fruit that stores well. Ripens in early September. Cultivar discovered by W. Shafer of Poplar
Point, Manitoba. Introduced by the Morden Research Station in 1963.
Rescue Applecrab
Malus - Dwarf Apple
Gemini®
Goodland
Norkent
Wintercheeks
These hardy apple cultivars are grown on Ottawa #3 dwarfing rootstocks. Mature plants will be
approximately 50% smaller in size than apple trees growing on standard rootstock.
The advantages of dwarf apples:
1. The trees will begin to bear fruit earlier; significant fruit production may be two years earlier than
with apple trees growing on a standard rootstock.
2. The trees are smaller and will take up less space in your yard. The result is less cost and effort
to maintain and harvest.
3. By fruiting earlier, dwarf apple trees reduce the vigorous vegetative growth and make the tree
more winter hardy.
Dwarf Goodland Apple
Prunus - Apricot
M-604 Apricot
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Prunus x ‘M-604’
Scout x McClure
4 - 5 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Golden yellow
Zone 3
The maternal parent to ‘Westcot’; larger fruit, but requires sheltered location. Fruit ripens in early
August; good for eating and cooking. Introduced by Morden Research Station in 1946.
Manchurian Strain
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Prunus mandschurica
Seedling
4 - 5 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Golden yellow
Zone 3
M-604 Apricot
A select strain developed from local seed. Suitable pollinator for other apricots.
New
Scout Apricot
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Manchurian seedling
3.5 - 4.5 cm
Prunus x ‘Scout’
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Westcot Apricot
Golden yellow
Zone 3
New listing for 2010. Produces bronze-gold fruit in early August. Fruit is good for canning and jam
and fair for eating. Introduced by Morden Research Station in 1937.
Westcot Apricot
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Prunus x ‘Westcot’
Scout x McClure
3.5 - 4.5 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Golden yellow
Zone 3
This prairie cultivar has hardy flower buds and produces large, golden, freestone fruit. Excellent for
eating fresh or canning. Introduced by Morden Research Station in 1982.
THE BEST
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APPLES
Gemini®
Odyssey®
Prairie Magic®
Wintercheeks®
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FRUIT TREES
Prunus - Cherry Plum
New
Compass Cherry Plum
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Sand cherry x Minor
2.5 - 3 cm
Prunus x ‘Compass’
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Dark purple red
Zone 3
New listing for 2010. Dark purple fruit ripens in mid-September. The yellow flesh is excellent for
jelly and good for canning. Developed by H. Knudson of Springfield, MN in 1896.
Sapalta Cherry Plum
New
Sapalta Cherry Plum
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Seedling of Sapa
2.5 - 3 cm
Prunus x ‘Sapalta’
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Green, purple hue
Zone 3
New listing for 2010. A seedling of Sapa with medium-sized purple fruit. Canadian introduction.
Prunus - Plum
Brook Gold Plum
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Brook Gold Plum
Prunus x ‘Brook Gold’
Unknown
3 - 4 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Golden yellow
Zone 2
Medium-sized plum; golden-yellow, free-stone fruit with tender skin. Good for eating fresh or cooking. Ripens early making it a good choice for colder climates.
Brook Red Plum
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Prunus x ‘Brook Red’
Unknown
3 - 4 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Dark red
Zone 2
A later season, medium-sized, dark red plum. Good for eating out of hand or for cooking. Very
vigorous grower. Ripens in late August.
Pembina Plum
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Pembina Plum
Prunus x ‘Pembina’
P. nigra x Red June
4 - 5 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Red with blue hue
Zone 3
Large fruit has dark red, firm skin with yellow flesh that is delicious. The finest large plum grown on
the prairies. Developed at the Experimental Station in Brookings, South Dakota.
New
Toka Plum
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Unknown
3 - 4 cm
Prunus x ‘Toka’
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Dark red
Zone 3
New listing for 2010. An excellent pollinator that produces medium sized, rich flavored fruit. Fruit
ripens in late-August. Developed at the Experimental Station in Brookings, South Dakota.
Pyrus - Pear
Toka Plum
Early
Gold®
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Pear
Pyrus x ‘Jefgold’
Seedling of Ure
5 cm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Golden
Zone 2
A seedling of ‘Ure’ with improved vigour, chlorosis resistance and cold hardiness. Fruit is similar in
taste to ‘Ure’ but matures 10-14 days earlier. A Jeffries Nurseries introduction.
Ure Pear
Parentage:
Fruit Size:
Early Gold Pear
Pyrus x ‘Ure’
Tait x (Beier. x Bartlett)
5 cm
Greenish yellow
Zone 2
Produces small green-yellow fruit with a good texture. Fruit ripens in mid-September. Excellent for
eating fresh, desserts and canning. Morden Research Station introduction.
POLLINATION REQUIRED
All fruit tree and small fruit varieties that require a pollinator
plant have been marked with this symbol.
Cross pollination refers to the transfer of pollen between flowers of genetically-distinct plants.
For cross-pollinated species, two different cultivars from the
same group must be planted in relatively close proximity for
successful pollination and fruit production.
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Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Honeywood Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Honeywood’
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
15 Feet (5 m)
16 mm
Purple-blue
Zone 2
A selection that has large fruit of excellent quality. Flowers 4-8 days later than other cultivars. Selected by Porter of Parkside, SK.
Honeywood Saskatoon
JB30 Saskatoon
Height:
Fruit Size:
Amelanchier alnifolia ‘JB30’
7-8 Feet (2.5 m)
13 mm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Purple-blue
Zone 2
SMALL FRUIT
Amelanchier - Saskatoon
A native shrub on the prairies producing unique, tasty fruit. Self-pollinating.
A new cultivar from Blue Sky Berries with yields comparable to Martin and Thiessen.
Martin Saskatoon
Height:
Fruit Size:
Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Martin’
15 Feet (5 m)
17 mm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Purple-blue
Zone 2
A great tasting saskatoon with more uniform ripening of the berries. This seedling of ‘Thiessen’
was selected by Dieter Martin of Langham, Saskatchewan.
Northline Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Northline’
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
12 Feet (4 m)
16 mm
Martin Saskatoon
Purple-blue
Zone 2
A seedling strain grown for its excellent flavour and outstanding productivity.
Regent Saskatoon
Height:
Fruit Size:
New
5 Feet (1.5 m)
12 mm
Amelanchier x ‘Regent’
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Blue-black
Zone 2
New listing for 2010. A dwarf cultivar grown for fruit of mild flavour, even ripening, and ornamental
characteristics. Resistant to Entomosporium leaf and berry spot.
Seedling Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
10 Feet (3 m)
16 mm
Regent Saskatoon
Purple-blue
Zone 2
Seedlings of the native species. Excellent for a small fruiting shelterbelt or conservation plantings.
Smoky Saskatoon
Height:
Fruit Size:
Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Smoky’
12 Feet (4 m)
16 mm
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Purple-blue
Zone 2
A large fruited selection from Alberta, known for excellent flavour and yield.
Thiessen Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Thiessen’
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
15 Feet (5 m)
17 mm
Purple-blue
Zone 2
Smoky Saskatoon
A columnar plant that produces a large fruit of outstanding quality. Uneven fruit ripening characteristic. Selected near Hepburn, Saskatchewan.
Asparagus
Jersey Giant - a male hybrid that yields 2-4 times more spears than female asparagus. Resistant
to rust and tolerant of fusarium and crown rot.
Millenium - A male asparagus hybrid from the University of Guelph noted for rust tolerance, high
yield and excellent cold hardiness.
Fragaria - Strawberry
Day Neutral: These varieties produce fruit throughout the growing season.
Tribute - the fruit is very sweet, firm and has an excellent flavour.
Seascape - another excellent tasting strawberry that has very large berry size.
June Bearing: These varieties produce fruit during a 2-3 week period in spring.
Glooscap - a new strawberry with dark red fruit, good taste and mid-season fruiting.
Kent - the fruit is produced in the mid-season and is of high quality and yield.
Thiessen Saskatoon
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SMALL FRUIT
Lonicera - Honeyberry (Haskap)
Berry Blue Honeyberry
Lonicera edulis kamtschatica
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
6 Feet (2 m)
2 - 3 cm
Blue with blush
Zone 2
The most vigorous honeyberry variety. Produces abundant crops of tasty, blueberry-flavoured berries in early summer.
Berry Blue Honeyberry
Blue Belle Honeyberry
Lonicera edulis kamtschatica
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
4 - 5 Feet (1.25 m)
2 - 3 cm
Blue with blush
Zone 2
A moderately vigorous selection which is shorter than Berry Blue. Good crops of tasty blue fruit in
mid June.
Borealis Honeyberry
Height:
Fruit Size:
New
4 - 5 Feet (1.25 m)
3 cm
Lonicera edulis kamtschatica
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Blue with blush
Zone 2
New listing for 2010. This variety is noted for having very large fruit. It has an excellent flavor. The
fruit of Borealis are not as firm as those of Tundra. University of Saskatchewan introduction.
Tundra Honeyberry
Cinderella Honeyberry
Lonicera edulis kamtschatica
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
4 - 5 Feet (1.25 m)
2 - 3 cm
Blue with blush
Zone 2
A moderately vigorous selection which is shorter than Berry Blue. Good crops of tasty fruit in midJune.
Tundra Honeyberry
Height:
Fruit Size:
5 Feet (1.5 m)
2 - 3 cm
New
Lonicera edulis kamtschatica
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Blue with blush
Zone 2
New listing for 2010. Tundra produces firm fruit that do not bleed from the stem when removed
from the plant. It is suitable for mechanized harvest. University of Saskatchewan introduction.
Carmine Jewel Cherry
Prunus - Dwarf Sour Cherries (Passion Series)
Carmine Jewel Cherry
P. x kerrasis ‘SK Carmine Jewel’
Height:
6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m)
Fruit Colour:
Dark red
Fruit Size:
2 - 3 cm (4 grams)
Hardiness:
Zone 2
A cross between the Tart cherry and Mongolian cherry. Fruit makes an excellent topping, jam, jelly,
juice and pie filling. Self-pollinating. University of Saskatchewan introduction.
Crimson Passion Cherry
P. x kerrasis ‘Crimson Passion’
Height:
4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m)
Fruit Colour:
Dark red
Fruit Size:
3 - 4 cm (5.8 grams)
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Highest sugar content. Excellent fresh eating cherry. Fruit size is large at 5.8 grams per fruit. Selfpollinating. University of Saskatchewan introduction. Non-suckering.
Crimson Passion Cherry
Cupid Cherry
Prunus x kerrasis ‘Cupid’
Height:
6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m)
Fruit Colour:
Dark red
Fruit Size:
3 - 4 cm (6.5 grams)
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Large fruit has good flavour; excellent for fresh eating or processing. Blooms one week later than
other Saskatchewan cherries. Self-pollinating. University of Saskatchewan introduction.
Juliet Cherry
Prunus x kerrasis ‘Juliet’
Height:
6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m)
Fruit Colour:
Dark red
Fruit Size:
2 - 3 cm (4.5 grams)
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Excellent fresh eating cherry. Fruit has high sugar content. Plant has moderate vigor with few suckers. Self-pollinating. University of Saskatchewan introduction.
Cupid Cherry
Romeo Cherry
Prunus x kerrasis ‘Romeo’
Height:
6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m)
Fruit Colour:
Dark red
Fruit Size:
2 - 3 cm (4 grams)
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Very flavourful fruit is good for fresh eating and processing. Self-pollinating. University of Saskatchewan introduction.
Valentine Cherry
Valentine Cherry
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Prunus x kerrasis ‘Valentine’
Height:
6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m)
Fruit Colour:
Bright red
Fruit Size:
2 - 3 cm (4.5 grams)
Hardiness:
Zone 2
Tart pie cherry for processing. Valentine is the most productive of the Saskatchewan cherry cultivars. Self-pollinating. A University of Saskatchewan introduction.
Height:
Fruit Size:
Prunus x ‘Evans’
10 - 12 Feet (3.6 m)
2 - 3 cm (4 grams)
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Bright red
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
Height:
Fruit Size:
Prunus tomentosa
6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m)
1.5 cm (2 grams)
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Bright red
Zone 2
Evans Cherry
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:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m)
1.5 cm (2 grams)
SMALL FRUIT
Prunus - Other Cherries
Evans Cherry
Dark purple
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.
Nanking Cherry
Rheum - Rhubarb
Honey Red Rhubarb
Rheum x ‘Honey Red’
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
2 - 3 Feet (1 m)
Stems (2.5 cm)
Bright red
Zone 2
A cultivar developed in Saskatchewan and noted for fine, red fruit stalks.
Ribes - Currant / Gooseberry
Black Currant
Height:
Fruit Size:
Ribes nigrum
4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m)
Clusters (1 cm)
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Black
Zone 2
Honey Red Rhubarb
Large, black berries are useful for jelly. Leaves produce a strong aroma.
Red Currant
Height:
Fruit Size:
Ribes x ‘Red Lake’
4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m)
Clusters (1 cm)
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Bright red
Zone 2
Large berries in long bunches for jellies and preserves. Matures in mid-season.
Pixwell Gooseberry
Ribes x ‘Pixwell’
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
3 Feet (1 m)
Clusters (1 cm)
Green
Zone 3
A very productive gooseberry. Pale green fruit becomes pink as it ripens.
Red Currant
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.
New
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.
Double Delight Raspberry
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
Red River Raspberry
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SMALL FRUIT
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:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m)
0.75 cm
Dark-blue
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.
Northland Blueberry
Northsky Blueberry
Vaccinium x 'Northsky'
Height:
Fruit Size:
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
12-18 Inches (0.3 m)
1 cm
Sky-blue
Zone 3
A good producer of sky blue fruit that has a sweet, mild flavour.
Vitis - Grape
Beta Grape
Height:
Fruit Size:
Northsky Blueberry
Vitis x 'Beta'
4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m)
Clusters (1 cm)
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Blue-purple
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.
New
Bluebell Grape
Height:
Fruit Size:
4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m)
Clusters (1 cm)
Vitis x 'Bluebell'
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
Blue
Zone 3/4
New listing for 2010. An old variety from the University of Minnesota for table use, juice and jelly.
Eona Grape
Height:
Fruit Size:
Vitis x 'Eona'
4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m)
Clusters (1 cm)
Fruit Colour:
Hardiness:
White
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.
Beta Grape
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
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
Minnesota 78 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
Clump
PaperGrape
Birch
Valiant
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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.