1310 McGee Avenue
Berkeley, California 94703
510-526-4704
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Small Fruits List
Bare-root Berries and Assorted Vegetables
January 2010 (Subject to availability)
| STRAWBERRIES |
BARE ROOT | DESCRIPTION |
| Albion | ever-bearer | Large, conical red berries. Excellent flavor. Resistant to verticillium wilt and some crown rot. |
| Aromas | ever-bearer | Exceptional fruit quality. Upright growth resistant to powdery mildew. |
| Benton | June-bearer | Fruit is very bright, excellent keeping quality, disease resistant, drought tolerant. |
| Camerosa | June-bearer | High yields of deep red sweet, conical fruit. Produces early in full sun. |
| Chandler | June-bearer | Fruit med.-large wedge-like. Juicy! Freezes well. Perfect for mild CA climates. |
| Diamante | ever-bearer | Large aromatic, great-flavored fruit. Compact upright growth good for containers. |
| Eversweet | ever-bearer | Sweet long, conical fruit. Produces well all summer and into fall. Heat tolerant. |
| Monterey | ever-bearer | Med. soft skinned, berries with unique sweet aftertaste. Vigorous grower. |
| Seascape | ever-bearer | Big berries with very sweet flavor. Scarlet color inside & out. Produces few runners. |
| Sequoia | June-bearer | Very large, dark red fruit with excellent flavor and good runner production. |
| Shuksan | June-bearer | Large, glossy bright red fruit. Vigorous growth. Not too picky about soil. |
| Tristar | ever-bearer | Firm, glossy, deep red skin with solid red sweet and aromatic flesh. Disease resistance. |
| BLUEBERRIES |
BARE ROOT | DESCRIPTION |
| Berkeley | mid | Crack resistant loose clusters of large, firm, blue fruit. Great producer in the Bay Area. |
| Bluecrop | mid | Light blue berry, good dessert quality. Vigorous upright growth with fiery-red fall foliage. |
| Blueray | early/mid | Large powder blue fruit. Sweet and slightly tart. Rosy-pink flowers turn bright white in full bloom. |
| Darrow | late | Extra large, slightly flat, light blue berries with a delightful tart flavor. |
| Duke | early | Med. to large berries with mildly tart flavor. Heavy consistent producer. |
| Earlyblue | early | Med. size, long, loose clusters of large firm light blue berries. Excellent sweet and mild flavor. |
| Toro | mid | Full, heavy clusters of giant sky blue fruit. An outstanding ornamental blueberry! |
| Sunshine Blue | early | Med. sized sweet and tangy. Semi-dwarf. Great for pots! Can produce year round. Fall color! |
| Top Hat | mid/late | Late summer crop of sweet ½” berries on short 1 ½ ft. plants. Great for pots or bonsai. |
| RASPBERRIES |
BARE ROOT | DESCRIPTION |
| Canby | spring-bearer | Large, firm, dark red berries with classic raspberry flavor and superior quality. |
| Heritage | ever-bearer | Larger firm deep red berries. Vigorous, hardy canes which my not need staking. |
| Meeker | spring-bearer | Med. deep red, thimble shaped, extremely sweet berries. Long harvest season. |
| Fallgold | ever-bearer | Big conical, non-crumbling golden berries with sweet flesh. Great for canning or fresh desserts! |
| Royalty Purple | ever-bearer | Large round, dark purple, very sweet berries. Extremely resistant to most pests and diseases. |
| BLACKBERRIES |
BARE ROOT | DESCRIPTION (All thornless this year!) |
| Black Satin | mid | Med.-Lg. honey flavored berry. Thornless, vigorous disease-resistant growth. |
| Boysen | late | Delicious, large reddish-black fruit is easy to harvest from the thornless canes. 5-6’ growth each year. |
| Triple Crown | early | Named for its three crowning attributes: flavor, productivity and vigor. Thornless, BIG sweet berries! |
| ASPARAGUS |
DESCRIPTION | |
| Jersey Knight | All-male hybrid. Large good flavored spears. Disease resistant. Very productive. | |
| Sweet Purple | Large, deep-burgundy spears with a sweet, nutty flavor. 20% higher sugar content. |
