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Fruits and berries are easy and rewarding to grow. Try planting them in shrub borders, as specimen plants or as ground covers among your annuals and perennials. Please note, many berry plants and fruit trees need more than one plant located within 100 ft for cross pollination. If the variety is ‘self-fertile’ or ‘self-pollinating’ no other plant is required for fruit production.
Blueberry (Vaccinium)
Berkley - medium, powder blue, mild mid-season fruit - 6’ x 6’
Blue Crop - large flavorful fruit - mid-season - tall, erect - 6’ x 6’
Blue Ray - large, great tasting, mid-season fruit - hardy, upright - 4-6’
Jersey – high yielding – late season small, dark berries - upright - 6-7’
North Country – lots of sweet, mild berries – freeze well - 2’w x 2’h
North Sky – sweet, delectable berries – dwarf, low grower –2’w x 2’h
Patriot – large, tasty berries, early - compact, rounded habit – 4’ x 4’
Rubel – small, dark fruit, intense flavor – excellent for baking – late summer – compact, rounded habit – 6’x 6’
Tophat - compact, sweet pea-sized berries – glossy foliage - 1’h x 2’w
Grapes (Vitis)
Hardy and self-pollinating. Grapes are produced on smooth barked year old wood. Pruning limits the amount of fruit produced on the vines but improves the quality of the grapes.
Canadice Red - seedless red - spicy flavor - easy to grow - ripen early
Himrod – seedless golden-yellow sweet juicy fruit - wine and desserts
Swenson Red - red to reddish-blue fruit depending on length of time on vine - mild, fruity flavor - mid-season
Raspberry (Rubus)
Self-fertile. Need winter cold and a slowly warming spring. Slightly acid, well-drained soil. Water need is greatest during flowering and fruiting. Fertilize at bloom time. Fruits yearly on 2 year old canes. Cut canes to the ground after fruiting. Full sun for at least 6 hours.
Anne – big sweet juicy yellow berries, spring and fall – easy to grow
Bristol Black Raspberry - good tasting, large, firm black berries, mid July - hardy, upright - easy to pick - powdery mildew resistant
Boyne - very hardy – early ripening
Chester – hardy thornless blackberry – very sweet – 4’w x 5’h
Jaclyn - NEW - intense flavor - dark red berries - Summer-Fall
Jewel – large, black flavorful fruit - excellent yields – disease resistant
Latham – sweet, juicy red berries – winter hardy – 4’w x 5’h
Royalty – full-size, sweet, juicy dark red berries – vigorous - 4’w x 5’h
Rhubarb
Canadian Red
Victoria
Strawberry
Plant with the crown above soil level. Topmost roots should be ½” below soil level. Mulching deters weeds,
conserves moisture and keeps berries clean. One inch of water per week during the growing season and even more
when fruiting. Everbearing plants prefer consistent light fertilization. Replace plants as they decline, usually after three years.
Fort Laramie – high yields - large sweet fruit – cold hardy – ever-bearing
Fragaria (Ornamental or Alpine Strawberry) - grown more for its flowers than fruits - listed in the Perennial Section and the Herb section.
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At Sabellico’s, we offers fruit trees that are considered semi-dwarf and could reach 15 feet. All fruit bearing trees prefer full sun for best flowering and fruit production. Some are self-pollinating while others need another tree for cross pollination.
Apple (Malus domestica)
Prefers well-drained loam with a pH of 6 to 7. Needs full sun for good flavor and color. Prune annually for good air circulation and growth.
Cortland – bright red, medium size – crisp, slightly tart all-purpose apple – developed right here in NYS - ripens late September -5-7’
Empire – cross between MacIntosh and Red Delicious - rich, red fruit - ripens in late September
Fuji - sweet, tart, juicy – mid-season blossoms – ripens in October
Honeycrisp – sweet and tart, juicy apple – stores well and retains crispness - late season
Honeygold - medium to large, yellow apple - crisp, juicy and sweet fruit - excellent for eating as well as cooking - 15'x15'
Liberty – disease resistant – crisp, slightly tart
Macoun – extra sweet, mildly tart, juicy – mid-season bloom
McIntosh – thin skinned, sweet, tart, juicy eating apple - very hardy - mid-season – self-fertile
Red Delicious – sweet and juicy – fire-blight and cedar-apple rust resistant – mid-season bloom
Royal Gala – red skin, sweet, crisp flesh – mid-season bloom
Cherry (Prunus)
Bing – large, sweet, dark fruit – very popular cherry - pollinate with Stella or Black Tartarian
Black Tartarian – tender, juicy, purple-black fruit – good pollinator
North Star – tart, bright red fruit – self-pollinator – dwarf - 6-9’
Peach (Prunus) Self-pollinating
Elberta - large firm, blushed with red freestone peaches, late August - resistant to brown rot
Red Haven – heavy yields of medium sized golden fruit – hardy - cold and leaf spot tolerant
Reliance – greenish, yellow with a blush of red - soft, juicy fruit – hardy – self-fertile – 10-12’
Pear (Pyrus)
Showy white spring flowers, deep green leaves and covered with fruit in summer and fall. Two cultivars
needed for cross-pollination. 12-15’.
Bartlett – large juicy, highly flavored golden fruits – bears at a young age
Plum (Prunus)
Moist, slightly acid, well-drained soil. Some spraying, pruning and fertilizing needed for good quality fruit. Most need cross-pollination.
Santa Rosa - tart, sweet round fruits with thin purple-red skin, mid August - semi-dwarf - vigorous, fast grower
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