2021 Varieties of Berry Bushes
Below is a fairly comprehensive list of the varieties that we should be able to get this year at The Mill of Kingstown. They are 1-2 year plants in 1 gallon pots, have good captured root systems and are branched. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call. Limited availability at other Mill locations.
Blueberries
Blue Crop – mid-season variety – 5’ tall – one of the best all-around varieties – hardy – consistent yields – large, sweet berries.
Blue Ray – mid-season with large classic blueberry tasting berries. Versatile older variety.
Chippewa – early variety with large berries yields 3-7 lbs. at maturity. This is a high /low bush cross.
Darrow – consistent producer of tart berries – mid-late season variety.
Duke – medium to large mildly tart berries – early variety
Jersey – late season variety with small to mid- sized berries – sweet in taste – one of the oldest varieties
Legacy – medium sized fruit with superior sweetness – mid-late season
Patriot – early season with large sweet berries
Pink Lemonade – sweet pink berries – newer variety – mid to late season
Sweetheart – flavorful dark berry – mid season
Top Hat – true dwarf variety with small flavorful blue fruits – best used for planters.
Raspberry
Boyne – red berries, productive, hardy
Fall Gold – yellow gold fruit – sweet
Heritage – ever-bearing harvest July and Sept. mild flavor mildew resistant
Meeker – brilliant red fruit – traditional raspberry flavor
Willamette – dark red fruit ripens in mid-summer
Blackberry
Arapaho – earliest blackberry to fruit – flavor excellent – large firm fruit
Boysenberry – cross of blackberry, raspberry, and loganberry – dark purple berry – very juicy
Marion – trailing – medium to large fruit – tart slightly sweet fruit –
Prime Ark – early heavy producer – sweet juicy berry
Triple Crown – fruits early August – sweet berry. Thornless – dense plant
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