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Ben Conan is one of the varieties developed by the Scottish Crop Research Institute and known for its excellent quality fruit. Currant berries of this variety can grow as large as 18mm!! Additionally this variety is not susceptible to mildew, which makes it one of our most sought after currants. Best suited for fresh eating, preserves, pie making, or yogurts. Ben Conan is also extremely productive, boasting consistently high yields.
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Mature Size:
- Height: 4ft
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Spread: 3ft
Captivator Gooseberry is known as a thornless gooseberry. Although this selection is a nice improvement toward an ultimate thornless varieties, it still carries a few thorns! It has delicious and abundant dark red fruit. This plant is disease resistant and produces some incredibly sweet fruits.
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Mature Size:
- Height: 3ft
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Spread: 3ft
This 'Smokey' Saskatoon bush is extremely hardy variety and features beautiful white flowers in early spring and large , very sweet, berries in June. An Alberta variety, this versatile shrub is suitable for both edible and landscape uses.Â
Suckering can occur over time;Â self-pollinating
Light Requirement:Â Full Sun to Partial Sun
Mature Size:
- Height: 8'Â
- Width: 5'
Zone: 2
Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery
A compact Red Currant shrub ideal for culinary or dessert purposes. It showcases clusters of pale green flowers in spring followed by a bountiful yield of bright red currants. These currants are medium to large in size, juicy, and flavorful, perfect for fresh consumption or processing.
Light Requirement:Â Full Sun to Partial Sun
Mature Size:
- Height: 4' - 5'
- Width: 3'
Zone: 2
Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery
Large fruit with a purple colour with a light, sweet flavour when ripe, usually mid-July. Low suckering habit and very good adaptability. Good substitute for black raspberries when hardiness is a problem.
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Mature Size:
- Height: 3'
- Width: 3'
Zone: 3
Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery
Evans Cherry is a small tree, it produces sour red cherries which are usually ready for picking in mid summer. Note that the fruits have hard inedible pits inside which must be removed before eating or processing. The fruits have a sour taste and a fleshy texture.
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Mature Size:
- Height: 8 - 10'
- Width: 6 - 8'
Zone: 3
Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery
You may be surprised to learn that you don't need a large-scale commercial farm or a bog to grow cranberries. But it is important to choose a high-performing cultivar, and that's where Stevens Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Stevens') hits the top of the list. Pilgrim Cranberry is a superior variety prized for its abundant crops of large, tasty, red berries. Both are wonderful additions to any edible garden.
Lonicera caeruleaÂ
A tall, upright shrub with fruit larger and sweeter than its counterparts. The fruit boasts a pointed pear shape and ripens in late June. Requires a pollinator from other cultivar of haskap.
Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Mature Size:
- Height: 5' - 7'
- Width: 4'
Zone: 2
Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery
Chippewa has large dark blue fruit that ripens a week earlier than cultivar Northblue. 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 to lower pH, but poorly drained soils should be avoids. pollinating however planting multiple cultivars often result in larger berries and better yields.
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Mature Size:
- Height:Â 3' - 4'
- Width: 2 - 3'
Zone: 3
Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery
Valiant is the most cold-resistant of all grape varieties. It tastes sweet and tart, somewhat similar to the popular Concord grape. Excellent for fresh eating, as well as for juice, jams and jellies.Â
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Flowering Season:Â Late Summer
Mature Size:
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Height: 20'
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Spread: 6'
Zone: 2