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1 Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Chamaecyparis - Falsecypress Golden Threadleaf Falsecypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Aurea Height: 2 Feet (0.6 m) Spread: 2 Feet (0.6 m) Mound Zone: 3b Soft, feathery, thread-like branches that are a striking yellow in colour. A slow growing plant that forms an irregular mound. Excellent as an accent plant. Juniperus - Spreading Juniper Arcadia Juniper Juniperus sabina Arcadia Height: Inches (0.75 m) Medium green This all purpose juniper has soft foliage that is a medium green in colour. The branch habit is semi-spreading. Prefers full sun. Blue Forest Juniper Juniperus sabina Blue Forest Height: 12 Inches (0.3 m) A low growing plant with erect branches so spread is reduced. Use this plant in rock gardens or as a groundcover in small sites. Blue Prince Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Blue Prince Height: 12 Inches (0.3 m) Selected for its intense powder-blue foliage that is retained throughout the year. Similar growth habit to Prince of Wales. Groundcover for front borders. Royalty 10. USPP Blue Star Juniper Juniperus squamata Blue Star Height: 12 Inches (0.3 m) Spread: Inches (0.5 m) Forms a mounded shape of bright, steel blue foliage. A slow growing, compact juniper suited for sheltered locations such as rock gardens. Full sun to light shade. Gold Lace Juniper Juniperus chinesis Pfitzer Aurea Gold Lace Height: 2 feet (0.6 m) Spread: 4 Feet (1.25 m) Bright yellow Zone: 3b Semi-dwarf evergreen with feathery, lacy textured foliage that is bright yellow in colour throughout the year. Royalty 30. Golden Pfitzer Juniper Juniperus chinensis Pfitzerana Aurea Height: Inches (0.75 m) Light green The gray-green foliage is highlighted with a bright golden-yellow colour of the new growth. This graceful plant prefers full sun. Hughes Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Hughes EVERGREENS & CONIFERS Blue Chip Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Blue Chip Height: 9-12 Inches (0.3 m) An excellent low mounding juniper with branches radiating from the centre of the plant. The silver-blue colour of the foliage is retained throughout the year. Calgary Carpet Juniper Juniperus sabina Calgary Carpet Height: Inches (0.6 m) Bright green A compact, dense form of Arcadia with an attractive horizontal branching habit. The soft foliage is a very appealing bright green. Height: Inches (0.4 m) A silvery-blue, low growing, spreading juniper with silver blue foliage. Popular choice for landscapers. Prefers full sun. Icee Blue Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Monber Height: 15 Inches (0.4 m) A low growing, wide spreading ground cover with a dense crown. Foliage is an outstanding silver-blue. Moor Dense Juniper Juniperus sabina Moor Dense Blue Danube Juniper Juniperus sabina Blue Danube Height: Inches (0.75 m) A broad, semi-erect and spreading plant with shimmering, blue-green foliage. Compact Plumosa Juniper Juniperus horizontalis Plumosa Compacta Height: Inches (0.5 m) Light green A dense, low growing juniper with light green foliage in the summer changing to a plum colour in autumn. Height: 10 Inches (0.25 m) An excellent choice for rock gardens or a groundcover. Its short, blue-green branches form a miniature forest. Phone Toll Free:

2 EVERGREENS & CONIFERS Prince of Wales Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales' Height: 9-12 Inches (0.3 m) A low ground-hugging plant forming a dense mat. The medium bright green foliage turns purple in the fall. Savin Juniper Juniperus sabina 'Savin' Height: Inches (1.25 m) The dark green foliage and the tall vase shape make this plant useful in areas where large junipers are required. Skandia Juniper Juniperus sabina 'Skandia' Juniperus - Upright Juniper Medora Columnar Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 'Medora' Height: Feet (3.6 m) Spread: 3-4 Feet (1.25 m) The best of the upright blue-needled forms. It requires little shearing to maintain the compact, narrow pyramidal form. A selection from the Badlands of N.D. Wichita Blue Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue' Larix - Larch Siberian Larch Larix siberica Height: Feet (21 m) Spread: Feet (6 m) Pyramidal A very attractive, tall growing deciduous conifer with a pyramidal shape. The soft needles are a delicate lime-green in summer and turn a brilliant golden yellow in autumn. Microbiota - Russian Cypress Russian Cypress Microbiota decussata Height: 18 Inches (0.5 m) Green A dwarf, densely branched evergreen that has a spreading growth form and cedar-like foliage. Valuable evergreen ground cover. Grows well in both sun and shade. Height: 24 Inches (0.6 m) Spread: 2-3 Feet (0.9 m) Height: Feet (3.6 m) Spread: 5-6 Feet (1.75 m) A low, compact juniper with graceful branches of soft, bright green foliage. A sister to Arcadia. A broad pyramidal form with light blue foliage. It requires shearing to keep it neat. Yukon Belle Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Yukon Belle' Height: 6 Inches (0.15 m) Spread: 6 Feet (1.75 m) Bright silver blue foliage and a broadly spreading habit. Excellent ground cover. Stay in touch... by jeffnurs@mts.net Prairie-timed Evergreens Take the worry out of spring frosts, try our dormant container-grown evergreens this coming spring. 34 Fax: (204)

3 Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Picea - Upright Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens 'Glauca' Height: Feet (19 m) Spread: 25 Feet (7.5 m) A hardy, drought resistant conifer with a symmetrical broad-pyramid form. Useful as a specimen, hedge or windbreak. Colorado Green Spruce is also available White Spruce (Black Hills Strain) Picea glauca 'Densata' Height: Feet (13 m) Spread: Feet (6 m) Dark green A special strain of white spruce that is dense, dark green producing an excellent specimen. Picea - Dwarf Spruce Globe Blue Spruce Picea pungens 'Globosa' Height: 3-4 Feet (1.25 m) Spread: 4-5 Feet (1.5 m) Blue An outstanding dwarf spruce with blue foliage. Compact, mound shape. Very slow growing. Useful as an accent or specimen plant in the landscape. Little Gem Spruce Picea abies Little Gem Height: 18 Inches (0.5 m) Spread: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Green This slow growing dwarf evergreen has a flat-topped, globe form. Forms a symmetrical, dense mound. A perfect rock garden plant. Ohlendorffi Spruce Picea abies Ohlendorffi Height: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Green A dwarf growing evergreen with a broad, conical form. Attractive yellow-green needles and brown winter buds. Excellent specimen for a small space. EVERGREENS & CONIFERS Dwarf Norway Spruce Picea abies Pumila Height: 3 Feet (0.9 m) Dark green Globe shaped, very slow growing. Attractive dark-green foliage forms a broad globe. Prefers full sun, will tolerate light shade. Pinus - Mugo Pine Select Blue Spruce Picea pungens Height: Feet (19 m) Spread: 25 Feet (7.5 m) listing for A hardy, seedling strain with intense silver-blue needles. Useful as a specimen, hedge or windbreak. Mugo Pine Pinus mugo mughus Height: 5-15 Feet (1.5-4 m) Spread: 5-10 Feet (1.5-3 m) Bright green A two-needled pine with a dwarf, mushroom-like shape. The needles remain a bright green colour all year round. Hoopsi Blue Spruce Picea pungens glauca 'Hoopsi' Height: Feet (19 m) Spread: Feet (6 m) Zone: 2b A grafted selection of Colorado Blue Spruce with a narrow and compact form. The foliage is an intense silvery-blue colour. Dwarf Serbian Spruce Picea ormorika Nana Height: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Dark green Excellent dwarf spruce, dark green foliage with a tinge of blue on the needles. Forms a very dense crown. Needles are closely set. Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus mugo pumilio Height: 3-5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 4-6 Feet (1.75 m) Bright green Dense, low growing form of Mugo Pine. The needles remain a bright green colour all year round. Especially attractive in early summer when candles of growth appear. Well suited for rock gardens. Phone Toll Free:

4 EVERGREENS & CONIFERS Pinus - Upright Pine Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa Height: Feet (18 m) Spread: 30 Feet (9 m) A long-needled pine with dark green foliage and large cones. The foliage of this threeneedled pine is flexible. Best used in mass plantings in a park-like setting. Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Height: Feet (18 m) Spread: Feet (7.5 m) A fast growing, two-needled pine with reddish bark and blue-green needles. Well adapted to dry and well drained soils. Thuja - Upright Cedar Brandon Pyramidal Cedar Thuja occidentalis Brandon Height: Feet (5.5 m) Spread: 3-4 Feet (1.25 m) Pyramidal The best pyramidal cedar for the prairies. It can be trimmed to any desired height. Prefers eastern or northern exposures. Dark Green Cedar Thuja occidentalis Nigra Height: Feet (4.5 m) Spread: 5-6 Feet (1.75 m) A broadly pyramidal form with dark green foliage and hardiness for exposed hedges. Holmstrup Cedar Thuja occidentalis Holmstrup Height: 4-5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 2-3 Feet (0.9 m) Compact, upright listing for Compact plant with an upright habit. Bright green foliage is light and bushy. Prefers light shade. Thuja - Globe Cedar Danica Cedar Thuja occidentalis Danica Height: 12 Inches (0.3 m) Spread: 12 Inches (0.3 m) Global The lowest-growing, globe cedar we produce. Compact with rich green foliage. Excellent slow growing border plant. Royalty 10. Hetz Midget Cedar Thuja occidentalis Hetz Midget Height: 2 Feet (0.6 m) Spread: 2 Feet (0.6 m) Global Slow growing, globe-shaped and dense. Requires no shearing to maintain its globe form. Skybound Cedar Thuja occidentalis Skybound Height: Feet (5.5 m) Spread: 3-4 Feet (1.25 m) Pyramidal listing for Similar shape to Brandon Pyramidal Cedar but with improved hardiness and richer, dark green foliage. Developed at Boughen Nurseries, Valley River, Manitoba. Royalty 45. Little Giant Cedar Thuja occidentalis Little Giant Height: 2.5 Feet (0.8 m) Spread: 2.5 Feet (0.8 m) Global A dwarf cedar with an upright, oval-shaped form. Soft feathery bright green foliage. Well suited as a hedge. Mature height at 8 years of age. Royalty 10. Swiss Stone Pine Pinus cembra Height: Feet (12 m) Spread: 15 Feet (4.5 m) A slow growing tree with soft, 5-needled, dark green foliage. Resistant to winter burn. Very slow growth rate. You can check our entire evergreen availability at: Wareana Cedar Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana' Height: Feet (5.5 m) Spread: 6-8 Feet (2.5 m) Hardiest of the cedars with a broad pyramidal form and dense, dark green foliage. Useful as a specimen or informal hedge. Woodward Cedar Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardi' Height: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Global A large, globular cedar with dense, rich green foliage. Mature height at 8 years. Good in full sun or light shade. 36 Fax: (204)

5 Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Malus - Apple Battleford - large fruit, striped red over light yellow. Excellent for cooking. Matures in late August. Tree is very hardy. Collet - medium to large-sized apple, medium red over creamy green colour, excellent for eating and cooking and stores well. Discovered by Albert Collet of Notre Dame, Manitoba. Gemini - listing for 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 Year. A cross between Norland and Harlson. Hardiness similar to Norland. Developed by Art Coutts, Unity, Saskatchewan. Royalty 75. Prairie Magic - Outstanding fruit from a hardy apple! The medium to large-sized fruit matures in mid-september and is crisp and delicious. The tree has good cold hardiness and disease resistance. Developed by Wilfred Drysdale of Neepawa, Manitoba from a Goodland x Mantet seedling. Royalty 50. Red Sparkle - a medium sized fruit, with a nutty/fruity taste that comes from the Trail x McIntosh cross. Apples matures in early September and is an excellent desert apple which stores well. Morden Research Station introduction. Malus - Dwarf Apple Available cultivars: Gemini Goodland Norkent Red Sparkle Prairie Magic We are pleased to offer you a selection of prairie hardy apples grown on Ottawa #3 dwarfing rootstocks. These apple trees will be approximately 50% smaller in size than apple trees growing on standard rootstock. The advantages of using 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. FRUIT TREES September Ruby - medium sized fruit, bright red colour, light green ribbing and light green flesh colour. Excellent eating fresh and in cooking. This vigorous grower ripens in early September and stores well. 3. By fruiting earlier, dwarf apple trees reduce the vigorous vegetative growth and therefore make the tree more winter hardy. Goodland - large apple, creamy yellow with a splash of red, flesh is white. Excellent for eating fresh and cooking. Ripens late August, stores well. Malus - Applecrab Kerr - small fruit, deep red, crisp white flesh with a sweet-tart taste. Good for eating fresh, canning, jelly or juice. Ripens in late September and stores well. Vigorous grower with resistance to fireblight. Norkent - large fruit, pleasant apple/pear taste similar to Golden Delicious. Very hardy, derived from a Haralson x Rescue cross. A natural semi-dwarf, fruit maturing late August and suitable for storage. Norland - large, sweet apple, red over creamy green, excellent for eating fresh, juice and sauce. Ripens early August, and fruits early in life and heavily annually. Rescue - small fruit, greenish-yellow, striped dull red, flesh is cream coloured, very sweet for eating fresh and good for canning. Ripens in early August. The tree is hardy, productive and an annual bearer. Shafer - small fruit, sweet fruit like its Trail parent. Stores better than its Rescue parent. Trail - small fruit, striped red over yellow. Excellent for eating fresh because of its sweet juicy flavour. Very productive. Malus - Crabapple Dolgo - see listing on page 5. Increase your fruit sales by using the ceramic fruit models developed at Jeffries Nurseries. Your customers will appreciate seeing the actual size, shape and colour of the fruit produced by these hardy cultivars. Each durable, fruit model is hand painted and molded in actual size from a freshly picked fruit. Ceramic fruit are available for the following cultivars: Apples - Battleford, Collet, Dolgo, Fall Red, Goodland, Kerr, Norkent, Norland, Parkland, Prairie Magic, Red Sparkle and September Ruby Applecrabs - Rescue and Shafer Pear - Early Gold Cherry Plums - Manor and Opata Plum - Pembina Phone Toll Free:

6 FRUIT TREES Prunus - Apricot M-604 Apricot Prunus x M-604 The maternal parent to Westcot ; larger fruit,but requires sheltered location. Zone 3. Manchurian Strain Prunus mandschurica A select strain developed from local seed. Suitable pollinator for other apricots. Zone 3. Westcot Apricot Prunus x Westcot Produces large, golden fruit, hardy flower buds, freestone. Zone 3. Prunus - Chokecherry Garrington Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana Garrington Height: 8-10 Feet (3 m) Fruit Colour: Dark purple Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Plant produces fruit consistently and prolifically. The large fruit is good for processing. The fruit weeps and hangs on the outside of the bush, accommodating mechanical harvesting. Royalty 10. Robert Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana Robert Height: 8-10 Feet (3 m) Fruit Colour: Dark purple Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) This red-leafed chokecherry produces enormously long racemes of small grape-sized fruit. Royalty 10. Prunus - Cherry Plum Manor Cherry Plum Prunus x Manor Small fruit, dark purple-red flesh that is sweet and juicy. Excellent for preserves and fresh eating. Zone 2. Opata Cherry Plum Prunus x Opata Small fruit, green skin with red-purplish overlay, green flesh. Juicy sweet flavour. Zone 2. Sapa Cherry Plum Prunus x Sapa Small fruit, dark purplish flesh. Good for canning and jams. Zone 3. Prunus - Plum Brook Gold Plum Prunus x Brook Gold Medium-sized plum; golden-yellow, freestone fruit with tender skin. Good for eating fresh or cooking. Ripens early. Zone 2. Brook Red Plum Prunus x Brook Red Medium-sized, dark red plum. Good for eating out of hand or for cooking. Very vigorous grower. Zone 2. Pembina Plum Prunus x Pembina Large plum; dark red, sweet, firm skin with yellow flesh that is delicious. The finest large plum grown on the prairies. Zone 3. Grenville Plum Prunus x Grenville Large plum; dark red with golden flesh. Good for eating fresh or cooking. Zone 3. Pyrus - Pear Early Gold Pear Pyrus x Jefgold A seedling of Ure pear with improved plant vigour, chlorosis resistance and cold hardiness. The fruit is similar to Ure but matures 10 days earlier. Royalty 50. Zone 3. Ure Pear Pyrus x Ure Produces large, greenish-yellow fruit with a good texture. Excellent for eating fresh, desserts and canning. Morden Research Station introduction. Zone 3. FRUIT TREE FACTS Cross Pollination The majority of the hardy fruit tree cultivars you plant in your yard require cross pollination by another cultivar from the same fruit group. For example: All apples, crabapples and applecrabs are closely related and can be used to cross pollinate each other. You need a minimum of two different cultivars from this group to have successful cross pollination that leads to a good quantity of fruit. So, if you have a Prairie Magic apple you need a cultivar other than Prairie Magic for cross pollination success. Bees and insects can cross pollinate your tree from other apple trees growing in the neighborhood if they are within 150 metres (450 feet) of your tree. Plum, Pear and Apricot trees also require cross pollination by another cultivar or seedling from their group. For more cross pollination information: pollination.htm Pruning Heading back and thinning of fruit trees should always be done when the tree is dormant. At the garden centre, most fruit trees are one or two years old and the basic shape has not yet been established. Summer pruning to remove leafy foliage and expose ripening fruit to more sun should be done about a month before picking. Harvesting Colour, firmness and flavour are useful indicators to determine when fruit are ready to pick. To determine when apples are ripe, look for (1) green portions of the skin start to turn yellow; (2) seed coats turn brown; (3) flesh changes from tough and pulpy to crisp and juicy; and (4) fruit stem separates from the tree. Pears should be picked when still firm but somewhat green in colour. If left to ripen on the tree, they may turn brown and soft. Plums and apricots may be left on the tree until nearly ready to eat. You can check our entire fruit tree availability at: 38 Fax: (204)

7 Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. Amelanchier - Saskatoon A native shrub on the prairies producing unique, tasty fruit. Zone 2. Honeywood - a selection that has large fruit of excellent quality. Flowers 4-8 days later than other cultivars. Selected by A.J. Porter near Parkside, SK. COPF Royalty 25. Martin - the very best tasting saskatoon yet. The ripening of the berries is more uniform. This large fruited seedling of Thiessen was selected by Dieter Martin of Langham, 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. Evans Cherry Prunus x Evans Height: Feet (3.6 m) Fruit Colour: Bright red Fruit Size: 2-3 cm A heavy producing cherry tree with excellent tasting fruit. Prairie hardy. The bright red fruit is large, semi-sweet and delicious. This cherry tree is self-pollinating. SMALL FRUIT Northline - a seedling strain grown for its excellent flavour and outstanding productivity. Parkhill - seedling strain grown for fruit of mild flavour, even ripening, and ornamental characteristics. Grows to 1.5 m in height. Resistant to Entomosporium leaf and berry spot. Nanking Cherry Prunus tomentosa Height: 6-8 Feet (2.5 m) Fruit Colour: Bright red Fruit Size: 1.5 cm One of the better ornamental and fruit shrubs because of the showy, white flowers in the spring and fine flavoured fruit in July. The fruit makes wonderful jelly and can be eaten out of hand. Fragaria - Strawberry Day Neutral - fruits in its first year. Fruit is light in early spring and heavy in August. Smoky - a large fruited selection from Alberta, known for excellent flavour and yield. Success - a seedling strain grown for its mild tasting, large fruit (14 mm) and ornamental characteristics. Grows to 3 m in height. Resistant to Entomosporium leaf and berry spot. Thiessen - a columnar plant to 10 feet that produces a large fruit of outstanding quality. Uneven fruit ripening characteristic. Selected near Hepburn, Saskatchewan. Tribute - the fruit is very sweet, firm and has an excellent flavour. Tristar - another excellent tasting strawberry that has very uniform berry size. June Bearing Glooscap - a new strawberry with dark red fruit, good taste and mid-season fruiting. Kent - the fruit is produced in the midseason and is of high quality and yield. Considered superior to Redcoat. Prunus - Cherry Carmine Jewel Cherry Prunus x SK Carmine Jewel Height: 6-8 Feet (2.5 m) Fruit Colour: Dark red Fruit Size: 2-3 cm A cross between the Tart cherry and Mongolian cherry. Fruit used to make an excellent topping, hot sauce, jam, jelly, juice and pie filling. A University of Saskatchewan introduction. Royalty 20. Black Nanking Cherry Prunus tomentosa Nigra Height: 6-8 Feet (2.5 m) Fruit Colour: Dark purple Fruit Size: 1.5 cm 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. Rocky Mountain Sandcherry Prunus besseyi Height: 5-6 Feet (1.75 m) Fruit Colour: Dark purple Fruit Size: 2 cm A native shrub with greyish-green leaves, white showy flowers and dark purple fruit suited to preserving. Attracts birds. Phone Toll Free:

8 SMALL FRUIT COMING IN 2005! Five new selections of sour cherries that are siblings of Carmine Jewel and are sweeter and hardier than Evans. The size of fruit, sugar content, taste and fruit maturity vary between cultivars. In general, these dwarf selections all have fruit with a high sugar content, the pits are easy to remove, the plants are all highly productive and the plants sucker little or not at all. Raspberry - Rubus Summer Bearing - Floricane Boyne - a red raspberry with medium acid and aromatic flavour. Excellent for eating fresh, jam, freezing, canning and dessert. A Morden Research Station introduction. Souris - an improved selection of Boyne because it is better tasting, a heavier producer of fruit and has 15% better spider mite resistance. A Morden Research Station introduction. Propagation by licence only. Fall Bearing - Primocane Double Delight - this hardy raspberry has large fruit with a delicious, sweet tangy taste. The height of this upright plant exceeds 4 feet. A Morden Research Station introduction. Propagation by licence only. Cranberry - Viburnum Alaska Cranberry Viburnum trilobum Alaska Height: 10 Feet (3 m) Fruit Colour: Bright red Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) Produces flat clusters of white flowers followed by bright red fruit clusters in fall. Wentworth Cranberry Viburnum trilobum 'Wentworth' Height: 8-10 Feet (3 m) Fruit Colour: Bright red Fruit Size: Clusters (1 cm) A heavy fruited form of the native Highbush Cranberry. The fruit is good for preserves. Rhubarb - Rheum Honey Red Rhubarb Rheum x Honey Red A cultivar developed in Saskatchewan and noted for extra fine, red fruit stalks. The best we have tested. Currant - Ribes Black Currant Ribes nigrum Red River - another delicious tasting raspberry that is slightly smaller than 'Double Delight'. The plant form is cascading and the height does not exceed 3 feet. A Morden Research Station introduction. Propagation by licence only. Grape - Vitis Beta Grape Vitis x 'Beta' Fruit Colour: Blue-black A hardy grape with quality similar to Ontario blue grapes. A hybrid between Native Grape and the well-known variety Concord. Large, black berries maturing in mid-season, useful for jelly. Zone 2. Red Currant Ribes x Red Lake Large, bright red berries in long bunches for jams, jellies and preserves. Matures in midseason. Zone 2. Gooseberry - Ribes Pixwell Gooseberry Ribes x Pixwell A very productive gooseberry. Produces pale green fruit that becomes pink as it ripens. Few thorns. Zone 3. Thoreson Gooseberry Ribes x Thoreson A disease resistant, high quality, dessert gooseberry. The fruit is large, dark red and weighs in at 4 grams per berry. Zone 3. Blueberry - Vaccinium Self-fertile, but better results are obtained with two or more varieties. Northcountry - a sibling of Northsky but more productive. The fruit flavour is sweet and mild. Partially self-fruitful. Northblue - a low growing plant producing fruit with good flavour. The glossy, dark green leaves turn red in fall. Completely self-fruitful. Requires winter protection. Northland - small, dark blue fruit with a wild berry flavour. This low plant has a spreading habit and excellent foliage. Northsky - good producer of sky blue fruit that has a sweet, mild flavour. Frontenac Grape Vitis x 'Frontenac' Fruit Colour: Reddish-purple Zone: 4 A red wine grape of very good quality. Possesses good resistance to powdery mildew. Minnesota 78 Grape Vitis x 'Minnesota 78' Fruit Colour: Reddish-purple Zone: 4 Known for fruit that is sweeter and larger than Beta. Requires a pollinator. Native Grape - see listing on page 25 You can check our entire small fruit availability at: Valiant Grape Vitis x 'Valiant' Fruit Colour: Blue-purple This prolific grape is an annual bearer and is earlier maturing and hardier than Beta. Excellent for wine and jelly. 40 Fax: (204)