Shoppers Guide for Berry Plants in the -Atlantic and the Carolinas Zachary Landis, Research Intern, Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Department of Horticulture Jayesh Samtani, Assistant Professor and Small Fruit Extension Specialist, Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Department of Horticulture This article is intended to serve as a resource for new and experienced and South-Atlantic small fruit growers, home gardeners, and educators to locate and procure quality berry plants and to identify nurseries that may carry specific varieties of interest. All of the information included in the article was identified through the websites of the respective nurseries or from communications with the nursery representatives. Although it has been our attempt to capture all available providers, this list may not be an all-inclusive list. We also do not endorse any of these listed nurseries. Please note that varieties included in the charts are based upon those provided by the nurseries for the 2016-2017 growing season, and are subject to slight changes in the following years. Aaron s Creek Farms 380 Greenhouse Dr., Buffalo Junction., VA 24529 Phone: (434) 374-2174 Website: www.acfplugs.com Aaron s Creek Farms is a whole sale nursery that provides strawberry plants as plugs. They have their own delivery routes within 150 miles of them that guarantee one week shipping and usually within 48 hours. However, they do ship all over the country using FedEx. They have 4 main varieties they grow and sometime rotate in new options depending on availability. Their four regular varieties are Chandler,
Sweet Charlie, Festival, and Camarosa. The other varieties they also try to include are Albion, Radiance, and San Andreas. A.G. Ammon Nursery -- 1610 County Rd 532, Chatsworth, NJ 08019 E-mail: info@ammonnursery.com Phone: (609) 726-1370 A.G. Ammon Nursery is a wholesale provider of blueberries that is certified by the state of New Jersey. All of their plants are shipped across the country as bare roots. Year to year, they keep the same varieties available for the consumer and they occasionally add new options to the list. Barwackz Farm --Grand Junction, MI 49056-9766 Phone: (888) 511-4419 Website: www.barwaczfarm.com Barwackz Farm is a wholesale blueberry grower with Elisa tested plants propagated on site. They provide plants of any age- from tissue cultures to 4-year-old container-grown plants. They allow the consumer to choose the desired shipping method for the plants and ship nationally. Berries Unlimited LLC. -- 807 Cedar Lane, Prairie Grove, AR 72753 E-mail: info@berriesunlimited.com Phone: (479) 846-6030 Website: www.berriesunlimited.com Berries Unlimited provides wholesale blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries and retail orders of strawberry plants. Most of their plants are from virus indexed tissue cultures. They will ship plants of varied sizes anywhere in the country except for Alaska and Hawaii using UPS. Burpee Seed Company -- 300 Park Ave Warminster, PA 18974
E-mail: custserv@burpee.com Phone: 1-800-888-1447 Website: www.burpee.com Burpee Seed Company provides strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry plants for wholesale and retail. All of their plants are certified GMO free and will ship as bare roots (usually in spring) or in four inch pots (usually in fall). The varieties that are available each year are based upon popularity, however they typically have a similar availability year-to-year. Daisy Farms 28355 M-152 Dowagiac, MI 49047 E-mail: Daisyfarms@qtm.net Phone: (269) 782-6321 Website: www.daisyfarms.net Daisy Farms is a wholesale provider of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries. They guarantee a replace or refund promptly for plants, if not satisfied. They can ship their plants anywhere nationally. DeGrandchamp Farms -- 76241 14th Ave South Haven, MI 49090 E-mail: info@degrandchamps.com Phone: (269) 637-3915 Webiste: www.degrandchampnursery.com DeGrandchamp Farms specializes blueberry plant propagation. They currently deliver about 30 different virus tested varieties which are consistent year to year with occasional new additions. They ship anywhere in the country using FedEx and the plants tend to be between one to two feet in height. Double A Vineyards -- 10277 Christy Rd, Fredonia, NY 14063 Phone: (716) 672-8493 Website: www.doubleavineyards.com
Double a Vineyards started as a grape vineyard but has expanded into other small fruits, willows, and hops as well. They have many varieties of blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries available, however, orders of over 100 plants of a single variety requires a phone price inquiry. They ship all of their plants as bare roots. Their varieties tend to be the same year to year but are subject to change based on the availability of propagation equipment and introduction of new varieties from universities. Finch Blueberry Nursery -- 5714 Finch Nursery Ln. Bailey, North Carolina 27807 Phone: (252) 235-4664 E-mail: finchnursery@earthlink.net Finch Blueberry Nursery is a wholesale provider of a variety of blueberry plants. They sell their plants as one to six-year old bare root plants or one and three gallon potted plants. Their varieties tend to be consistent year to year with the exception of some additions each year. Fresh Pik Produce 7802 Sadie Rd., Kenly, NC 27542 Phone: (252) 237-1260 Website: www.freshpik.com Fresh Pik Produce provides wholesale strawberries. Their facility is GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) Certified yearly and they provide strawberry plants as plugs. For the 2016-2017 growing season, the varieties they provided were Chandler, Camarosa, and Sweet Charlie. The Chandler plants were also available as certified bare root plants. Greenwood Nursery, Inc. - 636 Myers Cove Rd, McMinnville, TN 37110 Phone: (800) 426-0958 Website: www.greenwoodnursery.com
Greenwood Nursery offers blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, and strawberry plants. All their plants ship as bare root plants, and the blackberry and strawberry plants are from two-year field grown plants. They have a Stress Free Guarantee for replacing damaged or poor quality plants. They update their available varieties to keep the most in demand stock and provide both wholesale and retail sales. Hartmann s Plant Company -- 310 60th St, Grand Junction, MI 49056 E-mail: info@hartmannsplantcompany.com Phone: (269) 253-4281 Website: www.hartmannsplantcompany.com Hartmann s Plant Company is a wholesale and retail provider of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries. They use tissue cultures to begin their next season s crops in their laboratory at their propagation facility. Using UPS, they will ship anywhere nationally. Hunter Farms 607 Jameson Rd., Easley, SC 29640 Phone: (864) 859-2978 Website: www.hunterfarmsonline.com Hunter Farms provides strawberry plugs for wholesale. The stock they provide originates from Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia Canada. All of their plugs are grown completely outside using an accurate watering/misting system. Indiana Berry and Plant Company -- 2811 Michigan Road Plymouth, IN 46563 E-mail: info@indianaberry.com Phone: 1-800-295-2226 Website: www.indianaverry.com
Indiana Berry and Plant Company is a wholesale provider of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries. They grow their stock from virus indexed mother stock and have numerous varieties available for each fruit. They ship their plants nationally as bare root plants using UPS. Jones Family Farms (Blackberry Only) -- 7094 Honeysuckle Lane Bailey, NC 27807 E-mail: sales@jonesfarmsnc.com Website: www.jonesfarmsnc.com Jones Family Farms specializes in providing blackberry plants. Their plants are virus-indexed from NC State Microprogation unit and their mother plants are switched every 3 years. They ship anywhere in the country as bare root plants. They grow four different varieties that remain the same each year. These varieties are Arapaho, Ouachita, Osage, and Von. Krohne Plant Farms, Inc. -- 65295 CR342, Hartford, MI 49057 E-mail: info@krohneplantfarms.com Phone: (269) 424-5423 Website: www.krohneplantfarms.com Krohne Plant Farms, Inc. is a wholesale provider of strawberry plants. Their varieties tend to be the same year to year, however they do update the list every season occasionally dropping the less popular varieties or adding new ones. They ship all of their plants as bare roots using UPS or orders can be picked up on site. Kube-Pak - 194 Route 526, Allentown, NJ 08501 E-mail: sales@kubepak.com Phone: (609) 259-3114 Website: www.kubepak.com
Kube-Pak is a large wholesale greenhouse facility providing mid-season strawberries. Their varieties tend to stay the same year-to-year but will introduce new popular varieties as they become available. Varieties are sold as trays containing 50 plugs from certified virus-free stock. They will deliver by truck to the surrounding states and use FedEx to ship across the country. Kube-Pak s shipping season is from mid-july till the end of September. Nourse Farms 41 River Rd., South Deerfield, MA 01373 E-mail: info@noursefarms.com Phone: (413) 665-2658 Website: www.noursefarms.com Nourse Farms is a small fruits grower providing for both retail and wholesale customers. They work on virus-indexing, ELISA testing, and tissue culture propagation to insure disease free plants. They ship their small fruit plants as dormant bare roots or plugs and will ship anywhere in the country using FedEx. Nourse Farms updates their available varieties as new ones are tested. Stark Bro s Nurseries and Orchards Co. -- 11523 Highway NN Louisiana, MO 63353 E-mail: info@starkbros.com Phone: (800) 325-4180 Website: www.starkbros.com Stark Bro s Nurseries and Orchards Company is a wholesale and retail provider of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries. Their plants are shipped in small pots or as bare root plants. They ship all of their plants nationally using FedEx and ships to arrive during appropriate planting time. Stokes Blueberry Farm & Nursery -- 54239 14th Avenue Grand Junction, MI 49056 E-mail: stokes@stokesblueberries.com Phone: (800) 427-9650
Website: www.stokesblueberries.com Stokes Blueberry Farm and Nursery is a wholesale provider of blueberries. They sell their plants as one to three-year old plants and offer them as bare root or potted plants for shipping. They ship their plants anywhere nationally. Turnbull Nursery and Garden Center -- 10036 Versailles Plank Rd, North Collins, NY 14111 E-mail: plants@turnbullnursery.com Phone: (716) 337-3812 Website: www.turnbullgardencenter.com Turnbull Nursery, Inc. provides wholesale blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry plants but strawberry plants are only available for retail sales. They grow their own plants and some are also brought in from other local nurseries for resale. Most of their plants are sold as bare roots from one to two year crops, however they do have a plug nursery where some varieties are custom grown. The variety list below is the same from year to year, however if possible they try to add new varieties. Walker Brothers 105 Porchtown Road, Elmer, NJ 08318 Website: www.walkerplants.com Walker Brothers specializes in the whole sale of asparagus and strawberry plants. Their strawberry plants are shipped as plugs in the fall and require a minimum order of 2000. They ship their plants through UPS, USPS, or Common Carrier to most of the country, excluding California. They provide either Chandler or Sweet Charlie plants.
Waters J9 Blueberry Farm -- 600 Ditney Rd, Madisonville, KY 42431 E-mail: info@watersj9blueberryfarm.com Phone: (270) 322-9222 Website: www.watersj9blueberryfarm.com Waters J9 Blueberry Farm is a retail and wholesale provider of matured blueberry plants. They offer three varieties, Duke, Bluecrop, and Liberty, as three-year old or four to five -year old plants. Their plants are all shipped in three gallon containers and use FedEx ground shipping, however at the farm pick up orders are given a discount per plant. They do not ship to California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington due to state regulations.
Aaron's Creek Farms (VA) Berries Unlimited (AK) Burpee Seed Company (PA) Daisy Farms (MI) Greenwood Nursery, Inc. (TN) Hartmann's Plant Co. (MI) Hunter Farms (SC) Indiana Berry and Plant Company (IN) Khrone Farms(MI) Kube Pak (NJ) Nourse Farms (MA) Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co. (MO) Walker Brothers (NJ) Plug 2017 Nursery Information for Strawberries Bare root June-Bearing Camarosa, Chandler, Festival, Radiance, Sweet Charlie Honeoye, Jewel, Tennessee Beauty AC Wendy, Earliglow, Flavorfest, Galleta, Jewel, Record, Tribute AC Valley Sunset, Allstar, Cabet, Cavendish, Chandler, Earliglow, Honeoye, Jewel, Scarlet, Sparkle, Surecrop, AC Wendy Allstar, Cardinal, Chandler, Darselect, Honeoye, Sweet Charlie Camarosa, Chandler AC Valley Sunset, Allstar, Annapolis, Cabot, Cavendish, Chandler, Flavorfest, Galleta, Honeoye, Jewel, Kent AC Valley Sunset, AC Wendy, Allstar, Annapolis, Archer, Cabot, Cavendish, Clancy, Earliglow, Flavorfest, Galleta, Honeoye, Jewel, Sparkle, Sure Crop Allstar, Chandler, Earliglow, Flavorfest, Jewel AC Valley Sunset, AC Wendy, Allstar, Annapolis, Brunswick, Cavendish, Chandler, Clancy, Daroyal, Darselect, Earliglow, Flavorfest, Galleta, Honeoye, Jewel, L'Amour, Malwina, Mayflower, Record, Rutgers Scarlet, Sonata, Sparkle Allstar, Cabot, Clancey, Earliglow, Honeoye, Jewel, Sequoia, Sparkle, Surecrop Chandler, Sweet Charlie Ever-Bearing Albion, San Andreas Ozark Beauty, Seascape Albion, Evie 2, Mara Des Bois, Seascape, Sweet Kiss Albion, Ozark Beauty, San Andreas, Seascape, Tribute, Tristar Evie 2, Ozark Beauty Fraise Des Bois, Wonderful Pineberry Albion Albion, Seascape Albion, Monterey, San Andreas, Seascape Albion, Evie 2, Mare Des Bois, Monterey, Portola, San Andreas, Seascape Eversweet, Ozark Beauty, Tribute, Tristar, Wonderful Pineberry
Raspberry Type 2017 Nursery Information for Raspberries Harvest Season Red Gold Black Purple Berries Unlimited (AK) Burpee Seed Company (PA) (Summer Bearing) (Fall Bearing) (Summer Bearing) Dorma, Prelude - Killarney Glencoe* Latham, Meeker, Nova**, Ukee Bristol, Jewel - Encore** Honey Mac Black Queen Coho Royalty Autumn Britten, Joan J*, Polka BP-1, Caroline Heritage Prelude Anne, Double Gold, Fall Gold Niwot - Kilarney, Tulamagic Glencoe* - Encore** Autumn Bliss, Himbo Top, Joan J* Bristol, Jewel Niwot Royalty Daisy Farms (MI) (Fall Bearing) (Summer Bearing) (Fall Bearing) - - Caroline Crimson Giant, Crimson Night, Herritage Heritage, Nantahala Anne, Double Gold, Fall Gold Jewel
Double A Vineyard (NY) Greenwood Nursery, Inc. (TN) Hartmann's Plant Co. (MI) Indiana Berry and Plant Company (IN) Raspberry Type (Summer Bearing) (Fall Bearing) (Summer Bearing) (Fall Bearing) (Summer Bearing) (Fall Bearing) (Summer Bearing) Harvest Season - Boyne, Prelude Killarney Red Gold Black Purple Latham, Nova** Bristol, Jewel - Encore** Himbo Top, Joan J*, Polana BP-1, Caroline Heritage Anne - - Nova** Heritage Anne - - - Meeker, Nova** Encore** Tulameen Autumn Britten, Jaclyn Addison, Caroline Heritage Boyne, Prelude Killarney Canby*, Eden*, Nova** Anne, Fall Gold Niwot Jewel, Cumberland Jewel, Pequot Lakes Ohio's Treasure Bristol, Jewel - Encore** Mac Black K-81-6 Brandywine, Royalty
Indiana Berry and Plant Company (IN) Nourse Farms (MA) Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co. (MO) Turnbull Garden Center & Nursery (NY) Raspberry Type (Fall Bearing) (Summer Bearing) (Fall Bearing) (Summer Bearing) (Fall Bearing) (Summer Bearing) (Fall Bearing) Harvest Season Red Gold Black Purple Autumn Bliss, Polana Niwot - - - - - Caroline, Vintage Heritage, Nantahala Boyne Killarney, Tulamagic Cowichan, Latham, Nova** Himbo Top, Joan J*, Polana, Polka BP-1, Caroline Heritage, Josephine Encore** Himbo Top, Jaclyn, Joan J*, Fall Red Caroline Crimson Night, Heritage Boyne, Souris Anne, Double Gold, Fall Gold Anne, Double Gold Anne, Double Gold Bristol, Jewel Mac Black Niwot Allen, Bristol, Jewel, Munger Latham Bristol, Jewel - Encore** Caroline Heritage Fall Gold * - Spineless variety ** - Nearly Spineless Royalty Royalty Royalty
Berries Unlimited (AK) Burpee Seed Company (PA) Daisy Farms (MI) Double A Vineyards (NY) Greenwood Nursery, Inc. (TN) Hartmann's Plant Co. (MI) 2017 Nursery Information for Blackberries Harvest Season - Brazos*, Darrow, Natchez Arapaho, Black Diamond Columbia Star, Kiowa*, Osage, Ouachita, Tupi* PrimeArk 45*, PrimeArk Freedom Apache - Sweetie Pie Navaho, Triple Crown, Von Darrow, Natchez PrimeArk Freedom - - Chester, Triple Crown - - Triple Crown PrimeArk Freedom - Ouachita - Chester, Triple Crown - Arapaho, Ouachita Apache - Triple Crown - - Chester, Triple Crown
Harvest Season Indiana Berry and Plant Company (IN) - - Shawnee* Arapaho, Osage, Ouachita Apache Chester, Triple Crown Prime-Ark 45, Prime-Ark Freedom, Prime-Ark Traveler Jones Family Farm (NC) - - Arapaho, Osage, Ouachita Von Natchez PrimeArk 45*, PrimeArk Freedom, PrimeArk Traveler Nourse Farms (MA) - - Ouachita Chester, Triple Crown Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co. (MO) - - Natchez Arapaho, Kiowa*, Ouachita Chester, Triple Crown PrimeArk 45*, PrimeArk Freedom, PrimeArk Traveler Darrow Turnbull Garden Center & Nursery (NY) - - Chester, Triple Crown * = Thorny Variety
Harvest Season 2017 Nursery Information for Blueberries Northern Highbush Chanticleer, Duke, Earliblue, Hannah's Choice, Sweetheart Southern Highbush Rabbiteye Half-high / Lowbush - Bluejay, Blueray, Patriot, Spartan Collins Northland A.G. Ammon Nursery (NJ) Bluecrop, Cara's Choice, Razz, Sierra, Toro - Chandler, Elizabeth, Herbert, Jersery, Little Giant, Nelson, Rubel Legacy Barwacz Farm (MI) - - Coville, Elliott, Blue Duke Bluejay, Blueray, Patriot, Spartan Bluecrop, Sierra, Toro Berkeley, Chandler, Jersey, Nelson, Rubel Brigitta Blue, Elliott Duke, Earliblue,, Sweetheart Dixie Blue, Emerald, Misty, O'Neal, Windsor Climax Northland Saint Cloud, Biloxi - Blueray, Bluejay, Patriot, Pink Popcorn, Spartan Northcountry, Northland Berries Unlimited (AK) Baby Blues, Bluecrop, Bluegold, Razz, Toro Gupton, Jubilee, Sunshine Blue Brightwell, Desoto Chippewa, Northblue, Northsky Chandler, Jersey Legacy Pink Lemonade, Powderblue Elliott Ozark Blue Nocturne Top Hat, Superior -
Harvest Season Northern Highbush Southern Highbush Rabbiteye Half-high / Lowbush Duke, Earliblue, Hannah's Choice, Reka, Sweetheart Emerald, Misty, O'Neal, Sharp Blue, Star Polaris Burpee Seed Company (PA) - Bluejay, Blueray, Patriot, Pink Popcorn, Spartan Bluecrop, Bluegold, Cara's Choice, Razz, Toro Jewel, Jubilee, Southmoon, Sunshine Blue Northland Northblue, Northsky Daisy Farms (MI) - Chandler, Herbert, Jersey, Nelson Legacy Pink Lemonade Coville, Elliott Nocturne Top Hat - - - Duke Bluecrop, Blueray, Draper Elizabeth Elliott Bluetta, Huron, Chanticleer, Duke, Sweetheart Bluejay, Blueray, Patriot, Spartan Polaris, Saint Cloud Northblue, Northland DeGrandchamp Farms (MI) Bluecrop, Bluegold, Blue Haven, Draper, Toro Chippewa - Berkeley, Bonus, Jersey, Nelson Legacy Aurora, Elliott, Liberty Duke Superior Double A Vineyards (NY) - - Bluecrop Jersery
Harvest Season Northern Highbush Southern Highbush Rabbiteye Half-high / Lowbush Bluetta, Chanticleer, Croatan, Duke, Earliblue, St. Cloud, Spartan, Sunrise, Sweetheart Bladen, Cape Fear, Choice, Cooper, Gergiagem, Gulf Coast, Gupton, Misty, O'Neal, Reveille, Roberson, Sharpblue Alice Blue, Austin, Beckyblue, Bluebelle, Bonita, Climax Biloxi Finch Blueberry Nursery (NC) - Blueray, Bounty, Patriot Bluechip, Bluecrop, Bluegold, Meader, Northstar, Pender, Razz, Sierra, Toro Blue Ridge, Biteblue, Carteret, New Hanover, Sampson Collin, Jubilee, Lenoir, Ozark Blue, Pamlico, Pearl River Columbus, Gardenblue, Montgomery, Premier, Woodard Brightwell, Chaucer, Marimba, Wells Delite, Windy, Yadkin Northland Greenwood Nursery, Inc. (TN) - - - Berkeley, Chandler, Echota, Elizabeth, Jersey, Blue, Nelson Beaufort, Legacy, Summit, Sunshine Blue Baldwin, Centurion, Ira, Onslow, Pink Lemonade, Southland, Tifblue, Powderblue Coville, Elliott Arlen Bloodstone Desoto, Top Hat Sweetheart Blueray Chanticleer, Duke, Hannah's Choice, Huron, Sweetheart Colibri, Gupton, Misty, O'Neal, Paloma TM /Haven, Reveille, Sharpblue Brightwell Climax, Premier, Prince Blue Sunset, Chippewa, Leslie, Polaris, St. Cloud - Bluejay, Blueray, Draper, Patriot Carteret, New Hanover, Robeson Columbus Northcountry, Northland, Ruby Carpet Hartmann's Plant Co. (MI) Bluecrop, Bluegold, Rubel, Sierra, Toro Sunshine Blue Northblue, Northsky - Bonus, Chandler, Elizabeth, Jersey, Nelson Legacy Onlsow, Pink Lemonade, Prolific, Tifblue, Powderblue Brunswick, Friendship Aurora, Elliott Arlen Desoto, Baby Blue, Top Hat
Harvest Season Northern Highbush Duke, Spartan Southern Highbush Rabbiteye Climax, Premier Half-high / Lowbush Indiana Berry and Plant Co. (IN) Nourse Farms (MA) Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co. (MO) - - Blueray, Draper, Patriot Bluecrop, Razz Carteret, New Hanover Northcountry, Northland Northsky Bonus, Chandler, Jersey, Nelson Onslow, Pink Lemonade, Powderblue Elliott Top Hat - - - Duke, Reka Blueray, Patriot Bluecrop, Bluegold Chandler, Darrow, Jersey. Nelson Elliott Earliblue, Duke, Sweetheart Bluejay,Blueray, Patriot Misty, O'Neal Northland Northcountry Bluecrop Jubilee Northblue - Chandler, Darrow, Herbert, Jersey Elliott Bluetta, Duke, Blue, Spartan Sunshine Blue Pink Lemonade Stokes Blueberry Farm & Nursery (MI) - Bluejay, Blueray, Patriot Bluecrop, Sierra Northcountry, Northland Northblue, Northsky - Jersey, Nelson, Rubel Burlington, Elliott Top Hat
Harvest Season Northern Highbush Spartan Southern Highbush Rabbiteye Half-high / Lowbush Turnbull Garden Center & Nursey (NY) Waters J9 Blueberry Farm (KY) - - - - Bluecrop Coville Duke Bluecrop Liberty