Exciting New Small Fruit Cultivars and Selections

Exciting New Small Fruit Cultivars and Selections Chad Finn, Ted Mackey, Mary Peterson, Robert Martin- USDA-ARS Bernadine Strik, Gil Buller, Nino Adams- OSU; NWREC Pat Moore- WSU- Puyallup Chaim Kempler, Michael Dossett- AAFC, B.C. Industry Cooperators

Blackberry Black raspberry Blueberry Red raspberry Strawberry

Black Diamond Thornless Similar appearance to Marion Productive Larger & much firmer than Marion Good flavor & fruit quality Top selling blackberry

Obsidian Fresh market, thorny Very early ripening Large Stays black in freezer & refrigeration Very productive Ships well but just barely firm enough Filled niche in Cal. & NW. Saw in farmers market last week of May! Silvan Metolius Obsidian

Metolius Fresh Market Thorny, trailing Very early Productive Excellent flavor Firmer than Obsidian in field but may not take shipping as well Very uniform shape and size Unknown performance in low chill environment Not patented

Onyx Fresh Market -Thorny 1 week after Marion Firm, glossy beautiful fruit Ships well wholesale Larger fruit than Marion (6.2 vs. 5.1g) Excellent flavor; sweet Marion yield Plants available!

Newberry Probably mostly fresh applications Thorny, vigorous V. high yields of large fruit Boysen color & look but not same flavor. Grower if blindfolded could not tell the difference In California, wholesale fresh market, sold as Ruby Boysen Holds up fresh better than Boysen, less bleeding Machine picks; Processes well Different than others so sells An Escapee!!! R. Crosse

ORUS 3447-1 tent. Columbia Star Thornless with outstanding yield One of the most exciting we have had In small scale grower trial! Appears to machine well Excellent fresh and processed fruit quality particularly flavor! Concerns: Only short time in evaluation! Only few plants in evaluation! Available at nurseries

2012 Evaluation of Thornless Selections as Purees 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Color Aroma Flavor Overall Quality 1 0 ORUS 2867-2 Black Diamond Marion ORUS 2841-1 ORUS 3447-1 ORUS 3310-4

ORUS 3447-1 1 st machine pick in Wash. and Ore.

ORUS 2707-1 Thornless In small scale grower trial Outstanding yield - machines Excellent fresh & processed fruit quality particularly flavor! Concerns: Can be Marion color (i.e. purple) Sensitive to hot temperatures Will get RBDV (as will Marion) At nursery Purple tendency when hand picked and/or in hot weather ORUS 2707-1 Marion

ORUS 1939-4 Fresh Market Thorny High yields; 20% greater than Marion Larger fruit than Marion (6.4 vs. 4.7g) Beautiful, glossy, firm Excellent flavor; sweet Identified by commercial fresh packers Held up to late freeze in 2006 With or slightly earlier than Marion Plants available!

ORUS 1793-1 Fresh Market- Thorny but not very thorny 2-3 days < Marion Firm, glossy, attractive Very good eating. Fruit larger than Marion (6.6 vs. 5.1 g) Concerns: Hammered by late freeze in 2006 but not worse than Marion! Plants available!

ORUS 2635-1 Waldo x ORUS 1371-1 Fresh Market; Thorny Large, firm, attractive Very erect trailing plant. Confused? High yields Late mid-season, a bit later than Marion Plants available!

ORUS 2711-1 ORUS 2711-1 Thornless, semi-erect habit 75% Eastern (erect/semi-erect) (Navaho x ORUS 1122-1) x Triple Crown Excellent yield Large fruit, roundish shape; V. glossy; Good flavor/ v. sweet, V. good firmness Ripens late July-early August Plants available!

ORUS 2816-3 & 2816-4 ORUS 2816-4 Thornless, semi-erect habit 75% Eastern (erect/semi-erect) (Navaho x ORUS 1122-1) x Triple Crown Marion+ yields Marion size fruit, roundish shape; V. glossy; Good flavor/ v. sweet, V. good firmness Ripens late July-early August Not yet available! ORUS 2816-3

Ouachita Thornless, erect Medium size, firm glossy Fair flavor, large crunchy seeds Low heat damage in California Excellent in SE US wholesale fresh Will sunburn in Oregon Mixed reviews in Oregon

Prime-Ark 45 Primocane fruiting, Thorny Good yields Large fruit, 9.3 g Fair flavor, sweet with mild bitter aftertaste. Ripens mid-september to mid October Firm Crunchy/seedy Concerns: Quality Yield What does it give you over Chester?

Blackberry Questions?? Newberry Black Diamond Wild Treasure Obsidian Onyx Black Pearl Metolius

Blackberry Black raspberry Blueberry Red raspberry Strawberry

ORUS 3735-3 Floricane fruiter Large, attractive fruit Higher yield than Munger Will it machine? Probably Fresh ORUS 3409-1 Primocane fruiter Good crop Fresh only Both going to nurseries, available Fall 2013 or 2014

ORUS 3013-1 & ORUS 3217-1 Yields double Munger Larger fruit than Munger Appear to machine well Chemistry looks fine Going to nursery, available Fall 2013 or 2014 ORUS 3013-1 (top & right) ORUS 3217-1 (bottom) Machine harvested

Blackberry Black raspberry Blueberry Red raspberry Strawberry

Perpetua Summer and Fall Bearing Ornamental market Gorgeous with crop and foliage in September Fruit small and not remarkable Royalties will help support commercial cultivar program!

ORUS 10-1 Will be named Processing, small fruit market & ornamental market Bluecrop yield Vigorous plant High quality fruit with outstanding flavor Cold hardy in Michigan Small quantity plants available 2013

Identified for grower trial if perform well in 2013: ORUS 197-3 Excellent yield Excellent quality Upright vase-shaped habit that should be good for MH ORUS 235-4 Outstanding fruit quality with aromatic, SHB flavor Medium blue round, firm with excellent scar and ease of picking. Too much sprawl? Needs trellis?

Calypso MSU 70 Yields look fine Large fruit Excellent quality Bluecrop to Liberty season Some shot-berry

Osorno MSU 67 Not tested at NWREC High yields where tested Large, firm, crisp and sweet fruit Concerns w/ cold hardiness and bush floppiness.

Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Releases Northern Highbush Blue Ribbon Cargo Clockwork Southern Highbush Top Shelf Ventura Rabbiteye Overtime We will get for trial in 2013

Berry Blue LLC Michigan Blueberry Growers Association / Hortifrut partnership Releasing 6-8 cultivars; 2 northern highbush To my knowledge- Only Hortifrut/MBG growers in Eastern US will have access to these.

Blackberry Black raspberry Blueberry Red raspberry Strawberry

Lewis Floricane fruiter ORUS 576-47; Released due to performance in New Zealand Never really evaluated here in grower fields but still looks good in research plots. Parent of Wakefield Outstanding fruit quality Very good yield 1-2 weeks later than Meeker Fresh or Processed Nurseries have again

Rudi AgCanada release Almost a week earlier than Meeker Fruit is larger than Meeker Good flavor, firm Machine harvests very well Some field tolerance to root rot Susceptible to RBDV Aphid resistance Not promising in Oregon- Fruit dark, dull, crumbly, uneven sizes

Rudi

Ukee AgCanada release Medium to large firm fruit Resistant to root rot Dull dusty light color fruit Fine drupelets, suited for IQF Machine harvests well Long strong laterals Slow to get infected with RBDV Low susceptibility to cane Botrytis Meeker yield and size at NWREC Concerns in BC

Nanoose Late fresh market Very large fruit size, productive Firm fruit with excellent quality Good flavor Short internodes, small plant habit Machine harvests well with dark fruit Nonstarter in Oregon, plants look viral.

Wakefield Enfield Farms/Plant and Food New Zealand In Washington: Medium to large firm fruit Good yield Machine harvests well w/ high percentage IQF Very little suckering Propagates by tissue culture only ~$1500/acre to grow and buy plants from Northwest Plants NZ HortResearch

TulaMagic Autumn Bliss x Tulameen Fresh Market- Floricane Fruiting Primocane fruiting in tunnels Midseason, 7 days<tulameen Supposed to be firm, have good shelf life and a good flavor Just became available in US Meiosis Garten

Vintage Fresh Market- Primocane fruiting Excellent eating!!! 1 week later than Heritage Firm, glossy, bright beautiful fruit; can be picked firm pink with excellent flavor 30% bigger than Heritage Yield in various trials has ranged from a bit higher to a bit lower than Heritage Phytophthora susceptible Plants available! ORUS 2786-5 vs. Heritage

ORUS 4090-1 and ORUS 4090-2 Fresh Market- Primocane fruiting Excellent eating!!! Similar season to Heritage Larger fruit and higher yield than Heritage Plants will be available in 2013! ORUS 2786-5 vs. Heritage ORUS 4090-1 ORUS 4090-2

Raspberry Questions? ORUS 3234-1 Coho

Blackberry Black raspberry Blueberry Red raspberry Strawberry

Tillamook (l) vs. Valley Red (r) Valley Red Anaheim x Puget Reliance Yield > Totem Fruit size > Totem, comparable to Puget Reliance Caps, Dark, V. uniform size Good flavor Excellent open, vigorous plant Available

Sweet Bliss Dual Use: Fresh/ Processing Med-large size w/ excellent flavor, color and appearance Excellent plant High yields (greater than Totem) Selling well Fresh in BC Available

Sweet Bliss Tillamook vs ORUS 2180-1

Sweet Bliss

Sweet Bliss Dayton, Ore. Abbotsford, BC NWREC, Ore. Mt. Vernon, Wash.

Sweet Bliss Anthracnose, Colletotrichum Puyallup (have also seen on fruit at NWREC) Phytophthora cactorum, leather rot ; NWREC, Mt. Vernon, & Puyallup

Sweet Sunrise Puget Reliance x B 754 Dual use potential Earlier than Totem Large fruit= Tillamook High yields= Tillamook V. good, sweet flavor Excellent vigor and open plant Held up very well to weevil infestation Performed well in Grower Trials! Small quantity available 2013!

Sweet Sunrise

Sweet Sunrise Tillamook vs Sweet Sunrise Totem vs Sweet Sunrise

Charm Processing Totem size fruit Large yields=tillamook Excellent vigor Excellent in bad fields & years Main concern is fruit size Very impressive; Potential Hood Replacement Plants available!

Caps well Processes well Good for ice cream

Commercial field near Mt. Angel OSU-NWREC

ORUS 2427-4 Promising Dual Purpose Very large fruit =Tillamook Excellent vigor Good yields=tillamook Main concern is number of rough fruit like Pinnacle parent and capping In trial

ORUS 2427-4

Puget Crimson Fresh mostly Totem size fruit Greater than Totem less than Tillamook Late ripening Excellent vigor Outstanding flavor! Size can drop substantially from 1 o to 2 o Plants available!

Stolo (Puget Reliance x Whonnock) Tested as BC 96-33-4 Large, firm, glossy fruit (12.8g) High yielding (13.3 t/a) Keeps size well Suited for fresh market or processing Vigorous plant Tolerant of root weevil damage Stands well to viruses Blooms late therefore avoid frost damage Mature few days later than Totem

Nisgaa (tested as BC 92-20-85) (Cavendish x Nanaimo) High yield (12.2 t/a) Large firm fruit (13.9 g) Long in shape Early maturing Medium red glossy fruit Small plant with large root system Moderately vigorous growth

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Tillamook Dual purpose High yields Very large fruit Very good quality Excellent yield & fruit size in 2 nd harvest Open plant visible fruit 2 nd most popular in PNW Totem vs Tillamook

ORUS 1142-1 In trial, floricane/summer fruiting Probably fresh market Early, 3 d ahead of Cascade Dawn Firm, glossy, bright beautiful fruit; can be picked firm pink with good flavor Yields comparable to Meeker Susc. to Phytophthora in Puyallup Very good raspberry flavor Appears to machine Small quantity plants available!

ORUS 2458-1 ORUS 2942-1 White fruited types ORUS 2458-1; Selection of seed lot of Chilean white ORUS 2676-1; Puget Reliance x ORUS 2161-1 (sel. of Chilean white) ORUS 2942-1; ORUS 2458-1 x ORUS 2369-1 (Selva x sel. Ecuadoran white) ORUS 2676-1

Ornamentals- Being Trialed with ornamental Nurseries

Wild Treasure Combines best of Waldo (thornless, disease resistant, productive, machine harvestable) & R. ursinus (excellent flavor, good growth habit). Needs careful training Wild Treasure Marion

ORUS 2785-2 Very small (2.2-2.5 g); 50% smaller than Marion Half wild, like Wild Treasure Yield > Wild Treasure; =Marion Excellent vigor Fresh Market; Thorny Will machine Attractive In trial but no plants available

ORUS 1167-2 Fresh Market- Primocane fruiting Very early Excellent eating w/nice flavor Can be picked pink Larger than Heritage Good yield but <Heritage Nearly a month earlier than Heritage; begins 11 Aug & peaking 25 Aug Concerns: firmness Just getting cleaned up for trial