Nursery News

Blueberries ($12)

Blueray

'Sweet, dessert quality fruits, excellent flavor. Large berries, excellent ornamental value with stunning pink spring flowers, dark green summer color and burgundy red in fall. Ripens early to mid season. Plants grow 4 to 6 feet high and are self fertile - Northern Highbush, needs average water.'

Early Blue

'This is the first to ripen with large, sweet fruits, excellent flavor. The upright bush produces stout canes with bright red wood and large glossy green leaves. Plants grow 4 to 6 feet high, early season, self fertile - Northern Highbush, needs average water.'

Misty

'Misty is one of the most attractive southern highbush varieties, bright blue green foliage with hot pink spring flowers and sky blue fruit. The berries are large with excellent quality, evergreen tendency in mild winter areas. Early season, semi-self fertile - Southern Highbush, needs average water.'

Sunshine

'For gardens from San Diego to Seattle Sunshine Blue has it all. Semi-dwarf evergreen has a highly branched compact habit to 3 feet. Showy hot pink flowers fade to white in spring. Dime sized fruit with tangy flavor for up to 9 weeks in summer. Semi-self fertile - Southern Highbush, needs average water.'

Raspberries ($10)

Amity

Large, firm, dark red berries with excellent flavor. This selection has two crops, one in the fall from the first year growth and again the following June on the 2nd year old wood. Canes grow 5 to 6 feet tall. Full sun, handles most soils but likes compost. Prune out some of the old canes to encourage new ones.

Fall Gold

Large, firm, golden berries, very sweet. This selection has two crops, one in the fall from the first year growth and again the following June on the 2nd year old wood. Canes grow 5 to 6 feet tall. Likes sun and handles most soils, likes compost. Prune out some of the old canes to encourage new ones.

Strawberries ($3/10 plants)

Seascape

Plants grow 6 to 8 inches across, 12 inches high and spread by runners. Seascape has extra large very sweet berries. It is an Everbearing variety good for a longer harvest. Plant 15 inches apart and cut back after harvesting. If too crowded remove the mother plants.

Sequoia

Plants grow 6 to 8 inches round and spread by runners. Sequoia has medium to large fruit, a long fruiting season, and is the tastiest of the modern varieties. Developed for coastal California but has a wide climate adaptability. Plant 15 inches apart.

Rhubarb ($3)

Victoria Cherry

Because it's grown from seed Victoria Cherry Rhubarb can develop stems ranging from red to green in color . It is known for its sweet taste, non stringy texture and good flavor. with firm, medium sized stalks.