University of Minnesota small fruit variety update from the 2010 season. Presented by Dr. Jim Luby at the 2011 MFVGA conference in St. Cloud, MN.

1. Small Fruit Variety Update
Jim Luby lubyx001@umn.edu

2. Testing in Univ. of Minnesota
Strawberry Program
 Yield Trial
 3 locations (Grand Rapids, Chanhassen,
Morris)
 3 plots (15 feet)
 Harvested 2 years, observational data

3. Testing in Univ. of Minnesota
Blueberry Program
 Yield Trial
 Becker and Grand Rapids
 10-16 plants
 Harvested until 20 years old, observational
data

4. Testing in Univ. of Minnesota Bramble
Program
 Field and High Tunnel Trials
 Grand Rapids, Morris, Crookston

5. Features of 2010 Strawberry
Yield Trial
 Excellent snow cover
in 2009-10
 Little winter injury
 Poor Establishment at
Grand Rapids
 Spring Frost at Grand
Rapids
 Warm, early season

6. 2
Yield vs Berry Wt - HRC
22.0
20.0 Valley Sunset
0
18.0
Darselect
16.0 L'Amour Kent
Honeoye
Cavendish
Berry wt (g)
14.0
Itasca
1
12.0 Winona
Wendy Jewel
Brunswick
10.0 Annapolis Mesabi Glooscap
8.0
6.0
0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0
Yield (1000 lb/A)
2
Yield vs Berry Wt - HRC
18
Valley Sunset
16
0 14
Darselect
Clancy Honeoye Itasca
Berry wt (g)
12 Winona
Ovation Brunswick
L'Amour
Kent Kent
0
10 Jewel
Annapolis Darselect Mesabi
Wendy L'Amour Cavendish
Glooscap
8
6
9
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Yield (1000 lb/A)

7. 2
Morris - Yield vs Berry wt
22.0
Valley Sunset
0
20.0
18.0 Cavendish
Berry wt (g) Clancy
16.0
1
14.0 Honeoye
Wendy Winona Brunswick Itasca
12.0
Annapolis Jewel
10.0 Mesabi
Glooscap
0
8.0
6.0
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0
Yield (1000 lb/A)
2
Morris - Yield vs Berry wt
14 Valley Sunset
13
0 12
Darselect
Berry wt (g)
11 Brunswick
L'Amour
Kent Kent
10
0
Clancy Jewel Cavendish Mesabi Honeoye
9
Cavendish
Wendy Itasca
8
Winona
L’Amour Annapolis
9
7
Glooscap
6
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Yield (1000 lb/A)

8. Yield vs Berry wt - Gr. Rapids (Mulched)
2
25.0
Valley Sunset
20.0 Darselect
0
Berry wt (g)
L’Amour Annapolis Itasca
15.0
Winona Wendy Kent Cavendish
Brunswick
Mesabi Honeoye
10.0 Glooscap Jewel
1 5.0
0.0
0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
Yield (1000 lb/A)
Yield vs Berry wt - Gr. Rapids (Unmulched)
25.0
Valley Sunset
20.0
Darselect
Itasca
Berry wt (g)
15.0 L’Amour
Annapolis Honeoye Cavendish
Wendy Winona Kent Mesabi Brunswick
10.0 Jewel
Glooscap
5.0
0.0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
Yield (1000 lb/A)

9. Yield vs Berry wt - Gr. Rapids (Mulched)
Valley Sunset
2
20
18 Ovation
16 Clancy
L’Amour
14
0
Berry wt (g) Winona Brunswick
12 Cavendish
Wendy
10 Annapolis
Honeoye Darselect
Jewel
8 Itasca Sable Mesabi
Glooscap Kent
0
6
4
2
0
9
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Yield (1000 lb/A)
Yield vs Berry wt - Gr. Rapids (Unmulched)
16 Valley Sunset
14
Ovation
12 Darselect
Winona Clancy Brunswick
Berry wt (g)
10
L’Amour Cavendish
8
Annapolis Wendy Honeoye
Mesabi
6 Sable Glooscap Jewel Kent
4
2
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Yield (1000 lb/A)

10. Favorite Early Season Strawberry Varieties for
Minnesota
 Annapolis
 Ag Canada - Nova Scotia
Strengths
 Good winter hardiness and Photo from Nourse Farms
vigor
 Med-Large fruit
 Very Productive
Problems
 Light (orangey) color
 Fair flavor - better in north
 Somewhat soft but tough skin

11. Favorite Early Season Strawberry Varieties for
Minnesota
 Honeoye
 Cornell – over 30 years ago!
 Early (mid)Season
Strengths
 Excellent winter hardiness and vigor
 Very Productive Photo from Nourse Farms
 Good flavor - better in north and on
sandy soils
Problems
 Color can be very dark in heat
 Soft flesh
 Medium size fruit

12. Favorite Early Midseason Strawberry Varieties for
Minnesota
 Cavendish
 Ag Canada – Nova Scotia
Strengths
Cavendish, Nourse Farms
 Large fruit
 Good flavor
 Good winter hardiness and
vigor
 Very Productive
 Mod firm fruit
Problems
 Color can be blotchy

13. Favorite Early Midseason
Strawberry Varieties for Minnesota
 Kent
 Ag Canada – Nova Scotia
Strengths
 Med-Large fruit
 Good flavor
 Very Productive
 Good winter hardiness and vigor
Problems
 Mod soft fruit – problem in hot
weather
 Color can be blotchy
 Very susceptible to leaf diseases

14. Favorite Late Midseason Strawberry Varieties for Minnesota
Mesabi
Strengths
Very Hardy
 Very Productive
Attractive berries
Creamy texture
Problems
Medium size
Soft in hot weather
June Yellows
Intolerant of high soil pH

15. Favorite Late Midseason Strawberry Varieties for
Minnesota
 Glooscap
Strengths
 Very hardy
 Very productive, tough plants
 Good flavor
 Medium-large fruit
Problems
 Soft
 Dark in hot weather
 May have June Yellows

16. Favorite Late Season Strawberry Varieties for
Minnesota
 Jewel
Strengths
 Outstanding flavor and texture
 Very attractive
 Very firm
 Large fruit
Photo from Nourse Farms
 Moderate to high yield
Problems
 Moderate hardiness
 Use in Southern MN
 Northern MN if you like to live
dangerously

17. Favorite Late Season Strawberry Varieties for
Minnesota
Winona
Strengths
 Productive
 Very vigorous
 Med-Large berries
 Disease resistant
 Peach flavor
Problems
 Irregular shaped berries
 Berries held close to crown
 Skin softness in hot or wet weather
 Alternative to Jewel in Northern
Minnesota

18. Recent
Introductions
Itasca (MNUS 138)
 Early season
Strengths
 Productive
 Good cold hardiness
 Resistant to foliar diseases
 Attractive berries
 Tough skin
 Resistant to red stele root rot
 Good processing
Problems
 Medium sized berries
 Moderately soft flesh
 Tangerine flavor
 Susceptible to Phytophthora cactorum crown rot

19. Recent Introductions
 Wendy
 Ag Canada - Nova
Scotia
 Early Season
Strengths
 Excellent flavor
Problems
 Medium siz fruit
 Moderate Productivity

20. Recent
Introductions
L’Amour
 Early midseason
Strengths
 Bright Red Attractive berries
 Large calyx
 Large sized berries
 Firm flesh
 Moderately Resistant to foliar
diseases
 Excellent balanced flavor
 Good processing
Problems
 Productive ?
 Winter hardiness ?

21. Recent Introductions
 Valley Sunset
 Ag Canada - Nova Scotia
Strengths
 Very Late Season
 Very Large fruit
 Tough skin
 Good flavor
Problems
 Less firm than Jewel
 Medium Productivity
 Winter hardiness ???

22. Recent Introductions
 Darselect
 France
 Late midseason
Strengths
 Attractive
 Flavorful
 well-presented fruit
 soft but tough skin
Problems
 Moderate yield
 Winter hardiness ???

23. Recent Introductions
 Cabot
 Ag Canada – Nova Scotia
 Late season
Strengths
 Super Large Fruit
 Attractive
 Firm
Problems
 Moderate yield
 Winter hardiness
 Flavor
 Plant making

24. Recent Introductions
 Brunswick
 Ag Canada – Nova Scotia
 Midseason
Strengths
 Super Larger Fruit
 Attractive
 Firm
Problems
 Moderate yield
 Winter hardiness
 Flavor
 Plant making

25. Floricane-fruiting (“Summer”)
Raspberries
 Killarney - early midseason,
root rot resistant
 Boyne – early, susc to
anthracnose
 Prelude (new) - early
 Nova - early midseason
 OAM W2 (new) – Late
midseason
 selected at River Falls, WI,
large bright red, slightly soft
fruit, apparently hardy
 Latham - late midseason

26. Primocane-fruiting (“Fall”) Raspberries for MN
Field
 Jaclyn – ripens early August, large dark fruit
 Double Delight - early, productive, medium
size and firmness, hardy
 Autumn Bliss - early, medium size, good
flavor, moderate yield
 Autumn Britten – early, good flavor, firm,
early, similar season and better fruit than Aut
Bliss, but less productive
 Polana – early, medium size fruit, susc to
Verticillium wilt and Phytophthora root rot
Tunnels
 Autumn Britten
 Polana
 Anne – yellow fruit
 Caroline - 7-10 days earlier than Heritage,
larger fruit, excellent flavor and firmness

27. Primocane Fruiting Blackberries
 Tunnel Culture
 Prime-Jan
 PrimeArk 45

28. Blueberries
Hardy Not-quite-
 Chippewa hardy
 Northblue  Patriot
 Northland
 Reka
 Polaris
 St. Cloud
 Bluegold
 Superior  Jersey
 Bluecrop
 Northcountry (landscape)
 Northsky (landscape)

29. Coming in 2009 – A New Blueberry for Minnesota
‘Superior’ Blueberry
 Latest cultivar of Zone 3-4 cultivars
(1 wk later than Northblue)
 Most productive cultivar at Zone 3
test site (Gr. Rapids, MN)
 Upright growth habit
 Size
 4-5 ft Ht x 4-5 ft Diam
 White floral display
 Maroon foliage

30. Mean yield from 1993-2010 of blueberries
planted 1989 at Becker, MN
Superior
St. Cloud
Patriot
Northblue
Friendship
Bluecrop
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00
Yield (lb/bush)

31. Yield (lb/bush) of Blueberries at Becker, MN
planted 1989, harvested 1993-2010
14.00
12.00
10.00
Bluecrop
8.00 Friendship
6.00 Northblue
Patriot
4.00
St. Cloud
2.00 Superior
0.00
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

32. Mean yield from 1991-2006 of blueberries
planted 1989 at Grand Rapids, MN
Superior
St. Cloud
Patriot
Northblue
Friendship
Bluecrop
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00
Yield (lb/bush)

33. Mean berry weight from 1993-2010 of
blueberries planted 1989 at Becker, MN
Superior
St. Cloud
Patriot
Northblue
Friendship
Bluecrop
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00
Berry weight (g/berry)

34. Plant Characteristics of Blueberry Varieties
Cultivar Yield potential Hardiness Plant size (ht Season Machine
x spread in harvest
feet)
Chippewa High Excellent 4.5 x 4 Mid Good?
Northblue High Excellent 3x4 Mid Fair?
Polaris Med-High Very good 4x4 Early Good?
Northland High Very good 4x4 Mid Fair?
St. Cloud Med - High Very good 5x4 Early Good?
Superior Med-High Excellent 4x4 Late unknown
Northcountry Med Very good 2.5 x 4 Early Poor?
Northsky Low Very good 2x3 Mid Poor?
Bluegold Med Good 4x4 Mid Unknown
Reka Med Good 4x4 Mid Unknown
Patriot Med Good 4.5 x 4 Early Fair?
Jersey Low - Med Fair 5x5 Late V. Good
Bluecrop Low-Med Fair 5x5 Mid V. Good

35. Fruit Characteristics of Blueberry Varieties
Cultivar Berry size Flavor Firmness
Chippewa Med-large Sweet Good
Northblue Large Tart Fair
Polaris Med Sweet, aromatic Exc
Northland Med Mild Good
St. Cloud Med Sweet Good
Superior Med Sweet/tart good
Northcountry Small Lowbush - mild Poor
Northsky Small Lowbush - sweet Poor
Bluegold Med Sweet/tart V. Good
Reka Med-Large Sweet/tart V. Good
Patriot Large Tart, aromatic Good
Jersey Med Mild Good
Bluecrop Large Sweet - mild V. good

36. Currants and Gooseberries
 Red and white currants (Ribes sativum
and other species)
 Red
 Red Lake
 Rovada
 White
 White Imperial
 Primus www.noursefarms.com
 Blanka
 Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
 Titania
 Ben Sarek
 Crusader
 Consort
 Gooseberry
 Hinomakki Red
 Pixwell

37. Primocane Raspberry
Recommendations
Recommended For Trial
Aut Bliss WI NY MI Anne WI ON MI
Aut Britten WI ON Aut Britten MI
Caroline WI NY ON MI Caroline ON
Heritage WI NY MI Double Delight WI
Polana WI ON Himbo Top NY
Ruby WI Jaclyn NY ON MI
Summit WI Joan J ON
Josephine NY ON
Polka NY
Red River WI

38. Summer Bearing Raspberry Recommendations
Recommended For Trial
Boyne WI NY ON MI Canby WI ON
Canby NY MI Chemaines ON
Encore NY Claudia NY
Festival WI Cowichan, ON
K81-6 Encore WI ON MI
NY
Killarney WI Esquimalt
ON
Latham WI K81-6 WI MI
MI
Nova WI ON MI Prelude WI
Prelude NY Qualicum ON
MI
Titan Saniich ON
NY
Tulameen ON

39. Purple Raspberry
 Royalty- large, tart
 Brandywine - very large, sweet

40. Web Resources
 Minnesota Fruit Web Site
 http:// Fruit.cfans.umn.edu
 Cornell Univ. Nursery Guide for Berry Crops
 http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/berry/nurseries/nurseries.html