If you want to grow sweet, tasty berries, it's important to choose types and varieties for the climate and conditions of your area. A berry that thrives in New England, for example, may struggle in the West, and in some parts of the country, a particular type of berry may not grow at all. Here are some regional recommendations. *Note: Serviceberry is also known as saskatoon and Juneberry.
| Region | New England - Upper Great Lakes | Mid-Atlantic - Ohio Valley | Southeast | Upper Midwest - Canada | Texas - Oklahoma | Rockies & High Plains | Northwest | Southwest |
| Grower | Stella Otto Maple City, Michigan |
Richard Moyer Briston, Tennessee |
Charlie Edwards Ruston, Louisiana |
Duane Reynolds New Hope, Minnesota |
Doreen Howard Angleton, Texas |
Kerrie Badertscher Boulder, Colorado |
Kathy Fives Canby, Oregon |
Claude Sweet San Diego, California |
| Strawberry | 'Tristar' Best flavor of any. |
'Earliglow' | 'Quinalt' | 'Tristar' Tolerant of weather extremes. |
'Chandler' Sweet, big, and keeps on producing. |
'Ogallala' 'Tristar' |
'Tristar' | 'Chandler' |
| Blueberry (x pollinator) |
'Northblue x Northsky' (half-high) |
'Jersey x Berkley' (highbush) 'Tiffblue x Woodard' |
'Tiffblue x Woodard' (rabbiteye) The best! |
'Kay Gray x Northblue' (half-high) Pleasure to eat. |
'Beckyblue x Aliceblue' (rabbiteye) |
Not Recommended.
Plant serviceberry* instead. |
'Sunshine Blue'
'Bluecrop' Bluecrop has large, high-quality fruit; disease-resistant. |
'Premier x Powderblue' (rabbiteye) |
| Raspberry | 'Canby'
You can count on it every year. |
'Heritage'
Bulletproof. |
Not recommended. | 'Fallgold' (yellow) Sweet and juicy. |
Not recommended. | 'Plainsman' (red fall-bearer) |
'Canby'
Sweet and full-flavored. |
Not recommended. |
| Blackberry | 'Chester Thornless' | 'Navajo'
Big berries and thornless. |
'Navajo'
Large berries. |
Not recommended. | 'Rosborough'
Small seeds in berries. |
Not recommended. | 'Chester Thornless' | 'Cherokee' |
| Other Berries | 'Hinnomaki Yellow' gooseberry 'Jhonkeer van Tets' Gooseberries and currants love our cool summers. |
'Jennybelle' serviceberry* 'Crandall' 'Crandall' is disease-resistant and takes the heat and cold. |
Not recommended. | 'Minnesota 71' red currant 'Pixwell' |
Not recommended. | 'Pembina' serviceberry* 'Consort' 'Cherry' 'Welcome' |
'Smokey' serviceberry* 'Koralle' 'Pilgrim' 'Poorman' |
Not recommended. |
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