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Fruits for Minnesota

Emily Hoover and Michael Zins

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The fruit cultivars listed here are recommended on the basis of availability and winter hardiness for Minnesota (see map). To improve productivity of apples, pears, apricots, hybrid plums, and cherry plums include at least two cultivars of each fruit in the planting since each cultivar requires pollen from a different cultivar for fruit set. Some hybrid plums do not have viable pollen and cannot be used as a pollen source. European plums, tart cherries, and Nanking cherries are self-fruitful: no pollen source is needed. Small fruits such as gooseberries, currants, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes are usually self-fruitful. Blueberries have increased yield if more than one cultivar is planted.

Figure 1. Minnesota Fruit Zones

MN Fruit zones map
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Apple Early
Season		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Mantet X X X X
Oriole X X X X
Duchess X X X -
State Fair X X X X
Paulared X X - -
Beacon X X X X
X - recommended
 
Apple
Midseason		 Fruit Zone Apple
Midseason		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chestnut Crab X X X X McIntosh X X - -
Whitney Crab X X X X Honeycrisp X X X -
Wealthy X X X X Cortland X X X -
Minjon X X X X Northwestern Greening - X X X
Red Baron X X X X Redwell X X X X
Lakeland X X X X Prairie Spy X X X -
Sweet 16 X X X X
X - recommended

Apple
Late Season		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Haralson X X X X
Honeygold X X X -
Red Delicious X - - -
Regent X - - -
Fireside X X X -
Connell Red X X X -
Keepsake X X X -
X - recommended
Pear Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Golden Spice X X X -
Gourmet X X X T
Luscious X X T -
Parker X X - -
Patten X X - -
Summercrisp X X X T
X - recommended; T - trial
Apricot Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Moongold X X - -
Sungold X X - -
X - recommended

European Plum Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Mount Royal X X - -
Stanley X X - -
X - recommended
Hybrid Plum Fruit Zone Hybrid Plum Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Alderman X X X - South Dakota X X X X
LaCrescent X X X - Superior X X X -
Pipestone X X X - Toka X X X X
Redglow X X X - Underwood X X X X
X - recommended

Cherry Plum Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Compass X X X X
Opata X X X X
Red Diamond T T T T
Sapa T T - -
Sapalta X X X X
X - recommended; T - trial
 
Tart Cherry Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Mesabi X X X T
Meteor X X X -
Northstar X X X -
X - recommended; T - trial

Raspberry
Summer-bearing		 Fruit Zone Raspberry
Summer-bearing		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Latham (red) X X X X Killarney (red) X X X X
Boyne (red) X X X X Royalty (purple) X X - -
Nordic (red) X X X X Brandywine (purple) X X X -
Festival (red) X X X X Bristol (black) X X - -
Haida (red) X X X - Blackhawk (black) X X - -
Liberty (red) X X X X
X - recommended
Raspberry
Fall-bearing		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Heritage (red) X X X -
Fall Red (red) X X X X
Amity (red) X X X -
Redwing (red) X X X X
Fallgold (yellow) X X X X
Summitt (red) X X X X
Autumn Bliss (red) X X X X
X - recommended

Strawberry
June-bearing		 Fruit Zone Strawberry
June-bearing		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Allstar XP XP - - Honeoye XP XP XP XP
Annapolis XP XP XP XP Jewel XP XP XP XP
Blomidon XP XP XP - Kent XP XP XP XP
Crimson King XP XP XP XP Lateglow XP XP XP XP
Earliglow XP XP XP - Sparkle XP XP XP XP
Glooscap XP XP XP XP Trumpeter XP XP XP XP
Gov. Simcoe XP XP - - Veestar XP XP XP XP
Holiday XP - - -
X - recommended; P - winter protection desirable
Strawberry
Everbearing or Day Neutral		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Ft. Laramie XP XP XP XP
Ogallala XP XP XP XP
Tribute XP XP XP XP
Tristar XP XP XP XP
X - recommended; P - winter protection desirable

Blueberry
(acid soil conditions are needed)		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Northblue X X X X
Northcountry X X X X
Northland X X X X
Northsky X X X X
St. Cloud X X X T
X - recommended; T - trial

Grape
table, juice, and jelly types
Seeded		 Fruit Zone Grape
table, juice, and jelly types
Seeded		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Beta (black) X X X XP Fredonia (blue) X XP XP -
Bluebell (blue) X X TP - Swenson (red) X XP XP -
Concord (blue) X XP - - Valiant (black) X X T TP
Edelweiss (white) X X XP XP Worden (blue) X X XP -
X - recommended; T - trial; P - winter protection desirable
Grape
table, juice, and jelly types
Seedless		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Canadice (red) XP XP - -
Himrod (white) XP XP - -
Reliance (red) TP TP - -
Vanessa (red) TP TP - -
X - recommended; T - trial; P - winter protection desirable

Mulberry
(Morus sp.)		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Illinois Everbearing T T - -
Wellington T T - -
T - trial
Juneberry
(Amelanchier alnifolia)		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Honeywood X X X X
Northline X X X X
Pembina X X X X
Regent X X X X
Smokey X X X X
Theissen X X X X
X - recommended

Black Currant
(Ribes nigrum)		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Consort T T T -
Coronet T T T -
Crusader T T T -
T - trial
Elderberry
(Sambucus canadensis)		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Adams X X T -
Nova X X T -
York X X T -
X - recommended; T - trial

Gooseberry Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
Pixwell X X X X
Poorman X X X X
Welcome X X X X
X - recommended
Red Currant Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
MN 71 X X X X
Red Lake X X X X
X - recommended

Nanking Cherry
(Prunus tomentosa)		 Fruit Zone
1 2 3 4
X X X X
X - recommended
Emily Hoover
Professor
Department of Horticultural Science 		Michael Zins
Extension Educator and Assistant Professor
Department of Horticultural Science

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