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.

MN Fruit zones map
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Figure 1. Minnesota Fruit Zones
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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