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BERRY FRUITS IN PRODUCTION AT RIVERBEND ORCHARDS

HONEYBERRY (HASKAP) – cultivars: ‘Aurora’, ‘Tundra’, ‘Honey Bee’, ‘Boreal Beauty’, ‘Boreal Beast’, ‘Boreal Blizzard’
Time of Maturity: mid June to mid July
SASKATOON BERRY – cultivars: ‘Smoky’, ‘Northline’
Time of Maturity: early to mid July
GOOSEBERRY – cultivars: ‘Pixwell, ‘Easy Pickings’, ‘Hinnonmaki Red’, ‘Captivator’
Time of Maturity: mid to late July
CHOKEBERRY (ARONIA) – cultivar: ‘Viking’
Time of Maturity: mid to late August
HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY – cultivar: ‘Alaska’, ‘Wentworth’
Time of Maturity: early to mid September
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    Freshly-picked honeyberries (haskap)
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    Honeyberry fruit are borne in pairs under the foliage
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    Fruit of Smoky saskatoon berry approaching ripeness
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    Fruit of Smoky saskatoon berry at ripeness
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    Picking a cluster of Smoky saskatoon berry
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    Uniquely-shaped fruit of Captivator gooseberry
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    Unique fruits of Poorman gooseberry
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    Fruit of Viking Aronia - a superberry from Europe
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    Trays of freshly-picked highbush cranberry in our cooler



TREE FRUITS IN PRODUCTION AT RIVERBEND ORCHARDS

TART CHERRY – cultivars: ‘Carmine Jewel’, ‘Juliet’, ‘Valentine’, ‘Romeo’, ‘Cupid’
Time of Maturity: mid to late July
APPLE – cultivars: ‘Goodland’, ‘Kerr’, ‘Norkent’, ‘Odyssey’, ‘Prairie Magic’, ‘Norland’
Time of Maturity: late August to mid September
CHERRY PLUM – cultivars: ‘Dura’, ‘Manor’, ‘Oka’, ‘Opata’ & ‘Sapa’
Time of Maturity: mid to late August
PLUM – cultivars: ‘Brook Gold’, ‘Pembina’, ‘Tecumseh’, ‘Toka’
Time of Maturity: mid to late August
APRICOT – cultivars: ‘Bakers Gold’, ‘Debbies Gold’, ‘Casino’, ‘Scout’
Time of Maturity: early August
PEAR – cultivars: ‘Early Gold’, ‘Golden Spice’ & ‘Ure’
Time of Maturity: late August to mid September
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    Freshly-picked 4 litre pails of Tart Cherry
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    Ripe fruit of Gemini apple
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    Picking a bumper crop of Goodland apple
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    Fall colour on Pembina plum
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    The soft sweet fruit of Tecumseh plum is the first to ripen
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    Fruit of Toka plum
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    Golden Spice pear offers fruit of unique colour and flavour
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    Early Gold pear as it approaches ripeness
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    The rarest of prairie fruits is the apricot

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Riverbend Orchards Inc.
100 Old Bridge Road
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
R1N 3X3

Call (204) 870-1140

riverbendorchards@mymts.net

 

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