Our Berries

We grow over 20 varieties of berries, available for picking approximately late May through early October.
Click on the tabs below for the specific berry varieties we grow and their descriptions.

  • Strawberries
  • Raspberries
  • Blackberries
  • Blueberries
  • Other Berries
  • Fall Raspberries

Variety:

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Strawberries Hood 2018

Marys Peak

Ripens:  June 5-15

Flavor:  Excellent firmness and flavor.
Size/Color:  Medium-large, deep red color throughout.
Special Characteristics:  Later to ripen than most June bearing varieties and can last into July.
Best Use:  Fresh eating, freezing or preserves.

Benton Pint

Rainier

Ripens:  June 1-5

Flavor:  High quality, sweet flavor.
Size/Color:  Medium-large, dark red berries.
Special Characteristics:  An excellent home garden variety with good disease resistance.
Best Use:  Fresh eating, freezing or processing.

Shuksan Pint

Shuksan

Ripens:  June 1-5

Flavor:  Firm, meaty flesh with good flavor.
Size/Color:  Large, glossy, bright red.
Special Characteristics:  If you’re growing your own, this is an excellent variety…vigorous and winter hardy.
Best Use:  Fresh eating and freezes well.

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Cascade Dawn Raspberries

Cascade Dawn

Ripens: June 10

Flavor: Well balanced, mild, sweet-tart flavor.
Size/Color: Large, conical, bright red berry.
Special Characteristics: Nearly perfect berries with relatively small seeds make this a perfect berry for culinary presentation.
Best Use: Fresh eating, desserts, freezing.

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Meeker

Ripens: June 20

Flavor: Delicious, sweet flavor.
Size/Color: Medium, red, slightly firm berry.
Special Characteristics: Developed in 1967 by Washington State University and one of the most widely planted varieties in the Pacific Northwest.
Best Use: Fresh eating, freezing, processing.

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Cascade Delight

Ripens: June 25

Flavor: Flavorful berries, sweet tart.
Size/Color: Large, firm, medium-red berry.
Special Characteristics:  Large sized fruit, high yielding, easy to pick.
Best Use: Fresh eating, fresh desserts.

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Mapena

Ripens: June 25

Flavor: Excellent flavor.
Size/Color: Large, medium-red berry.
Special Characteristics: Large sized fruit, producing high yields.
Best Use: Fresh eating, freezing, processing.

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Obsidian JH

Obsidian

Ripens: June 21

Flavor: High quality, delicious flavor.
Size/Color: Large, elongated, glossy, dark berry.
Special Characteristics: Cross between Marion and Ollalie blackberries. Ripens earlier, keeps well and has fewer seeds than most blackberries.
Best Use: Fresh eating, freezing, processing.

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Kotata

Ripens: July 1

Flavor: Sweet-tart flavor shines with sugar added.
Size/Color: Medium-large, deep blackberry.
Special Characteristics: Looks nearly identical to Marion, but with distinctive flavor.
Best Use: Fresh eating, pies, freezing, processing.

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Marionberry

Ripens: July 1

Flavor: Rich, distinctive flavor. Sweet when fully ripe.
Size/Color: Medium-large, dark blackberry.
Special Characteristics: Developed in 1956 in Western Oregon, named after Marion County, OR.
Best Use: Fresh eating, pies, freezing, processing.

Boysenberries

Boysenberry

Ripens: July 1

Flavor: Highly aromatic fruit, bursting with flavor when fully ripe.
Size/Color: Very large, deep maroon berry.
Special Characteristics: Discovered in the 1920’s by Knott’s Berry Farm owner and cultivated to modern popularity.
Best Use: Fresh eating, freezing, processing.

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Chester

Ripens: August 5

Flavor: Mild flavor, not too tart.
Size/Color: Medium sized, roundish, deep black berries.
Special Characteristics: Latest season variety with slightly larger seeds than most.
Best Use: Fresh eating, freezing, processing.

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Triple Crown

Ripens: July 21

Flavor: Sweet, well-balanced flavor.
Size/Color: Large, glossy, dark blackberry.
Special Characteristics: Thornless canes and abundant fruit make this a favorite for u-pick. Seeds somewhat large.
Best Use: Fresh eating, freezing, processing.

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BlueDuke from web

Duke

Ripens: July 1

Flavor: Mildly tart, good quality flavor
Size/Color: Med-large, firm, light blue berry, fairly uniform in size.
Special Characteristics: They have a longer storage life than most blueberries and can even improve in flavor with some cold storage.
Best Use: Fresh eating, freezing or processing.

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Bluecrop

Ripens: July 15

Flavor: Slightly tart, flavorful.
Size/Color: Large, light blue berry.
Special Characteristics: The berries are often reddish on one side??(called ‘red backs’) when picked before fully ripe.
Best Use: Fresh eating, baking, freezing or processing.

Blueberry Jersey from web

Jersey

Ripens: July 25

Flavor: Very sweet and firm in texture.
Size/Color: Medium-large, dark blue berry.
Special Characteristics: Beautiful orange foliage in the fall.
Best Use: Fresh eating and baking.

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Tayberry from web

Tayberry

Ripens: June 25

Flavor: Highly aromatic, unique, but delicious flavor.
Size/Color: Medium, elongated deep red berry, similar to Logan.
Special Characteristics: A cross between blackberry and red raspberry, named after the river Tay in Scotland. Highly perishable.
Best Use: Jam, baked goods and wine.

Currant Red

Red & Black Currant

Ripens: June 25

Flavor: Juicy, sweet-tart flavor.
Size/Color: Clusters of glossy, bright red or black berries.
Special Characteristics: Known as superfruits, they are high in antioxidants and vitamin C.
Best Use: Jellies, syrups, sauces and liqueurs.

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Gooseberry

Ripens: June 25

Flavor: Sweet, old-fashioned, somewhat tart flavor.
Size/Color: Large, smooth-skinned, greenish-red berries.
Special Characteristics: Exceptionally nutritious, containing omega-3’s, antioxidants, vitamin C and fiber, to name a few.
Best Use: Jam, jellies, pie, tea and wine.

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Rasp Anne from web

Anne

Ripens: August 15

Flavor: Sweet, aromatic, with hints of apricot flavor.
Size/Color: Pale yellow to golden colored berry.
Special Characteristics: Small amounts will ripen in August with main, everbearing crop ripening in September.
Best Use: Fresh eating, freezing, processing.