Prelude:

• Berries are sugary sweet & bursting with juice
• Hardy & vigorous (high-quality & firm)
• New red raspberry developed by Cornell University
• Noted for having a very early summer crop, peaking in production well before all other standard varieties
• Easy to harvest
• Plants bear fruit 1 year after planting
• Matures high percentage of its fruit in late June and very early July
  • Also bears a smaller fall-season harvest

Killarney:

• Sweet, flavourful taste
• Medium-sized, bright red
• Cold-hardy & reliable
• An early midseason, upright, self-fruitful, thorny shrub with clusters of white, rose-like flowers
• Begins fruiting second year after planting
• Bears fruit for 4-5 weeks (weather dependant)
• Great for:
  • Freezing
  • Canning
  • Pies
• Origin – Manitoba
• Recommended for colder climates

Canby:

• Nearly thorn-less (easy picking)
• Large, tasty, good quality, bright/vivid red berries
  • Robust flavour & colour, juicy, & firm
  • Sweet, fruity aroma
• Ideal for:
  • Freezing
  • Canning
  • Cooking
  • Fresh eating
• Origin – Oregon
• Cold hardy – likes cooler summers
• Self-pollinating
• Has vigorous productive canes
• Blooms – Is a later variety/June-bearing
• Likes full sun & partial shade & well-drained soil