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Listening to our customer's successes and using the recommendations of the leading 'Experiment Stations' we have noted some varieties that are good choices in your region. Use the USDA winter hardiness map to see which zone you are in. The varieties recommended on this page are a partial list for you to try. Look at the hardiness zones listed with each cultivar throughout the online catalog for more ideas! Check with your County Agricultural Extension Service for the additional recommendations for your area.
How To Search For a Variety After locating a variety below for your backyard, use our SEARCH RAINTREE feature to locate your plant. Please use the variety name as the keyword to search for a specific plant as in "Gravenstein" for the Gravenstein apple or "Shiro" for the Shiro plum. EAST COAST MARITIME CLIMATE
EAST COAST MARITIME CLIMATE USDA Zones 6 & 7: Raintree specializes in fruit varieties for maritime climates. The Raintree catalog has hundreds of varieties that will thrive in your climate. Those of you who live near the coast from southern Maine to the Maryland eastern shore have a maritime influence that usually prevents the coldest winter temperatures and enables you to grow most of the plants in the Raintree catalog. In the West, our maritime influence extends at least one hundred miles inland. In the east the extent of the maritime influence may go only a few miles inland, but alot of gardeners live in the coastal areas. The ocean influence still provides a longer frost free growing season but a summer with less heat units. Many of the Raintree fruit varieties are suited to your conditions. Select disease resistant cultivars when possible. In the Northeast, even along the coast the weather can get very cold so be sure to check the map to see which zone you are in.
GREATER GREAT LAKES & INTERIOR NORTHEAST USDA Zone 5 and adjoining zones: Most Raintree varieties will grow in your area. Many have proven to be of good quality when grown at one or more of the experiment stations in the region including New York Fruit Testing Service in Geneva, New York and Harrow Station, Ontario Canada. Michigan, Illinois and the other state Agricultural Extension Services have great lists of cultivars proven in each state. APPLES: Pristine, Dayton, Shay, Enterprise, Liberty, Melrose, Jonagold, Gravenstein, William's Pride, Wolf River and Sunrise. PEARS: Harrow Delight, Highland, Bosc, Seckel, Hamese, Shinseiki and most others. PLUMS: Seneca, Italian, Shiro, Mirabelle, Valor, Bavay Gage PEACHES & NECTARINES: Harken, Vanity CHERRIES: Stella, Kristin, E. Francis, Angela, Hardy Giant, Surefire, Kansas Sweet. APRICOTS: Harglow, Tslor Tsiran, Puget Gold GRAPES:
Canadice, Interlaken, Price, Vanessa
COLDEST PARTS 0F THE NORTH & UPPER MIDWEST USDA ZONES 3 & 4. Note throughout the catalog those fruits that do well where winter temperatures drop to -30° F., and lower. APPLES: The hardiest varieties including Red Flesh, Honey Crisp, Wolf River, Dolgo and Centennial. BLUEBERRIES: North Sky, Chippewa, Patriot, Maine wild blueberry RASPBERRIES: Summit, and Jewel OTHER FRUIT TREES:
Comet of Kubansk and Cocheco Plums, American Persimmon, Illinois Everbearing Mulberry, Serviceberries, Ivan's Belle
and Shipova.
PLANTS FOR THE SOUTH We carry many varieties that are proven to grow in the South. We list many other plants that have low chill requirements and are tolerant of high summer temperatures. MIDDLE SOUTH USDA Zones 6 and 7: If you live in most of the lower midwest, the upper south and mid Atlantic seaboard, you can grow a wide variety of fruit. You have enough chilling hours to grow fruit but don't have the severe winter cold that limits much of the country. If you don't live near either coast you usually get hot summers which helps to ripen fruit. Spring frosts and disease problems can limit what you can grow so consult your local county Extension Service. You can grow most of the plants listed in the catalog except consult the map for those that will freeze out in cold winters. Following are some recommendations from the book "Growing Fruits and Nuts In the South". APPLES:
Gravenstein, Jonagold, Liberty, Akane, Queen Cox and most apples. GRAPES: Return to The Raintree
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