Saskatchewan & Alberta Prairie Fruit
Fruit bred and selected on the Canadian prairies of Saskatchewan and Alberta, where the winters are long and the summers are short.
More About Saskatchewan & Alberta Prairie Fruit
The University of Saskatchewan gave us Prairie Sensation apple and the Juliet and Romeo dwarf sour cherries. Rescue applecrab came out of Saskatchewan too. From Alberta there's Brookgold and Brookred plums from the station at Brooks, 9-22 End apple, and Evan's Bali tart cherry, found growing in Edmonton.
On this page: 9-22 End Apple, Brookgold Plum, Brookred Plum, Evan's Bali Tart Cherry, Juliet Dwarf Cherry, Prairie Sensation Apple, Rescue Applecrab and Romeo Dwarf Cherry.
Related: Morden Research Station Varieties · Zone 2 Fruit Trees.
Questions We Get
What are the Romance Series cherries?
A line of dwarf sour cherries from the University of Saskatchewan, bred by crossing Mongolian bush cherry with sour cherry. Juliet and Romeo are two of them.
Are prairie varieties good for Montana?
They're some of the best fits there are. Short seasons and hard winters are exactly what they were selected for.
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