Self-Fertile Berries, Vines & Shrubs

Berry bushes, cane fruit, grapes and shrubs that set fruit with their own pollen. Plant one variety and you'll get a crop. Most of the berry patch works this way, which is a big part of why berries are such an easy place to start.

More about self-fertile berries and vines

Every gooseberry we grow is self-fertile, from Hinnomaki Red and Captivator to Black Velvet and Jeanne. So are Titania and Ben Lomond black currants, Red Lake red currant and jostaberry.

Raspberries and strawberries don't need a partner either. Boyne, Nova, Polana, Anne and Royalty all fruit alone, and so do all our strawberries. Same with our cold-hardy grapes, like Marquette, La Crescent, Valiant and Somerset Seedless.

The ones that do need a partner aren't on this page. Honeyberry needs a second variety, which is why our bundle comes with a pollenizer, and buffaloberry and sea buckthorn need male and female plants. Our berry and vine pollination charts cover all of it.

Questions we get

Do gooseberries need a pollenizer?

No. Every gooseberry we sell is self-fertile, and they're all hardy to zone 3.

Do I need two grape vines to get grapes?

Not with the grapes we sell. Marquette, Frontenac, La Crescent, Valiant, Bluebell and the rest are self-fertile. Valiant is the hardiest at zone 2.

Do raspberries need another variety to fruit?

No. Boyne, Nova, Polana, Anne, Royalty and Brandywine all set fruit on their own.

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