BUSH FRUIT PRODUCTION 



Oregon Evergreen — This rampant black- 

 berry now grows wild in the Pacific Northwest 

 but it originally came from Europe, where it 

 has been grown for more than a century. It 

 flourishes in Oregon and Washington, where 

 it is grown extensively. East of the Rocky 

 Mountains the variety has little value. It 

 winterkills easily and the fruit is almost worth- 

 less. Other names under which the berry is 

 sold are Evergreen, Everbearing, Star, Cut 

 Leaved, Atlantic Dewberry and Wonder. 

 Black Diamond, grown somewhat in New Jer- 

 sey, is said to be a seedling much like the 

 parent. 



Himalaya — This is one of the Burbank 

 berries that have been sold rather widely. It 

 is a standard sort in California, but east of 

 the Rockies it has found Httle favor. Like 

 the Oregon Evergreen it is semi-trailing and 

 a very vigorous grower, the canes running like 

 vines for ten or fifteen feet. It is difficult to 

 handle, tender to cold, not highly productive, 

 and the fruit is inferior in size and quality. 



Propagation and Planting 



Common varieties of blackberries propagate 

 freely from suckers which grow from the roots, 

 often at some distance from the older canes. 



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