Varieties Archive

Raspberries and Blackberries are Caneberries

What is a caneberry? Quite simply, it is a berry that grows on a cane. Raspberries and Blackberries are also known as aggregate fruits, because the whole berry is formed of a cluster of many juice filled sacks called drupelets. The more you know, right? Read on to meet some of our most popular commercially grown berry varieties.

Marionberry

The perfect balance of tart and sweet, Oregon grows more Marionberries than any other variety of blackberry.
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Hall’s Beauty Blackberry

The Hall’s Beauty Blackberry is a new, early-ripening, high-quality, firm, and sweet thornless trailing blackberry cultivar with extremely large and attractive double flowers.
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Columbia Star Blackberry

Newer commercial varietal introduced in 2014, the Columbia Star Blackberry grows on thornless canes.
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Columbia Sunrise Blackberry

The Columbia Sunrise Blackberry was introduced in 2017 as a very early ripening, thornless trailing blackberry with medium-to-large, firm fruit.
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Kotata Blackberry

Sweet and juicy, with a long, uniform shape, Kotata Blackberries have a diverse parentage including various blackberries, boysenberries, and more.
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Columbia Giant Blackberry

Introduced in 2017, the Columbia Giant Blackberry is named for its gigantic size.
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Black Raspberry

Tiny, sweet, and with abundant seeds, 99% of the commercially farmed Black Raspberries are grown in Oregon.
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Boysenberry

Discovered in California, these large, deep maroon colored berries have large seeds and a soft, thin skin.
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Chester Thornless Blackberry

A late harvest varietal, Chester Blackberries are small and round, with a milder flavor.
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Silvan Blackberry

Robust and aromatic, Silvan Blackberries were originally bred in Australia from various Pacific Northwest berry varietals.
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Black Diamond Blackberry

Grown on thornless canes, and containing smaller seeds, Black Diamond Blackberries are popular for home gardens.
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Obsidian Blackberry

Developed in Oregon, this early harvest varietal gives blackberries that are large, firm, and have excellent flavor.
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Raspberry

Among the first fruits grown in Oregon after being brought West on the Oregon trail, the most common raspberry varietals now harvested in the state include Meeker and Willamette.
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Loganberry

These blackberry and raspberry hybrids are deep red in color, with firm yet tender skin.
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