ABSTRACT
Small fruit take up little space when compared to tree fruit, and are well adapted to planting in the landscape. Strawberry plants make great perennial borders along walks. Grapes and the brambles form effective hedges and screens to hide unsightly areas of the landscape, or to divide the lawn area from the vegetable garden. Currants and gooseberries tolerate cold temperatures but not summer heat, and don’t do well in southern gardens. Some varieties of grapes are extremely cold tolerant and are suitable for planting in Minnesota gardens, while “vinifera” types are better adapted to the gardens of southern California. The type of soil garden is to be planted on is one of the most important considerations in any small fruit planting. All small fruit will grow satisfactorily on well drained, loamy soils high in organic matter. Some small fruit plants are now being propagated by tissue culture.
