Oregon Raspberries and Blackberries
Oregon’s caneberries (berries that grow on stout canes such as blackberries and raspberries) have been an important part of the Oregon agricultural landscape since the early 1900’s. Today’s caneberry farmers grow a wide range of berries including the Marionberry, a premium blackberry variety grown primarily in the state with 25 million pounds harvested annually. Other outstanding blackberry varieties such as Kotata, Silvan, Triple Crown, Chester, Evergreen and Black Diamond offer delicious opportunities to enjoy Oregon blackberries. Oregon grows raspberries in many colors including the black raspberry, the red raspberry and the golden raspberry. In fact, Oregon is the country’s number one producer of blackberries and the number one producer of black raspberries as well. Other favorite caneberries include the Loganberry, the Boysenberry, the Tayberry and the Ollalie Berry, and that is just naming a few. Oregon’s exceptional climate for berry growing with long, chilly springs and warm summer days with cool nights allow the berries to hang on the canes longer developing their distinctive sweet taste. Oregon caneberries are harvested at the peak of perfection and fresh frozen within hours of harvest sealing in all the great taste and exceptional nutritional goodness for use year round.
