Canadian Saskatoon Seeds

currently unavailable Canadian Seed Selections of the Famous Cultivated Saskatoons-Delicious-True to Type from Seed 

Saskatoon fruits are used for wine, sauces, pies and jam. Fruits are abundantly produced in long clusters. Plants do best in cold, cool climates with low summer humidity. Our Canadian selections are grown from seed from Smokey, Northline and Pembina. These are great selections known for their fruit quality and yield. Seedlings grown from these selections are identical or very close  to their parents. Plants fruit in 1-3 years from seedling. One of the hardiest fruits of the north. This species does not fair well in warm humid climates and is best in short season extremely cold locations in Zones 2-5. Grow in full sun for maximum quality of fruit.  The flavor and yield of these selections is just fantastic. 

For commercial use, the best climates are cold, dry summers and short fall seasons. The plants are from very far north and require a similar climate under cultivation. The selections fruit only if there is not too much moisture as they are susceptible to scab in my zone 5 location. You could use sprays to control this. There are simple organic sprays that are available. This is a common issue with saskatoons as well as pretty much all species of Amelanchier no matter where they are from close to far far away.