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bergeson
Nursery
Spring
2021
4177 County Highway 1, Fertile, MN 56540
www.bergesonnursery.com 218-945-6988
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2021 Online Seminars
Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm.
Online only.
Search Facebook for "Bergeson Nursery." Follow our
page to get notifications of our live videos. The seminars
will be posted for later viewing.
April 1st - Trees for your Yard
April 6th (Tuesday) - Shrubs for your Home
April 8th - Growing Fruit in the North
April 15th - Growing Roses in the North
April 22nd - Growing Perennials in the North
April 29th - Success with Annuals
Hours
Extended Hours: April 19 – June 6
Monday through Friday: 8:30 – 8:00
Saturday: 8:30 – 6:00 Sunday: Noon - 5:00
Regular Hours: June through September
Monday through Saturday: 8:30 – 5:00
Sunday: Noon – 4:00
Off-Season: October through March
Please call ahead. Open weekdays in early April.
All prices & availability subject to change.
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Bergeson Peat
Bags: $12 per bag.
Our bags are approximately 40 pounds and 1.2 cubic feet.
Bulk: $60 per 1/2 yard scoop.
Two scoops, or one yard, is what usually fills the back of a
pickup. Limit 3 yards.
Ordering by Mail
We are not a mail order business. We'd rather you pick up
your plants if possible. Only bare root plants under 3' tall
from the Small Fruit, Shrubs & Vines, Roses, and Windbreak
sections can be mailed. We cannot mail trees, fruit trees,
perennials, or annuals. We will be charging a flat rate of $25
per order for shipping to the states of Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
COVID considerations
We are still under a mask mandate. Please wear a mask when
you come to the nursery. We will do our best to accommodate
those who need to have their order gathered for pickup.
218-945-6988
www.bergesonnursery.com
info@bergesonnursery.com
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The Bergeson Bunch
Orpha Aanenson leads the transplanting
team with over 53 years of experience. Her
skill and speed are unparalleled by any
youngster.
Bergeson alumni Samantha Nemechek
drove up from Iowa to help us for a week.
Orpha & Mavis Thanks, Sam!!
Lisa Christianson brings her sunny, hardworking attitude to the
greenhouse on weekends.
Eric Downs exemplifies quiet competence and is called upon for tasks
that confuse the rest of us. He manages the perennial display.
Mavis Durm pairs up with Orpha to transplant the vast majority of
our greenhouse plants. Her youthful energy is infectious.
Cindy Engelstad has managed the office for over 20 years, answering
phone calls and valiantly navigating
government bureaucracy to keep us on the
right side of the law.
Kathy Fisher drives from Ada on the
weekends in spring and summer to take your
money with a smile.
Tyler Henderson and Jack Fuchs comprised Dot & Cindy
the youth contingent.
Laurie Hanson can be found at the potting
table in the shade house wielding her plant
knowledge and creativity to create lovely planter
combinations.
Ken Kaste works year around and is the guy
who will get anything done fast. He also is the
lead waterer in the spring season, which is an
Ken
extremely challenging task.
Gerald Kircher lives at Garden Hills Farm down the road and brings
a friendly demeanor and old-school work ethic.
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Dot Lorz compiles
the treasures in the gift
shop. Her kindness
and optimism is a
light for us all.
Thanya Steichen
drives all the way
from Ulen to help us
Kae, Cindy, Champoo, Dot, & Ken
in the spring. She speeds
through difficult tasks without complaint. Her daughter Jennifer
pitched in, too.
Aaron Rongen has long been a stalwart presence in the Bare Root
Building, patiently answering questions.
Champoo Bergeson helps at the cash register, loads peat bags, makes
carryout boxes, and works in the greenhouse.
Tracie Bergeson helped remotely from Oregon,
making phone calls and answering emails.
Paul Bergeson
spends all winter
trimming and
labeling trees
Glenda & Paul
and shrubs in the
bare root building, and does the field
cultivating in the summer in addition to
Kae with flowers. keeping the display gardens watered.
Eric Bergeson stepped out of retirement
to give a greatly needed hand in the bare
root building.
Kae Bergeson manages the greenhouse
and seeds all the flowers and veggies.
She and Joe design and plant the display
gardens each season.
Joe Bergeson is the go-to guy for
answering plant questions and helping
with landscape design, unless he's hiding. Violet inspects boxes.
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What is Bare Root?
The prices given in the Small Fruits, Fruit Trees, Shade and Ornamental
Trees, Shrubs, Roses and Windbreak sections are for bare root plants.
They are sold dormant, without soil on the roots, out of our cold storage
building until mid-June.
Bare root trees and shrubs can be planted as soon as the ground thaws in
April through the first week of June. We have a selection of potted shrubs
throughout the summer, but all trees including fruit trees are sold only in the
spring. Earlier is better for bare root.
We carefully wrap the roots for you and include detailed planting instructions
with every bare root purchase.
Why Bare Root?
• Bare root trees rarely need staking.
• Bare root trees and shrubs get established with less stress to the plant.
• Bare root plants don’t need to be watered every day. Water them thoroughly
at planting and then wait a while before watering again.
• Bare root trees have been found to be less likely to blow over in a windstorm,
even many years down the road.
• Bare root plants are much easier to take home. We’ve sent home thirty apple
trees in a Buick Le Sabre.
Bare Root Replacement Policy
Properly planted trees and shrubs are guaranteed to grow the first growing
season. We do not guarantee over winter. We are happy to replace anything
which did not thrive the first growing season.
The Secret to Success with Bare Root Plants
The roots must always remain glistening wet at all times. They're ok in the
package for a few days as long as there is no air leakage, but once you open the
package you should be paranoid. Take just one plant out at a time and leave
the rest wrapped up tight. It's ok to put them in a bucket of water during the
day of planting, but don't leave anything in water overnight. Instead, if you
don't finish, put them back in the bag and tie it up tightly.
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Contents
Spring Seminars (Online only) & Hours 2
Peat, Mail, Bugs 3
The Bergeson Bunch 4
What is Bare Root? 6
Small Fruit 8
Fruit Tree Tips 10
Fruit Trees 11
Shade and Ornamental Trees 14
Elms for the Prairie 18
Apples We Love 19
Shrubs and Vines 20
Evergreens 25
Hedge & Windbreak 26
Secrets to Growing Roses 30
Roses 31
Visiting Bergeson Gardens 34
Fabulous Fertile! 35
Perennials 38
Annuals 59
Vegetables 68
Herbs 70
Map to Bergesons 71
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Small Fruit
Autumn Magic Aronia Golden Flowering Currant
Fragrant flowers, edible and A vigorous, leggy shrub with
nutritious berries for jam and golden blossoms in spring
syrup, glossy foliage, and that have a delicious clove
great fall colors on an fragrance. Black currants are
upright shrub growing 3-4’ shiny and tasty. Grows 5-6’
wide and 4-5’ tall. tall.
$25 #1: $18; 18-24” twig: $4
Millenium Asparagus Adams Elderberry
A winter hardy F1 hybrid For pies, jam, and elderberry
that has high yields and can wine. Great for wildlife. Very
tolerate heavy soils. Higher aggressive growth; allow 8'
proportion of male plants, height and width. Glossy
which have larger spears. green foliage, white flowers,
tiny purple berries.
$5 per root $25
Nanking Cherry Gooseberry
Needs more than one plant Hinnomaki Red - Bright red
for pollination. A vigorous 6' berries that are tangy and
shrub with white flowers in sweet.
spring and small, tasty red Pixwell - the old standard.
cherries.
2-3’ light: $5; 2-3’ hvy: $25 $22
Chokecherry Beta Grape
Native to this area, growing The classic tart purple grape.
into 10-15' trees. Spreads by Vigorous and hardy. Flavor is
suckers. Black cherries for slightly different than King
jelly, syrup, and wine. of the North but it’s hard to
say exactly how.
3-4’: $12.50; 24”: $5 $20
American Cranberry Itasca Grape
An important source of food for Sweet golden fruit can be
birds. Can be used for jelly and used to make dry white
syrup. An attractive 8-10' shrub wine. Zone 4, so hardy but
with showy white blossoms in not as hardy as the purple
the spring. Smaller size grapes. We’ll see.
available in Windbreak section.
$25 $20
Red Lake Currant King of the North Grape
Big clusters of zingy-sweet Bears loads of tart purple
red berries on a 4’ bush. grapes on a very vigorous,
Vibrant flavor. Beautiful hardy, healthy plant. Would
color for jellies and sauce. cover an arbor.
$22 $20
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Small Fruit
Swenson Seedless Boyne Raspberry
Ultra-sweet,
Grape small, seedless The classic summer-bearing
red grapes. Also called raspberry. Very hardy. Bears
Somerset Seedless. We were on second year canes; cut
pleasantly surprised at their out the dead canes each
hardiness, although they can season.
die back.
$20 $6
Valiant Grape Caroline Raspberry
Sweeter than other hardy Our current favorite
purple grapes. Very hardy, raspberry. A fall-bearing,
but less vigorous. Can get mow-down type. Huge,
mold on the fruit and various flavorful berries. Vigorous
foliar diseases. spreading plants.
$20 $6
Honeyberry Bristol Black Raspberry
Hardy and adapted to our Although black raspberries
soil. Yummy blue berries on are borderline around here,
3-4' plants. Plant two they sure taste good. Tiny
different varieties for little canes for twelve bucks
pollination. each but people still buy
Aurora, Indigo Treat them.
$28 $12
Horseradish Canada Red Rhubarb
Said to spread like a weed. The variety we’ve sold for years.
Use the root to make the Thick red stalks. Very good.
famous horseradish sauce Crop failure last year means not
that accompanies Prime Rib. available until 2022. Might have
another kind that we buy in.
$7 $7
Regent Juneberry Strawberries, Everbearing
Our only variety this year. Ogallala – Old-fashioned
Bred to be a shorter plant, everbearing. Hardy and
growing only 6-8’ tall. flavorful.
Seascape – More of a Zone
4 but bears nonstop all
summer.
$22 Bundle of 10 plants: $10
Anne Yellow Raspberry Strawberries, Junebearing
A fall bearing yellow Jewel – One of the most
raspberry. Very mild, sweet flavorful strawberries.
flavor when fully ripe. Mow Cavendish – New for us.
plants in early spring for best Seems like a good balance of
fall crop. fruit quality, hardiness, and
disease resistance.
$6 Bundle of 10 plants: $10
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Fruit Tree Tips...
We sell fruit trees only in the spring, bare root, between mid-April and
mid-June. Planting them earlier is better. You do not need to wait until the
risk of frost has passed.
Our trees are grafted on to standard (non-dwarfing) rootstock, which is
more reliably winter-hardy than dwarfing rootstocks.
Pollination
Apples require a different variety of apple or flowering crab for pollination.
The bees fly up to 1/2 mile for apple blossoms, so in practice you rarely
need to be concerned. Two trees of the same variety do not pollinate each
other.
Cherry-Plums: Sapalta and Compass pollinate each other.
Plums: Pembina, Pipestone, and Black Ice require a Toka plum or wild
plum for pollination.
Cherries: The cherries we sell do not require a pollinator.
Apricots: Somewhat self-fruitful, but having multiple varieties will
increase fruit set. Apricot seedlings and Nanking Cherry will also work -
see Windbreak section.
Pears: Early Gold and Ure pears can be pollinated by each other or by a
Harbin pear seedling (see Windbreak section).
How long will it take to bear?
Apple and plum trees will usually take from 3-6 years to bear. Some va-
rieties, such as Centennial and Prairie Magic, will bear on younger trees.
Sometimes apples can be stubborn and take eight or more years to bear.
Cherries will take about four years. Pears can wait up to ten years.
Protection
Protect the trunk in winter from rabbits, mice, and voles. Use the white
spiral plastic or metal window screen.
Deer love to eat apple trees any time of year. There is no avoiding the fact
that you’ll have to fashion some sort of barrier if you have deer. We don’t
have a magic solution, but recommend chicken netting or dog kennel fenc-
ing. The repellent spray Liquid Fence has worked well for us as a temporary
solution.
10Fruit Trees
Breakey Apple Haralson Apple
The earliest apple to ripen. A long-time favorite. The
Very hardy. A nicely shaped best keeper apple. Harvest
tree. Apples are sweet, crisp, very late for best flavor.
and juicy. They drop from Fruit can tolerate 24
the tree when ripe. Great for degrees.
eating and pie.
$50 $50
Centennial Apple Honeycrisp Apple
Early. Very hardy. Bears as a Amazingly crisp, sweet.
young tree and very Protect the trunk from
profusely. Small red apples sunscald in the winter.
are egg-sized and shaped. We’ve had some reports of
winter kill on these, but
others have had good luck.
$50 $50
Chestnut Apple KinderKrisp Apple
Late. Very hardy. Lovely Joe’s current favorite eating
blossoms. Small 2” apples apple. Ours have survived
are crisp and have a distinct, for about eight years, but
pear-like flavor that make had some winter injury one
them one of the best eating year. Sweeter than
apples around. Honeycrisp, but smaller.
$50 $50
Frostbite™ Apple Norland Apple
Medium-small, dark red Small to medium red apples
apples are very sweet and are very early to ripen.
crisp, with a unique, rich Naturally semi-dwarf tree.
flavor. Pick very late for best For eating, baking, and
flavor. One of our favorites.. sauce. Very hardy.
$50 $50
Goodland Apple Prairie Magic Apple
A hardy choice for this area. From Canada. A cross
Ripens mid-season. Blush between Goodland and
pink apples have crisp, pure Macintosh. Crisp and sweet
white flesh and mild flavor. apples. Often bears on very
More attractive as a tree young trees.
than other apples.
$50 $50
Haralred Apple Red Baron Apple
A deeper red version of the Mid-season. Yellow and red
popular Haralson that is also fruit is crisp, sweet, and
a little sweeter. Might be mild. For eating, pie, or
slightly less hardy. Excellent sauce. We had a great crop
keeper. Late. of beautiful apples in 2017.
Bears young.
$50 $50
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Red Duchess Apple Zestar! Apple
One of the largest, prettiest Huge, crisp apples expertly
apples for this area. Yellow balance tartness and
skin with red striping. Early. sweetness. Ripens in mid to
Sweet. Bears young. late August. Keeps better
than other early apples.
$50 $50
State Fair Apple Brookcot Apricot
A cherry-pink apple shaped A hardy Manchurian apricot
like a heart. Early to ripen. seedling with tasty orange-
Sweet-tart taste. A good yellow semi-freestone fruit that
early apple for the north. ripens in mid-August. Plant
Short storage life. another variety or Nanking
cherry for pollination.
$50 $65
Sweet Sixteen Apple Debbie’s Gold Apricot
Medium-sized red apples are Firm-textured apricots are
crisp, sweet, and juicy. good for canning or fresh
Unique cherry-candy flavor. eating. Freestone. Yields
Mid-season. Can be slow to improve with cross-
start bearing; be patient. pollination by other apricot
varieties or Nanking Cherry.
$50 $65
Whitney Crabapple Westcot Apricot
Hardy, vigorous, and heavy Supposedly the best apricot
bearing. Fruit is yellow with for this area. Two-inch fruit
pink stripes. is juicy and sweet. Yields
improve with cross-
pollination by other apricot
varieties or Nanking Cherry.
$50 $65
Wodarz Apple Carmine Jewel Cherry
Bred in North Dakota. White Bred at the University of
apples ripen late. Firm Saskatchewan. Dark red sour
texture, with a super-sweet cherries have a high sugar
flavor reminiscent of banana. content for rich flavor. Fantastic
color for pies and sauce. Grows
as a 7’ shrub. Hardy.
$50 18-24”: $30
Yellow Transparent Bali Cherry
A clear yellow cooking apple
Apple Also called Evan’s Cherry,
that bears like crazy. Pick this small tree bears loads of
before maturity for best bright red cherries. Glossy
storage life. green leaves. Cherries are
mild and make great cherry
pie. Grows 12-15’ tall.
$50 4’: $60
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Juliet Cherry Black Ice Plum
Large sour cherries are Zone 4, not good for Zone 3.
excellent for fresh eating. Big, black and juicy. We’ve
Grows into a 7’ bush with had winter injury but
glossy foliage and lovely goodness are they tasty.
white flowers in spring.
2-3’: $35 $55
Romeo Cherry Pembina Plum
Sweeter fruit than Carmine Perhaps the best large plum
Jewel. Both were bred in for the Red River Valley.
Saskatchewan. Very hardy. Very sweet blue plums with
Grows 6-7' as a shrub. yellow flesh. Requires Toka
or wild plum as a pollinator.
2-3’: $35 $50
Sweet Cherry Pie™ Pipestone Plum
A newer tart cherry that
Cherry The largest plum for this
bears loads of big cherries. area. Bluish-red skin with
Bears heavily from a young yellow flesh. Very sweet and
age. Grows 12-15’. How does juicy. An old favorite.
it compare to Bali? Please Requires Toka or wild plum
give feedback. as a pollinator.
$60 $50
Trader Mulberry Toka Plum
New! A hardy mulberry A good choice to pollinate the
selected from a 100+ year other plums. Very sweet in it’s
old tree in Valley City, ND. own right, bearing small, light-
Will grow to about 30 feet. colored sugar bombs. Great for
Bears in 2 or 3 years. eating or sauce. Ripens later
than the other plums.
4’: $65 $50
Early Gold Pear Compass Cherry Plum
Plenty hardy. Small, yellow Bears fruit which looks more
pears 10 days earlier than like a cherry than a plum.
Ure. Glossy green foliage. Grows into a 15’ tree; more
Use Ure or a Harbin Pear upright than Sapalta.
seedling as a pollinator. Pollinates Sapalta.
$55 $50
Ure Pear Sapalta Cherry Plum
Developed in Manitoba, the Ure Dark maroon fruit with dark
Pear has grown well for us but purple flesh. Likes to branch
is stingy to bear. The fruit when low to the ground like a
it comes is quite tasty and shrub. Good for eating and
about the size of a ping pong excellent for sauce. Grows to
ball. Pollinates Early Gold. about 6’.
$55 $50
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Prairie Horizon Alder Early Glow Buckeye
Selected by NDSU for An Ohio Buckeye elected for
drought tolerance. Should be great fall color and resistant
a nice mid-sized shade tree to leaf scorch. Grows to 30’.
SOLD OUT
for this area. Grows 30-40’.
3’: $40 3’ whip: $55
Quaking Aspen Ohio Buckeye
A native tree well adapted to A charming smaller tree that
almost any soil type. makes an excellent
Greenish-white bark, shiny ornamental for our area.
round leaves, yellow fall Shiny brown nuts in the fall.
color. 60’ Deer resistant. 20-30'.
5’: $90 4’: $70
Prairie Dream Birch Amur Chokecherry
Resistant to the birch borer. A fast growing smaller tree
Lovely white bark. Grows with white flowers and black
quickly to 35’. Plant three in fruit that the birds love.
same hole for a clump. Distinctive exfoliating
metallic bronze bark. Avoid
planting too deep. 20-30'.
3-4’: $32; 4-5’: $42 5': $65
Weeping Cutleaf Birch True North Coffeetree
A lovely weeping tree with Llisted as Zone 4, but I think
peeling white bark and it will be hardy for most of
yellow fall color. Like paper our customers. Adaptable to
birch, it prefers cool, moist many soil types. Upright
roots to prevent birch borer vase shaped habit. Grows to
attack. Grows 30-35’. 50’.
6’: $65 5’ whip: $70
Paper Birch Pagoda Dogwood
The classic white birch. It’s Grows 6-8' tall, with an
better to start small. Fast attractive horizontal
growing when young. Grows to branching habit. White
35'. For a clump, plant three in flowers in summer followed
the same hole. See Windbreak by black berries for the
section for smaller size. birds. Can tolerate shade.
3': $15 (3/$35); 4': $25 (3/$65) 4: $60
Autumn Splendor Buckeye Northern Empress Elm
A selection of Ohio Buckeye An NDSU release. A smaller
with healthy foliage and growing elm with excellent
good fall color. Fall color orange to red fall color.
comes later, so is not Grows to 28’ tall. Resistant
guaranteed in our short to Dutch Elm Disease.
summers. 20-30’.
4’ whip: $70 5’: $90
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Prairie Expedition Elm Spring Snow Flowering Crab
An NDSU release. A classic One of the only flowering
American elm selected for crabs that does not set fruit.
resistance to Dutch Elm Neat oval habit. Smothered
Disease. Grows up to 3’ a with white blossoms each
year. Grows to 60’. spring. Grows 15-20’ tall and
15’ wide.
4’ Wh: $50, 5’ Wh: $70; 6’: $100 5’: $65
Princeton Elm Hackberry
Proven tolerant to Dutch A very sturdy, adaptable
Elm Disease. Upright growth shade tree. Moderate growth
habit. Fast growing and rate. Rough, corky bark.
tough. 60-70'. See Grows 50-60'. Smaller size
Windbreak section for available in Windbreak
smaller size. section.
4’ Wh: $50; 6’ Wh: $70; 6’: $125 5’ light: $65; 5’ heavy: $90
Gladiator Flowering Crab Northern Acclaim Honeylocust
An upright, narrower tree A thornless & seedless
with bronze-purple leaves selection from NDSU with
and a profusion of bright good winter hardiness. Airy
pink blossoms in spring. and delicate texture
Grows 20' tall and 9' wide. provides light shade. Golden
Great for small spaces. fall color. Grows 40-50’.
5': $70 6’: $85; 8’: $95
Norman Flowering Crab Dwarf Korean Lilac Tree
A Bergeson exclusive. A Grafted on a 3’ standard to
seedling of Red Splendor make a lollipop-on-a-stick
with a dense habit, pink look. Grows to about seven
blossoms in spring, and feet. Trim right after
golden fall color. Limited blooming for best show next
quantities. 20-25'. year.
3-4’: $55 3-4’: $120
Red Splendor Fl. Crab Snowdance™ Tree Lilac
A Bergeson original. Profuse First Editions®. A Japanese
pink blossoms. Bright red Tree Lilac that blooms
berries hang on into the winter. profusely, consistently, and
Very hardy. This is the one early in its life. Does not
planted all over around here. produce seeds. Dark green
25'. leaves. Grows 15-18'.
5': $60 3’: $70
Show Time Flowering Crab American Linden
We’ve had some issues with Basswood. Excellent shade tree
winter dieback, so losing due to its large leaves. Medium
faith. Neon fuchsia color growth rate. Native. Fragrant
with golden fall color. Grows blossoms make great honey.
15-20' tall and 10-15' wide. 60'.
5': $70 4’: $25; 5’: $60; 6’: $80
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Greenspire Linden Showy Mountain Ash
Rated as Zone 4, but ours Native to the eastern half of
has been doing fine for MN. Slow growing. White
about 15 years. A very flowers in spring are
attractive, neatly followed by red clusters of
symmetrical tree. Grows 40' fruit. Good fall color. Grows
tall and 30' wide. 15-20’.
5’ Whip: $55; 4’ branched: 4’: $60
Fall Fiesta Maple Amber Jubilee Ninebark
A selection of Hard Sugar A shrub that has been
Maple that is faster growing trained to a single stem to
and tough, with great fall form a small tree. Lovely
color. In the Red River golden emerging foliage
Valley, plant on higher changes to medium green.
ground. 50-75’. Grows 6-8’.
5’ whip: $60; 5’: $85; 1”: $135 3’: $65
Firefall™ Maple Bur Oak
We are replacing Autumn The classic lovely native tree
Blaze with this variety. It for this area. Attractive habit
grows quickly, while turning and acorns for wildlife.
bright red earlier in the fall. Grows 50+ feet tall.
Seedless. 40-50’.
5’: $75 5’ whip: $65; 5’: $95; 6’: $115
Hot Wings Tatarian Maple Northern Pin Oak
A 20-25' maple that is more Brilliant red fall color. Will likely
tolerant of dryness and not thrive in heavy alkaline soil,
alkalinity. Fun, bright red but there are some lovely trees
helicopters in summer and around here that we assume are
possibly good fall color. Northern Pin Oak. Grows 40
-50'.
6’: $90 5': $70
Silver Maple Northern Red Oak
Very fast growing tree. Grows Northern Red Oak grows
big and tall. Not for the heaviest faster than N. Pin Oak, but
Red River Valley soils, but more also might be more sensitive
adaptable than Sugar Maple. to heavy alkaline soils.
See Windbreak section for Grows to 40'.
smaller sizes.
6': $60 5’: $70
Hard Sugar Maple Mountain Frost Pear
A slow growing but high quality An upright small tree
tree. Yellow or orange fall color. growing to 25'. Attractive
Grows to 50 or 60 feet. white flowers cover the tree
Windbreak size only. For larger in spring. Glossy dark green
sizes choose Fall Fiesta or foliage turns bright yellow in
Inferno sugar maples. the fall.
see Windbreak section 4-5’: $85
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Princess Kay Flowering Plum Prairie Reflections Willow
A beautiful double-flowered A laurel-leaf willow selected by
plum discovered in Itasca NDSU for longevity and habit.
County. White flowers in Fast growing to 40' tall and 25'
early May complement the wide. Glossy green leaves
shiny black bark. 15' tall, 8 sparkle in the sun. Tolerant of
-10' wide. alkaline soils.
5': $85 4-5’: $60; 6-7’: $80
Norway Poplar
The fastest growing tree we
sell. Fairly narrow, growing
about 60' tall and 20' wide.
Large leaves rustle in the
wind.
See Windbreak section
Tower Poplar
Narrow, columnar growth
about 6’ wide and 50-60’
tall. In wetter areas it can
send up shoots.
3-4’: $30
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
Juneberry. A tree form of
this native shrub. White
flowers, edible fruit, and
orange fall color. Might not
like heavy, alkaline soil.
Grows to 20’.
6’ Whip: $75
Flame Willow
A Bergeson original. Grows like
a large shrub, about 25’ tall and
15’ wide. Young growth is bright
orange in late winter. Neat,
rounded habit.
See Windbreak section
Niobe Weeping Willow
The traditional, elegant weeping
willow. Fast-growing into a
Prairie Dream
large tree. Does well throughout
the valley, but can have some
Birch (p. 14)
dieback in tough winters.
Golden bark on young growth.
3-4': $40
17Elms for the Prairie
Prairie Expedition Elm is a good choice for a large, sturdy,
fast-growing shade tree. It was selected by NDSU when
a lone tree in a group of 200+ elms survived the disease.
Inoculation studies have since confirmed its resistance. The
original tree, shown here, is growing with a double leader
which made it spread out horizontally more than most will.
Princeton Elm was the first pure
American Elm found to show high
resistance to Dutch Elm Disease. It
grows up to three feet a year and is
tough and adaptable.
18Apples We Love
Zestar! Haralson
Big, crunchy apples with By far the best keeper. A classic
unbeatable zingy flavor. pie apple for this area.
Chestnut KinderKrisp
Small, but great flavor you Our current favorite apple -
can't find in a larger apple. sweeter than Honeycrisp.
Breakey Frostbite
An heirloom apple that's early, An odd flavor that not everyone
juicy, and great for pie. likes, but we love.
19Shrubs & Vines
Alpine Currant Incrediball® Hydrangea
A green, leafy shrub which Similar to Annabelle and in
takes the shade. Works well our opinion better. Grows in
as a hedge. Grows to 5’, and shade to part sun. Huge
is easy to trim. white blossoms on strong
stems. Grows 4’ tall and
wide. Hydrangeas love peat.
$25 $35
Bergeson Dogwood Incrediball® Blush Hydrangea
Deep red branch color in winter, Large blossoms of silvery-
beautiful cherry-red leaf color pink give a different look to
in the fall. Grows to 8’ or more the classic hydrangea. Good
but can be trimmed to 5-6’. against a white house or
Graded by heft. See also fence. Grows to 4 feet.
Windbreak section.
$12, $16, $25 $35
Ivory Halo Dogwood Invincibelle Limetta®
Deep green leaves edged in A little smaller than
bright white. Grows to about Annabelle and Incrediball.
5 feet. Fine-textured Won’t flop. Flowers have a
branching. Best in full or green tinge. Grows 3-4’.
nearly full sun.
$25 $35
Lemony Lace Elderberry Invincibelle Mini Mauvette®
Similar to Sutherland Gold, Deep pink-mauve blossoms
with more finely cut yellow on a compact plant that
foliage. We recommend doesn’t flop. Seems pretty
cutting back every spring to cool. Annabelle type, but
2’ tall. Will grow back to 6’ or grows only 30-36” tall.
more.
$30 $35
®
Meadowlark Forsythia Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
Grows vigorously into an 8’ An improved version of the
shrub with shiny green first pink Annabelle-type of
foliage. Covered with bright hydrangea. Should be hardy.
yellow flowers in early Pink blossoms fade to green.
spring. Looked good in the field.
Grows to 4’.
$22 $35
®
Annabelle Hydrangea Invincibelle Wee White
Excellent for shade or part The first dwarf Annabelle
Hydrangea
sun. Huge white blossoms, type for those who don’t
luxuriant large soft-green have room for a 4’ x 4’
leaves. Hydrangeas love shrub. Grows only 12-30”
peat. Grows 4’ tall and wide. tall. Doesn’t flop.
$30 $35
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Bloomstruck® Hydrangea Little Quick Fire® Hydrangea
A heavier blooming version Smaller plant than Quick Fire,
of the finicky Endless growing 3 to 5 feet. Hardy. Sun
Summer. Plant in peat and to part sun. Loose white
fertilize every spring. Blue or blossom clusters appear
pink blossoms. Grows to midsummer and quickly fade to
about 3’. mauve-pink.
$30 $30
Berry White® Hydrangea Vanilla Strawberry® Hydrangea
Lovely blossoms in fall fade Enormous creamy-white
to rich pink, giving a bicolor flowers fade to a rich pink.
effect. Strong, upright stems Floppier stems than
don’t flop down. Grows 5-6’. Limelight. Will get better
each year. Grows 4-6’. Best
in sun.
$25 $30
Bobo® Hydrangea Beauty of Moscow Lilac
Covered with blooms in late Delicate pink buds open to
summer like a white poodle. double white blossoms.
Give it a couple of years to Lovely fragrance. Grows 8
get started. Sun-loving. -10’ tall.
Grows to 4 feet or more.
$25 $25
Fire Light® Hydrangea Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac
Covered in white blossoms A compact, reblooming lilac.
that fade to rich mauve-red. Trim off spent blossoms to
Loves sun. Blooms from a encourage another flush.
young age. Grows to 6’ but Fragrant, dark purple
can be kept shorter with blossoms. 4-6’.
early spring pruning.
$30 $25
Limelight Hydrangea Charles Joly Lilac
A classic sun-loving Dark purple buds open to
hydrangea. White blooms double magenta blossoms.
with a hint of green develop Grows 8-10’ tall.
subtle pink shades in fall.
Strong, upright stems will
not flop. Grows to 6’.
$30 $25
Little Lime™ Hydrangea Dwarf Korean Lilac
A dwarf form of the popular Small, round leaves. Smothered
Limelight. Lime-green in early June with fragrant
blossoms mature to pink. blossoms adored by butterflies.
Likes sun or just a little Grows to seven feet, but can be
shade. Grows 3-4’. trimmed to 4-5’. Smaller size in
Windbreak section.
$30 $25
21Shrubs & Vines
Miss Canada Lilac Fireside Ninebark
One of the brightest pink The new standard in maroon
lilacs. Blooms after the other ninebark, with richer color,
lilacs have finished. Grows 7 mildew resistance, and a
-9’ tall and does not sucker; more refined habit. Still
could be trained into a nice vigorous. Grows 5-7 feet tall.
small tree.
$25 $25
Miss Kim Lilac Ginger Wine Ninebark
An excellent dwarf lilac, Miss A smaller-leafed ninebark
Kim features light pink, with foliage that emerges
fragrant blossoms and orange before deepening to
foliage that turns purple in burgundy. Grows 5-6’.
the fall. Can be trimmed to 5
-6’ but could grow to 10’.
$25 $30
Mme. Lemoine Lilac Nugget Ninebark
A French lilac with a A dense, vigorous, yellow-
profusion of sweetly scented leaved shrub growing 6-7’ tall.
double white blossoms in Good color contrast with dark-
May. Grows to 12’ tall and foliaged plants. One of the
10’ wide. easiest and toughest shrubs.
Would make a great privacy
hedge.
$25 Bigger: $25; Smaller: $15
Pocahontas Lilac Tiny Wine Ninebark
A great lilac. Purple Much more compact than
blossoms all the way to the Diabolo, easier to trim, and
ground on a rounded 8-10’ suitable for smaller areas.
shrub. Earlier to bloom than Dusty chocolate foliage. 4-5’
common lilacs. Vigorous
growth.
12”: $25: 18”: $30 $30
Blizzard Mockorange Dakota Sunspot Potentilla
A Bergeson favorite for it’s rock From NDSU. Big yellow
solid hardiness and profuse blossoms all summer on a
bloom. Stunning display of compact, rounded plant.
fragrant white blossoms for two Really pretty nice. Grows to
weeks in June. Grows 7+ feet 3’.
tall and 4-5’ wide.
$25 $25
Diabolo Ninebark Katherine Dykes Potentilla
Chocolate-colored leaves on a Light yellow blossoms are a
large, tough, vigorous shrub. softer shade than other
Will grow to 8 feet if left potentilla. Elegant, draping
untrimmed, but can be kept habit would look good
shorter with pruning. spilling over a retaining wall.
$25 $25
22Shrubs & Vines
Double Play Artisan® Spirea Magic Carpet Spirea
Reddish emerging foliage. Forms a very dense mound
Rich pink blossoms. of golden foliage. Emerging
Mounded habit to 24-30” growth is bronze-red,
tall. flowers are deep pink, and
the leaves turn russet red in
the fall. 18” tall.
$22 $25
Double Play® Doozie Spirea Renaissance Spirea
The first truly reblooming The classic Bridalwreath type
spirea. Exciting. Should be for this area. Graceful
lots of pink blossoms arching branches smothered
through the summer. Grows in white flowers in spring.
to 3’ tall and wide. Grows 6-7’.
$30 $25
Double Play® Red Spirea Sundrop™ Spirea
Dark pink blossoms are First Editions®. A hardy
“almost red.” Burgundy yellow-leafed spirea that
emerging foliage matures to grows only 12-15” tall and 2
green. Grows to 3’ tall. -3’ wide. Has been hardier
than other similar varieties.
Pink blossoms.
$25 $25
Fairy Queen Spirea Tor Spirea
One of the few shrubs that A very sturdy and attractive
grow to 4 feet and stop. A dwarf spirea. Blue-green leaves.
wonderful spirea covered 3’ tall and wide. Covered with
with masses of white flowers white flowers in late spring.
in late May or early June. A Vivid orange and red fall colors.
Bergeson favorite. A top choice.
$25 $25
Glow Girl™ Spirea Cutleaf Smooth Sumac
Similar to Tor Spirea, with Grows 6-8’, and can spread
lemon-lime foliage. White by roots to make a colony.
flowers in spring, good fall Known for its brilliant shades
color. Looked great last year. of orange and red in the fall.
Grows 3-4’.
$30 $25
Little Princess Spirea Tiger Eyes® Sumac
Grows in a neat mound 2 A very nice golden-leaved
1/2’ high and 3-4’ wide. Pink sumac. Elegant, deeply cut
flowers in June, thick green leaves give an Oriental
foliage. Responds well to effect. Spectacular fall color.
being cut to six inches in
early spring.
$25 $25
23Shrubs & Vines
Snowball Viburnum Tango Weigela
This relative of the American Dark purple leaves and rosy-
Cranberry is an old-time red blossoms on a small
favorite for its lovely round shrub. Bred in Canada. Might
white blooms in June. Grows die back in some winters. 2’
6-8’ tall. x 2’.
$25 $22
Spring Red Compact Viburnum Autumn Revolution™ Bittersweet
Acompact selection of First Editions®. A vigorous
American Cranberry. climbing vine for full sun.
Emerging leaves are red in Bright orange berries in fall
the spring, mature to green, and winter. Self-pollinatiing:
and color up again in the fall. unlike other bittersweet, you
Grows to 6’. only need one.
$25 $25
Red Prince Weigela Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle
Red blooms along the stem Bright
Vine orange trumpet-
in early summer. Can die shaped blossoms on a floppy
back irregularly in the vine. Attracts hummingbirds.
winter. Grows to 3-4’. Best in full sun or very light
shade.
$25 $25
Sonic Bloom Pink Weigela Engelman Ivy
Weigela can die back in our More refined in habit than
climate, so it’s nice to have a Virginia Creeper. Clings to
reblooming one. Grows to 4’ masonry. Very vigorous.
and blooms pink throughout Bright red fall color. Grows
the summer. in sun or shade.
$30 $22
Sonic Bloom Red Weigela
Weigela can die back in our
climate, so it’s nice to have a
reblooming one. Grows to 4’
and blooms red throughout
the summer.
$25
Spilled Wine Weigela
Zone 4, so will probably
have winter dieback in the
colder areas around here.
Low growing habit with rich
maroon foliage and pink
flowers. 2-3’
$30 Tor Spirea has great fall color.
24Potted Evergreens
Arborvitae, Hetz Midget Juniper, spreading
Forms a small, dense globe Blue Chip - grows 8-10
that grows slowly to three or inches tall with a nice blue
four feet. color.
Hughes - grows 15” tall and
spreads outwards.
2 gallon pot: $42 2 gallon pot: $35
Arborvitae, Holmstrup Larch, Siberian
Grows to about seven feet Looks a bit like a pine tree,
tall with a dense, pyramidal but each fall the needles
shape. Good resistance to turn bright yellow and fall
winter browning. off for the winter. Grows to
50’.
2 gallon pot: $42 24”: $75
Arborvitae, Pyramidal Pine, Mugo
The tall, narrow evergreens Cute little round pine trees.
that you often see in To control their size, trim
cemeteries. Forms a lovely yearly in June before the
pillar. Best to plant where it new “candles” have fully
can keep going up and up. elongated.
5 gallon pot: $65 2 gallon pot: $42
Arborvitae, Technito Pine, Ponderosa & Scotch
Resistant to winter browning, Scotch - Reddish bark, artistic
with a denser pyramidal habit form. The tree at the nursery in
than the classic Techny variety. front of the new blue house.
Grows 8-10’ tall by 4-5’ wide, Ponderosa - long needles, fast
but could be trimmed smaller. growth. Straight central trunk.
2 gal.: $$42; 5 gal.: $65 30”: $95
Arborvitae, Techny Spruce, Black Hills
A deep green, burn-resistant
Globe Recommended over
variety trimmed into a globe. Colorado spruce for
Needs trimming to maintain longevity and disease
size, otherwise can resistance in this area. See
eventually get taller than Windbreak section for
your house. smaller plants.
5 gallon pot: $65 24”: $90; 3’: $140
Juniper, Savin Spruce, Meyer
Grows more upright than the More disease resistant than
other junipers, to about 3’ Colorado Spruce, with a
tall. A nice focal point amidst more refined habit and blue-
rounded shrubs. green color than Black Hills.
See also Windbreak section.
2 gallon pot: $35 24”: $100
25Hedge & Windbreak
This section lists smaller, cheaper trees and shrubs for hedges and
windbreaks. They are sold bare root in April, May, and into June
while supplies last.
Top Windbreak Plants
Bergeson Dogwood is a tough native plant that grows quickly and gives
color throughout the seasons. Grows up to 8-9' if untrimmed.
Larger sizes listed on p. 20, small cuttings on p. 28.
Summer Fall Winter
Flame Willow are a tree Norway Poplar are the fastest
that grows like a shrub. growing tree around, growing up
Bright orange stems in to six feet a year. They'll make a
the winter, with a dense, quick windbreak. Keep the sod
rounded shape. 15-25' away from all young plants to
maximize growth rate. 60'.
26Hedge & Windbreak
APRICOT, MANCHURIAN - Seedlings. Good for pollinating the named varieties.
Fruit may or may not be good to eat; each tree will be different. Grows 10-15’.
2-3': $5.00
ARONIA, MCKENZIE - Chokeberry. Selected in North Dakota. Nutritious berries
are are astringent like chokecherries and best processed into syrup or jam. Grows
into a 5-6’ shrub.
18-24”: $6.00
ASH, GREEN - Tough, sturdy, adaptable. There are concerns about the Emerald
Ash Borer, a bug that is coming to kill them all.
2-3': $5.00
ASPEN, QUAKING - Native. Shiny leaves rustle and tremble in the wind. Bright
yellow fall color. 60-80’
12-18": $5.00
BIRCH, PAPER - Plant four of these in the same hole and you will have a birch
clump in a hurry. Small birch grow fast if the soil is kept cultivated, free of grass.
Larger sizes available in Tree section.
18-24": $4.00
BUCKEYE, OHIO - A sturdy, attractive smaller tree. Nuts for wildlife. Possibly will
get good fall color, but no guarantee. Grows to about 30’ around here.
18-24”: $12.00
BUFFALOBERRY - A tough 8-10’ shrub with silver foliage and berries for jam and
wildlife.
12-24”: $4.00
CARAGANA - This tough standby makes a thick, vigorous hedge. Light green
foliage in spring turns dark green in summer. Grows to 12’.
2-3': $5.00
CEDAR, EASTERN RED - Bluish juniper-like evergreen foliage. A tough, adaptable
tree. Don’t plant near apples due to cedar-apple rust.
9-15": $7.00
CHERRY, NANKING - A good 6’ hedge, with tasty berries. Plant at least three to
ensure pollination.
2-3': $5.00
CHOKECHERRY, COMMON - Great for the birds and for jelly-making humans.
They spread by suckers, so plant in an informal location. 15-20’.
2-3': $5.00; 3-4’: $12.50
COTONEASTER, PEKIN - The old shiny-leafed hedge that fell out of favor due to
disease and insect problems. Very trimmable.
2-3’: $5.00
COTTONWOOD, SIOUXLAND - Pure cottonwood. A male, cottonless selection.
Likes adequate moisture.
3-4’: $6.00 or 10/$50; 4-5’: $8.00 or 10/$70
27Hedge & Windbreak
CURRANT, GOLDEN - Clove-scented yellow blossoms on a vigorous 5’ shrub.
Edible black currants.
18-24": $4.00
DOGWOOD, BERGESON - An excellent hedge. Cherry red fall color and compact,
uniform growth set the Bergeson Dogwood apart from regular Red Twig Dogwood.
Deep red winter bark color. Larger sizes available–see Shrub section.
6-8”: $7.00
ELM, PRINCETON - A newly discovered hardy American Elm that is highly
resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. Shows a 96% survival rate.
6-18": $15.00
FLOWERING CRAB SEEDLINGS - ‘Red Splendor’ parentage. A striking, multi-color
spring show of blossoms. No two are alike in shape, bloom or fruiting. Excellent for
wildlife. Plant 8 feet apart.
12-18”: $4.00
HACKBERRY - A good shade tree for the valley. Deeply grooved, corky bark. Free
of serious problems.
2-3': $5.00
HAZELNUT, AMERICAN - Small edible nuts on a 5-7’ shrub. Good shelter and
food for wildlife.
2-3’: $5.00
LILAC, COMMON - The old favorite hedge. Plant about three feet apart. Grows to
12’ or so. Sends out shoots.
12-18”: $5.00; 2-3’: $10.00
LILAC, VILLOSA - Blooms two weeks later than other lilacs and performs well in
heavy soils. Very little suckering. Grows to about 12’ tall and 8’ wide.
18-24”: $5.00
LINDEN, AMERICAN - A sturdy, easy, attractive native tree with large round
leaves. Gives deep shade and makes delicious light-colored honey. Larger trees
available in the Tree section.
Windbreak size not available in 2021
MAPLE, AMUR - Can have spectacular fall color in shades of yellow, orange, or
red. Grows to 20’. Not for heavy Red River Valley soils.
2-3’: $5.00
MAPLE, SILVER - Fast growing, good windbreak. Will get to be very large in a
hurry. Not for heavy, alkaline soil.
2-3’: $5.00
MAPLE, SUGAR - Hard Maple. Slow growing. Not for heavy clay soils. Good fall
color. 50-60’ tree eventually.
2-3’: $6.00
MOUNTAIN ASH - Native form. Seedlings. Slow growing. Attractive shape with
white flowers and orange berries.
2-3': $5.00
28Hedge & Windbreak
NANNYBERRY - Great multipurpose shrub or small tree. Grows to 12’. White
flowers, glossy foliage, red fall color, berries for wildlife. Native.
18-24”: $4.00; 2-3’: $6.00
OAK, BUR - A sturdy native tree that should be planted more often. Grows to 60’
and lives for centuries. Larger sizes available in the Tree section.
2-3’: $6.00
OAK, NORTHERN RED - Not for alkaline soils. Nice red fall color. The fastest-
growing oak. Larger size available.
2-3’: $6.00
OAK, PIN - Might be more tolerant of alkaline soils, but still better out of the Red
River Valley. Nice red fall color.
12-18”: $4.00
OAK, WHITE - Great for hunting land; deer prefer the acorns of white oak to
those of the common Bur Oak.
4-5': $30.00
PEAR, HARBIN - A hardy smaller tree with lovely glossy green foliage and good
fall color. Will pollinate edible varieties. Grows to about 15’.
Not available in 2021
PLUM, WILD AMERICAN - Makes a thick windbreak, wonderful for wildlife. The
fruits can be perfectly edible, and make great jam and sauce. Grows 6-8’.
2-3': $5.00
POPLAR, NORWAY - A hardy, hybrid-type poplar which we’ve sold for decades..
Plant a minimum of 10’ apart. Can grow up to 6’ per year. Will get huge in a hurry.
3-4’: 6.00 (10/$50); 4-5’: $8.00 (10/$70) 5-6’: $10.00 (10/$90); 6-7’: $14.00
ROSE, HANSEN HEDGE - A very hardy, once-blooming rose with fragrant single
blossoms in June. Grows 5-6’ tall.
18-24”: $5.00
SANDCHERRY, WESTERN - A vigorous 5-6’ shrub bearing edible sandcherries for
jam or wildlife.
2-3': $5.00
SPRUCE, BLACK HILLS - The most sturdy of the spruce. Plant fairly deep and
keep the dirt black around them. Spruce will not grow well in sod.
16-24": $10.00
SUMAC, SMOOTH - Grows 5 to 15’ tall. Usually grows in a spreading clump.
Spreads by suckers. Amazing red fall color.
12-24: $4.00
WALNUT, BLACK - A slow growing, high-quality tree with nuts for the squirrels.
2-3’: $7.00
WILLOW, FLAME - A top-notch windbreak or large hedge. Compact growth like a
large shrub. Bright orange winter stem color. Cut to the ground every 10 years for
best winter color. Grows 15 to 25’.
2’ light: $7.50; 2-3’ $10 (10/$85); 2-3’ heavy: $15 (10/$125)
29Secrets to Growing Roses
• Buy them bare root.
Only when buying bare root can you inspect the entire plant,
including the roots. Pick a plant with sturdy stems, firm and
healthy shoots, and plenty of roots. The best time to plant is in
April or May.
• Choose hardy varieties.
We carry some roses that will need protection in the winter.
However, there are plenty of roses that are both lovely and hardy.
It is always best to ask us to help you choose a rose matched to
your degree of gardening skill and propensity to risk.
• Choose a sunny spot.
Choose a spot that gets at least seven hours of sunlight per day.
• Plant them very deep, like this:
1. Dig a nice, deep hole.
2. Make sure the
crown is 5-6” below
the ground.
3. Fill the hole with a mixture
of soil and peat. Optionally,
mix in some bonemeal. 5. After watering,
mound up with soft peat
4. Leave room at the top of the hole to protect the shoots
to hold water. Water thoroughly, from the sun. You may
using water soluble fertilizer mixed leave a shoot or two
according to directions. barely exposed.
30Roses
Above & Beyond Fruity Petals
Can be a large shrub or a Really gorgeous and you
climber. Smothered with should probably plant one.
large apricot blossoms in Lovely orange-pink
June and July. Usually grows blossoms. Probably will grow
5-6’ tall around here. to 3-4’ around here.
$25 $30
Belle Poitevine Hansa
Lovely and hardy old- An old-fashioned favorite.
fashioned rose bush. Very Deep fuchsia blossoms have
fragrant lavender-pink great fragrance. Perfectly
blossoms all summer. Not hardy. Grows to 5’. Sensitive
for alkaline soils. Grows to 5'. to high alkalinity–ask us
about your soil.
$25 $25
Campfire High Voltage
A newer Canadian rose with Easy Elegance® series.
lovely blossoms that start One the hardiest repeat-
out light yellow and fade to blooming yellows, and very
pink, giving a bicolor effect. healthy. Double, light yellow.
Grows 2-3’. Grows upright to 3-4’.
$25 $25
Cancan Highwire Flyer
A hardy and healthy rose. Brilliant deep pink blossoms
Fuchsia blossoms with white on a hardy and healthy
centers. Petals can fade to a plant. Impressed us last year
rich purple. Blooms all in its second full season.
summer. Grows up to 4 feet Fairly large. 3-4’.
around here.
$30 $30
Cherry Frost Kashmir
New from Zone 3 Wisconsin Stunning red blossoms of
breeder Julie Overom. perfect form. Should be
Hardy, healthy, masses of planted deep for best
bright red blossoms. Arching hardiness. Very healthy
habit to 4’. foliage. Don’t plant in part
shade. Grows 3-4’.
$30 $25
Double Knock Out Kiss Me
Rock solid disease Borderline hardiness, but the
resistance. Blooms non-stop. huge, salmon-pink blossoms
Needs to be planted deep, with a great fruity fragrance
as it is borderline tender. make it worth it to protect
Deep rosy-red. Grows to this rose for winter. 3’.
about 2.5’.
$25 $25
31Roses
Miracle on the Hudson Peppermint Pop
A fantastic rose with large One of the hardier
single blossoms of bright everblooming roses. Grows
red. Stays 2-3’ tall and to 3’. Double rose-pink
blooms all summer. blossoms with white reverse.
$25 $25
Morden Centennial Persian Yellow
Very hardy rose from the Old-fashioned shrub rose
Parkland series. Large,bright with bright yellow double
pink blossoms all summer. blossoms in June. Gets
May need to be sprayed for blackspot, so I suspect it will
blackspot. Grows to 4’. do best open areas such as
North Dakota. 5-6’ tall.
$25 $25
Mother of Pearl Pretty Polly Pink
Huge, double, apricot Masses of tiny, double,
blossoms. Hardier and bright pink blossoms all
healthier than most large- summer. Will die to the
blossomed roses, and has ground each year so plant
done well in our gardens. deep. Gorgeous. 2-3’.
Plant deep. Grows to 3’.
$30 $30
Music Box Pretty Polly White
Easy Elegance® series. Masses of tiny white
Fully double blossoms of blossoms all summer. Will
light yellow surrounded by die to the ground each year
blended pink. Very healthy, so plant deep. Grows 2-3’
glossy foliage. Has done well tall.
for us. Grows to 3’ or 3 1/2’.
$25 $30
Oscar Peterson Screaming Neon Red
From the Canadian Artists Easy Elegance series. Intense
series. Grows 2-3’ tall with single red blossoms
semi-double white blossoms throughout the summer.
all summer. Should be hardy Rich green foliage turns
and healthy. color in the fall. Grows to
about 3 feet.
$25 $25
Peachy Knock Out Snowdrift
Supposed to be one of the Easy Elegance Series.
hardier roses in the Knock Full, double white blossoms
Out series. Great health. cover the plant. Blooms
Light apricot-pink blossoms repeatedly. Grows to 3 feet.
all summer. Grows 2-3’.
$25 $25
32Roses
Sunrise Sunset White Knock Out
Great color impact. Formerly “White Out.” One
A spreading, informal habit. of our favorites, although
Smothered with warm pink last summer it didn’t do as
blossoms most of the well. Usually a solid white
summer. Grows 2’ tall and 3’ mound of blossoms only 2
wide. feet tall.
$25 $25
Sweet Spirit Yellow Brick Road
For those willing to protect Right on the edge for
it in the winter, this tender hardiness: it’s thrived for
rose will give huge, fragrant, customers in Grand Forks.
double blossoms throughout Healthy foliage with double
the summer. 2-3’ lemon-yellow blossoms all
summer. 2-3’.
$30 $25
Highwire Flyer Rose (below) is
a new, extra hardy rose that really
pops. I call it a glowing dark pink
color, if that makes sense. 3-4'
Peppermint Pop (above) has a
great combination of bloom power,
health, and hardiness. 2-3'
33Visiting Bergeson Gardens
•The gardens look the best in July, August, and
September.
•They are free and open to the public during
daylight hours.
•Just come on out and enjoy.
34Fabulous Fertile!
•Erickson’s Smokehouse Grill and Bar (945-6806): Proprietor Mark
Erickson cooks top notch meats, from steak to chicken to smoked pork.
•Mill Street Cafe (945-3130): Quality American cafe food in
downtown Fertile.
•Sand Hill River Golf Course (945-3535): The best 9-hole golf course
in the region. Scenic, challenging, and impeccably maintained.
•Encore (945-3290): A selection of pre-owned clothing & more that
draws people from miles. Incredible bargains to be found.
•Opdahl’s Donuts (945-6400): They make our donuts. Visit their
charming bakery to buy donuts, pie, cookies and have a cup of coffee.
•Garden Hills Farm (945-3765): Just down the road from Bergeson’s.
Fresh produce of all types, but no strawberries this year.
•Oistad Estate & Auction Service (945-3377): Jam packed with fun
stuff they’ve collected from their estate business. Call for hours.
•Schulstad Berries & Produce (574-2292, 701-371-7010): On
Polk County 10 going north towards Maple Lake. An impeccably
maintained farmstead selling fresh vegetables, berries, and apples.
•Lakeview Resort & Restaurant (637-6237), on Maple Lake, and
Moran's Supper Club (938-4151) in Winger, are good places to eat
to the northeast.
35Perennials
Peter Cottontail Achillea Blackberry Ripple Hollyhock
Achillea ptarmica Alcea rosea
A mass of tiny white blossoms A gorgeous mix of plants with
reminiscent of babies breath. either rich purple or white
Tough and easy. Long blooming. blossoms. Grows 5-6’ feet.
18-24”.
4” Pot: $7.99 Lg 6-pac: $9.99
Saucy Seduction Achillea Chaters Double Mix
Achillea millefolium Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
Bright pink flowers on a sturdy, Tall flower spikes with double,
compact plant. Blooms all richly-colored blossoms. Allow
summer. 18-24”. to reseed and create a patch.
Grows 5-7’.
Pot: $12.99 4” Pot: $7.99
Strawberry Seduction Chaters Double Yellow
Achillea
Achillea millefolium Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
Strawberry red flowers with tiny Tall flower spikes with double
gold centers. An improved yellow blossoms. Allow to
yarrow. 18-24” reseed and create a patch.
Grows 5-7’.
Pot: $12.99 4” Pot: $7.99
Blue Boa Agastache Las Vegas Mix Hollyhock
Agastache hybrid Alcea rosea
Zone 5 - needs protection here. A hardier hollyhock coming in a
Deep violet blue flower spikes mix of many bright colors. Single
on a 3’ plant. Full sun. blossoms. Grows 5-6’.
4” Pot: $7.99 4” Pot: $7.99
Little Adder Agastache Spotlight Blacknight
Agastache rugosa Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
Not going to be reliable hardy, Dark red, almost black blossoms.
but could actually be really cool Grows to 5-6 feet.
as an annual. Grows 15-18”.
4” Pot: $9.99 4” Pot: $7.99
Metallica Crispa Ajuga Spring Celebrities Crimson Hollyhock
Ajuga reptans Alcea rosea
A low, spreading groundcover Grows only 24” tall with dark
with shiny bronze-green leaves. crimson blossoms. A more
Violet blue flowers to 6” in compact hollyhock.
spring.
4” Pot: $7.99 Lg 6-pac: $9.99
36Perennials
Halo Mix Hollyhock Earlybird Mix Aquilegia
Alcea rosea Aquilegia hybrid
Tall flower spikes with single Mixed colors of lovely,
blossoms with contrasting eye. interesting blossoms. Blooms in
Mixed colors. Grows to six feet. spring. Grows 10-12”.
Lg 6-pac: $9.99 Lg 6-pac: $9.99
Gold Strike Alchemilla Earlybird Red & White Aquilegia
Alchemilla Aquilegia x hybrida
Masses of greenish yellow Bicolor blossoms of red and
blossoms on a mounded plant white on 10-12” plants. Allow to
18” tall and 24” wide. Easy to reseed and make a patch.
grow.
4” Pot: $7.99 4” Pot: $7.99
Lavender Bubbles Allium Spring Magic Yellow Aquilegia
Allium hybrid Aquilegia x hybrida
Blooms a little later and is darker Blooms in spring. Happy yellow
purple than ‘Millenium.’ Grows columbine flowers. Grows to 14”.
to 14”. Deer resistant.
Pot: $16.99 4” Pot: $7.99
Millenium Allium Swan Blue & White Aquilegia
Allium hybrid Aquilegia x hybrida
Round purple blossoms over Blue and white blosoms in
neat foliage. Good hardiness so spring on 18-21” plants.
far. Midsummer bloom. Grows 15
-20".
Pot: $16.99 4” Pot: $7.99
Storm Cloud Amsonia Swan Violet & White Aquilegia
Amsonia tabernaemontana Aquilegia x hybrida
Periwinkle blue flowers cover Purple and white blossoms on 18
the plant for many weeks. Listed -21” plants. Allow columbine to
as Zone 4. 24-30” reseed for best results.
Pot: $21.99 4” Pot: $7.99
Charme Anthemis Winky Dbl Rose White Aquilegia
Anthemis tinctoria Aquilegia x hybrida
Grows into a neat mound 12-16” Cute double blossoms on 12”
tall covered with charming plants.
bright yellow blossoms in early
summer.
Pot: $14.99 4” Pot: $7.99
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