Fruit Tree Planner

Erntedank is lightly sweet with a definite tart edge, with medium-firm flesh and small fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for consistent two-crop production, German and Scandinavian-inspired gardens, and commercial-style home plantings where reliable volume matters, but skip it if you want the most intensely flavored single berry - Erntedank is reliable and consistent rather than exceptional. It usually ripens around early August to late September, later than most of the others shown.

Koralle is tart-forward with sharp acidity, with firm, dense flesh and small fruit. In this group, this brings more acidity and bite than most of the others shown. Choose it for sauce, jam, syrup, and any use where the classic tart lingonberry flavor is the goal; the highest-yielding of the bunch, but skip it if you want a mild fresh-eating berry - Koralle is quite tart raw and is at its best cooked or sweetened. It usually ripens around early August to late September, later than most of the others shown.

Sussi is lightly sweet with a definite tart edge, with medium-firm flesh and small fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for secondary pollinizer alongside Red Pearl and spreading groundcover in acidic soil beds, but skip it if you want productive yields quickly - Sussi is notably slow to establish and takes several years to reach full output. It usually ripens around early August to late September, later than most of the others shown.

Ida is lightly sweet with a definite tart edge, with medium-firm flesh and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for fresh eating where lingonberry size matters, mixed beds with Red Pearl, and the most impressive-looking lingonberry fruit, but skip it if you want very cold zones below 3 - Ida is rated to zone 3 and not tested as far north as Linnaea. It usually ripens around early August to late September, later than most of the others shown.

Red Pearl is sweet with a soft acidic lift, with medium-firm flesh and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for serving as the primary pollinizer for Koralle, Linnaea, and other varieties at a 1:5 to 1:10 planting ratio; also edible with better mild flavor than Koralle, but skip it if you want maximum yield from their pollinizer - Red Pearl is a lower-yielding variety chosen for pollination coverage, not maximum berry production. It usually ripens around mid to late July, earlier than most of the others shown.