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Growing Saskatoons - A Manual For Orchardists

Richard G. St-Pierre, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Plant Gene Resources of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.

(saskatoon berry cv "Thiessen"; Rosaceae)

The information on this page has been derived from the 5th Edition of Growing Saskatoons - A Manual For Orchardists (1997, revised - 1999). The book version of this manual is out-of-print. The web version of this manual has been revised and some chapters have been updated. The chapters are in pdf format (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download, read and print these files). The file sizes that are given are an indication of how long the file will take to download, although this will not be much of an issue with a faster internet connection. The larger files contain one or more colour plates. It was not possible to reduce file sizes any further without substantially compromising image quality. Note that some of the information contained in these articles may be dated. However, pdf versions of some recently published scientific papers on the biology and culture of the saskatoon may be found here - Recently Published Information.

Section 1: Introduction

An Introduction To Growing Saskatoons (62KB pdf)

History, Use & Economic Importance Of The Saskatoon (61KB pdf)

Section 2: Botany

Saskatoon Botany (426KB pdf)

Section 3: Propagation & Cultivars

Propagation Of Saskatoons (576KB pdf)

Cultivar Selection (270KB pdf)

Section 4: Orchard Establishment

Orchard Establishment (277KB pdf)

Section 5: Groundcover Management

Groundcover Management (38KB pdf)