New faster-growing cranberries
Are you planning to use high-yield cranberry varieties in your new planting or field renovations? If you are, we can help you quickly and efficiently propagate cranberry plant material into rooted cranberry starter plantsPlants grown from seed or cuttings in smaller containers to be transplanted to the field or into larger containers for further growing. PRT’s Starter Plant program primarily includes cranberry plants with plans underway for raspberry and strawberry plants..
PRT is the only licensed propagator of Rutgers University cranberry varieties in western North America. These unique cranberries provide numerous benefits, including
- achieving production a year earlier than traditional varieties
- producing up to double the yields of traditional plants
- reducing the need for pesticides and herbicides, and lowering costs
Why starter plants?
Cranberry growers are increasingly choosing starter plants over unrooted cuttings for good reason: investing in the latest varieties of cranberries pays off in the long run. Cranberry starter plants enable you to:
plant sooner – you don’t need to wait for your field to be ready to mow to collect cuttings
- increase productivity – starters plants ensure faster, more complete and even coverage of your field
- save money – starter plants can be cheaper than cuttings, as you use fewer plants
Why PRT?
PRT is North America’s largest producer of containerized forest seedlings. In fact, we grow more than 180 million seedlings every year. When it comes starting valuable crops, we’re trusted by some of the world’s largest forest products companies to start and grow high-yield forests.
We’ve earned that trust by providing custom growing solutions that meet each customer’s exact growing specifications. Today, we’re applying that expertise and service to propagating rooted cranberry plants for cranberry producers in western North America.
Contact us
To learn more about our starter plant services, please contact us today.
Market Development Manager
Damian Sowa
Tel: (250) 381-1404 ext. 232
Email: damian.sowa@prt.com