Chesterberries: The new fruit on the block

Chesterberries: The new fruit on the block

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Story Published: Aug 10, 2007 at 3:52 PM PDT

By Elissa Harrington

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HARRISBURG - Peaches might be having a good run but there's a new fruit on the stands that's ready to rival.

"Chesterberries" are a new cousin of blackberries but are about three times the size. These large members of the Marion Berry family are small-seeded, bitter-tasting, and mature later than similar berries.

Farmers say the moist and rainy Willamette Valley is the perfect place for growing Chester's because they're extremely sensitive to bright sunlight.

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