Permaculture plants and consulting services
Amorpha nana
Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
Amelanchier laevis
. North American native plant.
Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
Rubus idaeus
. North American native plant.
Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Rubus idaeus)
Thornless, stout canes produce very large sweet berries. It is a primocane or “everbearing” type: will crop early summer and again in the fall if only the dead (second year) shoots are selectively pruned out every winter. Most market growers (including us) mow down the entire plant every winter, resulting in a heavier crop of high quality berries in the fall only. Red raspberries require a raised bed to thrive in our heavy clay. Plant 1’-2’ apart in row; will fill in row with suckers in a year or two. Does not need trellising. Self fertile. . North American native plant.
Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Rubus fruticosus)
Trailing type, needs trellis. Our most productive (per plant) of the sweet thornless types. Large berries, fast growth, smaller seeds. Blackberries will tip root and give you many more plants if you fail to tie them to the trellis. Canes can grow 10’ or more but best to tip them at 4′-7′. Blooms very late so avoids the occasional freezes that can hurt the blossoms of earlier blackberries. Blackberries do well in almost any soil in our region. Mid to late-season ripening. Space 5’ apart in row. Self fertile. . North American native plant.
Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Amorpha fruiticosa)
Amorpha fruiticosa is an attractive native wildflower shrub. It is a legume, and is often used in permaculture plantings as a nitrogen fixer – usually with the plan to coppice the bush (“chop & drop”) because it will reach a fairly substantial size if not chopped down frequently. 15-18′ tall and spreading up to twice that width. NOT edible, it’s practical benefits are mostly beauty, nitrogen fixing and soil stabilization, and it also has some potential as a natural insecticide. Fast growing, thornless. Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
Lindera benzoin
. North American native plant.
Gallon pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Rubus occidentalus)
Early season. A time-tested variety which still holds the main spot in nursery catalogs, and for good reason. Black glossy berries about twice the size of wild black raspberries, twice the yield, and strong, anthracnose-resistant canes. Definitely needs trellising or you will wind up with tip-rooted plants everywhere! Has all the flavor of wild black raspberries—simply delectable! Canes can grow over 10’ long; best to tip at 5′. Space 2.5’ apart in row. Needs well drained soil or a raised bed. Self fertile. . North American native plant.
Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
very late season . North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
very early season . North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
early season. One of the earliest varieties. Med-large fruit. Self-pollinating but produces better with another variety as a pollinator. 4-6′ tall. Zones 5-7 . North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
early season. Very large berries gradually decrease in size over a long harvest window. Good storage qualities in the fridge. Slower growing but still productive. More tolerant of heavy soil than other varieties. 4-5′ tall. Zones 3a-7 . North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Aronia melanocarpa)
Medium-sized, attractive, native shrub with 3 season interest. It is also a practical and prolific berry producer. Aronias have gained fame recently as a super fruit due to their very high levels of antioxidants. They are flavorful but astringent and not very sweet, so not super great to eat out of hand (although our picky toddlers loved them!). However, they make a tasty addition to smoothies, jam, baked goods, etc. The bushes are very productive and the blueberry-sized berries form in easy-to-pick clusters. We have had some success harvesting with a blueberry rake, but prefer to just snip clusters; removing stems afterwards at the kitchen counter. Berries are firm, so no worries about squishing as you pick, and they hold on the bush for a long time, so you can wait for the whole bush to ripen and pick all at once. They are also not as plagued by birds as other berries, and are pest and disease free. One of our favorites for edible landscaping. Partial shade to full sun. Self-fertile but may do better with a pollinator. Zones 3-8.
Parent plant ‘Nero’ gets just 4′ high. Ours is a little taller, but still only 5-6′. Good fruit production. . North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
(Viburnum opulus var. americanum)
An edible native Viburnum, also known as Cramp Bark for it’s muscle-relaxing medicinal properties. Very pretty ornamental bush producing prolific umbels of white flowers, followed by showy clusters of edible but very tart, red berries. Fast growing, 8-10′ tall, has nice fall color and interesting winter form. ‘Phillips’ variety was selected by Elwyn Meader for better flavor and nice berry color. Prefers a moist spot, but is adaptable. Full Sun to Part Shade. Self-fertile. . North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.
. North American native plant.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.