Permaculture plants and consulting services
-Full Sun– Full size on Krymsk 86, 12-16’ tall and wide, self-fertile
Late-season. Almost fully red-skinned peach for late in the season. Very large freestone fruit with good resistance to bacterial spot and some resistance to brown rot.
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Semi-Dwarf on OHXF 333, space 12′-16′ apart, needs pollinator
Early August. Earliest ripening pear we offer. Bartlett-type fruit with slightly narrower neck and a pleasant orange-red blush on its cheek. Fireblight resistant!
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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All of our European pear varieties are said to be resistant to fireblight, though in Spring 2012 it plagued nearly all of our pears, even the supposedly resistant ones. Our Asian pears actually had less fireblight than the European ones. Pears are one of the easiest tree fruits to grow under organic conditions. Many insect pests which affect apples cannot propagate themselves in the very dense pear fruitlets—their larvae are actually crushed as the pear grows. Thus you may end up with some feeding scars and grit cells but have a perfectly fine fruit otherwise. They do well in clay soils and can usually take wet soils better than apples or stonefruits. Pears can take a little while to get established and get growing, and also are later in bearing their first fruit (4-6 yrs) than other fruit trees. All pears grafted on semi-dwarf Old Home x Farmingdale 333 rootstock, which can be maintained at 14’ tall. Space pears 14-16’ apart. gallon pot* $16 +tax
Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Dwarf/semi dwarf on Krymsk 1, 6-9’ tall and wide, self-fertile
Mid-season. A popular peach that is known for its extremely hardy buds —this variety will bear in years that most others fail. Not as bright red cheek as others, but it is freestone and very flavorful; almost apricot-like. Needs heavier thinning for large fruits. Very productive and has tolerance to brown rot though it is prone to peach scab (a skin blemish which does not affect edibility).
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun to Part Shade– Full Size on Mazzard, space 12′-16′ apart, self fertile
mid-July. Amarelle-type (yellow flesh, clear juice). A well-known and time-tested variety which is still grown commercially. Very similar to ‘Northstar’, but tree grows larger (16’) and is more vigorous. Space 12-16’ apart. Self fertile
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Full size on own roots, space 15′-20′ apart
From a small grove of wild peaches just down the road from us. They are persisting and bearing fruit underneath of 60′ tall hickory and oak trees at the edge of a forest–quite a feat for any peach! They ripen extremely late in the season–September through October depending on the year. The fruits are small, a little larger than a golfball, but the pit is smaller than a regular peach too. The flesh is white and fairly dry like an apricot, and totally freestone–the pit falls out on its own. Could be a hit at farmers markets as a “two-bite” peach without any mess–a convenience food like cherry tomatoes or grapes. There are anecdotal reports all over the US of small “native” white peaches that grew wild and folks used for rootstock in years past. I believe these are what they were talking about. No brown rot to speak of. These peaches have great potential grown in more open conditions, but may also be valuable as an option for dappled light understory conditions in a forest garden. Because these are seedlings, not grafted, there will be some variation, but all the trees in the grove seem to have the same size and quality of fruit so they are likely a stabilized “seedling variety”.
3″ pots $5, Quart pots $9, Gallon* pots $18
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun to Part Shade– Dwarf on Mazzard, space 6′-10′ apart, self fertile
July. Morello-type (red flesh, red juice). A natural dwarf, reaching only 8-10’ at maturity. Cherries are large and bright red. ‘Northstar’ is a perfect edible landscaping plant due to it’s small size, low care and beautiful blooms and fruit. Space 8-10’ apart. Self fertile
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Full Size on Seedling Root Stock, space 15′-20′ apart, needs pollinator
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Semi-Dwarf on OHXF 333, space 12′-16′ apart, needs pollinator
Mid-August. Beautifully colored and shaped early pear with buttery-smooth flesh. The neck is a little more elongated and fat, the blush a bit more deeply red, and the fruit a little smaller than Bartlett. Supposedly fireblight-resistant, but ours died over the course of 3 years after the severe fireblight breakout in 2012. We are thus phasing it out in favor of Sunrise.
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Semi-Dwarf on M-111, Space 15′-20′ apart, Needs Pollinator
Mid October. Known for its refreshing crisp and juicy texture. Yellow delicious-type flavor that has a hint of licorice in the background and much less mealy. A greenish-yellow when ripe, fruit is large compared to most apples. Supposedly susceptible to some diseases yet we are offering it because it has been a star performer for us even with neglect! Actually beats out some of the apples with known disease resistance. Decent keeper. [NOTE: Mutsu is a triploid variety; it does not provide viable pollen, and still needs a pollinator; plant with two other varieties to have fruit on all of them]
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Dwarf on Bud 9, 6′-10′ tall, space 6′-10′ apart (stake), early ripener, crisp sweet/tart, needs pollinator
Early August. An outstanding disease resistant apple from the PRI breeding program. Cherry red over most of the apples; a few may have hint of green on shade side. More flavorful and crisp for fresh eating than most summer apples. Also a good farmer’s market potential due to its earliness and bright cheery color! Like most summer apples, not a good keeper—maybe 3 weeks with good cold storage.
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Semi-Dwarf on M-111, 15′-20′ tall, Space 15′-20′ apart, early ripener, crisp sweet/tart, needs pollinator
Early August. An outstanding disease resistant apple from the PRI breeding program. Cherry red over most of the apples; a few may have hint of green on shade side. More flavorful and crisp for fresh eating than most summer apples. Also a good farmer’s market potential due to its earliness and bright cheery color! Like most summer apples, not a good keeper—maybe 3 weeks with good cold storage.
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Dwarf on Bud 9, 6′-10′ tall, space 6′-10′ apart (stake), early ripener, sweet, mild, crisp, needs pollinator
Early August. An outstanding disease resistant apple from the PRI breeding program. Cherry red over most of the apples; a few may have hint of green on shade side. More flavorful and crisp for fresh eating than most summer apples. Also a good farmer’s market potential due to its earliness and bright cheery color! Like most summer apples, not a good keeper—maybe 3 weeks with good cold storage.
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Semi-Dwarf on M-111, 15′-20′ tall, Space 15′-20′ apart, early ripener, sweet, mild, crisp, needs pollinator
Early August. An outstanding disease resistant apple from the PRI breeding program. Cherry red over most of the apples; a few may have hint of green on shade side. More flavorful and crisp for fresh eating than most summer apples. Also a good farmer’s market potential due to its earliness and bright cheery color! Like most summer apples, not a good keeper—maybe 3 weeks with good cold storage.
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Dwarf on Bud 9, 6′-10′ tall, space 6′-10′ apart (stake), Late ripening storage apple, Crisp & flavorful, Needs Pollinator
Early November. An heirloom apple most often noted for its disease resistance, general hardiness and outstanding keeping abilities. Very late to ripen, fruits are a gorgeous dark purplish-red and rock hard at picking. Time in storage softens them a little and the flavor goes towards the sweet side. Extremely good storage apple–we still have some that are soft but edible in our fridge in May!
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.
-Full Sun– Semi-Dwarf on M-111, 15-20′ tall, Space 15′-20′ apart, Early ripening, Sweet and Flavorful, Needs Pollinator
Early August. An outstanding disease resistant apple from the PRI breeding program. Cherry red over most of the apples; a few may have hint of green on shade side. More flavorful and crisp for fresh eating than most summer apples. Also a good farmer’s market potential due to its earliness and bright cheery color! Like most summer apples, not a good keeper—maybe 3 weeks with good cold storage.
Gallon* pots $26, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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Availability of plants varies from day to day. We rarely carry every size/price option listed at any one time. Please call before you come to check availability.