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Balaton Sour Cherry

 -Full Sun to Part Shade–  Full Size on Mazzard, space 12′-16′ apart, large fruit, self fertile

Late-June. Morello-type. Sweeter, larger fruit, with extended ripening period.

Gallon* pots $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48

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I find sour cherries simply delightful to eat fresh off the tree, despite any reputation otherwise. If too tart for your taste buds, don’t fret; they can be put to a hundred other delicious uses in cooking, baking, drying, preserving, etc. Sour cherries are large and can be easily pitted with any version of standard cherry pitters. Sour cherries share the spotlight with pears as the easiest to produce of the traditional tree fruits in the Midwest without any sprays (though birds can be a problem, eating the crop as soon as it ripens). Sour cherries will even tolerate little to no pruning if that sounds like a daunting task to you. A sour cherry in bloom is a stunning sight, and has a nice natural growth form. Grafted onto Mazzard seedling rootstock, which does better in heavy wet soils than Mahaleb. gallon pot* $16 +tax

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Shinseiki semi-dwarf Asian Pear

 -Full Sun–  Semi-Dwarf on OHXF 333, space 12′-16′ apart, needs pollinator

Late August.  A very early and refined Asian pear with smooth, yellow skin and excellent flavor.  Crisp and juicy!  Asian pears are known to be very easy to care for and have a more spreading growth habit like an apple as compared to the more tall/slender pyramidal form of European pears.   

Gallon* pots $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48

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Rosseyanka Persimmon

(Diospyros virginiana x Diospyrus kaki) -Full Sun to Part Sun–  Semi-Dwarf on Seedling Rootstock, Up to 25′ tall, self-fertile

Nearly seedless 2-3″ large fruits.  This American/Asian hybrid (non-GMO) takes after the American persimmons in leaf and form, reaching up to 25′ tall, but tastes like a good mix of the two types.  Soft and wrinkly when ripe, like the American persimmon.  Self-fertile. Zones 5-8

Quart pots $24, Gallon* pots $38, 2-Gallon* pots $52, 4-Gallon* pots $75

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Lapins Sweet Cherry

 -Full Sun to Part Shade–  Semi-Dwarf on Krymsk 5, space 12′-16′ apart, self fertile

Late season (late July).  Self-fertile sweet cherry with dark red, crack-resistant fruit.  Good pollinator for other varieties. Precocious fruiter.  Zone 5-8 

Gallon* pots $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48

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Sunrise semi-dwarf Pear

 -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 $24, 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

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Sumadinka Sour Cherry

 -Full Sun to Part Shade–  Semi-Dwarf on Mazzard, space 8′-12′ apart, self fertile

 mid-July.   Morello-type.  Very early bloomer.   Another natural dwarf, staying more compact than Montmorency but slightly larger than Northstar.   Supposedly more productive than North Star, with darker colored fruit especially good for eating fresh.   Space 8’-12’ apart. Self fertile

Gallon* pots $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48

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Red Mulberry Mulberry

 -Full Sun to Part Shade–  Native Morus Rubra phenotype. Full size on own roots, space 15′-25′ apart, seedlings may be male (non-fruiting) or female (self-fertile)

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

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Yellow Groove Bamboo

(Phyllostachys aureosulcata) -Full Sun to part shade–  Tall, running, edible shoots, up to 2″ diameter

An attractive green bamboo with a yellow groove. A small percentage of canes display a unique zig zag growth pattern. In optimal conditions it can reach a height of up to 35 ft, with a culm diameter of 2.25 inches diameter. Our grove (in poor soil but with ample moisture) maintained about a 1″ diameter for the first 8 years, and now at 14 years we have a few canes approaching 2″ diameter. “Running” bamboo is invasive. Plant in an area that you can mow at least a 6′ wide path around, bury 2′ deep dividers to block runners, or just plan on keeping shoots snapped off on a regular basis where you don’t want it to spread. Tender new shoots are edible, and easy to pick.

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

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Montmorency Sour Cherry

 -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 $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48

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River Cane Bamboo

Arundinaria gigantea -Full Sun to shade–  NA native, 8-20′ tall, up to 1″ diameter, running, edible shoots, creates messy impenetrable thickets that are great for wildlife. (despite name, doesn’t like wet soil but good for river banks)

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

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Seedless Che (Chinese Melon Berry)

(Cudrania tricuspidata) -Full Sun to Part Shade–  semi-dwarf on Osage Orange Rootstock, space 14′ apart, self fertile

Grafted. Che is also known as Chinese Melon Berry, and tastes like a cross between a fig and a watermelon.  The variety we carry is seedless and completely self-fertile.  If planted near a male Che it will have hard seeds.  Strikingly different and beautiful small trees with attractive clean foliage.  They turn extra eye-catching when loaded with ripe pink-red fruits in the fall.  Fruits are about 1″ diameter, good chewy texture, keep well on the tree.  Fruits resemble a small hedge apple (osage orange), which they are related to.  Somewhat slow growing up to 15′ tall.  Grafted on osage orange rootstock.  zones 6-9

Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $24, 2-Gallon* pots $36

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Northstar Sour Cherry

 -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 $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48

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seedling Toona Tree (Beef and Onion Plant)

Toona sinensis -Full sun to shade–  Edible young leaves and shoots taste like beef bouillon. Large tree (to 65′) can be kept small by copicing

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

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Mollie’s Delicious semi-dwarf Apple

 -Full Sun–  Semi-Dwarf on M-111, Space 15′-20′ apart, Needs Pollinator

Late August.   A more southerly adapted apple, doing best in zones 5-8.   Very large, crisp and sweet.   Pretty red blush and striping over a yellow background.   Known to have resistance to some diseases so has potential for organic growers. 

Gallon* pots $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48

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Allegheny Serviceberry (Juneberry)

Amelanchier laevis -Full Sun to Part Shade–  Beautiful and productive landscaping tree/shrub 15′-25′ tall, sweet 3/8″ berries

Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

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