Permaculture plants and consulting services
-Full Sun– Full Size on Seedling Root Stock, space 15′-20′ apart, needs pollinator
Gallon* pots $24, 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– Semi-Dwarf on Krymsk 5, space 12′-16′ apart, needs pollinator
Mid season (mid July). It is believed that birds will not bother sweet cherries that are fully yellow when ripe, and ‘Gold’ is just that! Apparently even the blushed varieties like Emperor Francis can be prone to bird predation. This is an easy to grow large gold cherry that is cold hardy and a good pollinator for other varieties. Supposedly resistant to brown rot and fruit cracking. Zone 5-8
Gallon* pots $24, 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
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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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 Lovell, space 15′-20′ apart, self-fertile
Early-season. Beautiful red striping over yellow background, resembles a flame. Makes very sizable fruit if properly thinned. Partially freestone, especially when fully ripe. This variety is more resistant to bacterial spot and brown rot than other peaches. A more blossom-hardy variety developed at the Harrow Research Station, so you’ll get crops in years that Red Haven will fail. One more good thing about this peach is its 2” wide pink blossoms in the spring. Breathtaking!
Gallon* pots $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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I assumed that the soft, sugary, and fragile nature of peaches would make them a magnet for pests and diseases here in southern IN. However, with planting resistant varieties and heavy pruning to keep an open tree, we have been successfully producing delicious ripe peaches with no sprays. In 2010 I fulfilled my dream to literally gorge on tree-ripe organic peaches (wasn’t as good an idea 6 hours later!). Peaches are quick growers and often bear fruit earlier in life (2-3 years) than most fruit trees. They are also shorter lived—expect 15-25 years from a peach tree. We have not noticed any Peach Leaf Curl disease on any of our peaches. All on ‘Lovell’ seedling rootstock which makes a standard sized (14-16’) longer-lived tree. Space peaches 15-20’ apart. An idea I have heard to dwarf peach trees is to plant 3-4 of them 4′ apart in a square or triangle and then prune them carefully around each other. Supposedly the root competition acts to dwarf the trees, keeping them more easily managed at 8-12′.
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 Lovell, space 15′-20′ apart, self-fertile
Mid-season. Beautiful, white-fleshed freestone peach that hangs well on the tree compared to Belle of Georgia. Excellent flavor–many people love white peaches, but I find many of them lacking in flavor compared to yellow peaches. This is an exception–much more peachy flavor with an extra burst of sweetness! Gorgeous pink blush on its cheeks.
Gallon* pots $24, 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 Lovell, space 15′-20′ apart, 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 $24, 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 Lovell, space 15′-20′ apart, 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 $24, 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 $24, 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.
(Prunus tomentosa) -Full Sun to Part Shade– 8′ high x 6′ wide, self fertile but pollinates better with two, low maintainance
We hesitated to offer these bush cherries for years, assuming that no-one would want to bother with a hard-seeded fruit too small to pit. However, after interacting with our plants the last few years, we now see their value as a delightful out-of-hand snack and a plant that will thrive under utter neglect. It is one also one of the first things to bloom in the spring, only preceded by our apricot tree. The glossy, slightly peeling, reddish-brown bark provides interest even in the winter. The bushes reach 8’ high if unpruned and about 6’ wide. Can grow and even fruit in shade, though more fruit is produced in full sun. Somewhat self-fertile, but really best with a second plant as a pollinator (these are seedlings so any two plants should work). Our seedlings have some white- and pink-fruiting individuals in the mix but will be mostly red.
3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
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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.
Pseudocydonia sinensis -Full Sun– Ornamental flowers, bark and fall foliage, fragrant edible large fruit used for jelly, 10-20′ tall x 7-15′ wide, well drained soil, self fertile but better with two
Chinese quince is a very ornamental tree with flaking bark similar to sycamore, pink spring blossoms, and good fall color and large, fragrant fruit that makes great jelly. Needs full sun and well drained soil.
Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16
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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
Early Fall. Edible crab apples are beautiful bloomers as well as disease-resistant fruit producers. Chestnut Crab is famous for its incredibly sweet but complex 1-1/2” fruits that are red striped over yellow background. Perfect size for children to munch down if there’s any left for them! Good for a sweet, no-sugar added applesauce. White blossoms. Not the best keeper, about a month.
Gallon* pots $24, 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
Late Summer. Great edible landscaping choice – beautiful red flowers and foliage, and 2″ round fruits are red all the way through the flesh. Their intense color, sharp flavor and slight astringency makes them great for cider, jelly, and fancy preserves. Darren really likes them fresh too, especially paired with cheese. Hardy variety zones 3-6
Gallon* pots $24, 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
Late October. Hudson’s is a little more refined in surface appearance than other russet apples—yellow skin with light russeting. It is noted to have some resistance to diseases, and all russets are slightly more insect resistant due to thicker skin and harder young fruitlets. This apple is hard, dry and tart at ripening time but mellows out to a sweet pear-like flavor in storage. Good keeper.
Gallon* pots $24, 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, space 6′-10′ apart (stake), 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 $24, 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 $24, 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.