Category Archives: Fruit
Raspberry Double Gold PPAF
These berries are a visual treat; deeply blushed golden champagne and distinctively cone shape. Plants are very productive and give two harvests in one season (hence the “double” in its name) with fruit produced the first fall and a second
Prunus maritima
In early summer along the Atlantic coast from Maine south to Maryland hardy gourmets head to the shore to collect the wild beach plums growing in the dunes. Eaten directly from the plant they are tart but ripen to a
Berry Pot Collection
Grow these compact potted berries on your deck or patio to have easy-reach berry pickings. Blueberry Top Hat and strawberry Fragola di Bosco make a beautiful pair for edible deck decor. The bite-sized berries have unusual wild berry flavors.
Kiwi Hardy Collection
Inside the unfuzzy skin the fruit is emerald green with small black seeds. Fruit ripens on the female vine: male vine is a lovely ornamental climbing vine. Hardy kiwi are actually sweeter than regular kiwi fruits. Ripens in fall. Zones:
Strawberry Alpine White Soul
Like Yellow Wonder White Soul does not suffer from the lack of typical strawberry red pigments. Birds leave fruits alone and plants do not need protective netting. The unusual flavor of White Soul blends well with mesclun mixes and baby
Strawberry Alpine Yellow Wonder
Considered one of the best gourmet strawberries Yellow Wonder has delightful aroma and fantastic flavor. Lacking the red color that attracts birds fruits are spared leaving more delicious harvests. Yellow Wonder berries are a luxurious easy-to-pick treat. Grow in well-drained
Blueberry Star PP# 10
Large berries with pleasantly sweet flavor Star can now compliment early season bounty in home gardens with early ripening. Developed by University of Florida this variety blooms over very long period of time which makes it a good pollenizer for
Boysenberry
Large reddish-purple berry with sweet tangy taste and exceptional flavor! Boysenberries are best used for canning and preserves and for use with other berries in pies and cobblers. Boysenberries were developed by Rudolph Boysen in Northern California. Boysenberries produce their
Blueberry Legacy
Legacy is both a vigorous grower and heavy producer. It keeps many of its leaves through mild winters offering a very different look in the landscape. Foliage turns crimson in cold winters. Berries are medium to large in size and
Strawberry Alpine Collection
These bite-sized small alpine berries offer a mix of unique flavors not found in standard red strawberries. Fully ripe berries can be pulled easily from the stems. These easy-to-grow runnerless plants spread by stolons as they grow older. Everbearing and
Currant Consort Black
Clusters of medium-sized black sweet-tart musky fruits ripen in late summer. Developed by Agriculture Canada Consort Black is an old variety with resistance to White Pine Blister Rust. Upright multi-stemmed shrubs bear fragrant flowers in spring and brilliant orange red
Strawberry Flavorfest
Flavorfest may well become the sweet new ruler of the strawberry patch. Mid-season variety stands out for large pleasantly plump bright-red fruits with first-rate flavor and awesome yields. Breakthrough berry was bred by the USDA and is one big juicy
Blueberry Bluecrop
Fruits ripen in mid season and the harvest goes on for weeks. (You need two kinds for cross-pollination three being even better.) The 5-6′ tall bushes become a blaze of crimson in the fall so they are ideal arranged as
Blueberry Southmoon PP# 9
Large berries with complex and robust flavor Southmoon is perfect for southern areas with little need of chill hours. It does especially well in lighter sandy soils with generous additions of organic matter. This variety was developed in Florida and
Aronia melanocarpa
This ravishing plant produces a show of elaborate white spring flowers with masses of delectable and nutritious black fruit arriving in fall. A delicious addition to a border aronia is a tough and durable plant that thrives in a wide
Hops Mt. Hood
Mt. Hood is a disease resistant high-yielding hop variety. Vines are easy to grow and make a wonderful privacy screen in summer. Provide them with strong supports for growing vertically. Hops die back to the ground each winter but the
Watermelon Red Ruby Hybrid
This new gem bowled us over with its super sweet and juicy perfectly crisp and firm ruby red flesh. At only 6-8 lb. this seedless watermelon is a nice size for a small family and a cinch to store in
Strawberry Tristan F1
An exceptional variety with the unique combination of deep rose flowers and sweet bright red berries. Compact neat plants are ever-bearing with few to no
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Blueberry Emerald PP# 12
Emerald produces some of the largest Southern Highbush berries with a mild sweet flavor. Its rounded spreading bush habit make it a great landscape plant. Very dependable in southern climates with a low chill requirement of only 250 hours
Raspberry Crimson Giant PPAF
Giants in raspberries these very large conical berries are exceptionally bright red and ripen late September through October. Fruits are firm easy to pick and easily release when handpicking. Canes produce sparse short stout spines in the fruiting region. The
