Common Fruit Trees – Page 2 – Brambleberry Farm

Raritan Rose Peach

-Full Sun– Full size on Krymsk 86, 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.

Redskin Peach

-Full Sun– Full size on Krymsk 86, 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.

Reliance Peach

-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 $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $49

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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.

Harrow Delight semi-dwarf Pear

-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.

Honeysweet Pear

-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.

Honeysweet semi-dwarf Pear

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

Late September. Many nurseries claim that ‘Seckel’ pear is very fireblight resistant; however we lost ours and two other friends in southern IN lost theirs to the 2012 fireblight epidemic. One of these friends has a ‘Honeysweet’ pear right next to the spot where the ‘Seckel’ was and it went through that blight year just fine. With that real-world experience, we are now offering ‘Honeysweet’ in place of ‘Seckel’. It’s fruit is very similar to ‘Seckel’ with buttery-smooth, chewy flesh, tender skin and a lightly spicy, cinnamon flavor; but it is a little larger in size. Supposedly self-fertile, though it will bear more with a second variety.

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.

Keiffer semi-dwarf Pear

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

Late September. Large golden-yellow fruit with slight russeting and sometimes an orange/red blush. Incredibly juicy, very course-textured flesh which is where its nickname “sand pear” comes from. For fresh eating, some folks adore them and others turn up their nose at the gritty flesh. They have a deep flavor with a hint of astringency which I find refreshing in a world of very mild, sweet pears. Exceptionally good as dried pears and make good preserves. Probably the best thing about them is their long-known trait of being able to thrive in almost any conditions–they are pretty much immune to insect and disease troubles. Some nurseries claim that Keiffer is self-fertile but we have not been able to substantiate that.

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.

Korean Giant semi-dwarf Asian Pear

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

Mid October. Also known as ’Olympic’, this is the huge, russeted, olive-green skinned, softball-sized pear one finds in natural food stores and international grocery stores. Very crispy and juicy, and long storing for a pear. Requires a long season to ripen—fine in our area, but no guarantees for further north. Slightly more insect and disease resistant than ’Shinseiki’.

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.

Nanking Bush Cherry

(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.

Potomac Pear

-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.

Chestnut Crab semi-dwarf Apple

-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.

Arkansas Black dwarf Apple

-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.

Potomac semi-dwarf Pear

-Full Sun– Semi-Dwarf on OHXF 333, space 12′-16′ 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.

Geneva Crabapple semi-dwarf Apple

-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.

Arkansas Black semi-dwarf Apple

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