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-Full Sun– Orange to Red basket willow
Not sure of the variety but probably ‘Britzensis’, a beautiful orange to red basket willow.
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.
-Full Sun– curly growth habit, fast growing shade to 30′
Branches grow horizontally and twist and curl. Fast growing shade tree to 30′ but can be coppiced/pollarded to keep smaller. If grown into treeform, it takes on a “weeping willow” appearance. Branches are great for dry or fresh flower arrangements and add lumpy bumpy interest to basketry projects.
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.
-Full Sun to Part Shade– Full size on seedling rootstock, early fruiting, space 15′-25′ apart, self fertile
Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $24, 2-Gallon* pots $36
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Perhaps the single most useful tree for our area, the mulberry has copious amounts of delicious and nutritious (high protein, carbs, vitamins/minerals) fruit; is very fast-growing for quick shade and mulch production; leaves and stems are relished by most grazing livestock; and the wood is rot-resistant for fenceposts, etc. They are used in the silk industry to feed silkworms. Even on seedlings, fruits are borne over the course of weeks rather than ripening all at once like most tree fruits. Mulberries are delicious – they taste similar to raspberries, but with no noticeable seeds and no thorns. The only disadvantages are the staining quality of the dark fruits; need a ladder to harvest prime berries (except for ‘Gerardi’ dwarf!); and without pruning the trees can get messy-looking, holding onto dead branches and twigs. Mulberries can take some shade without suffering from lower production of berries. Height to 35’. Zones 5-9. Grafted trees on seedling rootstock.
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 Seedling Rootstock, space 6′-10′ apart, self fertile
If you are wanting to plant a mulberry to pick berries from, this is the one for you! It stays under 6’ tall so you never need a ladder. The plentiful fruits are large, black and very tasty, ripening over a month or more. Has a beautiful natural growth form with big glossy green leaves, deserving of a spot in your home landscape! Self-fertile.
Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $24, 2-Gallon* pots $36
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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 seedling rootstock, space 15′-25′ apart, self fertile
The most commonly available grafted cultivar, it is known for its prolonged ripening period over three months! It also has excellent flavor and has a large berry. Self-fertile.
Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $24, 2-Gallon* pots $36
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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 seedling rootstock, space 15′-25′ apart, self fertile
Prolific and precocious producer of very large black fruits. Great flavor, early with a long season. Fruits around 1/2″ wide by 2″ long. Self fertile.
Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $24, 2-Gallon* pots $36
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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 seedling rootstock, space 12′-20′ apart, self fertile
Heavy producer of large black fruit with exceptional flavor. Smaller tree up to 20′ tall. We are at the top of it’s range, but haven’t had problems with hardiness. Zones 6-9. Self fertile.
Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $24, 2-Gallon* pots $36
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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 seedling rootstock, space 15′-25′ apart, self fertile
This tree claims its parentage from Southern Indiana wild-growing mulberries. The earliest fruiting of the trees we have producing right now. Great producer of sweet but flavorful dark lavender fruit. Juice is less-staining than black fruited mulberries, but not completely clear. Has a more berry-like flavor than your typical non-staining white or lavender fruit (which tend to be very sweet but bland) – almost as flavorful as black mulberry fruits. Short but fat berries. Non-grafted, it roots very easily from cuttings. Self fertile.
Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $24, 2-Gallon* pots $36
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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
Early season (early July). Very dark, almost black fruit with a deeper flavor than other sweet cherries. Blooms late. Resistant to cracking and bacterial canker. Zone 5-9
Gallon* pots $24, 2-gallon* pots $36, 4-gallon* pots $48
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While sweet cherries are savored by everyone for their meaty, rich and juicy flesh, they are more difficult to grow without synthetic sprays than sour cherries. The fruit is prone to brown rot, often starting on split fruits. Insect pests (and birds) are also drawn to the fruitlets. Sweet cherries in southern IN sometimes miss a crop from blooming too early and having the blossoms killed by heavy frost. Still, they are somewhat easier than apples and plums, similar in ease of growing to peaches. We have sought varieties and rootstocks that will give you the best chance of success in our region. Grafted on Krymsk 5 which is a vigorous, early bearing, semi-dwarfing rootstock for cherries. It performs incredibly well in poor, heavy clay soils and can be kept at 12-15’ for easier picking! Space sweet cherries 15’ 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.
(Poncirus trifoliata) -Full Sun to Part Shade– produces golf ball sized fuzzy lime-like fruits. self fertile, zone 6, grows up to 6′ high
A delightful little hardy citrus that is still highly underutilized and underappreciated. Technically only hardy to Zone 6, but seems to be fine in Zone 5 and maybe colder as well. This is the ‘Flying Dragon’ type, reaching only 6’ high with fancy twisted stems and decorative curved thorns. Leaves drop in winter but stems stay dark green and look great in a little snow! Produces abundant crops of great-smelling golfball-sized fruit that is very seedy but juicy and can be used to make very fragrant lemonade or marmalade. This could make a really neat living fence for livestock. Self-fertile. Full to part sun.
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.
-Full Sun to Part Shade– Full size on own roots, space 15′-25′ apart, may be male (non-fruiting) or female (self-fertile)
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.
Hovenia dulcis -Full Sun to Part Shade– Fast growing shade tree 30′ tall, produces sweet raisin-like drupes, medicinal. Zone 6.
Attractive and fast growing shade with benefits! The flowers are small but very abundant, aromatic and attract pollinators and beneficial insects. The edible part is actually the swollen stems of the small insignificant fruits. These drupes or accessory fruits are very sweet and raisin-like with potential medicinal benefits.
Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $24, 2-Gallon* pots $36
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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 $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
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
Late August. Striking red-skinned sport of Bartlett, this is the red pear you see at the grocery store. Actually a little sweeter, higher sugar content than regular Bartlett. Slightly less vigorous growth. Not fireblight resistant but we wanted to offer some all-red pears for trial.
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.