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-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.
(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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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.
Citrus junos -Full Sun to Part Shade– produces 2-3″ diameter lemon-lime fruit. self fertile, hardy to 0 degrees, 6-8′ tall
Experimental in our area since we sometimes dip down below it’s limit of 0 degrees F.
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.
(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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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– Ornamental hedge or specimen tree with winter color 8-15′ tall
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.
(Cornus mas) -Full Sun to Part Shade– 3/4” deep red fruits with a tart cherry-like flavor, Height 10-20’; Plant two for pollination
An edible dogwood tree that is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring (but won’t get damaged by frosts)! Less showy bloom than native dogwoods, but pretty in their own right with clusters of yellow flowers. Nice fall color too. More upright columnar growth. Oblong 3/4” deep red fruits with a tart cherry-like flavor to them. Great for jams and preserves. Very easy to grow in a variety of soils and can take shade. Plant two for pollination. Heavy shade to full sun; Zone 4-7; Height 10-20’.
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.
(Diospyrus kaki) -Full Sun to Part Sun– Korean Black persimmon Hardy to -6 F (barely zone 6)
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– Semi-Dwarf on OHXF 333, space 12′-16′ apart, needs pollinator
Mid-August. Large all-red fruit with pure-white grit-free flesh. A sport of the well-loved ‘Clapp’s Favorite’ pear. Early-season ripening. Not fireblight-resistant.
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 own roots, space 15′-20′ apart, need 2 for pollination
Sourced from our Korean Giant fruits and local wild keiffer types. NOT grafted so every one is a surprise 🙂 These will have a variety of different fruit shapes, sizes, and flavors. Start your very own new variety! These would also be great full-size rootstock to graft onto–they’ll get anywhere from 20′-40′ tall.
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-September. One of the latest-ripening European varieties. A large, all-green pear with smooth skin and flavor similar to Bartlett, but very resistant to fireblight. Stores well, up to 5 months.
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.