Trees – Page 8 – Brambleberry Farm

Hudson’s Golden Gem semi-dwarf Apple

-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.

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.

Mutsu (Crispin) semi-dwarf Apple

-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.

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.

Redfree dwarf Apple

-Full Sun– Dwarf on Bud 9, space 6′-10′ apart (stake), needs pollinator

Early August. An outstanding disease resistant apple from the PRI breeding program. Cherry red over most of the apples; a few may have hint of green on shade side. More flavorful and crisp for fresh eating than most summer apples. Also a good farmer’s market potential due to its earliness and bright cheery color! Like most summer apples, not a good keeper—maybe 3 weeks with good cold storage.

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.

Redfree semi-dwarf Apple

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

Early August. An outstanding disease resistant apple from the PRI breeding program. Cherry red over most of the apples; a few may have hint of green on shade side. More flavorful and crisp for fresh eating than most summer apples. Also a good farmer’s market potential due to its earliness and bright cheery color! Like most summer apples, not a good keeper—maybe 3 weeks with good cold storage.

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 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.

Blake’s Pride 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.

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.

Magness semi-dwarf Pear

-Full Sun– Semi-Dwarf on OHXF 333, space 12′-16′ apart, needs pollinator *Triploid variety will not pollinate others*

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.

Red Bartlett semi-dwarf Pear

-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.

Liberty dwarf Apple

-Full Sun– Dwarf on Bud 9, space 6′-10′ apart (stake), needs pollinator

Mid September. Touted as the most disease-resistant of the PRI apples, this tree has performed remarkably well for us, producing flawless shiny fruit with minimum of care. Seems to resist insect damage as well as fungal diseases. We recommend Liberty the most of all our apples. Fruit is deep purple-red on the sun side and bright green on the shade side, having a flavor like a more sprightly and crisp McIntosh. Need to thin this variety heavily or fruit size can be small. A decent keeper in storage.

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.