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Edible Ornamentals
American Plum
(Prunus americana) Shrub or
small tree with profuse white blooms. Reddish
fruit is sweet while the skin tends to be tart.
Makes a fine plum sauce. Two
plants required for pollination. 3-4 plants.
$15.00 Black Heart Cherry
(Prunus avium). Not a
cultivated variety, but a species understock, long used for grafting sweet
cherries. Firm, good-flavored
fruit, makes a wonderful black cherry ice cream.
Does well in heavy soils. 3-4
plants. $15.00 Chinquapin
(Castanea pumila). This
native chestnut bush seems to have friends all over.
Folks tell us they picked up the sweet nuts on the way to school.
Then came the tell-tale hulls around the desk.
Teachers hated them; kids loved them. Shrubby form, prefers a dry, wooded
location. Plant two for pollination.
1 and 2-year bare-root seedlings. $7.50 Nanking Cherry
(Prunus
tomentosa). Bush
cherry hardy to Zone 2. Good for
pies, jams, jellies. Plant two for
pollination. 2-3 plants.
Grow to 10. $15.00 Pawpaw
(Asimina triloba). Makes a fine,
pyramidal lawn tree in addition to providing an unusual, banana-like fruit.
Our seedlings are from superior selections.
1-2 year bare root plants. $7.50
1 Gallon plants $12.50. Persimmon
(Diospyros virginiana). The
American Indians dried persimmon fruit like prunes. The pioneers used them in cakes, puddings, and preserves. We
think they taste like a combination of date and apricot. But dont be too
hasty for that first sample. Persimmons
are memorably astringent until mellowed by the icy fingers of winter.
For best results with our unsexed seedlings, plant in groups of three.
18-24 plants. $15.00 Serviceberry (Amalanchier canadensis). Shrub
or tree to 25. Hardy to Zone 4.
When in bloom, the white flowers of the serviceberry can be seen for a
mile. Purple fruit, similar to a blueberry.
We like it in cereal and fruit salads.
Columnar in shape, serviceberry is a good substitute for white birch in
the landscape. Yellow to red autumn
foliage. Does well in dry soil.
2-3 plants. $15.00
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