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An Olive tree is slow vigor with a weeping shape. It Order Comments box. The growing and can live for a thousand often starts bearing the year after discount will NOT automatically years. 1 gallon pot. Zones 8-10. planting. D 805: $24.50 each show on your order! We will deduct your discount when ARBEQUINA Arbequina is a self we confirm your order by fertile small round olive from the email. Catalan area in Northeast Spain. It 3 Bushel and Berry ™ Huckleberries These new dwarf raspberry, blackberry and blueberry plants make it (Vaccinium species) Delicious and possible for American gardeners to grow delicious, full-size berries rarely available in nurseries, huck- on sturdy dwarf plants in pots on the patio or deck. Each of these win- leberries are so highly prized that ter hardy varieties provides gardeners in most of the nation with delicious people have their own secret wild fruit and the blueberries also provide year round ornamental beauty. All patches. The wild Pacific Northwest plants are in one quart pots. species generally are called “huck- RASPBERRY SHORTCAKE™ For those of you with limited space, this dwarf leberries,” and the eastern species raspberry plant is ideal for container growing. It are called “blueberries.” Huckleber- grows only 2-3’ tall with a compact growth habit. It ries come in one-gallon pots. is thornless and produces an abundance of full-size EVERGREEN sweet, favorful red raspberries each summer. Your HUCKLEBERRY family will love harvesting healthful fruit right from (Vaccinium your patio and no trellising or staking is needed. It ovatum) The will spread to fill any pot no matter the shape. Like cultivar is other foricane summer raspberries, once fruiting “Northern Star” is finished, prune out canes at the base that have and is the best fruited leaving new canes to fruit the next season. fruiting plant USDA Zones 5-9. E 360: $19.95 each, 3+: $17.50 for the shade. each; 6+: $15 each A native of the BABY CAKES™ THORNLESS BLACKBERRY NEW! Pacific Northwest, this evergreen Finally you can grow favorful thornless blackberries in bush is beautiful throughout the a pot without a trellis. Baby Cakes, a new introduction, year. In the spring and fall, the is a dwarf, thornless blackberry perfect for container foliage turns from green to a striking gardening. It ™grows to only 3-4’ tall with a pleasing bronze color. The late summer- rounded compact habit. In summer, large, sweet ripening berries are dark blue, tart, blackberries ripen on the tips of the canes. In regions favorful and a little smaller than a without very high prolonged summer heat, this blueberry. The shrub grows best in blackberry will also produce a favorful fall primocane the shade where it can reach 6-8’ crop. USDA Zones 4-8. E512: $19.95 each, 3+: $16.50 without pruning. In the sun, it only each grows to 3’ tall. It has a compact, full growth habit, and spaced PINK ICING™ BLUEBERRY NEW! Pink Icing is ideal about 3’ apart makes a beautiful to grow in a pot on the patio or as a year-round edible evergreen hedge. USDA Zones 7-10. landscape stunner. Grow it for abundant crops of large E 180: $19.95 each, 3+: $17.50 sweet blueberries and intense pink spring and iridescent each blue fall foliage. It grows only 3-4’ tall, and fruit ripens in mid season. USDA Zones 5-10. E 271: $19.95 each, 3+: TALL MT. HUCKLEBERRY (V. $16.50 each ovalifolium) This rarely ofered Pacific NW native sub alpine bush BLUEBERRY GLAZE™ This plant grows 2-3’ tall as a bushy grows 4-6’ tall with oval leaves and mound and is perfect on the patio in a decorative container. an abundance of tasty black fruit. With its small stature and glossy, dark green leaves, USDA Zones 4-8. E 185: $19.95 Blueberry Glaze™ is reminiscent of a boxwood and can each, 3+: $17.50 each easily be sheared. Enjoy the white and pink spring fowers followed by lots of small, dark blue berries with intense wild THINLEAF HUCKLEBERRY (V. blueberry favor, which are rich in antioxidants. USDA Zones membranaceum) Its fruit is amongst 5-8. E202: $19.95 each, 3+: $17.50 each the largest and best favored of all the wild blueberries. Plants can grow to 5’ tall and produce pink fowers and dark purple berries up Blueberry Supplies and Books to ½ inch in diameter. Declared the BLUEBERRY RAKES These blueberry rakes are handmade in Maine and state fruit of Idaho, these plants designed for the most efficient harvesting of a specific size of berry. Each grow throughout the Northwestern is extremely strong, made of sturdy lightweight aluminum with spring states at elevations above 2,000 steel teeth. See Supplies section. feet. They are adapted to cool, ORGANIC BLUEBERRY FERTILIZER Blueberries, huckleberries, lingonberries, tea, wintergreen and other acid loving plants will love this natural fertilizer. 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4 short seasons. They are grown color is red as is the fall foliage. Unique from seed, so plant at least two Ripens mid-July and bears for a for pollination. Plants require a month. Bluecrop is widely adaptable Evergreen well-drained soil, preferably one and a success in the Midwest and Edibles that is rich in peat. Plants are best much of the nation. USDA Zones grown in pots until being planted SUNSHINE BLUE A 4-8. E 200 (18-30” size): $17.50 unique evergreen out carefully with the soil around each, 3+: $14.50 each; E200M the roots. We guarantee these selection with plants to arrive in good condition, (3’+ size): $27.50 each attractive year but because of their unique habitat JERSEY A round foliage and requirements, cannot guarantee consistent and hot pink spring them to grow. USDA Zones 6-8. heavy producer fowers! The bush E 188: $19.95 each, 3+: $17.50 of spicy berries grows 4’ tall and each with a distinctive produces up to RED HUCKLEBERRY (Vaccinium old-time blueberry 10 pounds of delicious, light blue, parvifolium) A deciduous favor. The fruit medium-sized berries. They ripen huckleberry native to the Pacific ripens from mid- over a very long season from early Northwest. The bush is attractive August until the August through early September. throughout the year. It grows 3-5’ first frost. Bright Hardiness to 0°F, a very low chilling tall and produces pea size pinkish yellow fall leaf requirement of only 150 hours and a red berries that seem to light up the color and yellow tolerance for higher pH soils makes bush. The fruit is tangy and great for winter wood on this a perfect choice for the Pacific making a pie or jelly. USDA Zones this vigorous NW, the South or California. USDA Zones 7-10. E285 (18-30” size): 6-9. E190: $19.95 each, 3+: upright, 5-6’ tall $17.50 each $17.50 each, 3+: $14.50 each bush, makes it a unique landscape MISTY A perfect compliment to and hedge plant. Sunshine Blue. This southern Blueberries USDA Zones 4-8. highbush variety thrives as a beautiful, 5’ tall evergreen bush, not (Vaccinium species) Blueberry E 240 (18-30” size): $18.50 each; E240M (3’+ size): $27.50 each only in the South but along the west bushes are easy to grow and coast to the Canadian border. The provide home gardeners with HARDIBLUE Select Hardiblue for its bright blue-green foliage provides delicious fruit and year-round sweet, excellent favor. Heavy crops beauty. Raintree provides a perfect contrast to the hot pink of medium size dark blue fruit ripen spring fowers and the sky blue, you with large 18-30” plants in mid season. This old New Jersey unless otherwise noted. very favorful fruit. It yields best cultivar is a vigorous upright bush, when planted with another variety. adaptable to heavier clay soils. The Hardiness to 0°F, Misty has a very Olde Time Favorites dark red wood is striking in a winter low chilling requirement of only 150 BLUECROP The berries are light landscape. It is also a favorite in the hours and a tolerance for higher blue, very large and favorful. The Pacific Northwest. USDA Zones 4-8. pH soils. USDA Zones 7-10. E 250 plant is extremely productive with E 226 (18-30” size): $17.50 each, (18-30” size): $17.50 each, 3+: an upright habit to 4-6’ tall. Wood 3+: $14.50 each  $14.50 each

Glaze for gardeners with limited If you keep them well watered, Using Blueberries space or a landscape niche. How To Grow the blueberries fiberous roots & Huckleberries SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Acid will grow in your amended area. soil, pH of 4 to 5.5, well drained, IN THE LANDSCAPE: Plants Useful Facts Mulch of more than 2-4” thick but can tolerate wet feet in are particularly well suited to can sufocate the roots. ORIGIN: Blueberries have been winter. If pH is high, water with 2 edible landscaping because of PRUNING: Renew older part of the American culinary tbls. vinegar to 1 gallon of water. their varied and beautiful ap- branches to new shoots. See tradition long before the white CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: pearance. Bronze new growth owner’s manual that comes with man came to these shores. Blueberries are shallow rooted. in spring is followed by pink- your order or find it at Rain- POLLINATION: Two varieties Do not cultivate deeply around white bell-shaped fowers. treeNursery.com. are best, however blueberry the plants. Peat is an excellent In summer, the green leaves farmers get large crops in a addition to the soil. They need to contrast with the blue berries, For Your Health single variety block. be well watered the first summer and in the fall, the leaves turn red HARDINESS: Depends on vari- and thereafter will need some There is evidence that eating lots or yellow.When the leaves drop, ety, USDA Zones 3-10. moisture in arid summers. A light of blueberries can reduce mem- yellow or red branches appear. SUN OR SHADE: Full sun. surface application of organic ory loss and possibly reduce the Bushes can be used for hedges, LIFE EXPECTANCY: 80+ years fertilizer or ammonium sulfate in risk of cardiovascular disease. screens, foundation plantings, PLANT SPACING: Spacing, the spring is beneficial. If you live Cooked blueberries have even accent shrubs, and espaliers. same distance as the height of in areas with alkaline or neutral greater levels of antioxidants Any blueberries will thrive in a the plant. soils; besides adding peat in the than fresh berries. Among container. Try an 80% bark, 10% METHOD OF PROPAGATION: hole when you plant try adding varieties testing very high in anti- pumice, 10% peat mix. Softwood cuttings (hard to root) a foot deep of pine shavings oxidants are Bluegold, Chandler, Note: We ofer dwarf selec- YIELD: 5 to 15 pounds per plant about three feet across and Darrow, Rubel, Elliott and Maine tions Top Hat, Northblue, Chip- depending on variety. planting your blueberries higher. Wild Blueberries. pawa, Pink Icing and Blueberry

5 REVEILLE NEW! Reveille has types. This plant has spectacular Choose early through great flavor and a wonderfully burgundy color in the fall. USDA late ripeners and harvest pleasing unique crisp, almost Zones 4-8. E275 (18-30” size): for up to 90 days! crunchy texture. It seems to have $17.50 each, 3+: $14.50 each  a thicker skin than other cultivars BLUEGOLD Early Season Ripeners and anecdotal information from This blueberry Earliblue Top Hat Misty gardeners points to it being less produces very Bluecrop Sharpblue Polaris susceptible to the spotted winged heavy crops of Bluegold Spartan Reka drosophila fruit fly which lays eggs sweet, flavorful Brunswick Patriot in even firm fruit. More tests are fruit from early needed. However its heavy pink to mid-season. Mid-Season Ripeners spring blooms yield great crops of The beautiful, Reveille Chippewa Hardiblue medium sized light blue colored compact, Emerald Blueray Blueberry Glaze berries on an upright 5’ tall bush rounded bush Olympia Toro Northblue also making it a great hedge plant. grows only 4’ tall but bears large Rubel Chandler It needs 600 chill hours and thrives clusters of easy-to-pick berries. in the Pacific Northwest. USDA Unusual yellow fall foliage and Zones 7-9. E 279 (12-18” size): Late Season Ripeners yellow winter wood followed by Pink Legacy Aurora $16.50 each, 3+: $14.50 each Lemonade bright white spring flowers make Sunshine Elliott Bluegold a year-round beauty. It Darrow Blue Cultivar for the South is among the more winter hardy Jersey Liberty varieties. USDA Zones 4-8. E 203 & Pacific Northwest (18-30” size): $17.50 each, 3+: EMERALD™ Emerald™ is an $14.50 each  excellent choice for warmer areas, Extend Your Harvest because the Southern Highbush BLUERAY Select Blueray for its very by at Least a Month plants require only 250 chilling large blueberries of superior favor. hours to produce record-setting Blueray performs well in many AURORA Selected for its late quantities of very large blueberries. climates. It works in cold winters ripening, Aurora extends the Attractive bushes need little as well as areas with hot summers. blueberry harvest into early autumn. pruning to maintain good form and This upright open bush grows to Three to four pickings produce an 4-6’ tall with bright red and yellow extremely high yield of favorful fruit. moderate size (4-5’ tall and wide). fall color. USDA Zones 3-8.  Berries with excellent favor ripen E211 Aurora grows to 6’ tall and develops early (May or June) in the South and (18-30” size): $17.50 each, 3+: deep red fall color. USDA Zones California, later (mid-July to early $14.50 each 4-8. E 201 (18-30” size): $17.50 September) in the Northwest. USDA each, 3+: $14.50 each Zones 8-10. E224 (18-30” size): Put Your Yard in LIBERTY Heavy production of big $17.50 each, 3+: $14.50 each Mid-Season Form berries with a nicely balanced, robust-juicy favor make Liberty the Start Your Blueberry TORO A perfect most popular new blueberry. Fruit all-purpose plant ripens late season, and the upright Season Early for the backyard bushes, which grow to 8’ tall, make grower, this EARLIBLUE Earliblue is ripe a a stunning hedge in fall when the stocky, strong foliage turns bright red/orange. couple of weeks before any other bush grows 4-6’ variety. Enjoy the sweet juicy large tall and is covered USDA Zones 4-8. E 246 (18-30” berries. The bush has an upright in pink fowers size): $17.50 each, 3+: $14.50 habit and grows to 4-6’ with bright that turn white, contrasting nicely each red fall color. USDA Zones 5-8. with bronze-colored spring foliage. ELLIOTT Elliott can extend your E 220: $17.50 each, 3+: $14.50 The leaves are large, wide and blueberry season into September. each attractive. Toro sets heavy crops Pick it for 5 weeks. The berries REKA Enjoy bountiful crops of early even in bad spring weather. The are medium size and favorful season, medium-size, favor-packed berries ripen in late July and are and particularly healthful. Elliott blueberries on this vigorous, fast large, firm and powder blue with is very productive and is rated growing variety. Developed in New an outstanding, spritely favor. The among the highest of all varieties Zealand, it adapts well to a wide fall foliage and winter wood are an in antioxidants. The 4-6’ bush has range of northern climates and soil attractive red. It grows well in USDA burgundy colored leaves and wood. Zones 4-8. E 295 (18-30” size): USDA Zones 4-8. E 221 (18-30” $17.50 each, 3+: $14.50 each size): $17.50 each, 3+: $14.50 each Some blueberries have proven OLYMPIA Rarely available at themselves in the Midwest and nurseries, when others are less World’s Largest East. Bluecrop leads the way successful this berry thrives. The Blueberries & Tasty, Too! and Bluegold, Blueray, Chandler, fruit is large with a superb favor. It Jersey, Patriot, Hardiblue, Elliott, ripens in late July. The vigorous and CHANDLER Introducing one of Draper, Aurora and Liberty have highly productive bush is spreading, the world’s largest blueberries. 4-6’ tall and has light red wood Chandler has a very long ripening also shown adaptability. and red leaves in fall. Developed season providing more than a in Olympia, WA. USDA Zones 6-8. month of sweet, firm, delicious, E 270 (18-30” size): $19.50 each; quarter-size fruit. These vigorous, 6 E270M (3’+ size): $29.50 each upright bushes grow 5-6’ tall and CHIPPEWA This blueberry makes a great compact edible ornamental. This release from the U of Minnesota grows to 3-4 feet tall and wide. A mature plant produces 4-7 pounds of large, light blue, excellent favored berries. The foliage turns a fiery red each fall. USDA Zones 3-8. E 255 (18-30” size): $17.50 each, 3+: $14.50 each provide consistently high yields. A (Vaccinium angustifolium) Often TOP HAT The most called Maine Wild Blueberries, high chill (700 hours) variety from dwarfing blueberry the New Jersey testing program, the deciduous bushes have waxy plant, it grows up to foliage that turns fiery orange each named for Jim Chandler, a Corvallis, 18” wide and high OR, grower. USDA Zones 6-9. E 209 fall. It is the copious amounts of with many branches. delicious wild-favored blueberries (18-30” size): $19.50 each, 3+: The berries are $15 each that make this the lobster of the wild medium size with plant world. They thrive in USDA DARROW Produces huge berries, excellent favor. It is Zones 3-8 in both maritime and the size of a quarter. The bush great as a border, colder climates and do well in sandy grows 5-6’ tall, vigorous and rock garden or or clayey soils. Plants spread out via upright. A consistent heavy container plant for underground runners to become an producer of firm, light blue, tart those with limited edible mat. Each is self fertile with favorful berries. A good choice in space. Its small leaves, gnarly trunk deliciously tart, light blue fruit. the Pacific NW. Ripens throughout and slow growth make it the best the month of August. USDA Zones edible bonsai plant. It needs sun to BRUNSWICK MAINE Pictured at top. 5-8. E 210 (18-30” size): $17.50 ripen the fruit. USDA Zones 3-8. In 1 From Nova Scotia, it grows only 1’ each, 3+: $14.50 each gallon pot. E290: $17.50 each tall and has glossy green foliage and delicious, pea-size blueberries.  E205 (4” pot): $11.50 each, 6+: Great for Northern $8.50 each Gardens Wild PATRIOT If you require a cold hardy variety Blueberries In the that bears consistent Full of Antioxidents Pink crops of large fruit, you PINK will want this University RUBEL Twice as high in LEMONADE of Maine selection. This new The dark blue berries antioxidants as other blueberries, blueberry are highly favored and isn’t the 4-5’ tall bush spreads to 4’. It and a great selection for the blue when ripe but instead a performs well in many soil types beautiful reddish pink. The including wet soils. Its showy health conscious. It was the first berries are medium size, sweet white spring blossoms, dark green and productive. The 4-5’ tall summer and fiery orange fall colors ever selected from the wild as bushes ripen fruit in mid to make it a winner in the northern late season followed by leaves landscape. USDA Zones 3-8. E 278 a commercial variety. It was found in the Pinelands of New Jersey in turning a pretty yellow/orange (18-30” size): $17.50 each, 3+: in fall. Spring blooms are $14.50 each 1912. While it has long since been surpassed for size and ease of pinkish and winter twig color machine picking by new varieties, is red, providing color in your Hardy Dwarf Blueberries its favor and health qualities are edible landscape in all seasons. USDA Zones 5-9.  Our winter-hardy dwarf blueberries unequalled. It produces thousands E272 (18- of small-size dark fruit of intense 30” size): $18.50 each, 3+: grow great in a pot or planted in the $15.00 each ground. Also see our hardy dwarf favor, ideal for baking. It is a strong Bushel and Berry™ blueberries on upright grower to 6’ tall and is page 4. a consistent mid to late season producer and easy to hand pick. We offer 2-to-3-year-old, NORTHBLUE Northblue is a great E 282: (18-24” size): $17.50 well-rooted, bushy plants landscape plant and proven each, 3+: $14.50 each; E282M producer of quality fruit in cold (2-3’ size): $27.50 each 18- to 30-inches tall. climates. The fruit has a “wild” taste Raintree provides you with large 18-30” that is excellent for baking or fresh plants unless otherwise noted. These larger, eating. Northblue has survived Try a Blueberry Hedge! better-shaped plants will provide a usable winter temperatures to -35°F, blueberry crop one year or more sooner. They although production is maximized Liberty grows to 8 feet are ready to dig in and thrive for you. We have when snow protection is adequate. tall and makes a beautiful the Bluecrop, Jersey, Rubel and Olympia Northblue is recommended for edible hedge. For a hedge, varieties in an even-larger 2’-3’+ size. At our those desiring a higher yielding, garden center we ofer mature bearing plants cold-hardy variety. USDA Zones space the plants 3 to 4 feet too big to ship. 3-8. E 262 (18-30” size): $17.50 apart. Our other varieties each, 3+: $14.50 each can make a shorter hedge. 7 cial varieties here. Instead, choose among luscious June-bearing types and incredibly productive “day Strawberries neutral” varieties that begin bearing in June and bear heavily from July until fall frosts. We also ofer Musk, (Fragaria species) Raintree ofers the most favorful Lipstick and Alpine strawberries that make great ground strawberries that are also easy to grow and disease covers. All the varieties we ofer are proven in the Pacific resistant. Don’t expect to find the favorless commer- Northwest and most of the nation.

The Best Day Neutrals raving about its excellent flavor, the nation. Plants bear large crops large size and disease resistance. of medium to large, firm, dark red Everbearing Strawberries are also Plants don’t need much chill to berries in late June every year. A called “day neutral” varieties be- set fruit, so berries ripen early delicious choice for award-winning cause they do not depend on day and continue to appear non-stop strawberry shortcake. USDA Zones length to initiate fowering. They over a long season, from June 6-10. E410: Each bundle of 25: produce fruit non-stop from June, to October. Proven successful $12.50; 3+ bundles: $10.00 each through summer and fall, all the in California and the Pacific way up until frost. These incredible Northwest, it is sure to entice BENTON Super easy to grow, this producers will reward you with high gardeners in other parts of the variety tolerates wetter conditions yields of beautiful, scrumptious nation too. USDA Zones 7-10. and scofs at disease problems. In strawberries longer than any other E 415: Bundle of 25: $12.50; 3+ late June, large, favorful, bright red types. bundles: $10.00 strawberries ofer both wonderful each fresh eating and good results for TRI STAR This delicious, heavily freezing. USDA Zones 6-10. E400: productive berry is favored as the ALBION Albion Each bundle of 25: $12.50; 3+ top variety through much of the has large, firm bundles: $10.00 each nation both for fresh eating and conical fruit with for freezing. Tri Star bears fruit the a sweet delicious PUGET CRIMSON This late season first season and produces excellent flavor. Enjoy cultivar has outstanding favor, is crops from June until frost. It is so large harvests of productive and maintains large popular that we sell more Tri-Stars these delectible berries. Puget Crimson is a proven than any other berry plants in the strawberries for winner for Northwest backyard and catalog. USDA Zones 4-10. E420: many months in the summer and market gardeners. USDA Zones Each bundle of 25: $12.50; 3+ fall. Albion also resists verticillium 6-10. E 406: Each bundle of 25: bundles: $10.00 each wilt, phytophthora crown rot $12.50; 3+ bundles: $10.00 each SEASCAPE Each cluster of this and has some resistance to highly productive, anthracnose crown rot. It is Best for East and Midwest versatile, doing well in dry and hot day neutral variety EARLIGLO Enjoy success with this produces an or cooler summer areas. USDA Zones 4-9. E 401: Bundle of 25: highly favorful, disease resistant, impressive center $12.50; 3+ bundles: $10.00 early season strawberry that is berry that is ideal for each particularly useful in the Northeast dipping in chocolate. and upper Midwest where red stele All up and down EVERSWEET With outstanding favor root rot can be a problem. Deep the West Coast, and adaptability, this new cultivar red berries are medium size and backyard strawberry is unique in its ability to produce very sweet, either eaten fresh or aficionados are prolific crops of large, intensely frozen. USDA Zones 5-9. E402: delicious berries, even when others Each bundle of 25: $12.50; 3+ fail because of high humidity and bundles: $10 each scorching temperatures. An ideal DAY NEUTRAL selection for the South or for JEWEL Follow up an early season REQUIREMENTS growing in a greenhouse. Drawing harvest from Earliglo with this rave reviews, Eversweet will defy highly productive, mid-late season Plant by April 15 to get a good crop the expectations with non-stop crops of strawberry that succeeds reliably in first year. Keep mulched with compost sweet, luscious berries from spring the Northeast and upper Midwest. or manure. Plant one foot apart. One Plants are hardy and drought method is by poking plants through through fall. Perfect choice for the All Season Strawberry Planter tolerant with large, glossy, red black plastic. Remove the first blossoms berries that boast both fine favor from the day neutrals. Remove the run- listed on page 10. Zone 6-10.  E417: Bundle of 25: $12.50; 3+ and firmness. From Geneva N.Y. ners during the first season. Pruning fo PP5897. USDA Zones 5-9. E 404: runners will give you larger berries. Keep bundles: $10.00 each plants well watered if the summer is dry. Each bundle of 25: $12.50; 3+ Add soil amendments before planting. If The Best Backyard bundles: $10 each the foliage turns light green in late July and August, this probably means your June Bearers Musk Strawberries day neutral plants need a small addition SHUKSAN Tops for both freezing of nitrogen to support their continu- Astonishingly delicious and highly and fresh eating, this favorful fragrant, these heirloom strawber- ous-bearing habit. The June crop from variety performs the day neutrals will be light with small ries from Italy have fantastic favor fruit. Expect heavy production from July consistently in the with hints of raspberry and pineap- through the summer and early fall. Northwest, and its ple. The sweet, soft fruits are round- winter hardiness er and smaller than more familiar makes it a good strawberries, but they send out 8 choice for most of runners and make a very efective We’ve Brought Back These Delicious Old Timers elongated, red berries with sweet favor. First cultivated 250 years MARSHALL NEW! Famous food connoisseur ago in France, these Alpine natives James Beard called the June-bearing Marshall thrive in either sun or shade. Space the most delicious strawberry ever grown. one foot apart. 4” pots. E 440: Discovered in Massachusetts before 1900, it was grown commercially in the Pacific Northwest until $5.50 each, 6+: $4.75 each the 1960’s when after being infected with viruses MIGNONETTE These exceptionally it was replaced by modern varieties. Our plants productive plants bear intensely are grown from virus-free stock from the USDA sweet fruit that is large for an alpine germplasm repository in Corvallis, OR. USDA type, up to an inch long. You will get Zones 5-9. 4-inch Pot. E 470: $7.50 each plenty for fresh eating, for making HOLIDAY NEW! Long-time gardeners have asked us to bring back delicious pastries as they do in Holiday for its firmness and outstandingf avor. It was popular after France, or for dropping into glasses its introduction in 1972 and is a parent of Honeoye. Holiday is an of champagne. 4”pots. E445: early season vigorous grower that ripens in June and has large fruit, $5.50 each, 6+: $4.75 each bright red skin and light red fesh and was rot resistant and prized for YELLOW ALPINE The fruity freezing and fresh eating. 4 inch pot. USDA Zones 5-9. E 475: $7.50 fragrance and sweet favor of each these delicious berries is a scrumptious mixture of strawberry and pineapple. Similar in size and groundcov- RUSSIAN MALE MUSK 4” pot. growth habit to red Alpine varieties, er. Plants E 433: $5.50 each these beauties are yellow with produce MUSK STRAWBERRY PACKAGE  brownish seeds when ripe. 4” pots. lightly for Two each Profumata Di Tortona E 450: $5.50 each, 6+: $4.75 the first and Capron and one each of the each 2-3 years, Male Musk and Russian Male Musk.  WHITE ALPINE (Fragaria vesca var. then be- EMUSK: $30.00 come very albocarpa) Unlike other Alpines, productive, this variety produces runners and cropping Alpine Strawberries makes an excellent groundcover or heavily, (Fragaria container plant in sun or dappled though vesca) shade. The 8” tall plants bear a light briefy, in June. Raintree ofers Exception- crop of small, sweet, creamy-white American gardeners male musk ally win- berries from spring till frost. Native strawberries that should increase ter hardy to mountainous regions, it is not production of Profumata and plants bear the best choice for areas with hot, Capron, which generate mostly fe- heavily humid summers. USDA Zones 5-10. male fowers. Plant 18” apart. Zones from June 4” pots. E444: $5.50 each, 6+: 5-10. 4” pots. through $4.75 each PROFUMATA DI TORTONA Berries October. GOLDEN ALEXANDRIA NEW! are slightly larger than those of Although A beautiful compact edible Capron. 4” pots. E 430: $5.50 they pro- groundcover with lime green and each, 6+: $4.75 each duce no gold foliage. Enjoy its bright red, runners, plants will reseed to form favorful fruits from summer through CAPRON Plants are slightly more a dense, edible groundcover. USDA fall. The round fruit is sweeter than productive than Profumata plants, Zones 3-9 unless otherwise noted. most alpine strawberries. The and they also produce a small fall RUGEN ALPINE Beautiful, upright plants are great grown in pots or crop. 4” pots. E435: $5.50 each, plants, about 8” tall, are exceptional 6+: $4.75 each in the ground as a groundcover or additions to the edible landscape, edging plant. USDA Zones 3-9. 4 MALE MUSK Planting one male in rockeries, border plantings and inch pot. E458: $5.50 each, 6+: plant for up to five females will other sites where they will fill in $4.75 each increase fruit harvest substantially. and cover an area quickly. The 4” pot. E 432: $5.50 each everbearing plants produce ¾”, ALPINE STRAWBERRY PACKAGE Two Rugen, one Yellow, one Golden Alexandria, one Mignonette and How To Use Strawberries RIPENING: “June” bearers in June one White.  EALPINE: $27.00 through July; day neutrals from June IN THE LANDSCAPE: Use in planters, though early fall. hanging baskets, borders, ground covers, PROPAGATION: Seeds or runners. raised beds. Easy to grow for the beginner. PLANT A BIG STRAWBERRY FRUITING LIFE OF THE PLANT: 2-3 PATCH & SAVE! Useful Facts years (Best to replant day neutrals after 2 years.) Alpines, musks and Lipstick last Tri-Star, Seascape, Eversweet, Jewel, Earli- POLLINATION: Self-fertile unless noted. many years. glo, Shuksan, P. Crimson, Albion or Benton. HARDINESS: Our June bearers are hardy Mix & match 5 or more bundles of 25: $9.50 to -15°F. Tri Star, Lipstick and Alpine straw- How To Grow each; 10 or more bundles of 25: $8.50 each; berries are hardy to at least -30°F. 25 or more bundles: $7.50 each. SUN OR SHADE: Full sun unless noted. SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Rich, well YIELD: ½-1lb. per plant. drained, high in organic matter, pH of 5-6. SPACING: 12” apart; in rows 18” apart. If drainage is poor, plant on mounds. 9 Strawberries for strawberries to thrive. Apply 1/2 Grow Dwarf pound per ten feet of row or ten Your Landscape square feet of bed. Instructions Raspberries in a Pot PINK PANDA NEW! Makes a thick, included. 5 lb. Bag. T140: $15 RASPBERRY SHORTCAKE™ For attractive ornamental spreading each; Any 4 bags of fertilizer those of you with limited space, groundcover strawberry with $11.50 each this dwarf raspberry plant is ideal lush green foliage and bright pink for container growing. It grows repeating fowers throughout the only 2-3’ tall with a compact spring and summer. Plants produce Cranberries growth habit. It is thornless and a few small tasty red strawberries. It produces an abundance of full-size is also beautiful in pots and window (Vaccinium sweet, favorful red raspberries boxes. From England, a Potentilla macrocarpon) each summer. Your family will love palustris, strawberry cross. USDA You don’t need harvesting healthful fruit right Zones 4-8. 4” pots. E 465: $5.00 a bog to grow from your patio and no trellising or each American cran- staking is needed. It will spread to LIPSTICK Similar berries. Just fill any pot no matter the shape. Like to Pink Panda, this make a well other foricane summer raspberries, beautiful edible drained bed. If once fruiting is finished, prune out ornamental has lovely you don’t have canes at the base that have fruited bright pink fowers good drainage you can add peat or leaving new canes to fruit the next from spring through sand. Cranberries need a very acid- season. USDA Zones 5-9. One- fall. Hardy to USDA ic soil and need to be well watered, quart pot. E360: $19.95 each, 3+: Zones 4-10, Lipstick like their relatives the blueberries. If $17.50 each; 6+: $15 each thrives in sun or temperatures dip below 10°F, plants shade, spreading rapidly by runners. need a heavy mulch to protect next July Bearers With Great Space 1’ to 1 �’ apart. 4” pots. E 463: years fruiting wood. Plant one foot $5.00 each, 6+: $4.50 each apart in rows two feet apart. The Flavor evergreen foliage has a reddish WILD STRAWBERRY (Fragaria TULAMEEN This chiloensis) Our Northwest native cast. The small profuse fowers are extraordinary groundcover makes a lush compact reddish pink. A beautiful, self-fertile introduction from mat with white fowers but not many ground cover. USDA Zones 3-9. British Columbia berries. Foliage is green, tinged with STEVENS CRANBERRY A productive produces red in the fall. Full sun or partial shade. self-fertile cultivar, selected for its enormous, light red, USDA Zones 5-9. 4” pots. E 443: large deep red berries, and light aromatic fruit with $5.00 each, 6+: $4.50 each green foliage. Cranberries are very a wonderful favor. Besides berries high in antioxidants. It is a great that are 25% bigger than Meeker, edible ornamental groundcover. Tulameen uniquely extends the Strawberry Supplies Plant it in the ground; or in hanging summer raspberry season through ALL SEASON baskets or planters for a delicate July and August, producing for STRAWBERRY cascading efect. 4” pot. G0 40: up to 50 days. It is a great find for PLANTER Grow lots $9.50 each, 6+: $7.50 each backyard growers who can provide of the best tasting well drained soil. USDA Zones 6-9. strawberries in a E 391: $5.50 each; Pkg of 5: $20; small space. The Raspberries 3+ pkgs of 5: $16.50 each pkg late Tom Wood MEEKER For many years, this very designed each (Rubus idaeus) The best way to productive, easy-to-grow, late planter with a full have an abundance of raspberries is season variety has set the standard length drip tube to grow them yourself. Raspberries in our region for raspberry favor inside. Fill a planter are easy to grow, and the rewards that is equally good for fresh eating, with potting soil. of growing them at home range freezing and juice. Plants produce Then hook one or from enormous cost savings to im- manageable canes and a bountiful a series of planters proved health. Freshly picked, ripe harvest each July. Eat plenty for to each other and to a garden hose. raspberries are among the most high quantities of cancer-fighting Instructions included. T 295 (3’ delicious culinary treats available. Ellagitannin. Botrytis resistant. planter, holds up to 50 plants): USDA Zones 5-9 unless noted. We USDA Zones 6-9. E381: $5.50 $39.95, 4 for $120; T297 (4½’ ofer stocky, well-rooted, virus-free each; Pkg of 5: $20; 3+ pkgs of planter, holds up to 75 plants): plants. 5: $16.50 each pkg $65, 4 for $170 GROW THE BEST STRAWBERRIES By Louise Riotte, 31 pages. Learn when, how and where to plant and Mix or match any 18 4-inch pots and save $18! care for your strawberry plants from this Garden Way booklet. S 200: $3.95 Flats of 18 are less expensive to ship, and we pass that savings on to ORGANIC CANEBERRY & you! When ordering online, please note the 18-pack savings in the STRAWBERRY FERTILIZER Help Order Comments box. The discount will NOT automatically show on your raspberries, blackberries and your order! We will deduct your discount when we confirm your order by email. 10 AUTUMN BRITTEN A  very favorful Golden Raspberry and particularly early everbearing red raspberry, Autumn Britten ANNE GOLDEN thrives in the Pacific Northwest NEW! A New and is rated as the best raspberry Golden Prize! The for the upper Midwest. Plants bear exquisite favor large crops of big, exceptionally of this beautiful, favorful, firm, red berries that golden fruit has start ripening before Caroline hints of apricot, and a month before Heritage and making this first continue through fall. It is both year/primocane raspberry a special Northern cold hardy and tolerant treat. Fruit ripens from August of heat in the South. E 335: $5.50 through frost. USDA Zones 5-9.  each; Pkg of 5: $20; 3+ pkgs of E355: $5.50 each plant, Pkg of 5 5: $16.50 each pkg plants: $20; 3+ pkgs of 5 plants: $16.50 each CAROLINE Vigorous and full of healthful nutrients and antioxidants, this heavy yielding, red raspberry Rooting for the produces loads of delicious fruit on Purple and Black primocanes from late August until JEWEL BLACK Large, glossy black fall. Proven successful from coast raspberries boast a favor that to coast, Caroline responds well is richer than that of the red and to warm summer temperatures by yellow types, so they are delicious April Doolittle smiles at the perfect- ripening earlier. The delicious fruit eaten out is large, red and firm. (PP# 10412) of hand and Black raspberries ly aligned everbearing raspberries E 320: $5.50 each; Pkg of 5: $20; (she got plants from Raintree) on they make are rated 11% higher 3+ pkgs of 5: $16.50 each pkg outstanding in antioxidants than her son Peter’s wedding cake. POLKA This everbearing red preserves blueberries. They rate raspberry from Poland is famous and pies. very high in anthocy- CASCADE DELIGHT Because for its excellent sweet favor, heavy Bushes are Cascade Delight shows outstanding anin and vitamins A, C, yields, firmness, disease resistance larger than E and folic acid. resistance to root rot, it will thrive and vigorous, and upright growing other types in wetter gardens where other habit, which makes it successful too, as well varieties have failed. Similar over a wide range of climates in as vigorous and highly productive. in season and productivity to Europe and the U.S. Its fall crop Each will grow to 7’ tall and will Tulameen, this variety boasts big, ripens early, substantially extending bend over and root at the tips. To firm, delicious berries. Expect the harvest season. Favored for a heavy yield of berries with an prevent this, pinch or prune the intense, traditional raspberry favor, fresh eating and freezing. It is one tips each summer when they reach beginning in July and continuing for of the best raspberry introductions 5’ tall. Although many blacks are a month or more. USDA Zones 6-9. in recent years!  considered more disease prone E 325: $5.50 each; Pkg of 5: $20; E367: $5.50 each; Pkg of 5: $20; than reds, Jewel is quite disease 3+ pkgs of 5: $16.50 each pkg 3+ pkgs of 5: $16.50 each plug. resistant. Space plants about 3’ ROSANNA Unavailable elsewhere, apart. USDA Zones 4-8. E 364R: Everbearing Raspberries the sweet, superb favor of this $7.50 each; Pkg of 5: $30 raspberry from Italy has been PROHIBITED TO CA Need No Trellis compared to candy and has ROYALTY PURPLE The large fruit Everbearing raspberries, also called generated tremendous excitement. of this highly vigorous, productive primocanes, produce fruit on one Expect an abundant harvest of big, purple raspberry from New York and two year old canes, so instead bright red berries ripens on 5’ tall state ofers a unique, delicious, of trellising, cut canes a few inch- canes in July. In warm climates, sweet favor and aroma. When es above the ground each winter. prune plants as everbearers, ripe, berries turn from red to Starting the following August and cutting canes a few inches above purple. USDA Zones 4-8. E397: continuing until frost, plants will pro- ground in late fall and primocanes $5.50 each; Pkg of 5: $20; duce crops of delicious fruit each set a fall crop. USDA Zones 5-9. 4” E3974 (4-inch pot): $5.50 each year, even the first season. pots. E3614: $8.50 each PROHIBITED TO OR & CA.

Caroline, Meeker Raspberries Rated Highest for Health Raspberries (as well as blueberries and black currants) contain especially high levels of antioxidants, which are known cancer-fighting agents. Caroline contains about 50% more antioxidants than other raspberry vari- eties, Caroline was also found to be 20-44% higher in beta-carotene, 27-43% higher in vitamin A, 16-77% higher in vitamin E and 25-48% higher in vitamin C according to Ohio State University studies. Recent clinical tests conducted at Medical University of South Carolina and dozens of other prestigious research centers, have shown that ellagitannin, a phytochemical found naturally in high quantities in raspberries, can help pre- vent cancer and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Meeker was found to be the best source of this element.

11 Groundcover Raspberries A Rare Himalayan Native for Northern Growers RUBUS LINEATUS NEW! An Blackberries ALL FIELD attractive Himalayan native, these BERRY  rare, 5’ tall bushes have beautiful (Rubus species) Why grow black- (Rubus glossy leaves and produce small berries when they grow wild along articus x tasty red fruit. USDA Zones 8-10. 4” roadways and paths? The cultivated stellarticus) pot. E 315: $8.50 each varieties we ofer are easy to grow, Rarely they produce reliably huge loads of seen in Native Berry Bushes fruit and they have delicious difer- the United ences in favor. Not only that, but we States, these super hardy THIMBLEBERRY have many varieties without thorns! groundcover raspberries were (Rubus parviforus) Raintree ofers one-year, well-root- developed in Sweden. Thick This Northwest ed vines that will grow rapidly. Un- raspberry foliage grows only one native, related less stated, they may be bare root foot tall each spring and dies to the raspberry, or potted plants. BLACKBERRIES completely back to the ground each produces small, ARE PROHIBITED TO HI. winter, only to resprout vigorously bright red fruit from the roots the next spring. shaped like the top of a thimble. In Therefore, the potted plants which spring, white, 1” fragrant fowers Grow Dwarf we ofer may be without top foliage appear on the erect, thornless 4-6’ Blackberries in a Pot if purchased in winter. The pink bush, and in summer the harvest of BABY CAKES™ THORNLESS fragrant fowers and juicy, delicious rich, tangy fruit arrives. Plants thrive BLACKBERRY NEW! Finally you bright aromatic berries add to its in full or partial shade. USDA Zones can grow favorful thornless landscape attraction. The fruit 4-9. E 305: $13.50 each, 3+: blackberries in a pot without ripens over about 6 weeks starting $10.50 each in July and looks ripe before it is a trellis. Baby Cakes, a new ready to pick! Wait until it separates SALMONBERRY (Rubus spectabilis) introduction, is a dwarf, thornless easily from the plant to harvest. The Loads of beautiful pink fowers ripen blackberry perfect for container plants are fully hardy since they are into golden fruit earlier than any gardening. It grows to only 3-4’ tall a hybrid of Alaskan and Swedish other berries in Pacific Northwest with a pleasing rounded compact arctic raspberries. They appreciate forests. The fruit, which resembles habit. In summer, large, sweet a well drained soil and full sun. Plant raspberries, is very mild, but blackberries ripen on top of the at 1-2’ spacing and weed and water passing hikers and birds enjoy it. plant. In regions without very high well to get the plants established. Grow the 6’ tall and wide bushes prolonged summer heat, this It will take 3 years to start fruiting. (not canes) in partial shade or full blackberry will also produce a Plant at least two varieties for sun. Watch out for prickly stems. favorful fall primocane crop. USDA pollination. All varieties are very Hardy to USDA Zones 4-9. E 310: Zones 4-8. E512: $19.95 each, 3+: similar. 4” pots. G220S Sophia: $13.50 each, 3+: $10.50 each $16.50 each $7.50 each; G220V Valentina $7.50 each; G220A Anna: $7.50 each; G220B Beta: $7.50 each; G220K All Field Berry Six Pack How To Use Raspberries How To Grow (includes all four varieties): $36 IN THE LANDSCAPE: Use for hedges or SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Lots of organic fence rows. The colorful berries beautify matter and good drainage. They cannot NAGOON BERRY your landscape and fruit salads. Try three take wet feet. If you have wet ground, These plants were everbearing plants in a large pot on your plant them on a mound, 18” above the collected near Juneau, deck or plant a pot with the dwarf Bush- water table. Cascade Delight, Anne and Alaska. Because of el and Berry™ Raspberry Shortcake™ Autumn Britten do better than the others their excellent favor, variety. on wetter sites. Nagoon berries are CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Plant with a favorite for eating Useful Facts well rotted manure and fertilize the fol- fresh, making jelly or POLLINATION: Self-pollinating. lowing spring with more manure. Provide wine. They are closely SIZE AT MATURITY: 4-6 ft. Bushel and adequate moisture during the growing related to R. articus and considered Berry™ Raspberry Shortcake™ 2-3 ft. season. to be a form of that species. The HARDINESS: Hardy to at least -20°F, de- PRUNING JULY BEARERS: Prune out spineless groundcover grows to 6” pending on variety. Everbearers are hardy second-year canes in the fall after they tall. The plant has attractive pink in most of the nation if cut to the ground are through fruiting. Don’t prune out new fowers and produces small, very each fall and mulched. USDA Zones 5-9 shoots since they will produce fruit the fol- unless otherwise noted. favorful, red, raspberry like fruit ripe lowing year. Raspberries make excellent SUN: Full sun. in August. The fowers are either male hedges or fence rows and benefit from or female with both sexes eventually SPACING: 20” between plants in rows 5 feet apart. trellising. present in the same plant. Grow in a PRUNING EVERBEARERS: Caroline, good well-drained loamy soil in sun PROPAGATION: Cutting or digging up plants that come up from the roots out- Autumn Britten, Anne, Polka and Rosanna or semi-shade. This plant is smaller side of the established rows. bear on one and two year old wood. Prune than R. articus and has smaller fruits. FRUITFUL LIFE: Replace every 10-15 or mow the canes each winter to get a free 4” pots. G 223: $9.50 each, 6+: $8 years as they decline in productivity. standing fall crop without using a trellis. each YIELD: Up to 2 lbs. per foot of row. Or prune like a July bearer and get both a 12 BEARING AGE: 1-2 years. July and a fall crop. Support Needed Enjoy Delicious to Eat Them All Marion Flavor TRIPLE CROWN THORNLESS BLACK DIAMOND THORNLESS  This cultivar can produce 30 (NZ9128-R) This thornless selection lbs. of large, very sweet, shiny was bred in New Zealand and blackberries per plant, making introduced by Oregon State it, with Chester, by far the most University in 2005. It is disease productive. Fruit has superb resistant, easy to grow, very flavor both eaten fresh and productive and firm and is prized for used to make jelly, toppings or making jams. It has Marionberry- juice. Vigorous canes, up to 2” like favor but with larger, firmer and in diameter and 15’ long, thrive of course thornless berries. Harvest in areas of the country too for up to a month each July. USDA cold for other blackberries and Harvest the First Year! Zones 6-9. 4”pot. E 573: $8.50 produce huge crops in July and each, 6+: $6.50 each early August. Grow it as a vining PRIME ARK® FREEDOM blackberry. Cut new canes the THORNLESS Unlike other MARIONBERRY Although thorny, first summer when they reach blackberries, this unique upright, Marionberry has such an incredible, 6’ tall and snip the laterals back free standing “primocane” rich favor that many people prefer to 2’ long in winter. With this blackberry bears ON FIRST it to any other berry for eating out of method, use a 3’ spacing and a YEAR CANES, like everbearing hand and for making superb pies, top wire to tie the upright canes. raspberries do. Allow the jellies or juices. Plants consistently USDA Zones 5-9. 4” pot. E 588: blackberries to grow for a season. produce heavy crops of high quality $8.50 each, 6+: $6.50 each; Then each winter, cut the canes just fruit starting in July and continuing E588R (bareroot): $8.50 each above the ground and allow them to for several weeks. USDA Zones 7-9. Bareroot E 572R: $8.50 each CHESTER THORNLESS To extend the grow back. In September through harvest, plant Chester, which starts the fall, simply harvest the fruit or, its huge production right when Triple if you wish, like with raspberries, Wild Berries Tamed Crown leaves of. Very large, favorful you can allow the canes to grow for WILD TREASURE THORNLESS An berries start ripening in August and a second incredible find from Oregon State an extremely heavy production year University researchers: the wild continues all the way until frost. Very and they meets the thornless. This cross similar to Triple Crown, fruit is borne will also between the wild Cascade trailing on vigorous, thornless canes that produce blackberry and the thornless resist cane blight. Plants fruit well in a crop Waldo blackberry combines the warm weather but don’t fully ripen in in July. best qualities of both. Berries, cold maritime autumns. USDA Zones Prime which are smaller than Waldos 5-9. 4” pot. E525: $8.50 each, 6+: Ark® but bigger than Cascades, are so $6.50 each thrives in the Pacific NW and as far sweet, delicious and numerous north as central Minnesota and that they have amazed and won Freestanding! No New York. It is a low chill selection, every tasting panel. The self-fertile, however it doesn’t produce well early ripening plants are vigorous, Support Needed in places like the deep South, disease tolerant and thornless. Now grow loads of delicious, where summer temperatures are Wild Treasure will make a winning thornless blackberries easily ei- consistently above 90°F. Plants are addition to the garden, its fruit ther with or without a trellis. These hardy in the winter to 10°F or below prized for fresh eating and baking. large, round berries are scrumptious, zero if cut back to the ground and Wild Treasure retains excellent juicy and abundant. Plant them 2-3’ heavily mulched. The large, very favor of the wild berry and has the apart for an edible hedge. To grow sweet berries ripen in June or July highest nutritional content of all the them as freestanding plants, allow and again in September. Plant in a blackberries we ofer. USDA Zones the erect thornless cane to reach 4’ row 2-3’ apart. USDA Zones 6-9. 4” 7-9. 4” pot. E545: $9.50 each, 6+: tall in the summer, then tip it back to pot. E574: $9.50 each, 6+: $7.50 $7.50 each encourage fruiting laterals. The fol- each lowing spring, tip the laterals back at 2’ lengths and watch the luscious fruit Early Season Mid Season form. In winter, simply cut out canes Super Flavor Later Obsidian Boysenberry that have finished fruiting, and get in the Season ready for your next crop. Fruit grows Loganberry Marionberry on canes that grew the previous ONYX TRAILING Onyx is a trailing Apache Triple Crown season. USDA Zones 6-9. Apache blackberry from the OSU breeding Wild Treasure Black Diamond Thornless and Prime Ark® Freedom program in Corvallis, Oregon. It was Thornless are patented from the Uni- selected for its superior favor in Tayberry versity of Arkansas. the late season. Onyx is a vigorous, Late Season Cascade Trailing somewhat erect, thorny, trailing APACHE THORNLESS Pictured at Loch Ness Cascade top, this upright, thornless selection blackberry that produces moderate Chester yields of uniform, firm, sweet and produces a heavy load of large, Prime Ark® Freedom favorful fruit that ripens in late June. very high-quality fruit. 4-inch pot. 4” pot. E 505: $8.50 each, 6+: E 557: $11.50 each, 6+: $8.50 $6.50 each each 13 CASCADE TRAILING (Rubus ursinus) Great Scots! Every summer from Alaska to How To Use Northern California, fruit lovers in Some of the most productive and the know pick and trip over these delicious blackberries were de- Blackberries sweet, especially tasty, native trailing veloped in the cool climate of the IN THE KITCHEN: Make cobblers, blackberries. We ofer a selection Scottish Crops Research Institute pancakes, pies, mousses, sauces and of found by Mike Maki that is among in Invergowrie. They have proven course, jams, jellies and wine. the biggest and sweetest ever found, widely adaptable in the U.S. IN THE LANDSCAPE: Use as a barrier although still small. Grow them on a hedge or trellised on a fence. Grow the trellis, so they won’t be underfoot and LOCH NESS Try this new, richly tart, dwarf Babycakes™ or other freestanding so you can pick lots of fruit which is thornless Scottish blackberry for cultivars in a pot. otherwise only available in the wild its monstrously large, shiny black and fetches a very high price! We fruit. Semi-erect canes are highly Useful Facts ofer female plants that need to be productive and can be grown like POLLINATION: Self-pollinating, except pollinized. Unless you have a wild raspberries, with little support. for Cascade Trailing. trailing male in the neighborhood, Space canes 6’ apart. Expect a HARDINESS: (See varietal descriptions) also plant Tayberry or Cascade. In very cold winter areas, a way to make big crop of fruit that ripens late all varieties much hardier is to lay the USDA Zones 7-9. 4” pot. E 520: for a blackberry, in August and $8.50 each, 6+: $6.50 each canes on the ground and cover them in September complementing the late fall with soil, snow or a thick mulch. CASCADE Thought to be a cross earlier varieties. USDA Zones 5-9. Uncover them in the early spring. between Loganberry and wild E 550R (Bareroot 2 year canes): HARVEST TIME: August through Sep- Cascade trailing blackberry (which $8.50 each tember, Chester through October. it will pollinate), this berry was a PROPAGATION: Cuttings, tip layering. very popular backyard crop 40 TAYBERRY LIFE EXPECTANCY: 6 to 25 years years ago, but it has long since This heavy- BEARING AGE: 2 years; Prime Ark 1 been unavailable. Many still ask for bearing year. it, because of an unmatched wild backyard PLANT SPACING: Each variety difers in trailing blackberry favor, higher vigor. Plant 6-8’ apart unless otherwise winner, noted. Boysenberry 5’; Tayberry 4’. All productivity. and much larger size. a cross vines can be tied to a trellis. All except Fruit ripens in July. USDA Zones between Tayberry can also be wrapped around a 7-9. 4” pot. E515: $8.50 each, 6+: blackberry wire. $6.50 each and EXPOSURE: Sun or partial shade. raspberry, YIELD: 10-30 pounds per plant. Delicious Raspberry/ SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Wide range of was soils. Will tolerate some poor drainage. Blackberry Crosses developed PESTS AND DISEASES: Few. BOYSENBERRY A distinctly tart, in Scotland. Vigorous, arching, CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Prune juicy cross between blackberry thorny canes produce large, out all canes in the autumn after they and red raspberry, these large, favorful berries that are very long, bear fruit. Blackberries, except Prime narrow and reddish black when Ark bears only on last year’s growth. red-black berries mature at up to Train on wires or fences, except the free 2” long. The harvest of delicious, ripe. Tayberry can be grown in standing cultivars. aromatic fruit continues to ripen for a sprawling clump, like a black TRAINING: Keep the canes of the up to two months. Try eating them raspberry. USDA Zones 5-9. E 585R ground to make care easier. Keep the fresh with cream or baking into a (Bareroot): $8.50 each new vines and the two year old bearing spectacular pie—exceptional. Trellis vines separate so you can prune of and the trailing, vigorous canes. USDA remove them after they bear. See own- Zones 6-10. 4” pot. E510: $8.50 Caneberry Supplies er’s manual that comes with each order. each, 6+: $6.50 each; E510R (1- 2’ bareroot plant): $8.50 each BERRY WIRE We ofer 14 For Your Health gauge soft galvanized wire THORNLESS to trellis your kiwis, grapes, Many varieties of blackberries have LOGANBERRY espaliers or berries. Minimum more anthocyanins than blueberries. The thornless order 200 feet. T 070: 15 They are also high in fiber. Wild Treasure, Logan is thought Chester, Logan, Boysenberries and cents a foot. T070R (2,900’ Marionberries are among those rated to be a wild roll): $160 cross between a highest in nutritive values. blackberry and BERRIES, RASP & BLACK 31 a red raspberry. pages. Learn how to grow and Plants are only prune them. S 040: $3.95 about half as ORGANIC CANEBERRY & Mix or match productive as STRAWBERRY FERTILIZER  either Marionberry or Tayberry. Help your raspberries, The large, favorful fruit has a blackberries and strawberries unique quality that is highly prized. to thrive. Apply 1/2 pound per any 18 4-inch Many people prefer the favor to all ten feet of row or ten square others. USDA Zones 6-10. E5 60R feet of bed. Instructions (Bareroot 2 year canes): $8.50 included. 5 lb. Bag. T140: pots and each $15 each; Any 4 bags of fertilizer $11.50 each 14 save $18! Lingonberry Facts Lingonberries POLLINATION: Partially self-fertile. Two varieties improve pollination. (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) We have the SIZE & PLANT SPACING: Average one best European cultivars! Scandi- foot height and spacing. navians love these fantastic edible HARDINESS: Lingonberries can with- evergreen ground covers that pro- stand arctic temperatures. In very severe climates they can be covered with peat or duce delicious cranberry-like berries sawdust in the winter. great for sauces, jellies and cooking. USDA Zones 3-8. They are attractive, easy-to-grow HARVEST TIME: Late fall. plants with bright red fruits the size of SUN OR SHADE: Semi-shade, full sun in a blueberry. cool summer areas. RED PEARL Red Pearl is productive FIRST FRUIT: 2 years. and the easiest to grow! This variety with lush foliage, a small crop of pea YIELD: 1/2 to 1 pound per plant. is selected in Holland for its tasty size fruit and bright pink blooms. 4” fruit, vigorous growth and brilliant pots. G1404: $12.50 each How To Grow green foliage. It is a great pollenizer. SOIL REQUIREMENTS: pH below 5.8. Grows to 16” tall. 4” pots. G130: Lingonberry Supplies Needs good drainage. $10.50 each, 6+: $9.00 each, 18+ CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Plant in $8.00 each SWEDISH LINGONBERRY RAKE soil well mixed with peat. Mulch with 3 to 4 A very well made red plastic rake inches of sawdust. Don’t over water. Don’t IDA Ida sports large favorful berries that makes picking lingonberries, cultivate as the roots are just below the and produces two crops a year, one huckleberries, currants and other surface. in mid summer and again in late fall. small fruit easy. Rake it over the It is a vigorous growing compact branch and the berries fall into the bush that grows to only 8” tall. 4” container. It will pots. G136: $12.50 each, 6+: save you hours of in large, fat-topped clusters in June $10.00 each picking. Imported and are used in cooking and cos- BALSGARD This heavy bearing from Sweden. metics. Each is in a 1 gallon pot. commercial variety from the T 300: $24.50 Swedish University of Agriculture each Cultivars for Fruit has large fruit which is very favorful CHILDREN’S and easy to grow! Grows to 8” tall. BERRY PICKER Production 4” pots. G135: $12.50 each, 6+: RAKE Just like HASCHBERG (Sambucus nigra) We $10.00 each the Swedish found this heavy bearing Austrian REGAL NEW! A vigorous ornamental Lingonberry rake variety in Switzerland. The black upright plant that grows up to 15 but about half size. berries form in very large clusters inches tall with a two foot spread. It will enable a half on long stems. The bush is vigorous It produces both an abundant pint to pick a half pint or more. T 307: and spreading, growing to about summer and a late fall crop of bright $14.50 each 10’ tall. It combines the favor and red fruit that gets quite sweet when LEAF & STEM SHAKING TRAY Place medicinal qualities of the wild fully ripe. Developed by the U. of lingon, blue or other berries in this European black elder with heavy Wisconsin from open pollinated sturdy plastic 13” round, 2” high production and larger fruit. E053: seed from Finland. USDA Zones red sieve with slotted bottom. Then $18.50 each, 3+ $15 each 3-8. 4” pots. G137: $12.50 each, shake. Most of the leaves and stems 6+: $10.00 each shake out the bottom. Imported KORSOR from Sweden. T 305: $9.50 each (Sambucus KORALLE NEW! Most popular and nigra) Top rated productive lingonberry in Europe. It commercial variety produces pea sized fruit along the in Europe prized length of the stem and even fruits Elderberries for its nutraceutical the first year. Its growth habit is (medicinal) upright and bushy and it is slower (Sambucus species) Elderberries are the easiest to grow and care qualities. to spread by rhizomes than other Very similar to selections. USDA Zones 3-8. 4” for of all the fruits and probably the most consistently productive. Haschberg and pots. G150: $12.50 each, 6+: Allesso. Korsor will $10.00 each grow to about 8’ tall and produces SCARLET NEW! Scarlet is a Edible European Elders masses of dark blue berries. E 033: beautiful edible and ornamental (Sambucus nigra) Each S. Nigra $18.50 each, 3+: $15 each groundcover that grows to only 4-8 variety listed will pollinate and must SAMPO (Sambucus nigra) This lush inches tall Scarlet produces large be pollinated by another S. nig- Danish variety is being planted quantities of medium size, tasty red ra cultivar to produce fruit. These commercially in Sweden and berries on its branch tips and is also sprawling bushes have been used Germany. It bears large crops of a great pollinizer for other cultivars. in Europe, western Asia, and North favorful, healthful fruit among the USDA Zones 3-8. 4” pots. G138: Africa for millenia. They can grow to dark green foliage. Grows to about $12.50 each, 6+: $10.00 each 15’ or more but are easily pruned 10’ in sun or partial shade. E 023: DWARF LINGONBERRY (V. vitis- and kept at about 8’ tall. They are $18.50 each, 3+: $15 each idaea minus) It grows only about 6” beautiful in all seasons. Creamy, tall but densely covers the ground usually white, scented fowers grow 15 SAMDAL (Sambucas nigra) beautiful coppery-red turning bright and mouth puckering. But sweet This Danish cultivar produces yellow. As the season progresses, varieties are wonderful for fresh large clusters of favorful, black leaves take on shades of limey eating, and Raintree ofers out- elderberries that ripen in August green. Its dynamic presence standing Canadian and European and make luscious jam or wine. brightens a shady corner. Not a cultivars not usually available in the Each year, long shoots sprout from pollinizer. It produces red berries U.S. Gooseberries generally ripen in the ground; the following season, which should not be eaten raw. July. They grow slowly at the nurs- they bear fruit high in antioxidants. E 054: $18.50 each, 3+: $15 each ery. We ofer well-rooted, one-year USDA Zones 5-8. E 020: $18.50 bushes. USDA Zones 3-8 unless each, 3+: $15 each Eastern Elders Bred otherwise noted. ALESSO (Sambucus nigra) This for Fruit Quality JEANNE Jeanne lush Danish variety is being planted is a sweet full commercially in Europe. It bears (Sambucus canadensis) These favored, very large crops of favorful, healthful similar varieties are hybrids of the productive new fruit among the dark green foliage. eastern North American Elderberry dark red dessert Grows to about 10’ in sun or partial selected for sweeter, larger, tastier gooseberry with shade. USDA Zones 5-9. E 052: berries. These ornamental compact multiple disease $18.50 each, 3+: $15 each shrubs grow 6-10’ tall and need 8’ resistance. spacing. The large clusters of fruit It is the most ripen in August and make great resistant to powdery mildew of any Beautiful Edible pies, wine and jam. We ofer well cultivar and is also very resistant Ornamentals rooted plants. Zones 4-9. Select to White Pine Blister Rust. It shows two varieties for pollination. PRO- less defoliation from sawfies than BLACK LACE (Sambucus nigra) HIBITED TO CA. Black Lace has beautiful dark red/ do other gooseberry cultivars. purple foliage that is finely cut like ADAMS Produces the largest fruit. Jeanne ripens and blooms late, a Japanese maple. Enjoy the pink Sweet, purple and productive. a week or two after Invicta. The blooms and edible black fruit. Plant it E 030: $11.50 each, 3+: $9.00 bush is upright and grows to about as a dramatic accent. E067: $22.50 each, 10+: $6.50 each 3’ tall. It is a cross of American each and European gooseberries and JOHNS Very productive. Large expected to be excellent for both VARIEGATED (Sambucus nigra) sweet berries. E 035: $11.50 each, home and commercial plantings. This bush grows to 8’ tall with an 3+: $9.00 each, 10+: $6.50 each It was introduced in 2006 by the equal spread. Leaf variegation is a NOVA A vigorous grower with huge USDA Germplasm Repository in cream color against a dark green clusters of large sweet purple Corvallis, OR. E 646: $17.50 each background. Enjoy black fruit in berries. E 032: $11.50 each, 3+: September. E051: $18.50 each, $9.00 each, 10+: $6.50 each COLOSSAL The egg-shaped fruit 3+: $15 each up to 1 ½ inches in diameter with RANCH NEW! The productive Ranch translucent green skin. The fesh is BLUE ELDER  variety was selected from the wild sweet and mild. It ripens in mid July (Sambucus in the mid west where it is grown and is a reliable bearer. Originated caerulea) This NW commercially. It is drought tolerant in Mankato Minn. by Frank Schwab native is beautiful and a compact plant. One gallon and introduced in 1974, it is very in all seasons. In size. E 036: $18.50 each vigorous and hardy. E 620: $14.50 the spring enjoy the each; 3+: $11.50 each; 10+: $10 many white fower each clusters. In the fall the 15-20’ tall Gooseberries bush is covered with large clusters New From England of small powder-blue berries that (Ribes hirtellum) Gooseberries, are prized for cooking, jelly and highly prized in Europe as an im- BLACK VELVET This new wine. Self fertile. USDA Zones 5-9. portant part of a well-rounded gooseberry cultivar produces large E 015: $15 each, 3+: $12 each, garden, have been sadly neglected crops of sweet dark red fruit with an 10+: $10 each in America, perhaps because peo- interesting hint of blueberry favor. ple remember gooseberries as tart The hardy, disease resistant bushes Lace-leafed Beauty

SUTHERLAND (Sambucus are used in ointments to ease swelling. racemosa) Lovely yellow foliage and Using Elderberries Elderberry pulp is a natural food coloring. a graceful habit set this elderberry HOW TO GROW: Shrubs prefer full sun or The fruit is an anti-oxidant and anti-car- apart. Each golden leaf is finely partial shade and soil with good organic cinogen because of its high content of incised, which content and drainage. They are prolific, polyphenols and favonoids. makes the heavy bearing and easy to grow. HARDINESS: USDA Zones 4-9 unless plant seem like IN THE LANDSCAPE: They make great otherwise noted. a giant, to 12’, hedges or accent plants. The hollow glowing fern, stems have many uses including making For Your Health especially when futes, popguns and fences. The berries Used for centuries in folk medicines, grown in bright are used in dyes. Birds love them. Two Elderberries — both the most tested Sam- shade or partial plants provide lots of fruit for a family. bucus nigra and the Sambucus canaden- sun. New spring IN THE KITCHEN: The fruit is higher in vi- sis varieties — are high in anthrocyanins growth is a tamin C than oranges. Do not eat raw, but and Vitamin A and C. Elderberry syrup is it is prized for pies, jellies, tea, soft drinks, used to treat colds and fu and to boost the 16 champagne and of course wine. Leaves immune system. are very easy to grow HINNOMAKI RED Of Finnish origin, Old-Time English Cultivars and tremendously it has outstanding favor. The skin productive in even the is tangy while the fesh is very WHITESMITH Introduced in England coldest parts of the sweet. Plants are productive with about 1824, this is a vigorous, nation. E 605: $14.50 dark red medium sized fruit on an tremendously productive upright upright plant. It begins fruiting in the bush. The green oval fruit ripens each; 3+: $11.50 mid-July and is sweet with a hint each; 10+: $10 each planting year and has good mildew resistance. A favorite with home of grape favor. It is delicious eaten INVICTA A gardeners. E639: $14.50 each, fresh or cooked. E634: $14.50 new mildew 3+: $11.50 each each, 3+: $11.50 each resistant LEVELLER A large oval, yellow selection Mildew-Resistant Cultivars dessert-quality berry that ripens from the in mid season. Developed in East Malling GLENNDALE NEW! Bred by the England in 1851 and still a favorite Research USDA in 1932 for growers at the for delicious favor and heavy Station. An Southern limit of gooseberry production. The bush has a easy to grow culture. An American x European, drooping habit and needs good soil winner for the organic garden. It it is mildew resistant and tolerates for high production. E 667: $14.50 produces heavy yields early in its heat and humidity better than other each, 3+: $11.50 each life of favorful large green fruit that cultivars. A vigorous upright bush hang in heavy clusters down the produces quantities of small tasty length of the branch. A well-shaped dark red berries. USDA Zones 4-9.  bush. Excellent for pies, jam or E643: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 How to Use Gooseberries each freezing. E650: $14.50 each; 3+: IN THE LANDSCAPE: Use in foundation $11.50 each; 10+: $10 each JAHN’S PRARIE An easy to grow, plantings, under spreading trees, borders mildew resistant, highly productive or short barrier hedges. (Gooseberries have bush with large red berries. Tasty thorns!) Top Americans sweet/tart favor. Selected in POORMAN This is a highly favored, Canada from the wild. E665: Useful Facts sweet table variety which can be $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each POLLINATION: Self-pollinating. eaten out of hand. The berries are CAPTIVATOR Enjoy large teardrop- SIZE & SPACING: 3-4 ft. green but turn red when ripe. One shaped fruit, that is pink and sweet HARDINESS: USDA Zones 3-8. of the best American gooseberries. when ripe. Foliage turns yellow in SUN: Full sun or semi-shade. E 670: $14.50 each; 3+: $11.50 the fall. Mildew resistant and very PROPAGATION: Cuttings taken in the fall. each; 10+: $9.50each hardy. A cross of European and LIFE EXPECTANCY: 15-30 years American species that is nearly YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: 2 years AMISH RED A vigorous growing YIELD: Up to 8 to 10 pounds per bush. large sweet red gooseberry with thornless and easy to pick and delicious favor. From an Amish grow. Bred in Ottawa in 1935. E 610: How To Grow farmer in Pennsylvania! E 600: $13.50 each, 3+: $10 each $13.50 each SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Good loam, can CANADA 0273 This medium size red tolerate sandy or heavy soils, but must be skinned pear shaped gooseberry well drained. First Place Finnish has very good favor. The bush is CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Plant less thorny than others and mildew with peat, mulch well and water during arid HINNOMAKI YELLOW Outstanding resistant. It is from Ottawa, Canada. summers. Mildew can be a problem on aromatic favor distinguishes this E 607: $13.50 each, 3+: $10 each susceptible varieties. Sulfur can defoliate variety. The medium size, sweet PIXWELL Unlike most gooseberries, the plants. Baking soda mixed with spray oil yellow-green berry has a luscious Pixwell has very few thorns, making sprayed every two weeks can work. Currant aftertaste reminiscent of apricot. The the harvest of its tart, abundant worms can defoliate bushes. Use BT or bush is low growing with a spreading pink berries less of an adventure Safer soap. Gooseberries grow best in cool habit. Fruit ripens in mid-July. It is and more of a pleasure. It is mildew summer areas. somewhat mildew resistant. E640: resistant and has purple fall leaf PRUNING: Prune annually to maintain large $14.50 each, 3+: color. The tart berries are great berry size. Cut out wood more than 3 years $11.50 each old; leave 6-8 canes. You can also train any for pies and jams! E675: $10.50 currants or gooseberries to an attractive fan LEEPARED each, 3+: $8.00 each, 10+: shape or cordon. This very heavy $6.50 each bearing Finnish variety is very mildew resistant Currant & Gooseberry Restrictions and therefore makes an easy State laws prohibit our shipping red and white Currants or Goose- to grow, carefree berries to DE, ME, NC, NH, NJ, RI, WV and MA., except by permit in attractive plant. certain towns. Black Currants may not be sent to the states men- The medium size tioned above, as well as Rhode Island. Only-rust resistant varieties berries have a may go to OH &, MI. If you live in one of these states and believe rich tart favor. It your area may be exempt, please send us documentation from is favored for pies your state Dept. of Agriculture with your order. and jams. E660: $13.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each 17 JONKHEER VAN TETS This red currant selection from Holland Currants is a heavy producer of large dark red, fine flavored fruit. It (Ribes species) Although not well is mildew and aphid resistant. known to American gardeners, the Considered by many to be the pleasant, sweet-tart taste of cur- best flavored red currant variety rants has been cherished for many in the world, it is not at its best in years in Europe, often used for jam, a cool maritime climate. E760: strudel and syrup. Deciduous currant $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each, bushes add upright structure (4-5’ 10+: $10 each tall) with fine texture to naturalistic plantings or mixed hedges, and they REDSTART New from the England blend nicely with evergreen shrubs. East Malling Station. Redstart The dense plants attract nesting produces heavy consistent yields and twice the antioxidants of blue- birds, the fowers are favored by hum- on long strings of medium size berries. The antioxidants, essential mingbirds, and the fruit draws robins bright red fruit of excellent favor. fatty acids and potassium in black and thrushes. We ofer well-rooted This sturdy upright bush extends currants have anti-infammatory bushes. USDA Zones 3-8. the season, ripening in August. impact, reducing the efects of E 756: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 arthritis. Its antioxidant action has RED CURRANTS each, 10+: $10 each been shown to help prevent cancer. ROSETTA Jhonkeer is a parent The strong favor of Black Currants Red currants are among the of this extremely productive new is highly prized in Europe, even most beautiful of edible orna- Dutch variety. Fruit is excellent for fresh, but most Americans prefer mentals. Attractive fruit and foliage cooking. The large fruit covers the them made into jam, syrup or dried and resistance to mildew and leaf bush, hanging in huge, glowing red as raisins. Partially self fertile plants spot make our red currant selec- clusters. E765: $14.50 each, 3+: produce best with another variety tions favorites for the edible land- $11.50 each, 10+: $10 each for cross-pollinization. Bushes will scape. Bright, shiny, red clusters grow to 4-5’ tall. We ofer well root- of fruit are striking in the garden CASCADE A consistent, easy ed 1-year bushes. USDA Zones 3-8. and they enhance any dish to which to grow, proven winner in the they are added. High quality fruit is Northwest. Because of its bumper Rust-Resistant Favorites excellent for jams, jellies and sauc- crops of large sweet, beautiful red es, and it has considerable health fruit, it may need to be staked. MINAJ SMYRIOU A very cold hardy benefits, including high quantities E 785: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 highly productive early season of vitamin C and potassium. Red each, 10+: $10 each mildew and white pine blister rust currants are self-fertile. resistant cultivar. It grows quickly ROVADA This Dutch red currant bears to 5’ tall and produces bountiful HEROS A heavy yielding cultivar loads of large, attractive dark fruit clusters of large black currants from the Netherlands that ripens that is excellent quality and ripens good dried or for cooking. E 725: in mid season. E 757: $14.50, 3+: 3 to 4 weeks later than Jonkheer. $16.50 each, 3+: $13.50 each $11.50 each Resistance to mildew and leaf spot make this and other red currant TITANIA A highly productive, ROLAM Enjoy large red berries on selections favorites for the edible mildew and white pine blister rust long trusses. Rolam’s excellent fruit resistant cultivar. It grows quickly quality is highly prized by home garden landscape. E764: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each, 10+: $10 each to 6’ tall and produces bountiful and commercial growers. It is very clusters of large black currants. heavy yielding and mildew and leaf TATRAN A very productive late PP11439 (unauthorized propagation spot resistant. It ripens in mid-season, season red currant from the former prohibited). E 735: $14.50 each, beginning in the middle of July. A cross Czechoslovakia. Fruit grows in large 3+: $11.50 each of Jhonkeer Van Tets and Rosetta from clusters and is excellent for cooking. the Netherlands. E 769: $14.50, 3+: E 761: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 KIROVCHANKA A compact $11.50 each each, 10+: $10 each moderately productive rust resistant bush from Russia, noted RED LAKE An excellent choice for its excellent rich favor. We got it for both commercial and home from noted horticulturist and author production, this fruit is large, juicy, Lee Reich who loves its favor.  favorful and ripens during the mid- to E721: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 late season. Canes are vigorous and each resistant to powdery mildew. E762: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each, RISAGER A very promising favorful, 10+: $10 each high yielding rust, mildew and leaf spot resistant cultivar from the Netherlands. E 736: $14.50 each, BLACK CURRANTS 3+: $11.50 each Raintree offers the best selec- PRINCE CONSORT Space these tion of black current cultivars easy-to-grow rust resistant plants for American gardeners. Black 3’ apart to create a bushy, 5’ tall currants have outstanding health hedge, and be ready to harvest benefits, including high Vitamin loads of large fruit. Consort has a C content, up to 5 times that of very strong favor. It was developed oranges by weight. They have in Ottawa, Canada about 1950. 18 twice the potassium of bananas E 730: $12.50 each, 3+: $10 each Outstanding Cultivars English Winners from More European Favorites From Eastern Europe Across the Pond SWEDISH BLACK A fruitful mildew HILL’S KIEV SELECT A seedling HILLTOP BALDWIN Rated the resistant, hardy cultivar with a selection of the Ukrainian cultivar best variety for making jelly from vigorous, spreading habit and “Cheryeshnava”. A heavily 70 varieties tested at the WSU favorful medium size fruit. E734: productive bush with large berries experiment station in Puyallup, $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each of excellent favor. It is a cross WA, Hilltop Baldwin is a legendary MOPSY A large productive black of several currant species and English favorite. It bears a heavy currant with good favor that ripens produces the best tasting juice and crop of fruit with a sweet, black early in the season and is grown jelly. Raintree brought seeds from currant favor and has the highest commercially in Oregon. E 726: Kiev. We sent seedlings to the late vitamin C content. E 750: $16.50 $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each famed horticulturist and garden each, 3+: $13.50 each, 10+: INVIGO A high yielding vigorous writer Lewis Hill in Vermont who $11.50 each bush from Germany that produces selected this plant as his favorite. CHAMPION A vigorous upright, medium size, easy to pick, favorful E 717: $16.50 each, 3+: $13.50 mildew resistant, very productive berries. E 728: $14.50 each, 3+: each bush with late season ripening, very $11.50 each BELARUSKAJA An exciting cultivar good quality fruit. Brought from STRATA A mildew resistant, early from Belarus recommended by England to the U.S. in 1897. E 703: season variety from Germany. horticulturist Lee Reich from New $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each E 722: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 York. It’s a cross of R. nigrum x GREEN’S BLACK This productive each ridikuscha. It’s productive and easy English cultivar fruits on long to grow, with sweet favorful fruit. MAGNUS A productive black currant clusters that ripen mid-season. It’s that grows to 5’ tall. The berries E 720: $16.50 each, 3+: $13.50 balance of sweet/tart favors rank it each are firm and easily picked. E724: at the top. E 712: $14.50 each, 3+: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each OTELO From Slovakia. A leading $11.50 each European cultivar that is a heavy BLACKDOWN (Baldwin x Broadtorp) Yellow Flowered midseason bearer with a rich favor. A taste British favorite and easy to E727: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 pick. It is a large spreading mildew Clove Currant each resistant bush with large firm CRANDALL (Ribes odoratum) berries. E710: $14.50 each, 3+: The most ornamental and the Grower Friendly $11.50 each sweetest in flavor of all the black Scottish Varieties WELLINGTON XXX Enjoy large currants. It has deliciously clove hanging clusters of black currants. scented yellow flowers early in BEN SAREK The Scottish Crop Upright, vigorous bushes grow 3 to Spring on a spreading 3-4’ bush. Research Institute has created this 4 feet tall. A strong producer and It makes a beautiful edible hedge. compact, frost resistant cultivar for very hardy. E 719: $14.50 each, The gooseberry shaped leaves the backyard grower. The highly 3+: $11.50 each turn brilliant red and yellow in the mildew and somewhat rust resistant late summer and fall. The fruit is bush is easily maintained at 3’ tall MENDIP CROSS A British 1920 large for a currant and round. It with 3’ spacing. It is consistently hybrid, Baldwin X Boskoop. has a nice sweet flavor without the so loaded with large, favorful Vigorous bushes bear large sweet black currant aftertaste. It makes shiny fruit that branches may need fruit prolifically for many weeks a milder jam, syrup or raisin than support and can be shaken to starting in early season. E723: other black currants. The plant is harvest the crop. Self fertile. E 716: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each rust resistant and easy to grow. $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each, WESTWICK Enjoy large sweet firm E 700: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 10+: $10 each fruit on a vigorous, compact bush, each, 10+: $10 each BEN MORE Strong upright branches from this late ripening superior support the very large crops. English cultivar. E751: $14.50 Currants Cross Large fruit of excellent favor, each, 3+: $11.50 each Gooseberries ripens evenly. It’s late fowering often avoids spring frosts. Mildew Dutch Horticulturists JOSTABERRY A thornless cross resistant. E 715: $14.50 each, 3+: between a black currant and a $11.50 each, 10+: $10 each Fancy These gooseberry. Jostaberries have the vigorous growth habit, the high BEN LOMOND The most popular BOSKOOP GIANT Originating in Holland before 1885, the very vitamin C content and the disease commercial variety in Scotland. It resistance of the black currant. is a very heavy producer with the large, sweet fruits are first to ripen. Vigorous bushes are moderate The leaves are gooseberry-like and traditional strong pungent favor. the fruit, until it is ripe, looks like The “Ben” series, named after the croppers, resist mildew but aren’t frost resistant in some areas. E705: a gooseberry. As it ripens in late mountains of Scotland are among June, the elongated berries turn the easiest to grow and highest $14.50 each, 3+ $11.50 each almost black. The favor is sweet quality black currants in the world. BLACK REWARD From the like a ripe gooseberry with just a This bush is compact, upright to Netherlands and among the best pleasing hint of the stronger currant 5’ tall and easy to grow and prune. favored, Large bushes produce favor. Jostaberries are ornamental, Rated very high in both vitamin C heavy crops of large berries. It thornless and easy to grow. They and anthocyanins. Ripens mid-July. fowers late and is a consistent are resistant to both powdery E 714: $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 producer. E 711: $14.50 each, 3+: each, 10+: $10 each $11.50 each 19 mildew and white pine blister rust. How To Use Currants Bushes should be pruned like a gooseberry. Jostaberries make a Goumis IN THE LANDSCAPE: Use as a founda- great tasting jam. E 770: $14.50 tion planting, in containers, espaliers, in each, 3+: $11.50 each, 10+ $10 (Eleagnus mul- the perennial borders or in hedges. each tifora) A Goumi IN THE KITCHEN: Red and white bush grows to currants are prized in jams, jellies and ORUS 8 Another cross between a about 6-8’ tall streudels. Black currants, in juices, black currant and a gooseberry. and is an ideal syrups, jellies and liqueurs. Currants are Mildew and aphid resistant bushes edible shrub not usually eaten fresh! are very productive, upright for a backyard with some thorns. Fruit is round, edible land- Useful Facts medium size, dark pruple and very scape. Goumis POLLINATION: Red and white currants flavorful. Great eaten fresh, or have attractive are self-fertile, black currants partially used to make jelly or wine. E775: leaves with sil- self-fertile. $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each, very undersides. PLANT SPACING: 4 feet apart. 10+ $10 each Each August they SIZE AT MATURITY: 3-5 feet tall. bear thousands HARDINESS: USDA Zones 3-8 WHITE AND PINK of pretty, red, EXPOSURE: Sun or partial shade. juicy, pleasingly ORIGIN: Europe. CURRANTS YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: Two. tart fruits, each RIPENING: Late June, early July. White and pink with a small pit. LIFE EXPECTANCY: 15 to 30 years. currants are Good for eating out of hand, they rarely avail- are more typically made into sauc- How To Grow able. Their es, pies, and jellies. Goumi’s toler- hardiness and ate a wide range of soils, fix nitrogen SOIL REQUIREMENTS: pH of 5 to 7, growth habit and begin producing fruit in a year prefers good garden loam but will toler- is like their red or two. They are self fertile but may ate heavy or sandy soils. produce more with a pollinizer. Plant CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Mulch cousins. They with manure or compost, apply nitrogen are very pro- in full sun, 7’ apart or 4’ for a hedge. USDA Zones 6-9. sparingly. Requires annual pruning of ductive and old canes. Fruit is born on new wood. high in Vitamin SWEET SCARLET GOUMI™ This Currants grow best in cool summer C. Bushes outstanding Ukrainian Goumi areas. grow to 5’ tall. variety was selected for sweetness PRUNING: When planting black USDA Zones and fruit production by the Kiev currants, cut each shoot back to three 3-8. Botanic Garden. D561: $28.50 buds. Each winter, prune out old shoots. each See the “Plant Owners Manual” that PRIMUS comes with your order. Prune red and WHITE This GOUMI SEEDLING A producer of white currants like gooseberries. cultivar from tasty goumis and a pollinizer for the Slovakia is Sweet Scarlet GoumiTM. One gallon grown for its pot. D 562: $19.95 each weak branches. Space about 6’ apart sweeter favor or 3-4’ for a hedge. Select two variet- and frost and mildew resistance. ies for pollination. USDA Zones 2-8. This compact bush produces large Honeyberries strings of fruit in midseason, used for cooking, wine and juice. E795: (Lonicera caeru- For Maritime and $14.50 each, 3+: $11.50 each lea edulis) This Cold Climates BLANCA WHITE Blanca is very attractive, arch- BLUE PACIFIC™ A late blooming productive and is used for ing bush grows cultivar from the east coast of winemaking, juice, and for fresh quickly to about 4’ Russia with a compact spreading eating. It has a vigorous, spreading tall. Small, white, form, that produces favorful light growth habit and produces fruit at funnel shaped blue fruit. D730: $19.95 each fowers appear in midseason. E792: $14.50 each, BLUE VELVET™ A late blooming 3+: $11.50 each February or March and develop into cultivar that grows to 4’ tall and 6’ PINK CHAMPAGNE A cross of red delicious, tear- wide. It has unusual greyish green, and white currants. Clusters of drop-shaped, velvety leaves. The fruit is favorful beautiful translucent pink berries light blue fruit that ripens in May and comparatively large. D7 29: make delicious jellies, syrups and with high amounts of ascorbic acid $19.95 each juices. E787: $14.50 each, 3+: and bioactive favonoides. New to BLUE MOON™ A very attractive $11.50 each America, but widely grown in Rus- spreading shrub, Blue Moon has GLOIRE DE SABLONS Long clusters sia, China and Northern Japan, the soft, velvety, bright-green foliage. of pink, sweet fruit adorn this blueberry-like fruit may become a It bears abundant crops of large, compact 4’ tall bush. A productive, valuable new fruit for Northern grow- light-blue, tasty fruit. D 727: $19.95 disease resistant, upright grower ers. Raintree offers late blooming each with heavy crops in July. Use like a cultivars that perform well in both cold climates and in the moder- KAMCHATKA NEW! A late blooming red currant. E 788: $14.50 each, variety from eastern Russia, 3+: $11.50 each ate Pacific NW. Plants prefer sun and well drained soil. Little pruning is Kamchatka blooms late and bears 20 required: just remove overlapping and good crops in the Pacific Northwest. An attractive, semi-upright, small HIMALAYAN HONEYSUCKLE Aronia is native to shrub, it bears abundant, large, (Leycestria formosa) The same as the eastern U.S, dark blue, sweet and tasty fruit. the Golden Lanterns listed above the best variet- D 731: $19.95 each but with green instead of golden ies were bred in leaves. 1-quart pot. D 605: $24.50 Europe. Plants are For Cold Climates each self-fertile and can be spaced 4-6’ BERRY BLUE™ A productive tasty apart, or 3’ for a variety with an abundance of light Highbush hedge. It’s not an blue fruit. It blooms early and is best “aronia’s con- suited to cold climates with late clusion” that this, Goumi and Sea springs. D726: $19.95 each Cranberry Buckthorn are the most productive BLUE BELLE™ Blue Belle™ bears fruiting bushes available. USDA good crops of large, round deep Beautiful in All Seasons Zones 3-8. blue and tasty berries on a 5’ bush HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY VIKING Bred in Scandinavia. Very with a spreading habit. Pollinize with (Viburnum trilobum) A beautiful favorful, incredibly productive. Berry Blue. D 724: $19.95 each 10’ tall, shade D 703 (1 gallon): $24.50 each, tolerant 3+: $19.50 each; D703S (1 ornamental with quart): $18.50 each; 3+: $16.50 Autumn showy white each spring blos­soms. The bitter red NERO Bred in the Soviet Union. Olive fruit is attractive Almost identical to Viking. Both to birds and can are loaded with favorful fruit each PORTUGUESE SUPERHERO be processed year. D 705 (1 gallon): $24.50 (Elaeagnus umbellata) An Autumn to make pre­ each, 3+: $19.50 each; D705S (1 Olive from British Columbia serves, syrup or wine. The fruit is so quart): $18.50 each; 3+: $16.50 selected for it’s abundant abundant and brightly colored that each production of favorful fruit. Autumn it looks almost like the lights on a RAINTREE SELECT We started Olives are vigorous nitrogen fixing Christmas tree. The fall foliage turns about 25 seeds from productive bushes to 15’ tall that are loaded a brilliant red. Self-fertile. Full sun or Russian Aronia plants and all of in the spring with sweetly fragrant partial shade. A great hedge plant. them produced huge amounts of yellow/white fowers. Super Hero Space 8’, 4-5’ for a hedge. Zones fruit. We selected this one as a produces lots of tasty fruit very 3-9. We ofer 3-4’ plants. D7 60: winner among the resulting plants high in lycopene. 1 quart pot. USDA $11.50 each; 5+ $9.50 each for its slightly more compact, bushy Zones 3-8. D 566: $24.50 each UKRAINE NEW! (Viburnum opulus) habit and good favor. D 706 (1 PROHIBITED TO MA, LIMIT ONE We selected this seedling because gallon): $24.50 each, 3+: $19.50 it has a similar beautiful habit, each; D706S (1 quart): $18.50 fall color and massive red berry each; 3+: $16.50 each Chocolate production as the usual high MCKENZIE ARONIA A recent bush cranberry but with better, release from North Dakota. These somewhat less astringent fruit seedlings are each very productive Berry quality. USDA Zone 5-9. One quart with heavy clusters of easy to pick pot. D 762: $24.50 each berries used to make tasty juices GOLDEN LANTERNS and jellies very high in anti-oxidants. HONEYSUCKLE This plant grows taller than many (Leycestria formosa) Aronia aronia bushes, sometimes reaching This amazing ten feet tall. They are used as a edible ornamental Move Over Cranberry wildbreak or wildlife habitat. 1-2’ shrub, native to size.  lower altitudes in ... Here Comes Aronia D702: $9.50 each, 3+: Tibet, is also called $7.50 each, 10+: $6 each Chocolate berry. (Aronia melanocarpa) Beauti- Golden Lanterns® ful, very productive and easy is an outstanding selection with to grow, this shrub is bound to bright golden, heart-shaped leaves, become a staple in American reddish new growth and pendulous backyards, as it has in Eastern Save Shipping on white and burgundy fowers that Europe, where it is widely used in attract butterfies and bees. In late delicious juices, soft drinks, jams Smaller Plants summer and early fall, the plant and wine. The handsome, disease produces lots of small, round, resistant bushes have dark green, If your entire order consists of green berries that turn dark purple oval foliage and grow about 5’-6’ currants, gooseberries, bun- when ripe and have a favor akin to tall with an equal spread. Charming dles of strawberries, mushroom bitter chocolate. In the South, the white spring fowers develop into dowels, or asparagus, we may 6’, upright shrub stays beautiful clusters of glossy, round, vio- be able to save you money on year round, but in the North, it dies let-black berries with a strong, tart shipping since they are smaller back to the ground each winter favor that comes from high favo- items. Call us at 1-800-391-8892 and resprouts the following spring. noid/anti-oxidant content. Fruit is for a shipping quote. Hardy to Zone 6 if mulched, it likes naturally high in vital vitamins and well-drained soil. Zones 6-10. 1 minerals, and in fall, the foliage quart pot. D604: $24.50 each changes to striking red. Although 21 excellent juice or preserves. This productive bush, from Belarus, grows Serviceberries Seaberries to 10’ with darker green foliage. D 743: $26.50 each These very winter (Hippophae rham- hardy plants noides) Always RUSSIAN ORANGE FEMALE An — also known loaded with fruit, attractive, vigorous and productive as Saskatoons seaberries are medium-sized shrub. Russian — make attrac- widely used for Orange bears abundant crops of tive ornamental healing in Asia very large, favorful, deep orange shrubs or hedg- and Europe, berries. Russian Orange also features es and produce where they are unusually lush grayish-green foliage. delicious edible fruit. Developed in valued as a D 750: $26.50 each Alberta and grown commercially in potent anti-ox- ORANGE ENERGY® FEMALE NEW! Canada, this tasty blueberry-size idant, a source Orange Energy® is a German cultivar fruit is high in Vitamin C and great for for vitamins C prized for its prolific crops off avorful eating fresh or making pies. Plants and E and a heal- large bright orange vitamin rich berries. are pretty in all seasons, with attrac- ing oil. The attractive small tree or The heavy crops turn the whole plant tive white fowers in spring and bright shrub -- also called Sea Buckthorn -- a bright orange when they are ripe in yellow foliage in fall. Train them as is likely the most widely grown, north- September. D 755: $26.50 each single-stemmed trees or let them ern hardy, fruiting plant in the world, sucker and become multi-stemmed but most Americans have never heard SIROLA FEMALE NEW! This new bushes or edible hedges. Plants of it! In Europe, the sour, favorful hybrid of Siberian and German tolerate a variety of soils, but prefer fruit is sweetened and its orange- parents is a great variety for the home a neutral or slightly acid pH. They passion-fruit-like favor makes fine garden. Early ripening and attractive, are self fertile and long-lived. USDA sauces, jellies and a base for liqueurs. Sirola bears abundant crops of bright Zones 3-9 unless otherwise noted. Blended with other fruits, it makes a reddish-orange, large and unusually We ofer healthy, well-rooted bushes. delicious juice. The plants, native to sweet fruit. Sirola is good for fresh the Russian Far East, are incredibly eating and makes a tasty juice, THIESSEN (Amelanchier alnifolia) especially when mixed with Leikora, The largest fruiting cultivar available, productive and a great choice for backyard fruit production! Narrow Orange Energy or another more with excellent favor and productivity. acidic variety. D 757: $28.50 each It’s a consistent producer and great silver leaves and plentiful round, yel- commercial choice. Grows to 10 to low-orange fruit cover the 6-10’ tall, MALE The male does not produce 12’ tall. D474: $12.50 each, 3+: narrow, upright female forms. Give fruit. It is an attractive ornamental. $9.50 each plants full sun and good drainage, One male will pollinate up to eight and space them about 7’ apart or females. D746: $24.50 each NORTHLINE (Amelanchier alnifolia) 3-5’ for a hedge. They are extremely This variety grows only 5-7’ tall hardy, to -50°F, disease resistant and and suckers profusely making a easy to grow. Branches are used in Edible great winter hardy fruiting hedge. foral displays, and commercial crops It produces loads of large, favorful are harvested by cutting of entire fruit at an early age. It was selected fruit-laden branches. Female plants Groundcovers in 1960 at Beaverlodge, Alberta. need a male pollinizer, with one male D 472: $12.50 each, 3+: $9.50 for up to 8 females. USDA Zones 3-9. SALAL (Gaultheria each shallon) Salal was GOLDEN SWEET FEMALE™ (Byantes used widely by all of SMOKEY (Amelanchier alnifolia) The cv.) One of the sweetest cultivars, it the Pacific NW coastal 3/4 inch blue black fruit is sweet produces yellow-orange berries. The Indians as a staple in and considered the most highly 12’ tall shrub is tolerant of most soils, their diet. It was eaten favored serviceberry. The very even maritime conditions. Fruit has a both dried in cakes productive plant can be trained as unique sweet-acid taste, sometimes and fresh from the a multi-stemmed bush or small 12’ made into the after-dinner drink, bush. Fully ripe salal tree. Plant it 10’ apart, or 4’ apart in Schnapps. D745: $28.50 each a hedge. D 470: $12.50 each, 3+: berries from robust healthy bushes $9.50 each LEIKORA FEMALE Bright, tart orange are favorful and juicy. If planted berries cover the branches. This in the sun, the beautiful, upright, APPLE SERVICEBERRY  German variety grows to 10’ tall. Fruit leathery leaved bush will grow only (Amelanchier x Grandifora) Grow ripens in September and remains about 2’ tall. In the shade it can this all season’s beauty as a single on the plant until heavy frosts. The reach 5-10’. Berries are the size of or multi stemmed 15-30’ tree. In gorgeous fruit laden branches blueberries and are blue-black in spring pink buds open to a mass of are used for juice and in foral color. Space plants 2’ apart in full large white fowers. Young purple arrangements. D 742: $24.50 each sun, 4’ apart in shade. USDA Zones spring leaves turn to green as they ASKOLA FEMALE Selected in 6-9. 4” pot. G 340: $6.50 each, produce an abundance of small 6+: $5.50 each edible round fruit favored by birds the former East Germany for an and people. In the autumn the exceptionally high content of Vitamin leaves turn a bright array of yellow- C and E, Askola fruit ripens in late WINTERGREEN  orange and red. USDA Zones 4-8. August and makes delicious and very (Gaultheria procumbens) Winter- 2-3’ size. D455: $12.50 each, 3+: nutritious juice. D738: $26.50 each  green berries ripen from late August $9.50 each TITAN™ FEMALE Named for its large, until winter and are bright red. They bright orange berries, which are tart, can be made into tea, eaten raw, or 22 favorful and aromatic and make mixed into fruit salad. Both leaves and fruit taste berries of `Berry Cascade’ grow the followed by like win- entire length of the stem, forming orange-red ber- tergreen a charming, cascade efect. The ries. The plant lifesavers. berries ripen starting in late August is self-fertile, They are a until late winter and the fall and drought resis- native of winter foliage is a beautiful orange tant, and likes the east- and red, brighter than regular 1 a half to full ern United quart Pot. G 375: $11.50 each day of sun and States well-drained and hardy soil. It prefers to USDA Goji Berries warm summer Zones days and cool 3-9. This (Lycium barbarum) Also known as nights, and pre- plant is a Wolfberry, these sweet and nutri- fers neutral or creeper and will spread outward 12 tious berries are eaten fresh, juiced somewhat alkaline soil. Our plants inches or more. Plant 12 inches apart, or dried like raisins. The berries are are grown from cuttings from supe- in partial or full shade. Wintergreen a popular medicinal herb. Among rior cultivars. USDA Zones 5-9. grows about 6 inches tall and makes the highest in protein and anti-ox- PHOENIX TEARS A superior a great edible red and evergreen idants, they have more carotene ground-cover. hardy variety selected for its fruit than carrots and contain all the es- production and nutritive value. CHERRY BERRY™ NEW! This new sential amino acids and many min- Enjoy its favorful red berries. 4” pot cultivar is distinguished by its erals. Grow this attractive Chinese native on a trellis to more than 10’ H 2024: $16.50 each, 6+: $13.50 abundant crops of larger, nickel each size, showy red tasty berries. 1 tall or trim it as a bush and keep at quart Pot. G 370: $11.50 each 4-6’ tall. Light purple, bell-shaped CRIMSON STAR This productive fowers bloom in May and continue Northern Chinese cultivar has large, BERRY CASCADE™ NEW! Unlike throughout the summer. The third tasty bright red berries. 1-gallon most Gaultheria cultivars, the year and thereafter, fowers are pot. H2 03: $26.50 each Apples (Malus pumila) Raintree Nursery specializes in ofering superior, dis- ease-resistant apples for the backyard grower. We select varieties from around the world for their exceptional favor and ease of growing, each with unique qualities to recommend it. Gardeners can have apples of their trees RED BELLE DE BOSKOOP This from August through November, and they can enjoy the harvest until March heirloom keeper apple originated or April, since many apple varieties keep for long periods without refrigera- in Boskoop, Holland, in 1856, and tion. is still prized in Europe where it is a popular commercial variety. Ever since early American settlers took their favorite varieties of apples to Trees produce heavy crops of very their new homesteads, apples have been important in family meals. The large apples that are superior for harvest from apple trees provides fresh and hard cider, classic American cooking and baking into pies, with a apple pies, stores of sauces, butters and other delicacies. rich combination of sweet and tart We indicate, with this apple carrying a shield symbol, those vari- favors. The apples, russetted over eties that are disease resistant and easiest to grow organically. a red base, ripen in late October Even if varieties are not completely scab resistant, many are still accept- and store well all winter with favors able for the organic grower who doesn’t demand picture perfect fruit for improving in storage. Trees have cider or other uses. Also, even though some great selections might require some resistance to scab. Boskoop more care, the result is worth the efort. We offer sturdy, well-rooted, is rated among the highest in 3-5’ grafted trees on the best dwarfing root stocks. Responding to phytonutrients. A 161D (EMLA requests, we also ofer mini-dwarfs (2-3’ trees) and full size apple trees. dwarf 26): $26.50 each; A161T USDA Zones 4-9 unless noted. (EMLA 27): $28.50 each; A161F (Antanovka): $26.50 each Our Russets Have Incredible Flavor ASHMEAD’S KERNEL The incredible sweet-tart favor of Russetting develops naturally on the skin of some apple va- this superb heirloom apple has rieties. Many of the russets possess incredible combinations made it a connoisseur’s favorite. of favors that make them among the finest favored apples in Discovered in Gloucester about the world. Try these classic apple trees in your yard. 1750, scab resistant trees are easy HUDSON’S GOLDEN GEM Discovered as a fence row to grow and are grown commercially seedling in Tangent, OR, about 1931, this tasty, russetted in England today. The medium size apple was originally marketed as a pear because of its fruit with brown russetting keeps brownish hue and elongated shape. The delicious fesh is crisp and sweet; extremely well. A090D (EMLA 26) the favor is nutty and refreshing. It is productive, bears annually and $26.50 each; A090T (On EMLA resists scab and mildew quite well. The large fruit ripens in late October 27 mini-dwarf) $26.50 each; and will hang on the tree well into winter. It’s a good keeper. A 400D A090F (Antanovka): $28.50 each (EMLA 26 rootstock): $26.50 each; A400T (EMLA 27 mini-dwarf): $28.50 each 23 Resistant Cultivars Presented with [PRI]de For years, researchers at the Purdue, Rutgers and Illinois fruit breeding program (PRI) have been developing delicious tasting dis- ease resistant apples. Notice that they put the letters “pri” in many of their patented selections. Try these wonderful new disease-re- sistant selections in your yard. They have been proven to thrive in produces heavy crops of crisp, backyards throughout the nation. EGREMONT RUSSET NEW! The juicy, delicious apples in September deep green disease resistant after a long, mid-season bloom. Best Early Ripeners foliage makes an enchanting sight A compact spur habit adds to its in English gardens speckled with winning nature. A385D (ELMA WILLIAM’S thousands of round golden brown 26 dwarf rootstock): $26.50 PRIDE orbs. The delicious fruit ripens in each; A385T (EMLA 27 mini- Highly rated for early October with a delicious nutty dwarf rootstock): $28.50 each; its sweet, rich, favor. Eat it with a chunk of cheddar A385TB (Mini Belgian Fence): spicy favor, cheese. A250D (EMLA dwarf 26): $39.95 each the large, red $26.50 each fruit ripens in WYNOOCHE EARLY A  favorful large early August ROXBURY RUSSET A fine cider or red and yellow apple that ripens and is the best dessert apple with great favor. in mid August and is highly scab of the early Roxbury is surmised to be the first resistant. It has proven to thrive in apples. Trees are very productive American variety, originating near maritime and even coastal areas. with strong, well-angled branches. Boston in the early 17th century. Despite ripening early it keeps for An early season bloomer with Enjoy the beautiful large golden months. A sweet and tart mixture unusually long lasting blossoms, the brown, orange blushed fruit each of favors makes it good for fresh tree is immune to scab and resistant October. A628D (EMLA 26 eating, pies, or sauce. The tree is to cedar rust and fireblight.A7 00D dwarf): $26.50 each spreading and a vigorous grower. (EMLA 26 dwarf): $26.50 each; BROWN RUSSET This heritage It blooms in early season. It was a A700F (Antanovka): $28.50 variety is scab and mildew numbered selection from New York each; A700T (EMLA 27 mini resistant and a great choice for the that was named in Southwest WA dwarf): $26.50 each organic grower. The fruit, which state. A745D: $26.50 each PRISTINE® ripens in October, is a pleasing This PRI brown color and has an excellent, Rezista® Apples selection sweet favor. Enjoy it fresh, made produces large into a wonderful cider, or kept in a Enjoy these outstanding resistant cultivars from Eastern Europe. crops of beautiful box until spring. A110D: $28.50 yellow apples each GOLD STARTM Dr. Jaroslav that are crisp Tupy of the Botany Institute and tasty. Fruit Disease Resistant in Stricovice, Czech Republic ripens in August. developed this outstanding scab, Mildly tart, they are excellent for Yellow Cultivars mildew and fireblight resistant eating fresh, for baking and for CHEHALIS An excellent choice for cultivar. Large, juicy, yellow apples cooking into applesauce. Trees are organic growers who like a very have a smooth finish, fine texture highly resistant to scab and cedar large, sweet yellow apple. This and spicy favor. Trees bloom mid- apple rust and partly resistant to old favorite was discovered north season; fruit ripens late October; powdery mildew and fireblight. of Chehalis, WA, in 1937. Fruit and keeps very well in storage. On A 570D (EMLA 26 dwarf): $26.50 resembles Golden Delicious in EMLA 26 dwarf. A 265D: $26.50 each; A570F (Antanovka): looks and favor, but it is larger and each $26.50 each; A570T (EMLA 27 mini dwarf): $28.50 each; A570E crisper. Reliable, highly productive BELLATM This crisp large, trees are very resistant to scab (3-tiered espalier): $69.95 each; elongated bright red apple has A570DB (Belgian Fence): $39.95 and partly resistant to mildew. Fruit a pleasing combination of sweet ripens late in September. A 200D each; A570TB (Mini Belgian): and tart favors. It ripens in late $39.95 each (EMLA 26 dwarf): $26.50 each; September and is resistant to scab, A200T (EMLA 27 mini-dwarf): mildew, fireblight, cedar apple rust, $28.50 each and red mite. It was developed In Mid-Season Form GREENSLEEVES Organic growers by the German Dresden-Pillnitz DAYTON The large, beautiful, in England rave about this large, program that has combined disease brilliant red fruit is crisp and beautiful, yellow apple. Bred at resistance with the favor of Cox’s juicy with a great sweet-tart favor. East Malling for its scab and mildew Orange and other highly favored Very productive trees have an resistance, the cross between apples. It has a medium sized upright form and strong branch Golden Delicious and James Grieve growth habit and blooms early to angles, and they are immune to mid season. (PPAF) On EMLA 26 scab and resistant to both mildew 24 rootstock. A 605D: $26.50 each and cedar rust. Fruit on this superior PRI selection ripens in QUEEN COX late September. A 240D (EMLA 26 (SELF-FERTILE) dwarf): $26.50 each; A240TB This patented (Mini Belgian): $39.95 each; self fertile A240F (Antanovka): $26.50 clone has the each; A240T (EMLA 27 mini- favor, mellow dwarf): $28.50 each aftertaste and aroma of the famed Cox’s Orange Pippin. Queen Disease Resistant Keeper Cox sets bumper crops of delicious ENTERPRISE Glossy red apples fruit each year, without a pollinizer, Raintree Owner Sam Benowitz gets bonked with an excellent sprightly favor even when fruit set is poor on other on the head by a Flower of Kent apple at ripen in late October and keep well, apples, including other Cox type Woolthorpe in England. He discovered it with favor improving in storage. The apples. The fruit of Queen Cox is hurt! productive, vigorous, spreading larger and the tree more disease tree is immune to scab and resistant resistant than Cox’s Orange Pippin. to fire blight, cedar apple rust and The tree is 15% less vigorous than mildew. Proven in much of the other Cox varieties. Fruit ripens in nation. A 300D (EMLA 26 dwarf): early September. The only reliably $26.50 each; A300T (EMLA 27 self-fertile apple. A 581D (EMLA 26 mini-dwarf): $28.50 each dwarf): $26.50; A581T (EMLA 27 mini dwarf $28.50 each; A581F Cox’s Corner (Antanovka): $28.50 each Some of the world’s finest tasting ELLISON’S apples have the English legend ORANGE A Cox’s Orange Pippin as a parent. favorite of English organic growers CHERRY COX A medium-size, since 1904, this Cox’s round, deep-red apple that is Orange x Calville consistently productive and has Blanc cross, bred excellent Cox’s Orange-like favor. in Lincolnshire, England, combines It is a sport of Cox’s Orange Pippen an outstanding aromatic favor with from Denmark. It is easy to grow heavy cropping and resistance to and somewhat disease resistant. scab. The complex favor is at once JOHNNY Cherry Cox ripens in early October sweet and tart with a hint of anise, APPLESEED In the and has a compact spreading and the fesh is crisp and juicy. A 1830’s, thousands growth habit. It blooms in mid wonderful choice for the organic of apple trees were season. It is a reliable favorite orchard, but these apples do not planted in Ohio by here at Raintree. A 185D (EMLA keep well. Ripens mid-September. one John Chapman, 26 dwarf): $26.50 each; A185T USDA Zones 4-9. EMLA 26 dwarf. who earned the (EMLA 27 mini dwarf): $28.50 A 252D: $26.50 each nickname Johnny each RUBINETTE Appleseed for his KARMIJN DE Rubinette is loved work. Nearly two centuries later, SONNAVILLE This for its delicious it is extremely rare to find a tree intensely favored, sweet/tart favor. documented to be a graft from red russetted apple Loads of incredibly one of Johnny’s trees, but Raintree from Holland claims delicious, small- acquired one. It was tracked down both high sugar and medium, attractive by Scott Scogerboe, who found high acid content, orange colored apples ripen an old newspaper article that making it a fresh- in early October. It is Golden told of an Ohio homestead where picked favorite. A triploid cross Delicious X Cox’s Orange Pippin Johnny Appleseed had planted a between Cox’s Orange Pippen and from Switzerland and a favorite tree. Early in the 20th century, a Jonathan, it inherited great qualities of European growers. EMLA 26 student who visited the homestead from both parents, but good looks rootstock. A 625D: $26.50 each took a cutting, grafted a new tree is not one of them. You will only be and planted it in his family’s yard. able to benefit from the impressive The child who planted the grafted favor and aroma by growing your Historic Apple Trees tree, now elderly, retired from the own. Some people prefer the favor FLOWER OF KENT As the story same school where Scott found the a month or so after harvest, when goes, Sir Isaac Newton’s laws of ancient tree.This tree is productive the complexity has mellowed. When gravity were inspired by an apple with medium to large red apples apples ripen in mid-October, store that fell from the Flower of Kent over yellow background. The fesh them in a box in anticipation of even tree at Woolsthorpe Manor in is sweet and the texture is a little finer favors all winter. This vigorous Lincolnshire, England. The original mealy. However, it is surprisingly tree, with some resistance to scab, tree, now long gone, lives on from good for a seedling and was thrives in the Pacific Northwest. grafts taken in the 1800’s. The tree probably kept all these years for its A 420D (On EMLA 26 dwarf): produces green, oval, mealy, sub favor and ease of growing. A 465SA $26.50 each; A420T (EMLA 27 acid apples used for cooking. They (MM106 semi dwarf rootstock): mini dwarf rootstock): $28.50 fower and ripen late. On EMLA 7 $28.50 each each; A420S (EMLA 7): $28.50 semi-dwarf rootstock. A249S: each $26.50 each 25 FORT VANCOUVER Located at Old ARKANSAS BLACK Named for Apple Tree Park in Vancouver, WA, its purple-red fruit, this popular this living tree, planted between heritage apple turns almost black 1826 and 1830, is believed to when fully ripe. It is a favorite in the be the oldest apple tree in the Midwest and upper South. It is an Pacific Northwest. The small green excellent keeping apple with firm, apples ripen in September and crisp fesh and a tart, aromatic are used for pie or cider. The old favor that mellows in storage. apple tree was planted from seeds Apples ripen late in the season on brought from England. Plant a bit trees that are somewhat resistant of history in your yard, too. The to cedar-apple rust and fireblight. community celebrates the Old A 088S (MM106 semi-dwarf Apple Tree Festival each year on rootstock): $26.50 each the first Saturday in October to FAMEUSE Called the snow apple commemorate this historic tree. for its bright white fesh that is A 470S (EMLA 7 semi-dwarf): sometimes streaked red, this small $26.50 each orange-red apple has been an BARDSEY This amazing unique apple comes from the windswept American favorite for more than Bardsey Island of the coast of More Flavor-Packed 250 years. Tender, juicy apples that Wales and is available for the first Heritage Apples ripen in September have a great time to American gardeners. The sweet/tart favor that is prized for fruit is pink striped over a yellow For hundreds of years, Americans fresh eating, cooking and making base and is picked in Wales in have enjoyed these great old culti- an aromatic bitter/sweet cider. late September and stores until vars! MM106 semi dwarf. A 658S: November. The tree fowers TOMPKINS KING Known as King, $26.50 each early in the season. The fruit also the large yellow-green apples with appears to be scab free. It grows red stripes are excellent for eating Gravenstein Strains and produces well here at Raintree fresh, for cooking and for cider The old-fashioned Gravenstein, Nursery and should do well in making. They also keep well. This known for its wonderful, tangy favor, other maritime climates. Bardsey highly prized apple is a tip bearer. is the ideal sauce, pie and cider ap- Island has long been associated (Tip bearer pruning note: Wait ple. Allow the vigorous tree some ex- with religious activity. Pre-Roman to prune until two inches of new tra room. Fruit ripens in early Septem- Celts visited the Island to pray and growth has begun in spring. Then ber, but is biennial, bearing a heavy often to die on this most western prune back to 6-8” of last years crop every other year. There are many isle. During early Christian times growth!) A 480D (EMLA 26 dwarf): old time “strains”. Each tastes the Bardsey was a place of pilgrimage. $26.50 each same but looks diferent. Some have Three trips to Bardsey Island were NORTHERN SPY Among the best skin that is solid red, some are mainly said to equal a pilgrimage to Rome. green and others striped. Anybody buried on Bardsey was keepers, Northern Spy has thin skin said to be guaranteed eternal and very crisp, delicious fesh with SHEETS GRAVENSTEIN The salvation. Raintree has worked with a sweet/tart favor that is prized for striped “Sheets” strain. A381T permacultural landscaper Bruce cooking and eating fresh. Although (EMLA 27 mini dwarf): $26.50 Weiskotten to introduce this apple very hardy, trees bloom late in each; A381D (M26 dwarf): to American gardeners. A royalty on spring and fruit ripens in November, $26.50 each making full ripening in cooler each apple sold will be returned to WORTHEN GRAVENSTEIN We ofer the apple’s developers on Bardsey parts of the Pacific Northwest a challenge. The outstanding fruit the red “Worthen Strain.” A38 0D Island. A105D (EMLA 26 dwarf): (EMLA 26 dwarf) $26.50 each $28.50 each; A105T (EMLA 27 convinces many people throughout mini-dwarf): $28.50 each: A105F the U.S. to grow it, even though it FRED GRAVENSTEIN NEW! This (Antanovka) $28.50 each is biennial and takes a few years to strain of Gravenstein, has the come into production. Rated very wonderful complex favor and all NEWTOWN PIPPIN Newtown Pippin high in phytonutrients. A277D the other traits of the Gravenstein was the workhorse of Washington, (EMLA 26 dwarf): $26.50 each apple. We selected it in a trial Jeferson and other colonial WOLF RIVER of more than a dozen strains of American’s orchards. Also known Gravenstein at the WSU Mt. Vernon as Albemarle Pippin and Yellow This beautiful, red apple from trials for its large size, productivity Newtown, it is a large yellow green and beautiful red and yellow color. deliciously sweet/tart aromatic Wisconsin, with a mild pleasant A 383D (EMLA 26 dwarf): $26.50 apple with white dots on the skin. each A large crop of fruit ripens in mid favor, gets October but keeps for many months bigger than and tastes best after a month or any others more of storage. It blooms mid we ofer. Just season with Rubinette and Spartan. one is enough It originated in Newtown on Long to make Island New York in 1759. A 475D almost a whole pie. Wear a hard (EMLA 26 semi dwarf rootstock): hat while picking or it may make $28.50 each; A475DB (Belgian a big impression on you! Trees fence): $39.95 each are resistant to scab and mildew and very winter hardy. MM106 26 rootstock. A720S: $26.50 each The McIntosh Clan SPARTAN A beautiful dark red World’s Best medium size McIntosh type dessert Northeastern growers have long quality apple. Spartan is scab and Cooking Apples loved the unique sweet/tart favors mildew resistant and is rated among BRAMLEY The English are particular of the MacIntosh apple. Now most the highest in antioxidents. Trees of the nation can enjoy that favor. about their cooking apples, and this bear early and regularly Fruit ripens large, round, green-yellow apple We ofer a number of delicious dis- in mid-October and is excellent ease resistant of-spring of MacIn- for keeping. A 660D (EMLA 26 with red stripes is the most widely tosh. dwarf): $26.50 each used. Apples are firm and juicy and they NY 75414-1 This beautiful dark red cook to apple has an excellent combination perfection. of sweet and tart favors and is When resistant to apple scab, mildew and fireblight. Bred at the New ripe, they York Fruit Testing program, it has are good been extremely productive and of for fresh superior favor at fruit tasting trials eating, too. at Mt. Vernon, Washington. It ripens Spreading in early October. A 555D (EMLA 26 trees bear heavily and regularly dwarf): $26.50 each and resist scab and mildew. Enjoy SHAY The scab immune and mildew ripe fruit in early October Bramley is rated among the highest in TM resistant apple provides a heavy BELMAC A new, productive, crop each year at Raintree in late phytonutrients. MM106 semi-dwarf all-purpose Canadian cultivar September on a sturdy, well- stock. A 140S: $26.50 each that combines favor and keeping branched tree. The red, elongated ability with cold and disease KING EDWARD VII This large, fruit is crisp, sweet and great for yellow-green apple, named in resistance. The sweet, medium fresh eating. Developed by the to large, deep red apples ripen in late Dr. Ralph Shay at Oregon 1902, has been popular in English late September or early October State University from a planting at gardens as an outstanding fresh and keep three months or more. eating and cooking apple. The scab A delicious, sweet/tart MacIntosh Purdue. A650D (EMLA 26 dwarf): $26.50 each resistant tree fowers very late and favor suggests parent Spartan. misses early frosts. Fruit ripens Belmac resists scab, mildew, and cedar apple rust, thrives in eastern Surprise your Friends with in early October and cooks to a Canada, and has proven a winner Red-Fleshed Apples firm,f avorful, translucent puree. in western Washington. It was bred EMLA 26 dwarf rootstock. A 485D: by Dr. Shahrokh Khanizadeh in Apples with red fesh are very high in $26.50 each Quebec and introduced in 1996. phytonutrients. Ofered under agreement with Ag. MOTT PINK This Canada, Quebec. Includes $1.20 crisp, juicy variety Bramley royalty per tree. (Ask us for a quote. makes a delicious Apple Pie We can custom grow commercial pink applesauce quantities!) A 100D (EMLA 26 from loads of Recipe rootstock): $26.50 each; medium-size, A100T (EMLA 27 mini dwarf yellow fruit with pink This is the rootstock): $26.50 each; A100F fesh. Fruit ripens best we’ve (Antanovka): $26.50 each on the productive tree in early to tasted! En- LIBERTY Dark, polished red skin mid-September. EMLA 26 dwarf joy Raintree and intense, sprightly flavor make rootstock. A 553D: $26.50 each horticulturist Theresa Knutsen’s this medium size, elongated recipe: The Filling: 6 cups Bram- apple a long-standing favorite. ALMATA For beautiful apple sauce ley apples, peeled and sliced. ½ Trees that were bred in New York and jelly, few compare with this cup sugar, 1 tbsp corn starch, 1 for high scab, cedar apple rust, favorful, large red apple with bright tsp cinnamon, 2/3 tsp allspice. fireblight and mildew resistance pink fesh. Red leaves and bright Mix dry ingredients, blend with thrive in the Pacific NW and pink spring blossoms make it a apples, let stand 10 minutes and throughout most of the nation. great edible ornamental. It is very then put in pie crust. Dot with 1 Among the highest cultivars in winter hardy, with fruit ripening in tbsp butter or margarine. Top with antioxidants. Every year, a large October. On EMLA 7 semi dwarf lattice pie crust. Bake at 450F crop ripens on this spreading tree rootstock. A 085S (MM106 semi- for 10 minutes, then 350F for 45 in early October. A 520D (EMLA dwarf): $26.50 each minutes. The Crust: 2 cups four, ½ tsp salt, 3/4 cup shortening, 5 26 dwarf rootstock): $26.50 HANSEN’S RED FLESH A beautiful each; A520T (EMLA 27 mini tbsp water: Sift four and salt. Cut tree with copper colored leaves and shortening into four until thor- dwarf rootstock): $28.50 each; red fowers. The elongated, deep red, A520F (Antanovka): $28.50 oughly blended, gently cut in wa- favorful, September apples are 2” ter until dough clumps together. each; A520SA (EMLA 7 semi long. The pink fesh makes a clear, dwarf): $26.50 each; A520TB Makes one 8- to 10-inch pie with delicious red jelly. A great landscape top and bottom crust. (mini Belgian fence): $39.95 tree, Hansen’s is beautiful in all each; A520DB (EMLA 26 dwarf seasons. A600S (MM106 semi- Belgian Fence): $39.95 each dwarf): $26.50 each 27 Enjoy the Best Japan spring pollinating weather. The scab Top Rated in Most and mildew resistant apple from Has to Offer Japan is an excellent variety for the of the Nation The Japanese, in general, love their organic grower. It ripens in early MELROSE This  favorful red apple apples large, sweet and juicy! September. A 020S (MM106 semi is top rated for reliability & keeping. dwarf): $26.50 each; A020T Properly stored in the garage, it SANSA Extra early, ripening in late (EMLA 27): $28.50 each August, this juicy, crisp, sweet fruit can keep until May. A heavy crop from Japan has the best qualities of tart apples, great for cooking or of both parents, Akane and Gala. A A Wonder from eating fresh, ripens in late October. pretty red blush covers the yellow, Down Under Melrose is the official Ohio state medium-large, conical fruit. Sansa apple. A 540D (EMLA 26): $26.50 has resistance to both fireblight PINK LADY® This beautiful new each; A540T (EMLA 27 mini and scab and also keeps well for apple from Western Australia has dwarf): $26.50 each a pink blush on its yellow skin. The an early apple. EMLA 26 dwarf. JONAGOLD Firm, crisp, and highly A 635D: $26.50 each medium-size, conical fruit has fine-grained fesh that is at once favored, this sweet, large, red and BENI tangy and sweet, crisp and crunchy. yellow apple scores on top in taste SHOGUN FUJI Apples are great for eating out of tests. A generous load of apples ripen Many fruit hand and are prized for fruit salads, early to mid-October and keep well. connoisseurs since they do not brown easily after Many orchards in the Northwest are love the crisp, being cut. Pink Lady (G. Delicious x grow Jonagold commercially. A460D juicy, very Lady Williams) ripens in late October (EMLA 26): $26.50 each; A460DB sweet favor of and needs a hot summer climate to (Belgian fence): $39.95 each the Japanese ripen. A580D (EMLA 26 dwarf): EMPIRE (Macintosh x Red Delicious) apple Fuji, $26.50 each however If you like McIntosh, you will love the the regular tart, crisp, aromatic and tasty Empire. Fuji requires Minnesota Marvels The apple ripens in September with a long ripening season, making Very Versatile dark red skin and cream-colored it hard to grow in the Pacific fesh. It is excellent for fresh eating ZESTAR This patented, superior and salads and good for sauce, Northwest and other areas with winter hardy, early season apple relatively cool summers. After baking, pies and freezing. Kids love thrives in the Northern half of the Empire’s sweet-tart taste and super testing many types of Fuji apples in nation! Zestar ripens in late August the Pacific Northwest, researchers crunchy texture. Planted widely in and has a delicious crunchy favor. New York since 1966, it is the most recommend Beni Shogun, which It will keep nicely for a month and a has excellent favor and ripens successful apple introduction from half. The tree is a reliable producer Cornell. Empire has low susceptibility almost a month earlier than the of large red apples. USDA Zones standard Fuji. This selection blooms 3-8. A 740D (EMLA 26 dwarf): to fireblight, and it has outstanding in mid-season and will thrive in $26.50 each fruit quality, firmness and storage.  much of USDA Zones 5-9. Patent A257S (EMLA 7): $26.50 each; 7997. A120D (EMLA 26 dwarf): HONEYCRISP  A257DB (M26 Belgian Fence): $26.50 each (Macoun x $49.95 each Honeygold) SHIZUKA From Pick this Apples for the South Japan comes superior red this Golden apple with a 3x1 LOW CHILL COMBO APPLE Delicious x crunchy crisp In Southern California, Arizona, Indo cross, texture and Hawaii, Florida and other warm leaving smiles juicy sweet- winter areas where winters in its wake. The tart favors in provide little chill, (100 to 200 beautiful, very September hours is sufficient) this large, firm, yellow with pink blushed or let it combination grafted fruit is very sweet with low acidity, develop its apple on M111 rootstock and will ripen about mid October. It full aromatic will produce sweet, is also an excellent keeper. A 655D favor by leaving it on the tree crisp apples. You will (EMLA 26 dwarf rootstock): until mid-October. From the U of receive a tree with 3 of $26.50 each Minnesota, it is among the most the following 4 cultivars: Anna AKANE winter hardy of apple trees, showing Gordon, Fuji, Anna Pronounced little damage at -40°F. It resists and Dorset Golden. Anna is a red “ah-kah-nay,” scab and has shown no problems blushed apple from Israel, good this firm, with fireblight. Enjoy it great fresh fresh or cooked, early in the season. crisp and fully or in pies, crisps and apple sauce. Dorsett Golden, from the Bahamas favored red Honeycrisp is among the most ripens in mid season. It is much like eating apple nutrient-rich of supermarket- Golden Delicious, firm andf avorful. produces available varieties. USDA Zones Gordon is a favorful red apple good good crops 3-8. A 410D (EMLA 26 dwarf for cooking or fresh eating that every year, rootstock): $26.50 each; A410T ripens later in the season. This very no matter (EMLA 27 mini-dwarf): $28.50 productive tree will grow to about how bad the each; A410F (Antonovka): 15-20’, but can be kept shorter with $26.50 each; A410TB (Mini pruning. Self-fertile. Blooms early 28 Belgian): $39.95 each season. A803LC: $48.50 each Urban Apples® Urban Apples® are NEW columnar trees that produce their fruit on spurs along the main stem. Each combines disease resistance, favor and ease of growing in small spaces. Each has a narrow upright habit, ideally suited to grow in a container on a patio or as a small tree in the ground. Like other apples you need two cultivars for pollination and each blooms mid season and is a good pollinizer for the others and for other mid season blooming Combo Apples apples. They are each highly scab and mildew resistant selections from Dr. Jaroslav Tupy of the Czech Republic. USDA Zones 4-9. Trees grow about 8’ Enjoy apples for months on one tall on MM106 rootstock. amazing self-fertile semi-dwarf tree. Pick apples from August BLUSHING DELIGHT™ Blushing Delight ™ has sweet favor and a pretty red through October. On MM106 root- blush over a green background. It ripens mid-September. A 750S: $32.50 stock, it will grow to 15’ tall. each 4x1 Combo A8504S: $46.50 TANGY GREEN™ Tangy Green™ has a crisp texture, lime green color and a each sweet/tart favor. It ripens mid-September. A 755S: $32.50 each Four or five of the following: Spar- TASTY RED™ Tasty Red™ is a bright red, firm sweet juicy apple that ripens tan, Honeycrisp, Chehalis, Akane, in mid-September. A 760S: $32.50 each Liberty. GOLDEN TREAT™ NEW! Golden Treat™ is a beautiful golden apple with a Sorry! Because of difficulty track- sweet delicious favor. It ripens in mid-September. A 765S: $32.50 each ing the possible combinations, we cannot tell you ahead which variety is missing on the combos. They are la- beled from bottom to top, and you will know when the labeled tree arrives. Columnar Trees Look mom, no branch- es! Perfect for patios, decks or other small areas, these trees Blushing Delight™ Tangy Green™ Tasty Red™ grow in a columnar form to 7-9’ tall. They are loaded with fruit which all forms along the main trunk Spreading the branch- or on short, es is important when spur-like growing a “Combo” fruit branches. tree. Trees can be planted in a whiskey barrel or planted two feet apart in the ground. Each will cross pollinate with mid-season polliniz- ers. On EMLA 7 rootstock. Patents pending. Hints on Growing Your Combo Tree NORTH POLETM This crisp, juicy, red McIntosh-type apple ripens in late To keep the varieties in balance grow your “combo” tree September. A 275: $29.50 each as an “open center” taking out secondary branches that GOLDEN SENTINELTM A large grow into the middle. If one variety starts overgrowing the favorful yellow fruit that ripens in others it can be slowed down by spreading the branch or early October. A 272: $29.50 each tying it down. SCARLET SENTINELTM For excellent Through proper pruning your varieties will stay balanced. production and disease resistance The tree owners manual that comes with each order tells on a narrow tree, try Scarlet you how! Sentinel. Large, greenish yellow apples blushed with red follow a On the label, the varieties are identified from the bottom rich display of white spring fowers. of the tree up. A 273: $29.50 each 29 Espalier Choices Espaliers Pear Espaliers “Espalier” refers to special practic- B8403E — 3x1 3-tier Euro — Res- es for training trees onto trellises. cue, Highland, Orcas — $75 each There are many ways to make your B903E — 3x1 3-tier Asian — Yongi, trees into works of art, and the trees Chojuro, Shinseiki — $75 each we ofer have already been trained along the same plane in a 3-tier, B180E — 3-tier — Orcas — $75 T-shape, horizontal cordon. each As you continue the training, you B1802E — 2-tier — Orcas — $55 can shape trees into any of the each designs seen in the drawings be- low. They are beautiful when grown B200E — 3-tier — Rescue — $75 against a wall, a building or on Note: Shipped espalier branch- each existing fence or wires. Trees should es may each be cut back to fit in be spaced an average of 8-10’ boxes. Come to the nursery and apart. Branches are at about 1-1/2’, get full-length branches. Be- Apple Espaliers 2-1/2’ and 3-1/2’. cause of the expense of shipping A8403E — 3x1 3-tier — Ashmead’s espaliers, our at-nursery prices Trees are shipped in special protec- Kernel, Liberty, William’s Pride — $75 are $15 per tree less plus you tive boxes.Apples are on EMLA 26 each rootstock. The 3-TIERED espalier save shipping. Because of their combos have a diferent variety on size, we can not ship espaliers to A570E — 3-tier Pristine — $75 each tier. AK, HI, or PR. each Three Traditional Espalier Patterns Your espalier may not look as good as the one to the left, but you’ll be in a lot less trouble than Napoleon’s gardener if you mess up! Belgian Fences Grow a beautiful diamond shaped fruiting wall. We ofer apple trees on EMLA 26 and mini-dwarf 27 rootstock that are already shaped in a Y. Each tree has two branches. Each branch comes of at an angle only about eight inches above the roots. To make a Belgian fence, allow the branches to continue to grow at about 45 degree angles until they reach the desired height. If you plant the trees about 2 feet apart they will grow up into a beautiful diamond shape. Instructions are included with the trees. Here is an easy way to get started: Build a fence with wires starting at about 18 inches high and going up one foot apart until you get to between six and eight feet tall. Then get bamboo or other stakes and tie them diagonally to the wires. On M26 Dwarf Root- M27 Mini-Dwarf stock Rootstock The stakes will make a diamond pattern and show you where to tie your branches as you build your Belgian Fence. A257DB: Empire A240TB: Dayton Where the stakes cross at the bottom will show you where A460DB: Jonagold A385TB: Greensleeves to plant each tree. A475DB: Newtown A410TB: Honeycrisp We ofer the following large 1-year-old cultivars as Belgian Pippin A520TB: Liberty fence starts. Also find them listed with the apple cultivars. A520DB: Liberty A570TB: Pristine Price each: $39.95 A570DB: Pristine 30 Apple Accessories APPLE MAGGOT CONTROL BAGS Protect your Apples and Pears from Apple Maggot infestations. While thinning to one per cluster, usually in May or early June, slip the opening of the nylon bag, with your two index fingers, just MINI-DWARFS enough to completely cover the new, ideally nickel size fruitlet. The bag will fill with the We ofer ‘mini-dwarf’ apple trees grown on special growing fruit and protect it. This product has been used EMLA 27 rootstock. They are easily maintained at only succesfully here at Raintree and by many fruit hobbyists. four to six feet tall. These highly productive, compact They are quick and easy to use! Includes Instructions! trees are perfect to grow in a small backyard. You can These new heavier weave bags provide extra codling space them as close as 4’ apart. Or place the tree in moth protection. (Money from the sale of each box goes a fifteen gallon pot on the patio. You can train them to to support the fruit garden at the WSU Mt. Vernon station.) branch low (at 1’-2’) to maximize fruit production. Re- Contains 144 bags. T 167: $12.50 each move fruit for a year or two because once the tree starts bearing heavily, it stops growing. They begin bearing in FRUIT PICKING BAG The Deluxe Smith Bag the second year and each tree can produce a half box holds a bushel of fruit. The handsome bag is of fruit a season. The tree is not a gimmick. It is used 30” long and is made of Rip-Stop polyester extensively in Europe in commercial apple orchards and material which has a water resistant coating the per acre yields exceed American yields. Caring for on the inside. It is Ultra Violet and mildew the mini-dwarfs is a great project for kids. We ofer 2’-4’ resistant, lightweight, durable, and easy to grafted mini-dwarf trees. See each variety for price. clean. The bottom conveniently folds up and releases to gently drop the picked fruit into a PERFECT FOR A SMALL YARD box. This leaves both hands free to pick. It will Ashmead’s Evereste Karmijn last a lifetime. The bag has a steel hoop and is completely Akane Greensleeves Liberty leather bound to protect all the areas of heaviest wear, Belmac Enterprise Melrose and the shoulder straps are a heavy 1-3/4 inch webbing. Boskoop Hudson’s Pristine T0 25: $45 each Chehalis Gravenstein Queen Cox Cherry Cox Honeycrisp William’s Pride Apple Pest Control CODLING MOTH TRAPS Contains two sticky traps with lures which draw codling moths to their doom. Hang these Guide to Apples by Flavor 6-inch-long, non-toxic tents in your apples trees when It is difficult to describe “favor” in a catalog de- they begin to bloom. Use two traps per mature tree. T161: scription. We try here to rate many of the apples we $11.95 each ofer by the level of their acidity or tartness. APPLE MAGGOT TRAPS Each kit is designed to protect Note: Apples called “tart” or “tangy” can have one mature fruit tree. Kit includes three red spheres and as much sugar content as sweet apples. They have hangers, three pheromone lures, instructions and a large added acids which compliment their favor. tube of glue. Set traps out in mid-April. Non-toxic. T 163: Sweet mostly (low in acids and moderate to $19.95 each kit high in sugars): Sansa, Beni Shogun Fuji, Chehalis, Greensleeves, Centennial. APPLE MAGGOT LURES The three lures, ofered in a kit Sweet/tart balanced (moderate in acid, moder- above, are each in a tiny plastic container. You can twist ate to high sugars): Akane, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, tie them to red spheres like the ones we sell to further trap Melrose, Shizuka, Pristine, Dayton, William’s Pride, apple maggot males. T 164: $7.99 for three lures Ashmeads, Hudson’s. Among the sweet/tart apples are also those in the Cox’s family. These include Ellison’s Orange, Rubinette and the McIntosh clan Apple Books and DVDs including Liberty, Spartan, Shay and Belmac. THE HOLISTIC ORCHARD BOOK S 145: $39.95 Sweet with extra tartness (moderate to high in acid & moderate to high in sugars): Karmijn, Bram- THE HOLISTIC ORCHARD DVD S 145D: $49.95 ley, Red Boskoop, Gravenstein. THE APPLE GROWER by Michael Phillips, 242 pages. Subtitled “A guide for the Organic Orchardist,” Phillips speaks to the larger backyard grower and commercial Apple Varieties Scab CAR Fireblight Mildew orchardist with years of knowledge and a reverence Dayton VR MR R M for nature. From planning the orchard and choosing Enterprise VR R R M cultivars and rootstocks to siting, planting, soils, mulches, Liberty VR VR R R pollination, pest control, harvesting and marketing, this Pristine VR R M R book is full of valuable information. S 005: $39.95 William’s Pride VR R R M CONTROL OF APPLE ANTHRACNOSE DVD featuring plant Belmac VR R R R pathologist Ralph Byther. This instructive video shows Akane VR UK R R how to control cankers by cutting, torching, pruning and Centennial R R R R fungicides. Proceeds to the Western Washington Fruit VR = Very Resistant; M = Moderate Resistance; UK = unknown. CAR is Cedar Apple Rust: Other CAR-re- Research Foundation. S 522: $14.50 each sistant apples include Rebella, Arkansas Black. Fireblight resistant are Akane, Centennial, Rebella, Empire. 31 To Grow Apples You Need Proper Pollination • For pollination you need to have two diferent apple variet- EARLY SEASON MID SEASON MID-LATE ies! Apples with the exception of the Queen Cox self fertile Gravenstein Enterprise SEASON don’t pollinize themselves. Apples also don’t pollinize other Zestar Jonagold Honeycrisp fruits! Brown Russet Almata Shay • Please note that there are some cultivars that are new to us William’s Pride Golden Sentinel Pink Lady and we don’t know their relative bloom time. To be safe Foxwhelp choose a mid season pollinizer for those varieties. Pink Pearl Belmac • All the apples listed in red are triploids. These will not pol- Wynooche North Pole Melrose linate other varieties or themselves. However they are Blushing Delight Harrison pollinized by other apple varieties. So Gravenstein which is Sweet Sixteen Frequin Rouge a triploid won’t pollinize any other variety. However it can be EARLY-MID Tasty Red Queen Cox pollinized by another non-triploid variety that blooms near SEASON Golden Treat Goldstar the same time. Granniwinkle Bella Wolf River • How to read the lists! We have listed the apple varieties we Pink Cloud Spartan Ellison’s Orange ofer from the earliest bloomer which is Gravenstein, to the N Y 75414-1 Empire Dabinet latest bloomer which is Bramley. Chehalis Red Boskoop King Edward VII • The EARLY SEASON bloomers and the LATE SEASON bloom- Mott Pink Shizuka Michelin ers won’t cross pollinate because their bloom time is too far Pristine Greensleeves Kingston Black apart and the early varieties will be done blooming before Scarlet Sentinel Fameuse Arkansas Black the late ones start. Egremont Russet • It is best to pick a pollinizer in the same half of the total list. Beni Shogun Bardsey Dayton The closer the two varieties are in bloom time, the more Dolgo their bloom will overlap and the more likely you will get Ashmead’s Holstein Hudson’s LATE SEASON pollination and therefore fruit set. Northern Spy Liberty Newtown Pippin • What is important is to choose a pollinizer that is not too far in Flower of Kent Silken Evereste bloom time from your variety. For instance Liberty and Day- King ton are close enough to count on for pollination whereas Centennial Rubinette Bramley Liberty and Melrose are far enough away to often work but Sansa Karmijn not always. Zestar and Bramley would rarely if ever overlap Akane Hansen’s Red Flesh in bloom. While the bloom order stays generally similiar Puget Spice Campfield Not a pollinizer in diferent parts of the nation and in diferent years, the Hewes Roxbury Russett actual bloom dates change year to year depending on the Cherry Cox Johnny Appleseed Self fertile weather. Fort Vancouver

APPLE RIPENING ORDER AUGUST Silken North Pole Puget Spice EARLY-MID Fort Vancouver Cherry Cox Melrose Dolgo Crab Ellison’s Or- Wolf River Scarlet Sen- OCTOBER N Y 75414-1 Roxbury Centennial ange Beni Shogun tinel Bramley Egremont MID-LATE Newtown Williams Pride Gravenstein Pink Pearl Pink Lady Hansen’s Red Rubinette OCTOBER Pippin Zestar Queen Cox Bardsey Shay Flesh Spartan Kingston Enterprise Wynooche Mott Pink Bella J. Appleseed Belmac Jonagold Goldstar Boskoop Pristine Tasty Red Fameuse G. Sentinel Karmijn Foxwelp Hudson’s Sansa MID-LATE Blushing De- Hewes Honeycrisp Sweet Sixteen Flower of Kent B & G Russett SEPTEMBER light Greens- Frequin Rouge King Edward Ashmead’s Arkansas B N. Spy EARLY SEPT. Chehalis leeves Liberty Shizuka Evereste Campfield Akane Dayton Empire King Almata Holstein

greater spacing. Our rootstocks are winter hardy to USDA Zone 4 About Rootstock & Tree Spacing and tolerate a wide variety of soils. They induce heavy early fruit pro- Most of our apple trees are grafted on the dwarfing EMLA 26 root- duction and make a well anchored tree. Chart includes varieties for stock. (Check the rootstock available after each varietal description.) It is a superior choice for backyard growers and produces a tree that will grow to 8’-14’ tall. As you can see from the chart below, some varieties on the same rootstock grow bigger than others and need Gold Star Melrose Belmac Rubinette King Bella Chehalis Jonagold APPLE TREE APPROXIMATE Wms Pride Liberty Karmijn Boskoop N. Spy Pristine Ark. Black Ashmead’s Evereste F. of Kent Gravenstein Harrison Greensleeves Wolf River Pink Lady HEIGHT & SPACING CHART Honey Crisp E. Russett Enterprise Roxbury Beni Shogun Ellison’s Shizuka Dolgo Crab Mott Pink Foxwhelp Dayton Hudson’s Silken Puget Spice Red Flesh Queen Cox Pink Pearl Zestar Centennial Sansa Kingston Akane Black Bramley Fameuse Resi Red Flesh

EMLA 27 4 feet 5 feet 6 feet 8 feet Bud 9, 6 feet 7 feet 9 feet 11 feet EMLA 26 8 feet 10 feet 12 feet 14 feet EMLA 7 11 feet MM 106 14 feet 16 feet 18 feet Antanovka Full Size 18 feet 24 feet 27 feet 32 feet 32 it produces an abundance of red fower buds that open to a showy Crabapples white. The tree is highly scab resistant. Its mid-season bloom The crabapple is a wonderful makes it an excellent pollinizer. A multi-purpose tree. Lovely in the natural dwarf, it grows to only 8’ tall landscape, most of our varieties on semi dwarf and 15’ on standard provide tasty tart apples that are rootstock. USDA Zones 3-9. MM106 prized for making jelly. Dolgo and semi dwarf. A 180S: $26.50 each Evereste will enhance cider with their bittersharp and Hews with bittersweet HEWES qualities. Commercial orchardists VIRGINIA George often use crabapple trees for polliniz- Washington’s ers because of their compact size and Thomas PRAIRIE FIRE A scab resistant and profuse blossoming. Research- Jeferson’s upright tree to 20’ tall with reddish ers have found that white fowered favorite cider bronze leaves and pink fowers and varieties are most attractive to bees. apple. Also called small bright red fruit, loved by birds. Dolgo is used as a great early season Virginia Crab, it is Beautiful in all seasons and a vivid pollinizer. Evereste is an excellent a small, fattened, accent in your landscape. On full mid season pollinizer. We ofer 3-5’ bittersweet, dull size Antonovka rootstock. M906: crabapple trees, unless noted. What red apple ripe in $26.50 each makes an apple a crab is not its per- September that makes a clear dry sonality but its smaller size. cinnamon favored cider. It has a long Beautiful in All bloom period and is a good pollinizer. Seasons & Edible A 186S (MM106 semi-dwarf): The Best Edible Crabs $32.50 each EVERESTE™ Enjoy this fantastic WSU PUGET new edible ornamental throughout SPICE™ This MALUS FUSCA SEEDLING This the year. Each spring, this highly cross between crabapple is native from coastal disease resistant tree from France Prima and southern Alaska to northern is covered from base to summit with Alkmene is California. It is most found on fragrant, beautiful long lasting white scab immune, moist soils where it grows as a tall fowers. Every summer the tree is has a beautiful shrub. It can be used as a rootstock a spectacle in red, covered with upright shape for apples on very wet sites. The thousands of round tart 1” diameter and is covered disease resistant tree produces fruit. Use the fruit to make jelly, with fragrant white fowers. In the white fowers and small green/ pickled apples, cider or gorgeous fall it is loaded with tart small fruit yellow tinged red fruit very high in branch wreaths. The tree grows to great for making jelly, pickled fruit phytonutrients. 2-3’ size. M909: $5 10’ tall with branches arched out or blending in cider. It is a great mid each; 10+: $4.50 each from the weight of the fruit. The season pollinizer. A725S (MM106 fruit hangs until mid winter, so birds semi-dwarf): $26.50 each Gorgeous Ornamentals can eat what you don’t. Of dozens of varieties in the disease resistant DOLGO One of the best all purpose PINK CLOUD Having Pink Cloud crab apple trials, Evereste was the crab apples. Its large 1-1/2 inch tart is like having a tree covered with most resistant, easiest to care for crimson fruit make a rich, ruby red roses. Discovered by Ed Lewis of and most beautiful. A 280D (EMLA jelly. The leaves are green and scab Bellevue WA, Pink Cloud’s buds are 26 dwarf): $26.50 each; A280T and mildew resistant. The profuse very large, rounded, magenta pink, (mini-dwarf): $28.50 each fowers are white. The name means on long stems. Fragrant, profuse ‘long’ in Russian, and refers to the fully double fowers open to light shape of the fruit. The fruit is so bright pink, like miniature roses. Pink in color and abundant that the tree Cloud has a vase like shape and looks like a decorated Christmas tree bronze-green leaves and is loaded when viewed from a distance. Dolgo with one inch red crab apples that adds a bittersharp favor to ciders. persist into winter. They can be The fruit ripens in early September. used to make a tart jelly, if you get The tree will grow to about 15’ tall. them before the birds. EMLA 26. USDA Zones 3-9. A 260D (M26 A 532D: $26.50 each dwarf): $26.50 each CENTENNIAL Be prepared for heavy crops of 1-1/2 inch oval fruit with a sweet favor. Use the crisp, juicy white feshed fruit for canning, making jelly or just popping in your mouth. The fruit is a bright orange-red. It ripens in mid-August. Compact and great as a child’s tree, 33 MEDAILLIE D’OR A classic European cider apple. It is a Cider Apples bittersweet apple, very high in both sugars and tannin. It The cider apple and perry pear vari- makes a sweet cider with a high eties we ofer are prized for making alcohol content and a delicious, hard, alcoholic cider. These variet- fruity flavor. It is somewhat scab ies, when blended with both sweet resistant. The fruit is oblate in and tart varieties, also brighten the shape and yellow with russeting. It favor of sweet cider or apple juice. blooms very late in the season and A quality hard cider is often made ripes in late October. Named for using about 60% sweet, 20% tart the Gold Medal it won in France and 20% bitter apples. Many of the in 1873. A435S (MM106 semi- apples we ofer can be the sweet dwarf): $32.50 each component of a quality cider. We can custom graft cider apples in MICHELIN NEW! A favorite commercial quantities upon re- “bittersweet” French cider apple, quest. from the 1880s. Mix it with other varieties to make a great hard or European Cider Apples fresh cider. The sturdy upright tree will grow to 15 feet. Fruit is small to Correll Cider Presses KINGSTON medium sized, green with a bit of BLACK The russeting and blush. It is a reliable, • Can be picked up or shipped directly favor of heavy cropper that ripens in mid- from Correll including UPS Kingston October. Needs a pollenizer. A 550S • Several sizes and models Black is (MM106 semi-dwarf): $32.50 such a fine, each • Handmade since 1973, no assembly complex line combination DABINETT NEW! An annual, heavy • The best, pure and simple of sweet, bearer of medium to large size, round red apples. Harvest this Write or call for price list, info: sharp and Cider Press LLC; Correll Cider Presses bitter qualities that it makes a traditional “bittersweet” cider wonderful hard cider even without variety in late October. Makes a PO Box 400; Elmira OR 97437 blending with other varieties. beautiful 15-20’ spreading tree. Shop address: 25865 Hwy 126 #A109; Classified a “bittersharp” apple, A 243S (MM106 semi-dwarf Veneta OR 97487 the English consider it to be the rootstock): $32.50 each Phone: (541) 935 3500 standard cultivar for making a high Website: correllciderpresses.com quality, single variety cider. A very Old American Cultivars large harvest of medium-size, red apples ripens mid-October. Don’t CAMPFIELD A medium size cider Cider-Making Books eat it; cider it! Trees will grow 15’ apple, greenish yellow with a red tall. MM106 semi dwarf. A430SA: blush. The flesh is white, firm, CIDER BOOK $32.50 each  sweet and rich. Makes a great by Proulx cider mixed with the variety & Nichols, FREQUIN ROUGE A bittersweet Harrison. The tree is vigorous and 188 pages. cider apple from Normandy. The productive. Origin: New Jersey It covers all tree is precocious and productive 1817. On MM106 semi-dwarf. aspects of and moderately vigorous. Fruit A 165S: $32.50 each making cider. matures in mid season. It is favored Ciders are for making a high quality cider GRANNIWINKLE An old American sharp cider apple high in sugar and as diverse despite being scab and fire blight as wines and susceptible. MM106 semi dwarf. acids and low in tannin. Named for this book A 325S: $32.50 the grower who first cultivated it explains how each in New Jersey in the early 1800’s to make many it is green/yellow with red stripes. FOXWHELP of the diferent types. These include It is a vigorous upright tree and ‘English farmhouse ciders’, ‘French Although the a prolific cropper that ripens in original Foxwhelp sparkling ciders’ and ‘American September. It’s often mixed with style ciders’. The instructions and is described as a Harrison. Prized for fresh eating or small yellow apple charts are clear and easy to use. cider. MM106 semi dwarf. A379S: For inspiration, there are interviews with red stripes, $32.50 each ours from the Mt. with master cider makers the world Vernon, WA, Station HARRISON Originated in Essex over. A good book or a neighbor is a larger red apple. Classified as a County New Jersey before the with a full cellar are key to learning “bittersharp” it makes a full bodied, American revolution and highly the hobby. S 340: $14.95 each aromatic, prized cider. It stores well prized. The apple is yellow and HARD CIDER IN THE PACIFIC NW by for holiday cider making parties! It elongated with rich yellow flesh. It Moulton, King, Miles & Zimmerman, blooms mid season and ripens in mid produces a superior sweet cider. 48 pages. WSU. For commercial or October. Tree habit is upright. MM106 Fruits are often picked when they home growers. Learn about best rootstock. A 320S: $28.50 each fall in November. Trees are strong varieities, blends and all growing & and vigorous. MM106 semi dwarf. processing techniques. Most info is 34 A38 7S: $32.50 each useful nationwide. S 343: $11 each HENDRE USDA Zones 5-9 unless otherwise HUFFCAPP It noted. We offer sturdy, well-root- Perry Pears has a balance ed, 4-5’ pear trees. of tannin and We ofer these traditional pear cider RESCUE This pear is a show acidity that stopper. Everyone who sees and making cultivars. Most are from makes it an ideal tastes this huge beautiful fruit Gloucestershire England. They pear from which insists on buying a tree. The fruit make delicious “perry” which is to make a single-varietal “perry” is yellow with a bright red-orange the word for pear cider, or you pear cider. Tree habit is extremely blush and the fesh is sweet, smooth can mix them with apples or other upright. It ripens in October. B 115: and juicy. The scab-resistant tree is fruits to make a variety of delicious $28.50 each upright and vigorous and each year brews. Grafted on OHxF 87 semi- YELLOW HUFFCAPP Yellow Hufcap loaded with fruit. The fruit matures dwarf rootstock. They are mid- to is a traditional old English “Perry” in September and keeps until late-season bloomers and good pear used to make an excellent pear December. A small core makes it pollinizers. cider. It ripens in mid season and is easy to can. B 200: $26.50 each BARNET A small, mid-season high in acids and low in tannins. The ORCASTM Horticulturist russetted scab-resistant pear with fruit is small and yellow/green and Joe Long discovered low acids and tannins. Trees have ripens in mid to late September. The this tree growing on an upright habit with compact fruit should be shaken from the tree his property on Orcas growth. Mix with others in ‘perry’. just before it is ripe or it could rot on Island, Washington Biennial bearing; precocious and the tree. Trees are vigorous with a and it has become a late fowering. B 037: $28.50 each spreading habit and very productive regional favorite. The but biennial and slow to come into fruit is large, favorful THEILERSBIRNE A great cider bearing. Fruit is high in Vitamin C. and loaded each year making pear very high in tannic B 116: $28.50 each with yellow fruit with a acid. The small fruit is green and the carmine blush. The tree has a vigor- fesh is brown with a sweet musty ous, spreading habit. The pears are favor. It originated in Switzerland in European great for canning, drying or eating 1848 and is a European hard cider fresh. The fruit matures in early favorite. B 265: $32.50 each Pears September. B 180: $26.50 each BUTT An October ripening pear with moderate acids (Pyrus communis) We chose this Organic Growers Go and tannins that produces interesting collection of pears Onward a fruity, slightly astringent for their wonderful fruit quality ONWARD Organic vintage of good quality. and because they are among the Fruit is small, yellow, English gardeners easiest for backyard garden- love Onward for its slightly russetted with ers to grow. We use the superior excellent keeping quality ease of growing winter hardy, semi-dwarf Old Home and reliability of prior to milling. A vigorous tree with x Farmingdale OHxF87 rootstock production even in years with narrow-angled crotches. Biennial unless otherwise noted. Comice, untimely spring frosts. The medium bearing and a heavy producer. B 065: Ubileen, and Conference are on size fruit is yellow when ripe in $28.50 each OHxF333 semi-dwarf rootstock. early September and sometimes russetted. It’s a heavy, precocious cropper with a rich sweet juicy favor. It blooms mid season with Comice, How To Use Apples How To Grow but it will not pollinize or be pollinized by Comice. B 17A5: $26.50 each IN THE LANDSCAPE: Apple trees come SOIL REQUIREMENTS: A well drained in all sizes, depending on the variety and soil in an area with good air drainage. the rootstock they are grafted upon. On Heritage Pears: Likes a slightly acidic soil. dwarf rootstock, they are wonderful grown Flavors for the Ages on a trellis or in one of a number of fan, CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: The mini- cordon or espalier patterns. Crabapple dwarf fruit trees should be staked. Bal- WHITE DOYENNE This trees provide an attractive shape and anced fertilizer, compost or manure can very old French cultivar color. Trees on very dwarfing EMLA 27, or be used in the spring for the first years. is highly prized for its the columnar trees, produce fruit in a pot PRUNING: See “Tree Owners Manual” melt-in-your-mouth on the patio! online. texture and superb favor, both fresh and Useful Facts For Your Health cooked. The taste has WHEN TO HARVEST: Consult catalog evoked poetic descriptions: “like ripening order. Sample fruit; cut in half to Many of the apples we ofer have tested a buttery chardonnay, sweet yet check if seeds are brown. among the highest in polyphenols. An tart, with musky undertones and HARDINESS: USDA Zones 4-9, or as unpeeled apple can give you 50% more a strong perfume.” The favorite noted. phyto nutrients than one that is peeled. pear of famous chef Alice Waters, it blooms early and ripens in late SUN OR SHADE: Full sun. Among our old time varieties Belle de LIFE EXPECTANCY: 60-140 years. September. It is susceptible to Boskoop, Northen Spy, Bramley Seedling YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: 2-3 yrs. scab and not at its best in maritime FOR THE BEGINNER: Choose disease and the Golden Russet and the newer Lib- climates. B130: $28.50 each resistant varieties. erty and Spartan have topped the charts YIELD: Dwarfs 30-60 pounds a season! for phytonutrients. 35 DUCHESS D’ANGOULEME Dating to blush. It ripens in late September. It ARGANCHE Among 1808, this russetted French heritage is winter hardy and has performed the most favorful pear is prized for large fruit and rich, well in much of the nation. It is early ripening pears juicy favor. The upright, vigorous, also known as Fondante de Bois at the national hardy tree blooms with Conference (sweetmeat of the woods). B 107: Pear repository in and ripens in early October. B100A: $26.50 each Corvallis OR. This $26.50 each round yellow pear ATLANTIC QUEEN A Brown Pear from Yugoslavia This old time pear ripens in mid July. BOSC A firm B0 30: $26.50 each cultivar earns its royal feshed favorful appellation for the huge, pear with BELLA DI GUIGNO While others wait up to 1-1/2 lb. each, a beautiful until August for a ripe pear, you can yellow-green fruit it brownish enjoy this rich, buttery Italian delight produces in abundance. russetted skin in late June or July. Red blushed Enjoy the melting, and a crunchy texture. Some prefer three inch long fruit cover this sturdy, juicy, aromatic fesh it to the smooth texture of Comice. easy to care for tree. B 045A: even when grown under adverse Very sweet and juicy. Outstanding in $26.50 each conditions. Shows resistance to the Pacific Northwest. Tastes best RED CLAPPS fireblight. Ripens in September. after storing a month or two. B 060: FAVORITE Also B 035A: $28.50 each $26.50 each called “Red ABBE FETEL Named for the French Kalle”. This Abbot who developed the cultivar Combination large pear in 1866, it is today the leading pear from Michigan variety in Italy. Italians and tourists European Pears is beautiful rave about its wonderful favor. It COMBO with amazing ripens mid season and is large and EUROPEAN reddish purple fruit hanging like elongated with yellow skin and a red PEAR Multiple jewels from the tree. The fruit is blush. The fesh is white, melting, pear cultivars sweet and flavorful. It thrives in juicy, sugary and aromatic and it on one beautiful the Pacific Northwest and in much is fabulous eaten with a low salt tree. You will have of the nation. It ripens in early cheese. It can be fireblight and scab the greatest pear varieties ripening September. B 205: $26.50 each susceptible. B 025: $28.50 each for months! Trees can be easily BARTLETT The maintained at 12’ tall. Self pollinizing. Fireblight Resistant Pears most popular pear On OHxF87 rootstock. B 4004 4x1 Combo: Highland, Harrow Delight, BLAKE’S PRIDE  in the U.S. and also A reliable harvest in Europe where it Rescue, Orcas and Ubileen: $46.50 each; B4004A 4x1 of aromatic, juicy is called Williams. fruit that melts Fruit ripens in Combo: Bosc, Bartlett, Moonglow and Highland: $46.50 each in your mouth early September. and excellent The large pears resistance to turn yellow with a Start Pear Season fireblight give this pink blush as they Two Months Early recent selection ripen. A favorite for eating fresh and plenty to be proud of. The fruit canning. B0 38: $26.50 each UBILEEN A large, is yellow-to-golden skinned with COMICE A large yellow pear with sweet, aromatic, some light russetting, The pears sweet juicy melting fesh. It provides pear from Bulgaria. are ready to harvest in September. the favor standard by which to The skin is yellow B 042A: $26.50 each with a pretty measure all others. Harvest early WARREN Adapted throughout October. Tastes best after storing red blush. The flavorful flesh the nation and among the best a month and then ripening at room backyard choices. The fruit is juicy temperature. B0 80: $26.50 each is fine textured and buttery. It is and sweet with buttery texture SUMMER BLOOD BIRNE NEW! A red harvested in early and very good keeping abilities. fesh or “blood” pear that is scab August and top rated among Warren is resistant to fireblight, resistant and produces fruit with a thousands of pears from around and quite cold hardy (to -20°F). pleasing cinnamon like favor. It is the world at the Germplasm It was discovered in Hattiesburg, an ancient cultivar thought to have Repository. B260: $26.50 each MS, by noted horticulturist T. O. originated in Germany. A favorite in Warren. The fruits are medium to the National Pear collection. B128: DOYENNE DE large and have a teardrop shape $26.50 each JUILLET Be among and green skin. B 240A: $26.50 the few Americans each FLEMISH BEAUTY NEW! Flemish privileged to enjoy Beauty originated in Belgium in the this rarely seen, HARROW DELIGHT A heavy setting, early 19th century. It is rated a top sweet, early highly medium size pear with very good garden pear for its productivity and productive summer favor and smooth texture. It is from its rich, buttery, juicy, aromatic, pear from Belgium. Ontario, Canada, and resistant to complex favor. It is medium to large Small, round fruit, fireblight and scab. Fruit ripens in in size with yellow skin and a red about 2” in diameter, boasts a rich, early September. A proven winner at juicy, buttery favor and ripens in the WSU Mt. Vernon station. B110: 36 mid-July. B 132: $26.50 each $26.50 each AYER’S This old HIGHLAND variety is favored Highland in the South thrives as the “sugar” throughout pear because the nation. the pulp tastes This large like candy. The attractive tree is fire blight dessert pear resistant and the is yellow with medium size fruit some russetting. The flesh is is yellow with very smooth in texture and rich STUTTGARTER GEISHIRTLE a red blush. It blooms early and in flavor. Trees are very hardy, Recommended by a Raintree ripens in September. It has a high of moderate vigor and very customer who loved it in her chill requirement and has proven productive. The fruit matures hometown in Germany. This sweet to do well in many areas including in early October and develops two-inch diameter russeted pear the Pacific Northwest. Zones 5-8. its best quality if stored about a will hang on the tree, ready to eat B 075: $26.50 each month. Ripen the fruit on your during August. It’s a very heavy SPALDING If you counter through Christmas. It was annual bearer of delicious lunch like the crunchy, developed at the Geneva station in size fruit. The name means “little juicy, sweetness of New York. B120: $26.50 each goat herder.” B 232A: $26.50 an Asian pear and SUIJ Pronounced “sigh,” this is a each the mellow complex pear you pick while it’s rock hard in favor of a European October or November and store it HONEY pear, you’ll love in a root cellar to eat fresh in March. SWEET You Spalding. A healthy, Suij is one of the best keeper pears. will love the vigorous tree It makes a delicious and beautiful rich, firm and produces loads of pink pear sauce. This type of pear sweet fesh of medium size, round, was popular for hundreds of years Honey Sweet. light green fruit in early September. in Europe where people used it as a A smooth, Originally from the South, it thrives staple food through the winter but buttery pear, in the Pacific Northwest. This has gone out of fashion in the last similar to the European pear is partially self fertile 70 years. It is a cross of Comice and well-known Seckel pear but larger, and fireblight resistant.  B230: the winter keeper St. Remi. We got it ripens to a golden russet late $26.50 each it from the Bullock family who got it in the season. Trees will set fruit GEM Gem has proven itself in from Ed Suij. B231: $28.50 each without a pollinizer, but fruit will be extensive testing around the nation JOHANTORP bigger if pollinated. Honey Sweet and is newly released by the USDA A very late is resistant to fireblight and to leaf and bred by Dr. Richard Bell. It is ripening and spotting diseases. It’s great for highly fire blight resistant and is cold hardy home gardens and local markets. very productive at an early age. The pear widely B 125: $28.50 each large, beautifully red blushed fruit grown in is juicy and sweet with a delicious Sweden Delicious Mt. Ash mild pear favor. It ripens mid to for winter late season and is a good keeper. storage. & Pear Hybrid It can be eaten from the tree while Johantorp will SHIPOVA  it is crisp and sweet or stored and hang on the (Pyrus x allowed to soften. Limit one. B 119: tree late into the winter. They can Sorbus) A $28.50 each be picked in very late fall and stored rare and or in areas with mild winters, eaten unique Outstanding Keeper Pears directly of the tree at Christmas Pear and time. USDA Zones 4-8. B126: Mountain Pick these pears while they are rock $28.50 each hard in late October and November Ash cross from Yu­go­sla­via. It and store them cool but unfrozen. will grow to be a 15-20’ tree and Place them on your counter at room Small Pears with Big Flavor produces a crop of apricot size temperature when it says in the de- SECKEL (sometimes much larger) yellow, scriptions below and they will soften This famous round very delicious “pears”. and be ready to eat or cook with. small, but The leaves are silver grey and CONFERENCE Named for the very sweet, resemble a pear leaf in shape. British national pear conference heavy setting The hardy and scab resistant tree, in 1885, Europeans still gather variety is on OHxF pear rootstock, blooms to praise it. This leading French known as the in mid-April and ripens fruit in commercial variety is very juicy, sugar pear. August. Trees are slow to come sweet and buttery. It is the most It has yellow into production. They are partially productive pear, hanging from the russetted self-fertile but choose a Mt. Ash or branch in huge banana like clusters. skin and very late blooming European Pear Attractive, large yellow fruit matures extraordinary for pollination. USDA Zones 3-9. in October with Highland. It keeps favor. It ripens in late September D 170: $26.50 each through January. B090: $26.50 and is fire-blight resistant. B220: each $26.50 each 37 range of soils. European Pear Ripening Order Using European Pears PRUNING: See Tree Owners Manual that IN THE KITCHEN: Great for fresh eat- comes with each order. JULY White Doyenne ing. Dried, they taste like candy. Use for POLLINATION: Each variety needs a Bella de Guigno Onward canning, jams or preserves. As desserts, pollinizer unless otherwise noted. Because Doyenne Bartlett they can be poached and served with pear blossoms are relatively unattractive de Juillet favorful sauces. Great sliced with chees- to bees, plant pears next to each other and Araganche OCTOBER es. In France it is the king of fruits, prized keep weeds down at blossom time. Euro- Angouleme AUGUST Yellow Hufcap by chefs. pean pears start blooming in late March. Ubileen Hendre Hufcap IN THE LANDSCAPE: The shape of a Oriental pears start blooming before Eu- Morettini Warren pear tree is strongly vertical. They can be ropeans; but late blooming Asians overlap Stuttgarter Honeysweet trained as espaliers. with and will cross pollinate early blooming Europeans. Gem Useful Facts CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Pear SEPTEMBER Comice branches grow upright and need spread- Red Clapps Russett Comice HARDINESS: On our OHxF rootstocks, ing. Most Pears should be picked before H. Delight Conference USDA Zones 4-9. they are fully ripe and ripened of the tree. Spalding Highland SUN OR SHADE: Full sun. Using the maturity dates ofered with each Bartlett Abbe Fetel PLANT SPACING: 15’ on OHxF. variety as an estimate, cup your hand Rescue Bosc HARVEST TIME: July-October. under the pear and lift up. If the pear stem Orcas Butt ORIGIN: Caucasus mountains. breaks, the pear is ready to pick. The Ayers Barnet LIFE EXPECTANCY: 60 to 150 years. earlier pears only need a few days on the Blake’s Pride Suij YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: 3 counter to ripen. The later pears need to Gem Johanthorp YIELD: 50 to 100 pounds per tree. be stored in a dark cool place for a month Flemish Beauty Vermont Beauty SOIL REQUIREMENTS: A well drained, or more then put on the counter to fully Seckel Pound slightly acidic loam soil but tolerates a wide ripen. Atlantic Queen European Pear Pollination and Bloom Order Choose two pear varieties in the EARLY MID-SEASON LATE same or adjacent columns for Spaulding Flemish Beauty Ayers pollination. While most pears polli- nate each other a few don’t. Among Bella de Giugno Summer Blood Birne Blake’s Pride them are Bartlett with Seckel and B. Precoce Morettini Warren Red Clapp’s Flemish Beauty with Comice or Bosc. Pound pear doesn’t pollinize Conference PSF Abbe Fetel Highland other pears. Shipova blooms very Doyenne de Juilett Pound Onward late and is only pollinized by Bosc or a Mountain Ash tree. White Doyenne Honeysweet PSF Harrow Delight Those in bold with PSF are partially Bartlett Atlantic Queen Seckel self-fertile. Ubileen Hendre Hufcapp Orcas Gem Yellow Hufcapp Comice Stuttgarter Johantorp Bosc Duchess d Angouleme Rescue Shipova Asian Pear Pollination Asian Pear and Bloom Order EARLY LATE Approximate Select two varieties for pollination. The first Seuri Mishirasu Ripening Order four varieties bloom particularly early and Tsu Li Ichiban likely will be best pollinized by one of the Shinsui Notice: We do Korean Giant Hamese Hamese not know the other first four on the list. Varieties from Ichiban bloom times or Yoinashi to the end of the list will usually Yoinashi Yongi Shinseiki ripening times pollinize each other. Hosui Kikisui Kikisui of some of the Kosui new cultivars Shinseiki Chojuro Chojuro we are ofer- Shinsui Kosui Ooharabeni ing. If you don’t Hosui find a variety Yoinashi on the charts it • Fireblight Resistant: Spaulding, • Somewhat Resistant: Comice, Mishirasu is wise to have Morretini, Blake’s Pride, Potomac, Dabney, Seckel, Atlantic Queen, Atago several other Ayers, Spaulding, Warren, Tsu Li, Conference, Harrow Delight, Honey- Seuri pears to insure Seuri, Gem sweet, Chojuro, Kikisui, Kosui. Korean Giant coverage of Tsu Li its pollination requirements. 38 SHINSUI ATAGO Unlike Among the some Asian Asian Pears sweetest of pears that like (Pyrus serotina) Asian pears are the Asian it hot, Atago very sweet and so juicy that the pears and the develops juice will run down your chin when first to ripen. sweet, juicy you crunch into one. Here is an The upright favor even exotic fruit that thrives in our vigorous tree in cooler maritime climate and throughout is a heavy summer most of the nation. Each variety producer of weather. A substantial crop of high has a different mixture of subtle medium sized orange russetted quality, delicious fruit ripens in late flavors and its effect on the palate fruit. One of the best at Raintree. September. Atago has been a star is unique and quite special. Unlike B6 63: $26.50 each in the Mt. Vernon trials. B 510A: most European pears, the fruit $26.50 each ripens on the tree. Our trees are on OHxF97 semi-dwarf rootstock Chinese Pears KOSUI This russeted selection unless otherwise noted. Hamese, TSU LI is one of the best tasting. It is Shinseiki, Kosui, and Mishirasu are The fruit a reliable bearer of medium to on OHxF87 semi-dwarf rootstock. is very large delicious fruit. However, in USDA Zones 5-9. We offer well large and the wettest climates like Western rooted 4-5’ trees. elongated Washington, it and Hosui are like a susceptible to Pseudomonas. A European great choice in much of the nation. Cultivars With Yellow Fruit pear. The B 535: $26.50 each favor is KOREAN GIANT sweet and (Dan Bae or aromatic, Olympic) The among vigorous winter the best hardy tree tasting of the Asian pears. The produces at a tree is upright and vigorous. Tsu Li young age and thrives in the Willamette Valley of bears a heavy Oregon and in other areas with long crop of large, hot summers, but may not ripen round olive consistently in areas with short green fruit that or cool summers. It is fireblight can weigh up to a pound each. The resistant. 300 chill hours. B 740A: fruit can be kept in unrefrigerated HAMESE This very sweet, crisp pear $26.50 each storage until March. This highly is the first to ripen each summer in SEURI The touted pear blooms early season mid-August. Productive trees give and ripens in mid-October. It is crisp large crops of medium sized, yellow delicious round large and juicy with high sugar content. skinned fruits of superior favor. It does well in most of the nation B 545: $26.50 each fruit has a beautiful but can ripen too late in maritime SHINSEIKI Shinseiki has yellow bright summer climates. B540 (OHxF87): skin with sweet white fesh. The orange color. $26.50 each; B540A (OHxF97): fine quality and medium to large The very $26.50 each; B450B (OHxF333): size fruit is similar to, though we attractive tree $26.50 each think better than Nijiseiki, (the originates MISHIRASU variety commonly found in grocery in China. It is very vigorous and Enjoy big crops stores). It is a heavy, regular bearer. productive. The aromatic fruit of huge brown Fruit ripens in late August. B720: ripens in early October. It is skinned oval $26.50 each fireblight resistant. B 650B: $26.50 shaped fruit KIKISUI Even each with beautiful when trees orange dots. are young, Cultivars With Russeted This unique fruit Kikisui is very crisp and reliably Fruit crunchy, with bears an YOINASHI excellent favor. ample This round It ripens in late harvest of brown September. B 570: $26.50 each large, crisp, skinned fruit CHOJURO We love the rich delicious is crisp and distinctive aromatic favor of this fruit at juicy with an prolific traditional Japanese favorite. Raintree outstanding Sometimes called “Old World”, the starting butterscotch fruit is of good size and has brown in early favor. It sets russetted skin. Fruit ripens in mid September. The round, yellow pears a heavy crop of medium to large September and keeps until March. are sweet and juicy, and the trees size crisp sweet fruit on a vigorous, B 520: $26.50 each resist fireblight.B 530: $26.50 pseudomonas resistant tree. B7 80: each $28.50 each 39 COMBO ASIAN HAVRAN A traditional PEAR Among Turkish variety from our most popular Quinces Izmir research station. trees are these It has very large, pear combinations with both yellow and Fruiting Quinces shaped fruit. The brown russeted Asian pears. The (Cydonia oblonga) At the turn of white fesh is sweeter the 20th century almost every ru- than American hardy trees are self-pollinating and cultivars. Fruit ripens produce delicious fruit all season. ral family had a fruiting quince tree. The varieties we ofer have delightful late September. It is on OHXF97 rootstock. It can Introduced to the U.S. by Dr. Elwood easily be maintained at 12 feet tall.  pineapple like favors. They are prized for cooking, jelly making, and adding Fisher. D087: $28.50 each B9004 4x1 Combo- Yoinashi/ to apple cider. Quince trees are self PORTUGAL Yongi/Hamese/Chojuro/ fertile, have big white blossoms in late A large pear Shinseiki: $44.50 each; B9004A spring and very large bright yellow shaped old 4x1 Combo- Shinseiki, Yoinashi, fruit that ripens in October and hangs European Hamese, Mishirasu $44.50 each like lanterns in the autumn. USDA variety that Zones 5-9 unless otherwise not- is largest in Asian x European Pear ed. Fruiting quinces are self-fertile. the middle Grafted on BA29C Provence root- and tapers OOHARABENI NEW! An interesting stock. We offer 4-5’ grafted trees. at both ends. cross of Red Bartlett and an Asian It stews well pear made by the Japanese National American Gardener’s and becomes a deep crimson Fruit Institute. We found it at the when cooked. Mix one Portugal USDA Germplasm repository in Best Quince Collection with a dozen apples and you can Corvallis Oregon. The tree has a make a pink sauce with a delicious compact habit and has red leaves in pineapple like quince favor. D 070: spring turning green in the summer. $28.50 each The fruit is medium size, round and CLARIBEL An open pollinated seed red when ripe in late August or early from the Russian quince cultivar September. The fruit combines the Maslenka Rannaya received by favor and textures of it European and the USDA germplasm Repository from the Vavilov Research Institute Asian parents. B 573: $26.50 each in Volgograd, Russia in 1990. This variety is superior, with larger fruit, greater production, good resistance Using Asian Pears to fungal diseases, and resistance to cracking following autumn rains. IN THE KITCHEN: Fresh eating, salads, AROMATNAYA North American Self fertile. D 074: $32.50 each superior for drying or pickling. gardeners can now enjoy a quince IN THE LANDSCAPE: It is an excellent with a pineapple-like favor that KARP’S SWEET  ornamental, espalier or shade tree. The is sweet enough to eat fresh. The Finally available tree is covered with early white blossoms medium size “aromatic” fruit is to American and the glossy attractive leaves are tinged among the best of thousands of gardeners, with purple in the spring, late summer and this Quince is autumn. varieties from the Black Sea region uniquely sweet, of Russia and Turkey. The disease juicy and non- Useful Facts resistant tree produces round, astringent, yellow fruit, which ripens in October HARDINESS: On our OHxF rootstocks, especially and needs to be stored on the when grown Zones 5-9. window until it starts to soften. Like EXPOSURE: Full sun. in warm climates. Obtained via TREE SIZE & SPACING: 15 feet other quinces, the uncooked texture fruit connoisseur and writer David HARVEST TIME: August-October. Pick is dense, but it’s nice when thinly Karp, it comes to us through Edgar ripe from the tree. sliced and it is excellent for cooking. Valdivia whose family grew it at ORIGIN: China, Korea and Japan. D085: $28.50 lower elevations in Peru. We tasted LIFE: 50+ years. each uncooked fruit Valdivia had grown YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: 2-3 SEKER GEVREK in California, and it was sweeter YIELD: 40-60 pounds A sweet quince and less woody than other quinces. SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Loam is pre- Grown in the Pacific NW, though, it ferred. Trees can tolerate wet soils. from Turkey which in Turkish was less sweet and soft. It is unique PRUNING: Train like a European pear or and worth trying in your climate. an apple, with modifications. See “Tree means sweet and Owners Manual” that comes with order. crispy. The large USDA Zones 6-10. D084: $28.50 Thinning the fruit to one for every 6 inches bright yellow fruit each is essential to avoid having huge numbers matures in early SMYRNA This reliably productive, of golf ball-sized fruit. October and keeps self-fertile tree was brought from PESTS: In the NW where the disease until February. The fesh is lemon Turkey over a century ago. Its “Pseudomonas” is a problem, prune only colored and sweeter than most large, yellow, pear-shaped fruit is from May-September to avoid infections. quinces. A great new quince for great for cooking, with a delicious the American fruit grower from the mild flavor that is favored for USDA germplasm repository in desserts, preserves and jellies. 40 Corvallis, Ore. D 081: $28.50 each D 080: $26.50 each VAN DEMAN Very large, oblong fruit with bright yellow skin. Its spicy favor is great for cooking and jelly. A heavy bearing Burbank selection which does well in cool summers. D 090: $26.50 each PINEAPPLE Heavy crops of large, tart fruit are used in baking KRYMSKAYA NEW! A sweet fruiting and jellies. Enjoy the profuse, quince from the former Soviet ornamental bloom. It is cold hardy, Union. Krymskaya is productive TOYO NISHIKI Grow this beautiful yet has a low chilling requirement and ripen early to mid season and Japanese quince both for the lovely of 300 hours. A Luther Burbank is resistant to leaf spot. The fruit is early spring fowers of white, pink and selection. D 086: $26.50 each sweeter than many quince cultivars. red (often all on the same branch) ORANGE NEW! D083 : $26.50 each and for the deliciously fragrant Enjoy large, fruits that ripen in late summer. The round fruit with Unusual Chinese Quince fowering branches make great cut bright yellow fowers and the large sometimes skin and orange PSEUDOCYDONIA SINENSIS Pretty apple-sized fruits may be used for tinted tender exfoliating bark on this 20’ tall vase shaped tree reveals brown, jelly or just enjoyed for their aroma. and favorful Easy to grow in sun or partial shade, fesh that turns green and orange patches. This quince tree has single pink spring it can reach 7’ in height and width. red when its D 050: $19.95 each cooked. Orange fowers followed by large oval tasty is an old time aromatic yellow fruit. In the fall enjoy VICTORY fruiting quince tree cultivar. D082: rich red-orange foliage. It is hardy Victory $26.50 each to USDA Zone 5. From the USDA produces Repository in Corvallis OR. D092: large LIMON A lemon- $28.50 each shaped cultivar aromatic with lemon yellow fragrance prized Flowering Quinces fruit each in the markets of (Chaenomeles speciosa) Flowering fall that is Turkey. Also from quinces are a group of very winter used to the germplasm hardy, disease resistant, deciduous make jelly repository in shrubs covered with an abundance or syrup. It Corvallis. The of beautiful fowers early each is a great medium size tart fruit ripens early spring. The varieties we ofer each edible for a quince, in late September and follow up with a crop of nutritious ornamental, with scarlet fowers keeps until December. Resistant to fruit with a pineapple and citrus fa- in March. It often blooms again Quince Leaf Spot. D 057: $28.50 vor that can be used to make jellies in summer. Grows to 8 ft. as a each or syrups. This is a great group of vigorous bush. One gallon size.  EKMEK A great choice for culinary edible ornamentals. For fruit, plant D065: $19.95 each uses, medium-size Ekmek is the two varieties. They make great CONTORTED Gorgeous pink fowers most popular quince in Western hedge plants spaced about 4’ apart. cover this unusually contorted Turkey and new to American USDA Zones 5-9. shrub in the very early spring. Cut gardeners. It has regularly SUPER FUSION (C. x superba) produced large crops of juicy, branches can be brought indoors An arching 4’ tall shrub with in January to bloom. The twisted yellow, pear-shaped fruit with bowl shaped scarlet red, fowers creamy, yellow fesh at Raintree. form is striking in the winter. D091: appearing in April to May. The $22.50 each It ripens in September. D08 8: roundish yellow fruit is especially $28.50 each prolific and especially rich in vitamin CAMEO It is grown for its lovely soft C. One quart pot. D047: $22.50 apricot and pink colored double each fowers that cover the bush in early spring. It produces an abundance of small quinces prized for jelly when pollinized by another fowering quince. It is thornless and compact, reaching a height and spread of about 4 feet. One gallon size. D 040: $19.95 each 41 Extend Your Season Cherries EARLY BURLAT Why wait for the cherry season to start? Why not Fresh cherries are so expensive eat large, sweet, dark red favorful to buy. Yet, with our new, ear- cherries from the tree a week or two ly-bearing dwarf Gisela® 3 and before everyone else? Early Burlat is Gisela® 5 rootstocks, they are very productive and bears every year. easy to grow and pick! Many peo- It is resistant to bacterial canker and ple have told us, “Full size, sweet to cracking. The tree is moderately cherry trees that grow to 40 feet tall vigorous and spreading. It is fast are for the birds.” We agree! Now becoming a backyard favorite. Needs it is no longer necessary to risk life a pollinizer. C721G3 (Gisela® 3): or limb to pick a bowl of cherries. $29.50 each; C721G (Gisela® 5): We ofer dwarf cherry trees of many $29.50 each varieties that thrive in our maritime HUDSON This very firm, sweet dark climate and in most of the nation. red, crack and rot resistant cherry All our cherries, unless noted, are on lengthens the cherry harvest for the very dwarfing Gisela® rootstock two weeks or more. Introduced in and the price includes the expensive 1935 by the NY Experiment Station, rootstock royalty. We ofer sturdy 4’ to we have reintroduced it for its 5’ Gisela® 5 and 3’ to 4’ of the more outstanding favor, productivity dwarfing Gisela® 3 grafted trees that and late season. On Gisela® 3 will dig in and grow for you. They are rootstock. Needs a pollinizer. often unbranched “whips” that will C7 65G3: $29.95 each branch well upon planting! Sweet cherries are USDA Zones 5-9, and An Old Favorite tart cherries are USDA Zones 4-9 Early Burlat unless noted. Sweet cherries need BING The delicious large, firm black a pollinizer unless otherwise noted. cherry Eastern Washington made famous. It grows in dry climates The dark red to nearly black fruit but the fruit may crack west of the has a wonderful spicy favor, firm Sweet Light Red and Cascades. It’s crispness and favor texture and medium-to-large size. Yellow Cherries are unmatched. It is one of the Needs 800 chill hours. (Zaiger). most nutritious, rich in anthocynins. NUGENT Birds eat cherries when Patent #7320. USDA Zones 4-8. C7 10G3 (Gisela® 3): $29.95 each; C7 25: $29.95 each they start to turn red and even C710G (Gisela® 5): $29.95 each the “so called yellow cherries” like Rainier have at least a blush Hardy Wonders of red. However this variety is Unique Low Chill Cherries KRISTIN The world’s hardiest sweet all yellow. It ripens in mid to Are Headed South cherry, Kristin has survived winters late season, is productive and Now growers in Southern lower chill from windswept Norway to Montana. has an excellent flavor. This all These big, dark red cherries are yellow cherry from New York areas can successfully grow cher- ries. These delicious sweet cher- crack and bacterial canker resistant is producing well in Western ries are newly introduced by Floyd and proven in much of the nation. Washington. Plant it and the birds Zaiger and require only 400 hours of Ripens mid-July. C780G3 (Gisela® will cry fowl! Needs a pollinizer. chilling. USDA Zones 7-10. On Colt 3): $29.95 each; C780G (Gisela® (Recently known as NY 518.) semi-dwarf rootstock. 5): $29.95 each C7 55G3 (Gisela® 3): $32.50 each; C755G (Gisela® 5): ROYAL LEE Royal Lee is a very HARTLANDTM A large, heavy $32.50 each productive, medium-large red bearing, attractive, dark red cherry. cherry; heart shaped, very firm with Rated among the most favorful, it EMPEROR FRANCIS The most excellent favor. It ripens 11-14 days is also resistant to cracking and rot. reliable and productive cherry in our ahead of Bing. Pollinized by Minnie It ripens and blooms in mid season. region. A regular bearer of medium Royal. C 826: $29.95 each It’s from the NY Experiment Station. size, light colored sweet cherries of A proven winner also at the WSU Mt. excellent favor. It is loaded with fruit MINNIE ROYAL Minnie Royal is a productive medium-sized red Vernon station. Hartland™ is rated each year. C7 40G (Gisela® 5): highest in antioxidents of the sweet $29.95 each cherry; firm with goodf avor, mainly used as a pollinizer for Royal Lee. cherries in a recent survey. Patent RAINIER Prized for its outstanding, It ripens 11-14 days ahead of Bing. #11034. C762G3 (Gisela® 3): zesty flavor, Rainier is a highly C 825: $29.95 each $29.95 each; C762G (Gisela® 5): productive yellow sweet cherry $29.95 each with a red blush. The fruit is firm and large and the tree is vigorous. Self-Fertile Dwarf It does well in drier climates but CRAIG’S CRIMSON Our most often cracks in Western WA. dwarfed cherry tree is perfect for C 850G3 (Gisela® 3): $32.50 the small garden. This naturally each; C850G (Gisela® 5): semi-dwarf cultivar is self-fertile $29.95 each and grown on the New Root 1 Zaiger dwarf cherry rootstock, so 42 it can be maintained easily at 6-8’. Self-Fertile Sweet Cherries TEHRANIVEE A new mahogany DANUBETM  A new selection from colored self-fertile sweet cherry Hungary, where delicious cherries All the self-fertile varieties are also with black-red juice. Tehranivee have been grown for centuries. It good pollinizers for the other sweet has excellent favor as well as is also called Erdi Botermo. The cherries! size, sweetness and firmness. dark red fruit has a favor that is a LAPINS A self-fertile variety of It ripens at the end of July in cross of the sweet and tart cherry. sweet cherry with large dark red Western Washington so it avoids It is delicious eaten fresh or used fruit of excellent favor. Lapins cracking. Bred by famed Canadian in baked goods. It is productive trees are bacterial canker and researcher Gus Tehrani, it was and ripens in early July. C7 20G3 crack resistant. This tree is a very released in 1996, from the Vineland (Gisela® 3): $29.95 each; C720G consistent and heavy bearer. It Ontario Station and is a cross of (Gisela® 5): $29.95 each has wide adaptability through the Van and Stella. This beauty will be a winner for American home MONTMORENCY The classic pie nation. Lapins needs only 500 cherry tree. The beautiful upright chill hours! C821G3 (Gisela® 3): orchardists. C895G3 (Gisela® 3): $29.95 each tree thrives in our area. It produces $29.95 each; C821G (Gisela® 5): an abundance of bright red cherries. $29.95 each VANDALAY A delicious, large black C 830G (Gisela® 5): $29.95 each STELLA Ideal for a backyard cherry that resists cracking and bacterial canker. It is an excellent ENGLISH MORELLO Morello cherries grower without space for two have a deep crimson fesh and rich sweet cherry trees, this self-fertile pollinizer for other varieties. Raintree ofers Vandalay to American wine red juice. English Morello is selection is from Canada. Juicy, an old variety, grown for centuries, heart-shaped, black cherries boast gardeners after it has proven to be among the most favorful and reliable with tart aromatic fesh. The juice firm texture and excellent quality. is abundant and unparalleled The productive tree has moderate in the midwest, northeast, and at the WSU Mt. Vernon WA research station. for cooking and pie making. The resistance to bacterial canker. large heart shaped dark red fruit is Needs 800 chill hours. USDA Zones It ripens with Bing and blooms with Sweetheart. From the Vineland freestone and ripens in August, at 4-8. C871G3 (Gisela® 3): $29.95 the end of the cherry season. The each; G871G (Gisela® 5): $29.95 Research Station in Ontario, Canada. Plant patent applied for. Self-fertile. tree habit is small, easily maintained each at 8’ or less. C 835G3 (Gisela® 3): TM C 890G3 (Gisela® 3): $32.50 WHITE GOLD (PPAF each; C890G (Gisela® 5): $29.95 $29.95 each; C835G (Gisela® 5): Cultivar New Fane) each $29.95 each An outstanding new ALMADEN DUKE The delicious red and yellow, mid- Tart Cherries combination of sweet and tart season cherry with favors makes this new cherry good size, great favor All of our tart cherry trees are self unique. Thought to be a seedling of and consistent heavy fertile. The trees are easily main- a Mazzard cherry, it is easy to grow cropping. White Gold is somewhat tained at 8-10’ in height. They have and very productive. It was provided resistant to cherry leaf spot and proven anti-infammatory proper- to Raintree by Andy Mariani and bacterial canker. An Emperor Francis ties. discovered in the Almaden Valley x Stella, recently released from SUREFIRETM A surefire, easy picking near San Jose CA. The tree can NY experiment station. Self-fertile. choice for the backyard grower be maintained at 10’ tall. C7 15G NY13688. C 845G3 (Gisela® 3): and U-pick marketer. Because it is (Gisela® 5): $29.95 each $32.50 each; C845G (Gisela® 5): very late fowering, Surefire evades $32.50 each and tolerates frosts and annually KANSAS SWEET NEW! Its delicious TM sweet/tart favor comes from it BLACK GOLD (PPAF Cultivar produces large, crack resistant Ridgewood) We love the favor and crops. Both skin and fesh are fire being a Duke cherry which is a cross productivity of this large, firm, deep engine red. Its high sugar content between a sweet cherry and a tart red (almost black) disease resistant makes it excellent for eating fresh. cherry. The beautiful, lush, columnar sweet cherry. It is late blooming It ripens a week after Montmorency. tree grows to 8-10’ with thick, dark, and self-fertile so it sets a big crop So highly regarded, it is the first oval leaves, making it a wonderful where others fail. From New York sour cherry introduced by the choice for an ornamental focal point Fruit Testing. C840G (Gisela® 5): N.Y. Geneva Station in 107 years. in the edible landscape. Self-fertile. $32.50 each; C840G3 (Gisela® C 880G3 (Gisela® 3): $29.95 Perhaps if it was named Kansas Tart 3): $29.95 each each; C880 (Gisela® 5): $29.95 its name might be misinterpreted. each C 810G (Gisela® 5): $29.95 each SWEETHEART A large bright red self-fertile cherry with excellent Super Hardy Tart Cherry favor. It shows a EVAN’S This Morello-type, tart cherry low incidence of with crimson fesh and rich red juice cracking. The tree is was found near Edmonton, Alberta, upright and vigorous. which explains its exceptional cold It is so heavy bearing tolerance. Naturally dwarf, rounded and precocious trees grow to 10’ and annually that when grown optimally, it produce heavy fower and fruit crops. benefits from thinning. From British An exceptional choice for commercial Columbia, it performs well in much & home orchard use, especially in of the U.S. and has done well at the north. USDA Zones 3-8. C 886G the WSU Mt. Vernon WA station. (Gisela® 5): $29.95 each It ripens late, a week after Lapins. C 883G (Gisela® 5): $29.95 each 43 How To Use Cherries IN THE LANDSCAPE: Sweet cher- The Gisela® Dwarf Rootstock: ry trees make attractive yard trees with their rich green, large, serrated Incredibly Productive leaves and lovely fragrant white spring blossoms. Pie cherry trees have darker We ofer virus-free cherry trees but also disease resistant, leaves and make good smaller yard trees. on the dwarfing Gisela® 3 and 5 making a tree that can be main- rootstocks. tained at 10-12’ tall. Useful Facts Developed over 30 years, at the For the first time in years, we are HARDINESS: Our Gisela®3 dwarf University of Giessen in Ger- also ofering the Gisela® 3 root- rootstock is hardy to at least -25° F. stock which is the most dwarfing Sweet cherries are USDA Zones 5-9; many, these rootstocks have tart cherries are USDA Zones 4-9 proven their value throughout of the Gisela® rootstocks, making unless noted. the U.S. in the NC 140 rootstock a tree that grows to only 8-10 feet SUN OR SHADE: Full sun. trials. tall. It tends to make a broad tree ORIGIN: Eastern Europe. excellent for a small area. Its small LIFE EXPECTANCY: 35 years. The large royalties we have to size and early heavy bearing are YEARS TO FRUIT: 2-3 pay on the rootstocks account MATURE TREE YIELD: 25-50 pounds. great attributes but because of HEIGHT & SPACING: 12 feet. for the higher price. However, this, the tree needs good grow- the years you gain in early pro- ing conditions to thrive. It is very How To Grow duction and easy picking make precocious prompting the tree to SOILS: Avoid heavy clay and wet soils it well worth it. Patents make it il- bear heavily at an early age. for sweet cherries. legal for gardeners to propagate PRUNING: See Tree Owners Manual Giessen rootstocks without an It may require fruit thinning to that comes with each order. expensive license. However, we maintain fruit size and avoid PESTS: Birds like cherries and eat overbearing and having the tree many just before we humans do. Yellow ofer for sale the VSL 2 (Krymsk fruited varieties don’t attract birds! 5TM) dwarfing cherry rootstock. stop growing. Regular irrigation is needed. It is not recommended Selecting varieties on dwarf rootstocks See the rootstock page for more and using netting and scare tape will for the heaviest bearing cultivars information. help you get the fruit. like Sweetheart. It is recommend- POLLINATION: Some sweet cher- Gisela® 5 induces early and ries need another sweet cherry as a ed that dormant pruning on all pollinizer. Some don’t pollinate each heavy fruit production, is very dwarf cherry trees be done in late other. Tart cherries are self-fertile but winter hardy and thrives on a winter before bloom time which won’t pollinate sweet cherries. See the wide variety of soils. This root- reduces the chance of bacterial pollination chart. stock is not only very dwarfing canker infestations. For Your Health Tart cherry juice can reduce infamma- tion and is used to treat gout. Eat your cherries soon after harvest because the antioxidants begin being depleted soon after picking. Among the sweet cherries, Hartland tested highest in antioxidants.

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44 Combo Cherries WHITE LADY This low acid/high sugar white feshed peach has a DWARF CHERRY COMBINATION  Peaches & favor that will melt in your mouth. These unique The medium large, red skinned trees are fruits are freestone and have very grafted on Nectarines firmf esh. White Lady is widely dwarfing adapted throughout the nation Gisela® 5 rootstock. This amazing (Prunus persica) Nothing beats the wherever peaches will thrive. 800 tree can be maintained at 10 feet favor of a fresh peach or nectarine chill hours. C 553: $28.50 each tall. Enjoy loads of delicious cherries ripened in your own backyard. Our on this self fertile tree. You get 3 disease resistant varieties make it HW 272 or 4 of the following 5: Glacier, easy for you to succeed. Now you Consistently Montmorency, Emperor Francis, can grow great peaches and nec- high marks Lapins and Early Burlat. C 9004: tarines in the Northwest as well as in from fruit 4x1 Combo: $54.95 each; most of the nation. We ofer self fertile researchers C9003: 3x1 Combo: $49.95 each varieties, unless noted, which are of at the WSU excellent quality. Many are resistant Mt. Vernon to leaf curl. A nectarine is a peach station have Cherry Accessories without fuzz. We ofer sturdy well root- prompted us BIRD SCARE TAPE This tough 7/16” ed 4’-5’ tall trees. On Lovell rootstock to get permission from Canada to wide shining metallic tape is red on unless noted. USDA Zones 5-9 unless ofer this numbered selection. HW one side and silver on the other and otherwise noted. 272 is a very favorful, reliable and its shimmering scares heavy bearing peach from Harrow the birds. 290’ roll. BABY Station, Ontario. It has successfully T 080: $5.95 each CRAWFORD withstood lower temperatures at the This heritage Harrow station than other peaches. CHERRY STONER/ peach It is consistently productive in SUCTION BASE The cultivar has Western Washington. Ripe in early Victorio Cherry Stoner an intensely August, it is free stone and has handles up to 30 rich, favor. yellow fesh and is attractively pounds of cherries The medium colored with a 70% blush on a bright per hour. Feeds and size freestone yellow background. . It has a low separates pits from peaches fruits with little loss of juices. Also incidence of split pits and shows are yellow field resistance to brown rot, canker has a one year warranty. T 383: with golden- $27.95 each and bacterial leaf spot. Patented by orange fesh and a slight blush. Fruit Ag. Canada. C 516: $26.50 each BIRD NETTING Birds love to eat the connoisseurs rate it at the top for fruit from blueberry bushes, cherry favor eaten fresh, preserved, dried trees and grape vines. Get your or canned. C 504 (Lovell): $26.50 Curl Resistant Peaches share by putting netting over your each Enjoy delicious peaches from your plants. 14’ x 25’ piece of netting, CONTENDER This hardy, late own tree. Peach leaf curl has always enough to cover two dwarf cherry blooming peach escapes spring been a major problem for backyard trees or lots of bushes. Black frosts and sets fruit in much of peach growers. Raintree is the netting with 2” mesh. T430: $14.50 the nation: it thrives in the East, in leader in introducing good tast- each Colorado and in the Northwest. ing, resistant varieties. On Lovell COMMERCIAL BIRD NETTING BY It has a high chilling requirement rootstock unless noted. THE FOOT We have long rolls of (1050 chill hours), and isn’t good AVALON PRIDETM  (Patented Cultivar bird netting. Use it over grapes or for the Deep South. The beautiful, Croft) Discovered as a chance build a structure over blueberries large fruit is bright red over yellow, seedling in 1981 in Issaquah, WA. or dwarf cherry trees. Secure with is firm, sweet and delicious. Since it by Margaret Proud and named in clothespins at the bottom. (Cut to resists browning and is freestone, it honor of her father Donald Croft. The order at 5’ intervals, 25’ minimum is great for fresh eating, freezing or highly favored, yellow feshed, semi- length per piece. canning. Introduced from the North freestone fruit is good for canning, Carolina Experiment station in 1988. HEAVY DUTY This is 17 feet wide. pies or eaten fresh. Fruit ripens in mid It ripens in August. USDA Zones July. C 525A: $26.50 each This green netting is top rated 4-9. C 505A: $28.50 each commercially and is rated for 10 BETTY A sweet years if taken in for the winter. HARKEN favorful leaf curl T 433: $1.35 per foot This is and split pit resistant the best peach. It ripens late favored in the season, at the Cherry Ripening Order peach in end of August. It has a our climate. Early Burlat Kristen Nugent deeper color than the Royal Lee Angela Sweetheart From variety Frost and is as Minnie White Gold Lambert Canada, or more productive. It was a seedling Royal Rainier Almaden hardy and found near Ferndale in Western Stella Bing Hudson widely adapted, it is very sweet Washington and is the newest curl E. Francis Sam Montmo- and bears a regular crop of large resistant peach successfully tested at Lapins Vandalay rency freestone peaches. For canning, the WSU Mt. Vernon Station. C 503: Hartland Tehranivee K. Sweet pick fruit before it is table ripe. $26.50 each Black Gold Craig’s Surefire Ripens early August. C 510D: Danube Crimson Morello $26.50 each 45 FROSTTM BLACK BOY NEW! A rare hardy highest The longest heritage peach cultivar that is leaf quality. Well tested, curl curl resistant and has a wonderful thinned, resistant rich favor. Dark reddish purple skin tree-ripened tree, Frost and fesh have resulted in its name. specimens is still It ripens in late season and is self may surpass unsurpassed. fertile. It is known mainly now in 4 inches in In mid- New Zealand and it is related to the Peche de Vigne, the black peach diameter. August, it Ripens early produces of France. It fragrant juicy fesh is highly prized eaten fresh and for August. C 578: reliable crops $26.50 each of semi-freestone, yellow-feshed preserves. USDA Zones 5-9. C 501: peaches that have a rich, sweet $36.50 each LIMIT ONE KIT favor. Wonderful for both canning DONNELL and fresh eating. C 500A (St Julian Special New Cultivars PEACHTM It A): $26.50 each Selected for Flavor is named SALISH SUMMERTM Previously after the These peaches and nectarines late Kit known as Q1-8, this semi-freestone, are a recent creation of the Cali- white-feshed peach has a Donnell, fornia Rare Fruit Growers’ Hybrid- former wonderful sweet favor that is great izer Group, a group dedicated to for fresh eating. Showy blossoms reviving the classic fruit flavors of chairperson in spring predict ripe fruit in early the past. $1 from each sale goes for the August. Selected by Dr. Robert to the group, which is dedicated Santa Norton for its favor and reliability. to developing superior stone fruit Clara Valley, CA, chapter of the C 530: $26.50 each varieties for home gardeners. CRFG. Although new, this peach TM has many old-fashioned peach MARY SPECKLED EGG NECTARINE JANETM Speckled Egg is a top quality, characteristics: A yellow freestone Reliable, huge, yellow nectarine developed with little red coloration, delectable colorful by CRFG’s Hybridizer Group. It’s favor and juicy texture. It’s also very and named after it’s speckled blush productive and the fruits are often delicious, and oblong shape. The texture of great size. It is an ideal peach this tree is meaty and juicy with a sweet, for eating fresh, canning, pies and produces classic nectarine flavor of the preserves. C 507: $28.50 each showy pink fowers and sets Using Peaches & Nectarines fruit even in frosty IN THE LANDSCAPE: Trees are fast growing and have attractive leaves and fragrant springs. In mid-August, a crop of pink blossoms. Genetic dwarfs are perfect in a pot on a patio. favorful, red skinned, yellow-feshed peaches are ready for fresh eating, Useful Facts drying, canning or freezing. A chance HARDINESS: USDA Zones 5-9 seedling selected by Louie Strahl SUN OR SHADE: Full sun. in Steilacoom, WA. C 552: $26.50 HEIGHT & SPACING: Genetic dwarfs 5’ . Other peaches 12-15’ on Lovell and St. Julian A each rootstock. On Citation and Krymsk 1 rootstocks they may be somewhat smaller. INDIAN FREE  POLLINATION: Self-fertile unless noted! Prized it for LIFE EXPECTANCY: 15-20 years. its rich color, YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: 2-3 favor and YIELD OF MATURE TREE: 30-50 pounds size. Naturally resistant to How To Grow peach leaf curl, the tree SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Adaptable to many soils as long as they are well drained. produces heavy CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Unlike apples, standard peach trees require heavy prun- crops of large, aromatic freestone ing to produce well. Prune of old wood, always renewing branches, because peaches peaches that have red skin and bear on new wood only. Prune to an open center vase shape or in a fan shape on a trellis white fesh marbled with crimson fence or wall. stripes. When fully ripe in mid to late LEAF CURL CONTROL: Please note that the leaf curl resistant peaches will get some season, the sweet, distinctive favor leaf curl for the first few years. To control leaf curl, spray lime sulfur when the buds first is excellent both eaten fresh and crack open in late December or early January and then three weeks later. Or if spraying in preserves and chutneys. Plant by the calendar, spray once in late December and twice more at two week intervals. another peach or nectarine as a pollinizer. C 524 (Lovell): $28.50 For Your Health each; C624A (Citation): $28.50 each White feshed peaches are higher in phytonutrients than yellow feshed varieties. The skin is the most nutritious part. The variety Indian Free with its red-streaked fesh is 46 particularly high in anthocyanins and antioxidants. ELDORADO PEACH A richly SATURN PEACHTM  Saturn is a flavored genetic dwarf with a “Peento” peach and is shaped like pretty red blushed skin. It is early a doughnut without the hole. They ripening, freestone and self- have large, showy double pink fruitful and makes a beautiful fowers. The very sweet, medium- fruiting bush. Needs 500 chill size fruit has melting white fesh. hours. USDA Zones 6-9 C 540: Patent #5123. C 547A (Lovell): $26.50each $26.50 each; C547 (St Julian A): EMPRESS PEACH Enjoy the $26.50 each delicious juicy sweet flavor. This SWEET BAGEL PEACHTM  Look! productive dwarf tree is the It’s a bagel. No, it’s a doughnut. hardiest of the genetic dwarf What? It’s a peach? The look of peaches to Zones 5-9. The fruit is new Sweet Bagel may surprise you MARIA’S GOLD NECTARINETM a beautiful glowing pink color and at first, but when you bite into the The pure golden skin and flesh the flesh is yellow. It needs 850 juicy, yellow fruit, you’ll recognize of this juicy, richly flavored Chill Hours. C 518: $26.50each the superb peach flavor. The nectarine has a delicious balance 2x1 NECTARINE - PEACH COMBO productive trees like hot summers. of sweetness and acidity typical Enjoy two great varieties on a Fruit is large compared to other of the exotic fabled “Golden small tree. The Nectar Babe flat peaches. C545: $26.50 each Peaches of Samarkand.” Named nectarine has large sweet yellow after Russian horticulturist Dr. freestone fruit and the Pix Zee Nectarines Selected Maria Plekhanova, it is a hybrid peach has sweet flavorful orange- for Flavor derived from seeds brought back red clingstone fruit with yellow from Uzbekistan by Andy Mariani. flesh. USDA Zones 6-9. C5802: These aren’t genetic dwarfs. The C 573: $28.50 each $36.50 each trees will grow to 10-12 feet in RASPBERRY RED height and width. Nectarines are TM NECTAZEE NECTARINE Enjoy NECTARINE peaches without the fuzz. the flavorful yellow fleshed, red Developed by the HARDIRED NECTARINE Top rated California Rare Fruit skinned fruits on this beautiful, Growers’ Hybridizer freestone dwarf tree. C 585: for west of the Cascades, this Group. A rare $26.50 each Harrow Ontario selection will excel nectarine with rich red throughout Zones 5-9. It bears large fesh reminiscent of the old “Indian Chinese Flat Peaches quantities of red sweet tasty, yellow Red” peaches. It is the result of feshed fruit in early August. The crossing red-feshed peaches with & Nectarines tree is attractive and spreading in white nectarines and re-crossing Flat Peaches and Nectarines are habit, tolerant of bacterial spot and the subsequent seedlings. Small new to American gardeners. They brown rot and covered each spring to medium sized fruit has dark grow like other peach trees. The with large showy pink fowers. burgundy skin with fesh streaked in fruit is flat and very sweet. They C 565A (St Julian A): $26.50 each red and a juicy, melting texture. The need a hot summer climate and favor is unique: rich and complex, 500 chill hours to thrive. On Lovell Gorgeous & Tasty Too very sweet but with a pleasant rootstock unless otherwise noted. tartness similar to raspberry. C 576: Self fertile. ATOMIC RED FLOWERING $28.50 each NECTARINE Perhaps inadvisably SAUZEE named for its beautiful, deep-red Genetic Dwarfs KING double fowers that shine like a WHITE beacon. Talk about a stunning Genetic dwarf NECTARINE  edible ornamental, it also provides peaches and New from a good mid-season crop of medium nectarines grow Zaiger to large white feshed favorful 4-5’ tall and are Hybrids great in a pot on nectarines. USDA Zones 6-9. Needs — the first 500 chill hours. (Not recommended the patio, deck donut-style or in the ground. in wet nectarine! maritime Each is grafted This about 18” high climates.) to make a beau- outstanding C 508: tiful dwarf bush early $26.50 like the one pic- season each tured. All ripen variety in June in central California to early has white August in the Pacific Northwest. All fesh that genetic dwarfs are very susceptible, is sweet and juicy. The compact but avoid leaf curl when they are tree sets fruit at a young age and grown in a special, easy to accom- produces heavily. Thinning is plish way. Cover the tree so it stays required for large fruit size. The fruit dry from mid Dec. to Feb. and it has red skin over a blush of yellow. won’t get leaf curl. Each is on Lovell On Citation rootstock. C 563: rootstock. Each is self-fertile. $26.50 each 47 Versatile Favorites is marbled red and yellow. While it has fruited well in cold climates, Apricots TOMCOT These luscious huge we have not successfully fruited orange orbs are the first apricots to it here at Raintree in our maritime (Prunus armeniaca) We ofer a col- ripen each season. The firm orange climate. USDA Zones 4-8. On Lovell lection of unusual Apricots and Apri- fesh is delicious eaten fresh or rootstock. C 380: $32.50 each cot crosses from around the world! dried. Select another apricot as a Apricots come from cold climates pollinizer. Developed by WSU fruit where they must bloom very quickly breeder Tom Toyama from a cross “Sweet Pit” Apricots after their chilling requirements are made in 1970. It will do well in much They are called “sweet pits” because met. In more moderate climates of the nation but not west of the you can eat the kernel like you would they bloom very early and must be Cascades. C 385D: $26.50 each an almond, as well as enjoying the planted in areas where they aren’t WESTLEY This self fertile apricot favorful fruit. subject to early spring frosts! We from Northern California is excellent HUNZA From the land of the Hunza ofer sturdy well rooted 4-5’ trees. eaten fresh and particularly prized in northern Pakistan, where people On Lovell rootstock unless other- dried. The medium to large fruit routinely live to well over the age of wise noted. has orange fesh and good favor. one hundred. The kernel of this small, It blooms and ripens in the late sweet fruit is the primary source of These Produce in the season. It has looked good in trials oil for the Hunza, and many claims at the WSU Mt. Vernon station are made concerning its healthful Pacific Northwest in Western Washington. C477: properties. Kernels must be roasted Where Others Fail $26.50 each or otherwise cooked before eating. The Hunza leave the fruit on the tree Puget Gold and Harglow both bloom Cold Climate Black Apricot to dry before harvesting, but we later and tolerate more frost while can’t recommend this method for still setting fruit. They are more TLOR-TSIRAN BLACK APRICOT those in wetter climates! The fesh of likely to fruit in a maritime climate (Prunus dasycarpa) As far as we the fruit, when cooked, has a deep where numerous other varieties know, only Raintree is ofering Black tofee favor. Self fertile. It is not likely have failed. They also appear to Apricots to American gardeners. to produce well in cool maritime be somewhat less susceptible to This is a selection of an unusual, summers. USDA Zones 5-9. On disease. If you live in a maritime naturally occurring hybrid of apricot Citation rootstock. C475: $28.50 climate and are not in a late frost (P. armeniaca) and myrobalan each pocket, try them. plum (P. cerasifera) from central CHINESE SWEET PIT Also known PUGET GOLDTM  Asia. We tasted it in Russia at the Krymsk Station near the Caucasus as the Chinese Golden, Mormon This prolific or Large Early Montgamet Apricot. bearing tree mountain range and enjoyed the favor. The skin of the tasty oval It is late blooming, making it produces large an excellent choice for higher elongated fruit fruit is fuzzy like an apricot but is a dark purple. The trees showy elevations or late frost areas. The of very good tree is medium size, precocious favor. The tree white blossoms appear slightly later than other apricots. The fesh and a heavy bearer. Its golden blooms in early orange medium size fruit is sweet, March and the firm and juicy. It ripens over a long fruit ripens in period of time. It is winter hardy and early August. A self fertile. USDA Zones 4-9. On natural semi- Marianna 2624 rootstock. C476: dwarf, the tree $28.50 each can easily be maintained at 15’ height Miniature Size, Big Flavor and spacing. PIXIE COT MINIATURE APRICOT A It’s self-fertile. new and exciting breakthrough for C 460C (St. the backyard grower. This new Zaiger Julian A): introduction has a delicious favor. It $26.50 each HARGLOW A late blooming, How To Use Apricots How To Grow early ripening, IN THE KITCHEN: Eat fresh, stew or can. SOIL: Well drained soil. Prefers a neutral self-fertile apricot that has proven They are wonderful dried, in jams, nectars pH itself in our maritime Pacific and as leather. POLLINATION: Self fertile unless noted. Northwest and in most of the IN THE LANDSCAPE: Apricots have the CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Prune to nation. It is an introduction from the most beautiful foliage of the fruit trees. an open center shape. Fruit spurs bear Harrow Research Station in Ontario, Leaves are first a bronze color, turning to several years. Water trees in the summer. Canada and shows some resistance green as they mature. to brown rot and other diseases. For Your Health The firm, sweet,f avorful fruit is Useful Facts Apricots have 3 to 8 times the phytonu- medium to large and a deep orange HARDINESS: Zones 5-9 unless noted. trients of peaches or nectarines. Fully color with a red blush. C470C (St. SUN OR SHADE: Sun. ripened fruit from your tree is far more Julian A): $26.50 each HEIGHT & SPACING: 15 feet. nutritious than the fruit picked semi ripe YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: 2-3 from a store. 48 YIELD: 30-120 pounds per tree. is a miniature, easily maintained at ened for the first time this year at is ripe, the yellow/green skin turns only eight feet tall. The abundant Raintree and produced a delicious a dappled maroon and yellow. fruit is medium size with a bright crop of beautiful fruit. A frequent taste test winner for orange skin. It has yet to be tested SWEET TREAT its distinct Plum-Apricot flavor. around the nation but is expected PLUERRY This Dandy is a good pollinator for to be very cold hardy and should new dark red other pluot varieties and among do well where apricots thrive. On fruit with yellow the most widely adaptable to Citation rootstock, the tree needs a fesh is a complex colder climates. Thin the fruit so well drained soil. Patent pending. 600 interspecific it doesn’t overset and become chill hours. USDA Zones 6-9. C 480: hybrid, biennial. On Citation rootstock. $26.50 each Needs 500 chill hours. USDA predominantly of Zones 6-9.  plum and cherry C376: $26.50 each Persian Delight with a hint of peach and apricot FLAVOR GRENADE SHAA-KAR-PAREH Shaa-kar-pareh thrown in for good measure. It looks a lot like a small round plum Enjoy is a delightful, white-feshed apricot explosive, from Iran. It is an ancient hybrid but the taste is like a tasty plum infused with cherry favor. It’s new sweet-as- between a myrobalan plum and an honey flavor. apricot. Medium to large fruit with and unique and will be very popular. It blooms with late mid season This green light yellow skin fushed with rose. fruit with a The white fesh is exceptionally Asian plums and needs a pollinizer. Flavor King Pluot, Burgundy and red blush, hangs on the tree and sweet with plum-like favor. It ripens can be eaten for four to six weeks early in the season and is self fertile. Santa Rosa plums have proven good pollenizers and gardeners will as it keeps getting sweeter. It USDA Zones 6-9. On Marianna 2624 extends the stone fruit season rootstock. C 383: $28.50 each need to experiment to find the best pollinizers in their region. (See Asian and can be harvested in October. Plum Pollination Chart.). USDA The fruit will still have a distinctive Zones 6-9. Needs 450 chill hours. crunch. Good reports have come Plum On Myro 29C rootstock. C356: in from USDA Zones 5 and 6 areas $29.95 each that have good late-summer heat. Those who can grow Flavor Crosses CANDY HEART PLUERRY™ Candy Grenade successfully are in for Heart’s skin is dark speckled red a late-season treat. Pollinized by We ofer many new fabulous plum and the delicious and uniquely Japanese plums or pluots. On crosses. Plum is crossed with cherry, flavored flesh is amber/red. It Myro 29C. Chill hours 600. USDA peach, nectarine and apricot. Pluots ripens after most cherries and Zones 5-9. C 377: $26.50 each and Apriums are incredibly sweet Japanese plums and is pollinized crosses of plum and apricot with a by the Sweet Treat Pluerry™ or a FLAVOR SUPREME wonderful variety of complex favors later blooming Japanese Plum. Flavor Supreme is and colors. Pluots are mostly plum On Myro 29C rootstock. C 359: the sweetest and while Apriums are predominately apri- $29.95 each most flavorful of cot. Both will thrive where Apricots do all the pluots and well. NADIA™ CHERRY PLUM This that’s saying a lot. new rare cherry and plum cross The rich, sweet red All the cultivars listed thrive in the from Australia has a delicious flesh is covered California central valley where they combination of cherry and plum by maroon and green mottled were bred but are still being tested flavor. Larger than a cherry and skin. It needs a Japanese plum in other climates! These patented smaller than a plum, it is a cross or other pluot for pollination and Floyd Zaiger introductions all need of the Black Amber Asian Plum requires 700 chill hours. On Myro hot summers to bring out their and the Supreme Cherry, an 29C rootstock. USDA Zones 7-10. sugars and incredible favors. We’ve Australian dark cherry cultivar. C 455: $26.50 each chosen several cultivars that have The skin is dark red as is the flesh. proven the most cold hardy! Howev- The fruit is firm, sweet and juicy. er they don’t do well in high humid- Further evaluation will be needed Apriums Rest ity. They are easily maintained at as to its hardiness and range of on Cots 10-15’ tall. We ofer 3-5’ trees. adaptability though judging by its FLAVOR DELIGHT parents it could be hardy in USDA APRIUM The fesh The First True Cherry Zones 5-9. The tree grows to is yellow and firm x Plum Crosses about 15 feet tall and is grafted on like an apricot but it St. Julian A rootstock. PP19842. has a combination Famed fruit breeder Floyd Zaiger C 358: $29.95 each of apricot and plum has crossed a cherry with a Jap- favor. The fruit is anese plum to create a wonderful Most Widely two inches long new fruit he calls a Pluerry™. Until and incredibly sweet. It needs hot very recently Cherry Plums were just Adapted Pluots summers to bring out its full favor. a name for small plums. Now we DAPPLE DANDY This large It ripens in mid-July on a vigorous have true crosses that incorporate freestone fruit upright tree that can be maintained cherry favor into what looks like a is also called at about ten feet tall. On Marianna plum. “Dinosaur Egg” . 2624. Self-fertile. Patented. USDA A pluot, another pluerry or a mid When the incredibly Zones 6-9. C360: $26.50 each season blooming Asian plum would sweet and delicious be a good pollinizer. Pluerries rip- red and white flesh 49 LEAH COT APRIUM A new Zaiger Patent 8393. A Floyd Combination Crosses Apricot cross with attractive orange Zaiger selection. 600 skin and fesh and a rich apricot chill hours. It does 4 x 1 COMBO PLUOT These are favor. Enjoy heavy crops of very large well in hot summers the most popular and proven Pluot favorful fruit early in the season. and is a good one varieties. They vary in fruit skin color, Self Fertile. It needs 500 chill hours. from yellow to red, making this a to try in maritime beautiful combination. The fruit is of Like other apricots it blooms early in climates. USDA the season and is not suited for late excellent quality, incredibly sweet, Zones 7-9. On Lovell plum-like, with an apricot aftertaste. frost areas including the maritime rootstock. C 351: $28.50 each It ripens in July and August. The Northwest. USDA Zones 7-10. C 363: four varieties are Dapple Dandy, $26.50 each Plum x Peach x Nectarine Flavor Queen, Flavor King and Flavor Supreme. The dwarf tree on Citation Rare Peach Plum Crosses SPICE ZEE NECTAPLUM This is a rootstock is self-fertile and will pollinize new and unique introduction that Zaiger’s Peaches and Nectarines early ripening Japanese plums. USDA truly tastes like a delicious cross Zones 6-9. C 3604: $54.95 each crossed with Plums don’t require as of a plum, peach and nectarine. much summer heat as Plum, Apricot The first Nectaplum™ from Zaiger 4 x 1 ZEE SWEET PLUOT COMBO A crosses. They ripen early in the sea- Hybrids. Spice Zee is a great choice combo with great colors and favors. son and they do better in maritime for the home gardener. It is slightly These are Zaiger introductions. areas though like most peaches acidic and loaded with sugar, giving Geo Pride has red skin and is very they are not resistant to leaf curl. productive and favorful. Emerald it a spicy sweet favor. Along with Drop is golden and sweet as honey. TRI LITE PEACHPLUM A rare cross great favor, Spice Zee is a beautiful Splash is golden and tops in favor of Peach and Japanese Plum. The ornamental tree with a tremendous and Flavor Grenade is green with delicious white fesh has a classic spring bloom followed by dark red red fesh. 500 to 600 chill hours. peach favor with a wonderful plum leaves in the spring that mature to Patented. Pluots need hot summers aftertaste that is truly unique. It is a a rich green-red in late summer. to bring out the sweet favors. As yet clingstone, very productive, early This variety is self-fruitful and very untested in colder climates. Self- season ripener with great favor productive. USDA Zones 6-10. Patent fertile. USDA Zones 6-9. On dwarf canned or eaten fresh. Self-fertile. pending. On Lovell rootstock. C 357: Citation rootstock. C3654: $54.95 Enjoy the showy pink spring fowers. $28.50 each each

ing to fifteen diferent species and are native to areas throughout the world. No fruits we can think of come in Plums such a variety of colors, shapes, sizes and favors. Our plums are on semi dwarfing Marianna 2624, St. Julian (Prunus species) Raintree offers a wonderful col- A or Lovell rootstocks unless otherwise noted. They are lection of the most flavorful plums from around easily maintained at an average of from 10-13’ tall and the world. Plums provide an abundance of delicious need that spacing. USDA Zones 5-9 unless otherwise fruit with relatively little care. Plums are unique among noted. Each needs a pollinizer unless noted! We ofer the fruits in that they are a very diverse group belong- sturdy, well rooted 4-5’ trees.

REINE newly introduced by Cornell, has CLAUDE a very high sugar content. Several European DOREE pickings, beginning in late August, This is the are needed for a complete harvest. original Formerly known as NY 101. Includes Plums Gage plum, $1 royalty. On Marianna 2624. European plums come in many the famous C 054: $28.50 each types, colors and favors. Reine GOLDEN Claude TRANSPARENT Gage Plums Doree from France. Connoisseurs GAGE We think prize the small, yellow/green plums this is the best Gage plums came from Italy to that ripen in August or September late season France in about 1520 where they for their incredible sweet juicy favor. gage plum. The were named “Reine Claude”. From Andy Mariani’s orchard. Plant well formed tree Brought to England in 1720 by Sir another Gage plum for pollination. produces yellow William Gage, he soon lost the On St Julian A. fruit with red labels. These delicious fruits, ideal USDA Zones 6-9. dots and a rich, aromatic, sweet for dessert or jams, have thereaf- C 015A: $26.50 yellow fesh. The fruit ripens in late ter been named after him. Rain- each September. On St Julian A. Self- tree recommends you purchase a fertile. C 050: $26.50 each permanent label for each fruit tree, ROSY GAGE thereby assuring no plums will be You will love PURPLE GAGE We love its sweet, named for you. Other Gages, Coe’s the dense, rich dense, rich favor and beautiful Golden, Stanley and Prune d’ Ente favor. This purple color and large crops in late are great Gage pollinizers. rosy skinned, August. A freestone with a small pit, yellow feshed, the tree is upright and productive. 50 productive plum A great dessert plum. Partially self fertile. Also called Reine Claude Try Our Selection Violette. On St Julian A. C 211A: $28.50 each of Prune Plums! CAMBRIDGE What makes a plum a prune is that GAGE Enjoy it can be dried. Our prune plums these uniquely- are also great for fresh eating and flavored, KIRKE’S BLUE Introduced by cooking! satisfying, rich Joseph Kirke of London in 1830, IMPERIAL EPINEUSE Gage plums. this large, round, dark blue plum is This wonderfully Sweet, dense still the finest favored of all. Each favorful sweet flesh is green August, trees at the Wisley Royal French prune plum and firm, and Horticultural gardens produce has been used at the skin is incomparable freestone fruit with the English National greenish yellow with a red blush. yellow, drippingly juicy fesh and a Fruit Trials as a This partially self fertile, compact fantastic favor. A challenge to grow standard to judge prune favor. The tree blooms with Rosy Gage and successfully, it needs a pollinizer. fruit is medium to large, red to purple bears a heavy crop that ripens in C 160A (Marianna 2624): $28.50 with a meaty yellow fesh. The tree late August. On Marianna 2624. each; C160: (St. Julian A): is an attractive upright grower. The C 055: $28.50 each $28.50 each very sweet, freestone fruit ripens in BAVAY GAGE Reputed in England OPAL NEW! late August. This selection is new to to be the best late Gage plum, this Opal ripens Raintree. In the past we had ofered a self-fertile selection claims rich in late July, similar variety and have obtained the favor, sweet, juicy, deep yellow fesh one of the true Imperial Epineuse thanks to Todd and yellow-green skin dotted with first European Kennedy. Needs a pollinizer. On St white. It ripens in late September and plums to Julian A. C 141: $28.50 each hangs on the tree for several weeks. ripen. Enjoy PRUNE D’ENTE A favorite since 1843, it is large for heavy crops 707 This self fertile a Gage and produces a reliable of small to medium size reddish French prune plum crop. The compact tree suits small purple roundish plums with a is most highly gardens. On dwarf Citation rootstock. delicious gage like favor. Opal is prized in its home C 010: $26.50 each self fertile and blooms with Seneca country for large, and Victoria. Opal is very popular in very sweet fruit with English Favorites England. On St Julian A rootstock. violet-red skin and yellow fesh. C 214: $24.95 each In the tradition of the renowned Try our plums from England. They “Agen” prunes, this clone has a each have fantastic favor and are Victoria Would Like high sugar and low water content, the finest connoisseur fruit in the making it superior for drying. Newly realm. to Introduce Her available to American gardeners, EARLY LAXTON This beautiful pink- Swedish Cousin! the fruit is delicious eaten fresh or dried, stewed or made into jams. orange oblong freestone plum with VICTORIA In late delicious yellow meaty fesh is the August of each In France, it blooms in mid season season’s first European plum to year, trees in and matures in early September. ripen. Each year the tree overfows English gardens This cultivar is from Andy Mariani’s with fruit. In 1916 it received the overfow with orchard. On Marianna 2624. C 111: British Award of Merit. The fruit is these incredibly $28.50 each high in Vitamin C and is rated tops productive, ITALIAN PRUNE (Sehome strain) The for cooking. The tree is upright, colorful large Italian prune is famous for reliability care-free and needs a pollinizer. On oval pink plums. and heavy setting. It’s a large purple St Julian A. C100A: $28.50 each The fesh is a golden yellow and freestone plum with yellow-green COE’S GOLDEN sweet. It is self fertile, freestone fesh. It is great for drying and DROP A and prized for canning and jam. A canning. Self-fertile. Fruit ripens in legendary seedling found in Sussex in 1840, late August. On St Julian A. C 120: oblong, golden it is England’s most widely planted $24.95 each plum introduced plum. Now Americans can enjoy SCHOOLHOUSETM  in 1800 at Bury it too. On Marianna 2624. C 290: A large oval, bright St. Edmunds, $28.50 each yellow plum with England. The JUBILEUM Enjoy excellent favor. It medium to loads of favorful appears to be a large fruits have large pink/ prune type plum. straw-yellow purple plums Its bright yellow skin and golden on this sturdy color makes it unique. It ripens in fesh. The plums self fertile tree. mid September and is extremely are incredibly sweet and juicy and Jubileum was productive and reliable. It is named have a pocket of intense apricot-like bred in Sweden. for the schoolhouse where it was favor. The freestone fruit ripens in It is similiar to Victoria but ripens a found in Pt. Townsend, WA. It was October on vigorous, healthy trees, week earlier in August and has larger brought to us by James Fritz. On St extending the plum season. It needs fruit. Great for eating or processing. Julian A. C 115A: $26.50 each a pollinizer. On St Julian A. C06 0: On Marianna 2624. C053: $26.50 $28.50 each each 51 STANLEY A favorful, very large weeks, so it extends purple prune plum. Excellent for the season. The eating fresh, drying or jam. A heavy self-fertile tree bearer, self fertile and freestone. On produces loads St Julian A. C 250: $26.50 each of small, yellow- orange fruit. Both MOUNT ROYAL Every August, a fruit and leaves are sometimes huge crop of delicious plums ripen streaked with white, a naturally in abundant clusters on this hardy, occurring trait specific to this European plum tree. The medium- cultivar. A wonderful fruit, finally size, round, blue plums with Five Incredible Mirabelles available to American gardeners yellow fesh are excellent for fresh C 202A: $28.50 each eating, canning, drying or freezing. Mirabelles are a type of plum, not a The self-fertile tree, developed variety. Our customers have shown MIRABELLE DE METZ These soft, in Quebec prior to 1903, is the great interest in these favorful small sweet, exquisitely favored plums are hardiest and most widely adapted jewels. Plant two diferent varieties small-stoned and yellow dotted with of the tested European plums and for best pollinization. All the Mira- red. This very old, French cultivar is a heavy annual producer. USDA belles are on St Julian A rootstock. ripens in late summer and produces Zones 4-8. On St Julian A. C181A: USDA Zones 5-9. heavily. C 208A: $32.50 each $26.50 each MIRABELLE DE NANCY This RUTH GERSTETTER Prized for variety is a hit in farmers’ markets Two Delicious Europeans throughout France, eaten fresh cooking, drying and fresh eating, or made into Brandy. As good Via Orcas Island this high quality, medium-size, today as it was in 1790. It ripens in BLAU DE BELGIQUE Noted as blue plum has yellow/green flesh. August. Nancy and Metz are cities a culinary favorite, this medium Bred in Germany about 1920, it is in Northeastern France. The fruit size roundish purple plum with partially self fertile, blooms with is more oval in shape and the tree sweet, firm golden fesh is nearly Early Laxton and Bavay Gage and a more upright grower than the freestone. It is heavily productive bears early season. On St Julian Geneva cultivar. C 207: $32.50 and ripens in mid season. It needs A. C125: $26.50 each each a pollinizer and bloom between ERSINGER A ‘German Prune’ GENEVA Bavay, Coe’s and Victoria. A favorite plum with delicious flavor. It MIRABELLETM of the Bullock brothers in western crops heavily and ripens early in This small Washington. Also called Belgian the season. The skin is blue and yellow plum Purple is developed in Belgium the shape is oblong to pointed. with yellow about 1850. C 023A (St Julian A): Ersinger has fruited at Raintree flesh and red $26.50 each; C023 (Marianna and has proven to be a superior dots on the skin 2624): $26.50 each variety with outstanding flavor. is interesting MONSIEUR HATIF Monsieur Hatif On St Julian A. C 048A: $26.50 to look at de Montmorency is an excellent each and delicious. It is incredibly culinary European plum. It is a productive and full of flavor. Great SANCTUS HUBERTUS An early roundish medium size freestone for tarts, compotes, canning or purple plum with golden yellow ripening purple dessert plum making jams. Eat this freestone from Belgium. Its medium-size fesh that ripens in August. It is plum in late August. Formerly also known as Early Orleans. It is fruit ripens in August. It needs known as Mirabelle 858, it is a a pollinizer and it blooms with an old variety brought from France selection from Cornell in Geneva to England and on to the U.S. Victoria. On St Julian A. C 212: N.Y. The tree habit is spreading. $26.50 Reportedly self fertile. C175 (St Includes $1 royalty. C 205A: Julian A): $26.50 each; C175A each $28.50 each (Marianna 2624): $26.50 each SENECA REINE DE This very MIRABELLE True You Won’t Mind Getting large plum to its name which is sweet, translates as “Queen Caught in This Jam delicious of the Mirabelles,” BLUES JAMTM and this regal yellow This amazing freestone. plum exceeds others in size and tree produces It has claims yellow skin and superb so many fruits, beautiful red favor. It ripens later than other they look from skin and yellow fesh. It is a regular Mirabelles and is prized in Europe a distance like bearer on an upright vigorous as a culinary plum, for fresh eating thick dark blue tree. Enjoy the fruit fresh, dried and for luscious preserves. It may ropes covering or canned. It needs a pollinizer be a Mirabelle x Gage plum cross. the branches. and ripens in early September. C 200A: $28.50 each These small “Damson” type plums An introduction from the N.Y. PARFUMEE DE SEPTEMBRE have a sweet/tart dense flesh and Experiment Station, it has proven True to its name this sweet make great preserves. The tree one of the best European plums in Mirabelle plum from France is is partially self fertile, upright, the WSU Mount Vernon tests. On St highly flavored and aromatic. It disease resistant and easy to Julian A. C220: $26.50 each ripens two weeks later than other grow, setting huge crops in late Mirabelles, holds well on the September. From Cornell. On St 52 tree and can be picked for three Julian A. C215A: $26.50 each JAM’S GROS AMELIORAT NEW! This How To Use Plums SESSIONTM  small round plum has a delicious A blues jam and very sweet flavor. It was bred IN THE KITCHEN: Plums can be session. Cornell in Romania and is very popular eaten fresh, canned or made into has released this there. The fruit is an inch in leathers or used for jams and jellies. beautiful, heavily diameter, and red/purple over a The varieties which are best suited productive small yellow ground color with yellow for drying are referred to as prunes. freestone plum for the making of Prunes can be stewed or made into flesh that clings to the pit. It ripens pastry filling. a rich favored Damson plum jam in September and it needs a or sauce. Its parentage is open IN THE LANDSCAPE: European pollinizer. On St Julian A rootstock. plum trees tend to be 10-15 feet tall pollinated x Late Muscatel. Its skin is C 213A: $26.50 each bright blue and fesh yellow. The tree and upright with attractive deep green looks beautiful in mid September, foliage. Japanese plums tend to be Exciting New Plums more spreading. They have a lighter loaded with thousands of ripe blue colored foliage. All are adorned with fruit. Also called NY 111. On St Julian From Russia beautiful white to slightly pink fowers A. C182A: $26.50 each A great find for Northern gar- in the spring. Japanese plums are deners. These Russian plums amongst the first to fower and mark Eastern European Gems succeed in cold climates where the beginning of spring. POZEGACA A unique introduction to others fail. They consistently American gardeners! Also known as produce large crops with little or Useful Facts Hauszwetsche. In Eastern Europe, no care. These cultivars were bred SUN: Full sun. Pozegaca is famous for many by Gennady Eremin. A $1 per tree HARVEST: July-October. processing purposes including royalty is included to support his HEIGHT, SPACING & ROOTSTOCK: preserves and brandy. An old, high further research! Our plum trees are mostly on semi quality type of plum, it has many KUBAN COMET dwarf rootstocks. While ulimate size clones, which have been developed This unique, dwarf will vary with pruning, cultivar, climate over centuries. Our’s comes from plum tree from and soil type, Marianna 2624, St. Ju- the Cornell Geneva Station. The Krymsk, Russia, lian A and Lovell can be usually main- fruit is small to medium sized with tained at 10-12’ height and spacing. is very productive Citation and Krymsk 1 at 8 to 10’ and blue skin and a waxy bloom. The and easy to grow. fesh is firm, greenish or amber Krymsk 86 and Myro 29C at about 15’. The self-fertile tree Marianna 2624 is the most tolerant of with high sugar and a good acid bears 2-inch long, balance. The pit separates easily. very wet soils. teardrop-shaped, fruits that turn HARDINESS: USDA Zones 5-9 un- It is self fruitful with an upright tree purple/red when fully ripe in late- less otherwise noted. form. The prolific small fruit forms July. The bright yellow, clingstone ORIGIN: Europe, Japan and North in thick blue ropes and hangs well fesh is very sweet and the tart America. on the tree for several weeks after skin resists cracking. Spreading maturity. On St Julian A C 185A: trees reach 10’ tall and thrive in How To Grow $24.95 each cold climates and in the Pacific SOIL REQUIREMENTS: The Euro- MOLDAVIAN Northwest. USDA Zones 4-9. On pean plums grow well on heavy soils. This flavorful Marianna 2624. C 062: $26.50 Japanese plums prefer lighter loamy dessert each soils. Like the other fruits, they prefer plum was KUBAN a slightly acidic soil. Our plum root- recommended DELIGHT When stocks are tolerant of a wide variety of by Cornell this plum soils. researchers. ripens in early CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: The These August, it wins European types can be grown as a freestone taste tests central leader tree and don’t require small to for its juicy much thinning or pruning when ma- medium size roundish red to combination of ture. Fruit is born on spurs and also on purple plums with yellow flesh are tart skin and sweet fesh. The small, new wood. Japanese plums are best great for jellies and tarts. The tree round fruits have reddish-purple grown with open centers and are very is productive, has a compact size skin and yellow-orange fesh. A bushy, requiring thinning of branches. and a spreading growth habit. It very productive, disease resistant POLLINATION: Some plums are reli- blooms late and needs a pollinizer. ably self fertile. However many plums selection. On Marianna 2624. USDA need a pollenizer. Also plums are a It ripens with Italian. On St Julian Zones 4-9. C064: $26.50 each A. C 105A: $26.50 each diverse group and some varieties’ pollen is not fully compatible with all GRAS ROMANESC The distinctive others. blue skin and sweet, rich, yellow Iran All the Way Home flesh of the revered German PERSIAN GREEN PLUM This self For Your Health plum selection, Herrenhausen fertile round green plum grows in Mirabelle, have been popular the mountains of Iran. It is often Plums are rich in vitamins and miner- since the late 19th century. Trees picked before it is fully ripe and als. Dark red and blue skinned plums are vigorous and very productive. eaten fresh or cooked by itself or are high in antioxidants. Mirabelles Ripe fruit arrive in early with sour cherries. The sour plums, are high in beta carotene and Vitamin September. Pollination: another often spiced with salt are made into A. european except Damsons (Jam “goje sabz” which is popular in Iran.  Session, Blues Jam) On St Julian C110 (Myro 29C): $28.50 each; A. C209A: $26.50 each C110B (Citation): $28.50 each 53 reddish purple plums. They ripen EMERALD BEAUT A delicious and over ten days and don’t keep but, unusual late season plum. Ripe Japanese oh are they good for fresh eating, fruit holds on the tree longer than cooking and preserves. The tree is any other stone fruit — two months an early, regular bearer and self- or more. It continues to sweeten, Plums fertile. It’s a Japanese plum hybrid. becoming exceptionally sweet, but Japanese plums are a great choice On St Julian A. C 180: $26.50 each it remains crisp and crunchy! The for the beginner. They are easy to SHIRO A large, round Beaut has green skin, which gets grow and so precocious that they yellow plum with yellower as it fully ripens and yellow/ often fruit in the nursery row. Of all the an excellent, sweet orange freestone fesh. It needs fruits we ofer, the Japanese Plums favor and sunshine 6-700 chill hours. Beauty Plum or a are the most productive and easiest yellow translucent pluot are good pollinizers. Zaiger®. to successfully grow! They are great fesh. The tree is Pat. 9162. On Citation rootstock. for fresh eating, cooking and pre- incredibly prolific. It C 047: $26.50 each serves. Picking Methley and perhaps ripens mid-August SPRITE NEW! Sprite plum produces other Japanese plums slightly before and is partially self-fertile. The fruit tons of delicious fruit each year they are ripe and letting them ripen is ridiculously juicy. Wear a bib! at Raintree. The plums are round, on the counter has shown to be a C 240 (St Julian A): $26.50 each; sweet medium size, freestone, way protect fruit that might otherwise C240A (Marianna 2624): $26.50 with a purple black skin and tasty be damaged by the spotted winged each yellow fesh. Eat them of the tree in drosophila fruit fy. USDA Zones 5-9 August for almost a month. Sprite unless otherwise noted. EARLY GOLDEN  A medium sized thrives in most of the nation from LUISA An round yellow plum USDA Zones 4-9. It will pollinize impressive new with a red blush with our other Japanese Plums. Asian plum from and golden fesh. It Patented. A Myrobalan and New Zealand. ripens a heavy crop Japanese plum cross. It will grow to The fruit is large of delicious fruit with 8-10’ tall. On Citation rootstock. 400 and yellow with an apricot like favor Chill hours. C 270: $26.50 each a red blush as in July, two weeks before Shiro. It is it ripens and the fesh is yellow. It is the best Asian plum for making jams Flavor Packed Red Leaf a heavy cropper ripening in August. and liquors. It is a vigorous tree and It is partially self fertile. The tree is a consistent and heavy bearer at Plums vigorous and spreading. On Myro Raintree. It needs a pollinizer. USDA HOLLYWOOD 29C rootstock. C173: $28.50 each Zones 5-10. C 045D (St. Julian A): This versatile BEAUTY $26.50 each plum tree is beautiful in all Beauty is OBILNAJA This worldly Russian- the richest bred plum, a hardy cross between seasons. It’s favored Japanese and Myrobalan plums, loaded with Japanese comes from Yalta on the Black showy pink plum. It has Sea. The partially self-fertile tree blossoms a wonderful produces a heavy crop of medium- early each blend of size, firm, red plums with excellent spring. The leaves of this 12 foot tall favors that favor, yellow/pink fesh and very ornamental are purple and disease melt in your mouth. The tree is fast small pits. Fruit ripens early season, resistant. In August it produces an growing and extremely productive. about August 5. For best fruit set, abundance of large round dark red It starts fruiting in the nursery rows. choose another Japanese plum as a plums with deep red fesh. They The bright red, medium size fruit pollinizer. C 210 (Marianna 2624): are delicious when eaten fresh and has amber streaked red fesh. The $26.50 each make a beautiful jelly. On St Julian fruit is reminiscent of Santa Rosa, A. Self-fertile. C 130B: $26.50 and it is self-fruitful. Fruit ripens GOLDEN NECTAR each Famous for its early August, but like all Japanese COCHECO A red leafed plum that plums, it does not keep. C 020 (St complex melon and honey-like is both beautiful and productive. Julian A): $26.50 each; C020A It is an upright, vigorous tree with (Marianna 2624): $26.50 each favor with hint-of- gardenia aroma, attractive, favorful round pinkish METHLEY this large, yellow, orange fruit with yellow fesh. Methley is oblong dessert Developed by Elwyn Meader of New the most plum deserves Hampshire, it is disease resistant, reliable a place in the very winter hardy and easy to and garden. The firm amber fesh, grow. Ripens in late July. It needs a easiest which separates easily from a small Japanese plum as a pollinizer. On St to grow freestone pit, is superb either dried Julian A. C 057A: $26.50 each fruit tree or fresh. A seedling of Mariposa, SLO RED NEW! A red leafed we ofer. the productive, self-fertile tree seedling of the leading ornamental Every needs only 500 hours of chilling. It plum Thundercloud. SLO Red was year in July, before any other tree ripens in August in California but discovered by Doug Bullock in San fruit is ripe, our tree is loaded with needs more summer heat to ripen Luis Obispo California. Unlike its hundreds of sweet, medium size, than regularly occurs in the Pacific parent, it annually produces a good Northwest. On Citation rootstock. crop of tasty red fruit. On St Julian 54 C 052: $26.50 each A. C 245: $26.50 each A Great Edible Ornamental Roadside Plums YELLOW ROADSIDE C 324: $17.50 each WEEPING SANTA ROSA Use as a These small round focal point 3/4 to 1 inch diam- in your eter plums are tasty Combo Plums edible eaten fresh and COMBO EUROPEAN PLUM Now landscape. make excellent jelly. available on St Julian A rootstock. It has a Heavy loads of fruit beautiful Varieties are Rosy Gage, E.Laxton, form on wide bushy Italian, Stanley and Seneca.  weeping 10 foot tall trees habit and C3204: 4x1 Combo $46.50 each in early summer. grows to 8’ tall. Enjoy attractive COMBO ASIAN PLUM Now available white blossoms in early spring. The Trees are covered with beautiful white on St Julian A rootstock. Varieties fruit is identical in favor and size are Beauty, Hollywood, Satsuma, but not as productive as the regular blossoms every Santa Rosa. Patented by Zaiger. spring. We find Shiro and Methley. C3454: 4x1 On Myro 29C. Self-fertile. C 300: them growing along roadsides near Combo $46.50 each $28.50 each our nursery and think the seeds (Sorry! Because there are so many were dropped by birds and natural- possible combinations, we can- A Hardy Japanese ized. Fruit comes in several colors. not choose which varieties will be American Hybrid Select two seedlings to be sure of missing from any of our 3x1 or 2x1 pollination. One quart pot. USDA combo trees!) SUPERIOR Proving Zones 6-9. its name since RED BLUSH ROADSIDE C320: 1933, this very $17.50 each hardy Asian- American hybrid REDDISH PURPLE ROADSIDE  from Minnesota C 322: $17.50 each remains a favorite. The very large fruit has dark red Bloom Order: skin and delicious meaty yellow fesh. It blooms with plum European Plums and is pollinized by late blooming Kuban Comet SF Japanese plums like Shiro, Emerald pollination Kuban Delight Beaut or a wild American plum. Early Laxton The tree bears a heavy crop of To fruit plum trees you need proper Prune d’Ente PSF pointed, clingstone fruit at an early pollination. Generally Asian plums Italian SF age. Plums ripen in August, and bloom enough before European Purple Gage PSF keep well on the tree. USDA Zones plums that their bloom times don’t Victoria SF 4-9. On St Julian A. C 275: $26.50 overlap. Some plums are self fer- Opal SF each tile or partially self fertile but most Gros Ameliorat require another variety for pollina- Mt. Royal SF tion. Choose a pollinating variety Schoolhouse Grow a Hedge of Bavay Gage psf Cherry-Like Plums from the same half of the same list though the closer in the list the Rosy Gage Plant a group of these seedlings to better. Those in bold face with SF Reine Claude Doree make a great edible hedge. They or PSF after their names are self Blues Jam SF thrive in the north where many other fertile or partially self fertile but Ersinger cherries and plums fail. You need also pollinize other varieties. Jam Session SF two for pollination. USDA Zones 3-8 Gras Romanesc unless otherwise noted. Bloom Order: Early Sanctus Hubertus NANKING CHERRY PLUM (Prunus Coes Golden Drop Bloomers Including Asians Jubileum PSF tomentosa) Harvest favorful, tart Early Golden cherry-like plums in early summer, Moldavian Hollywood SF Kirk’s Blue from beautiful dwarf trees. They Beauty SF will grow into wide, bushy 10-12’ tall Golden Transparent Gage Cocheco Seneca trees or can be planted 4-5’ apart to Emerald Beaut make an edible hedge. The 1/2” fruit Stanley PSF Methley SF Mirabelle de Nancy can be eaten fresh or used in pies or Pluots jelly. This plum and cherry relative is Geneva Mirabelle native to central Asia and is a popular Pluerrys Mirabelle de Metz fruiting plant in Russia. It is tolerant Obilnaja PSF Reine de Mirabelle of drought and needs a well drained Luisa SF Parfume de Septembre soil. It doesn’t do well in the Pacific Golden Nectar SF Cambridge Gage PSF NW or other areas where brown rot Weeping Santa Rosa SF Imperial Epineuse Shiro is a problem. 2-3’ seedling bushes.  Pozegaca SF D520: $7.50 each; 5+: $5.50 Superior each; 10+: $4.50 each Sprite 55 Approximate Plum Ripening Order Medlars Prunus Persian Green (Mespilus ger- Methley manica) Although Mume Beauty little known in the U.S., med- E. Golden lars have been Flowering K. Comet grown in Europe K. Delight for thousands Apricots Shiro of years. They are attractive small, W.Santa Rosa self-fertile trees that grow to 10’ (Prunus Obilnaja with healthy foliage, white fowers armeniaca and unusual 1 inch diameter round mume) E. Laxton fruits that are collected in the fall, Luisa after the first frosts. When picked, These are the Ersinger the fruits are much too hard to eat legendary R. Gerstetter immediately. If allowed to ripen for Japanese Sprite/Delight a few weeks in a cool lighted place fowering they undergo a process called ‘blet- Apricot trees Hollywood ting’ and become soft, spicy and Superior with unusu- very rich. Enjoy the cinnamon-apple ally beautiful Cocheco sauce favor scooped out with a bright “green” Opal spoon or made into a delicious jam. branches Cambridge Gage On OHxF 97 rootstock. 3-5’ trees. and loads Zone 5-9. Mr. Hatif of delicate Geneva Mirabelle MACROCARPA Among the largest of pink almond Jubileum the Medlars, with fruit to two inches scented St. Catherine in diameter. The fruit is favorful. fowers.They The tree habit is compact. D006: fower very early in the spring and Sanctus Hubertus $26.50 each Mt. Royal can be frosted and lose the crop but Rosy Gage MONSTRUEUSE DE EVREINOFF not their beauty. The cut fowers are The name refers to the large 2 1/2” unequaled in early spring. In Japan R. Claude Doree yellow/brown, fruit with pinkish and other parts of Asia, the ripe fruit Golden Nectar brown fesh. The taste is described is made into apricot brandy or jam. Emerald Beaut as “pleasant, well balanced Green fruit is used to scent tea, can- Franklin between sweet and almost syrupy died, boiled, made into a vinegar, with the edge of acidity that delights Victoria connoisseurs.” Developed near preserved in sugar or often pickled Prune d Ente 707 Montauban France by M. Evreinof.  in salt to make “Umeboshi.” Each Schoolhouse D007: $28.50 each is partially self-fertile but select two varieties for better pollination. M de Nancy SULTAN A large fruited and heavy M. de Metz These gorgeous trees grow to 15’ or bearing medlar brought to the National more. They often bloom too early in Jam Session Clonal Germplasm Repository in Purple Gage Corvallis Oregon from the Netherlands. maritime climates and doesn’t set a D 011: $26.50 each crop. Trees are on their on roots un- Kirke’s Blue less otherwise noted. USDA Zones Moldavian BREDA GIANT A native to Holland, 5-9. Gumi this small, self fertile tree will grow Italian to about 10 feet and display white KANKO BAI A superior ornamental fowers which produce a unique variety, this beauty is prized for its Gras Romanesc 1 inch fruit. When collected in the gorgeous, fuchsia-red blooms, red Seneca fall, they are then left to blett in a tinted foliage, and orange red fruit. Longjohn cool lighted place until soft and The small (to 15’), self-fertile tree Victory ripe. Enjoy the rich, apple cinnamon blooms in late winter and produces Reine de Mir. favor scooped out with a spoon or tart, apricot-like fruit. C446: Gros Ameleriot make into a delicious jam. D 002: $26.50 each $26.50 each G. Trans. Gage BUNGO A cross of regular apricot Pozegaca ROYAL Royal is an old variety. It and “mume”. Enjoy single pink very is similar to Macrocarpa and is a Stanley reliable producer of favorful fruit. late season fowers and the largest Parfume d’ Sept. Pick fruit in fall following frost. of “mume” fruit up to 2” in diameter. Blues Jam D 005: $26.50 each On Myro 29C rootstock. C 445: $26.50 each Bavay Gage PUCIA SUPER MOL This large-fruited Coe’s Golden medlar is from the Piedmont area MOKEL The variety Mokel has of Italy where it is preferred above persistent, spectacular early pink all others. Brought to the U.S. by Hill blooms followed by 1” fruit. C450: 56 Craddock. D 008: $26.50 each $26.50 each where the fruit will land on a patio or this tree, which was discovered by sidewalk. They are self fertile unless A. J. Bullard, boasts this historic noted. USDA Zones vary by variety. distinction and thrives better than We ofer 3-5’ trees unless noted. most in the South. It bears 1-½ inch long, sweet, black fruit that Productive Favorites ripens for about two months in early summer. USDA Zones 7-10. D 426: ILLINOIS $28.50 each EVERBEARING (Morus alba x rubra) GERALDI DWARF (Morus alba) A A natural cross unique dwarf mulberry bush or tree between white and growing to only 6’ tall tree. Enjoy the red mulberry trees, medium size, tasty purple berries in this vigorous, grafted the summer. The compact tree has Fragrant tree is extremely attractive large leaves. USDA Zones hardy (to -30°F) and 5-8. D 415: $28.50 very productive. It Spring Tree can start bearing its SHANGRILA (Morus alba) From sweet, deliciously Florida, it thrives in the South and FRAGRANT SPRING TREE (Toona or distinctive fruit the first year after can be grown in other areas with Cedrela sinensis) This remarkable planting. Berries ripen continuously moderate winters. This small tree, tree from China can grow to 30’ throughout July, August, and up to 20 feet, is productive and or more with attractive compound September and look like big, has tasty large black fruit and very leaves. However, keep it cut back elongated blackberries when ripe. large, heart-shaped leaves. USDA and harvest the new leaves. They The black, almost seedless fruit is Zones 6-9. D 432: $28.50 each taste like leeks. Great in salads, very sweet and considered the best stir fry etc. One gallon pot. D178: by many. The tree will grow to 35’ Trees With White Fruit $38.50 each LIMIT ONE tall, but is easily pruned and kept much smaller. USDA Zone 4-9. Because their fruit D420: $28.50 each is white, the fruit Mulberries does not stain, PAKISTAN (Morus therefore the tree Berries on a tree? Yes! The fabu- alba) The huge 3” long can be planted lous, abundant fruit of the Mul- berries of this selection near the house or berry (Morus) looks like plump from Islamabad are patio. White mul- blackberries and are wonder- not only sweet with a complex balance of berries look interesting against their ful eaten fresh, in fruit salads pretty green leaves. or made into a pie. Great as an favors, but they are ornamental, the self-fertile trees good in the red stage SWEET LAVENDER (Morus Alba) grow quickly and bear fruit while still as well as the purple/ This cultivar produces quantities of small and young. All three species black ripe stage. A productive, sweet and favorful white fruit which are attractive trees that can become spreading tree with large, heart- won’t stain and will look attractive large or be pruned to stay much shaped leaves, it excels in areas on the tree. Fruit is enjoyed fresh smaller. Since all but the white mul- with long, hot summers. USDA or dried. USDA Zones 5-9. D 433: berries stain, avoid planting a tree Zones 6-10. D 424: $32.50 each $28.50 each OSCAR (Morus Alba) Considered WHITE FRUITING Selected for among the the most favorful, this its pure white fruit and sweet Using Mulberries selection when fully ripe produces favor. The tree is of medium size, loads of medium size black fruit. spreading and productive. It is YIELD: 20 lbs. or more The fruit can also be eaten at the excellent eaten fresh or dried. USDA red stage and has a “raspberry” Zones 4-9.  LIFE EXPECTANCY: Rubra and favor. It is a fast growing, easy to D435: $32.50 each Alba up to 75 years, Nigra up to SARAHANPUR (Morus macroura) 300 years. care for tree. USDA Zones 6-9. D 430: $28.50 each This mulberry species comes from SIZE AND SPACING: Trees WELLINGTON (M. alba x rubra) Northern India and Nepal. The fruit grow to 20 or more. Varies by is yellowish white and 2-3 inches variety and species. Considered the best mulberry grown at the New York State Fruit long with a sweet melon like favor PRUNING: Maintain pyramid Testing center in Geneva. The tree and aroma. The fruit ripens in the shape. Not much pruning need- is a heavy cropper. The sweet black early summer. Trees grow 20-30’ tall. ed. cylindrical fruit ripens over several Hardy USDA Zones 8-10. Possibly HARVEST: During summer de- weeks. Hardy to USDA Zones 5-9. Zone 7. D 434: $34.50 each LIMIT pends on variety. D 425: $28.50 each ONE POLLINATION: Self Fertile SILK HOPE (Morus alba x rubra) BEAUTIFUL DAY (Morus alba) The Since mulberry leaves are the sweet white fruit will not stain like HARDINESS: Varies by variety. sole food source of the silkworm, the darker mulberries! Eat it fresh, Most Alba and Rubra Zones 5-8; some American trees date to the or dry it for snacking later. The tree Nigra Zones 8-10 early 1800’s, when North Carolina grows to about 30’. USDA Zones CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: was part of a thriving silk industry. 6-9. D 400: $28.50 each Generally easy to grow with few Although the industry was soon pests. eclipsed by foreign competition, 57 Morus Nigra orchard. USDA Zones 4-9. $ 3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; 10+; NOIR DE SPAIN NEW! (Morus Rootstocks $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 each nigra) The black mulberry tree is among the most beautiful. It grows EMLA 7 - R100 Produces a semi to 30 feet and has a symmetrical A Word About Rootstocks dwarf tree maintained from 11-16 feet spreading habit and very large tall. Trees can begin bearing in 3-4 heart shaped leaves. Each late We make virus free rootstock avail- years. It is hardy to -35° F. and does summer and early fall, it produces able to the backyard grower who well on wet soils. Suckers need to be loads of delicious fruit that is black wishes to start his or her own trees. removed each year. USDA Zones 4-9. when it is ripe. The tree is hardy in The choice of rootstock has much $ 3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; USDA Zones 8-10. Black Mulberry to do with tree performance. The $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 each trees thrive in California, western rootstock is the major factor in de- termining the size of the tree, its cold GENEVA 30 - R010 Good resistance Oregon and Western Washington to crown rot and fire blight, this and throughout the south, wherever hardiness and tolerance of wet or dry conditions. It helps determine how rootstock produces trees about 11- temperatures don’t fall below 10 16’ tall. It is similar to EMLA 7, but has degrees F.  soon the tree will bear and some of D422: $32.50 each the diseases to which it will be resis- better anchorage, higher production KOKUSA KOREAN Vigorous and fast tant. Raintree ofers fruit trees grown and fewer burr knots. Stake for the growing, this mulberry variety from on superior dwarfing rootstocks. The first few years. USDA Zones 4-9. Korea produces seedless two-inch following rootstock information will Survival improves after grafting if you sweet black mulberries soon after also help you understand more about don’t cut rootstock’s new lower side planting. Possibly a sub species successfully caring for your Rain- limbs until new growth is established. of Morus Nigra. USDA Zones 7-9. tree fruit trees. Remember that with $ 3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; D 421: $32.50 each any rootstock, the ultimate height $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 each of the tree depends not only on the MM 106 - R105 Semi-dwarf rootstock Unique Choices for rootstock but on the variety grafted, slightly bigger than M7 that does well the type of soil and the methods of on a variety of soils. USDA Zones 4-9. a Small Garden pruning and care. You may graft on $ 3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; CONTORTED (Morus Alba Unryu) to patented rootstocks but may not $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 each The contorted Mulberry is an reproduce the rootstock itself. Our MM 111 - R110 Produces a semi- incredibly beautiful landscape focal rootstocks are 1/4” caliber unless standard heavy bearing, precocious, point. This Japanese tree features noted. well anchored tree about 20 feet tall. a gnarled trunk and branches. It This rootstock has fiberous roots and has small tasty purple fruit and Rootstocks Are does well in a wide variety of soils. It attractive yellow fall foliage. A great Sent in February is hardy to -35° F. Or, graft an 8” piece edible landscaping plant, it can be of Bud 9 to it and make a well rooted, maintained at 8’ tall. USDA Zones Despite our best eforts to have them dwarf interstem. $3.50 each; 5+: 5-9. D410: $28.50 each ready earlier, it is always February, $3.00 each; 10+; $2.75 each; WEEPING FRUITING This is an sometimes early March, before we 25+: $2.35 each can send you the rootstocks. They amazing ornamental tree that can ANTONOVKA - R055 A Russian grow in a wide arc that sweeps may therefore be sent separately from the rest of your order. suckerless rootstock that produces to the ground. Stake it up to the a full-size, 25’ to 35’ tree. Hardy desired height and then let it weep. Apple Rootstock to -50°F. Wide soil adaptability. The tree is loaded with tasty small Produces large yellow, favorful fruit, which can only be seen from EMLA 27 - R020 Can be maintained at apples if allowed to fruit. $ 3.50 inside the canopy, The fruit turn only four to six feet in height. It is well each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; 10+; reddish black when ripe. Pull back suited for growing in a container or a $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 each a lower branch and there is room small yard. Trees grafted on EMLA 27 inside for a secret hiding place for bear early and heavily. It needs staking. MALUS FUSCA - M909 Native NW children. USDA Zones 5-9. D440: It is hardy to -25° F. This rootstock is crab for very wet sites. Natural semi- $28.50 each patented and it may not be reproduced dwarf. 2-3 foot graftable. $ 5 each; without permission of the patent holder. 10+; $4.50 each USDA Zones 4-9 $ 3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; $2.75 each; 25+: Plum, Apricot, Almond $2.35 each & Peach Rootstock BUDAGOVSKY 9 - R280 A very dwarfing apple rootstock similiar to Grafting works well with plums, EMLA 9 but more hardy. Trees can almonds and apricots. Peaches and be maintained at 6 to 10’ in height. peach rootstock, won’t usually take Requires staking. USDA Zones 3-9.  with winter grafting and need to be $3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; budded in summer. USDA Zones 4-9. $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 each MARIANNA 2624 - R401 This plum EMLA 26 - R060 It will produce a rootstock will produce a semi dwarf dwarf tree that can be maintained tree maintained from 10 to 15 feet from 8-14 feet tall. Does well in most tall. It does very well on wet soils soils. It is hardy to -40° F. Produces and tolerates a variety of soils. It is fruit in 2-3 years. Can be grown free compatible as an understock for plums standing but needs staking on windy and some almonds and apricots. sites. It doesn’t sucker much in the $ 3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; 58 $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 each KRYMSK 1TM - R116 This plum each; 25+: $2.35 each VICTORINOX BUDDING/ rootstock is also known as VVA 1. QUINCE BA 29c - R227 Makes a 10-15’ Plums and apricots grown on this semi -dwarf tree. Compatible with GRAFTING KNIFE dwarfing rootstock have proven Cydonia Quince and some European Excellent quality precocious. An excellent choice for pears. It is tolerant of wet soils. USDA Swiss folding knife home orchardists, the rootstock Zones 6-9. $ 3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 with a stainless produces a tree about half the size of each; 10+; $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 steel blade. This high quality, standard and it has shown excellent each economical right-handed knife will results when grown in heavy soils. make your propagating much easier. (PPAF) Includes $1 per rootstock T 750: $23.50 each royalty. $5 each; 5+: $4 each; 10+: Cherry Rootstock $3.75 each; 25+ $3.35 each KRYMSK 5TM - R117 (PPAF) A hybrid ST. JULIAN A - R260 A hardy semi dwarf of P. fruticosa x lannesiana. Larger rootstock used for plums, peaches in size than Gisela® 5, trees can be and apricots. Can be propagated from maintained at 15’. Non suckering, hardwood cuttings or layer beds. $3.50 precocious and compatible with each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; $2.75 all cherries. Developed by Russian each; 25+: $2.35 each breeder Gennady Eremin at the Krymsk Vavilov Institute. Royalties go to support his program. This rootstock is Pear & Quince Rootstock patented and may not be reproduced OHxF stock is compatible with all without permission of the patent holder. European pear varieties, it can also Also called VSL 2. USDA Zones 4-9. be used as a dwarfing understock Includes $1 per rootstock royalty. $5 for Asian pears or medlar but not for each; 5+: $4 each; 10+: $3.75 each; SCIONON GRAFTING SHEARS NEW!  quince. It induces early production 25+ $3.35 each The beautifully designed hand held and is winter hardy at least to -20°F. stainless steel jawed commercial It does well on a variety of soils. quality Scionon Grafting Shears, model More Grafting Supplies SGH216, works on graft wood from OHxF 333 PEAR - R225 This Old Home See page 89 for descriptions. 3/16 to -5/8” diameter. It safely and x Farmingdale cross, Brooks selection, Grafting bands T240 10/$1.50 easily does field or bench grafting; whip (abbreviated OHxF) grows 75% of Budding bands T090 20/$1.50 and tongue, cleft and wedge grafts and standard produces a tree that can be Chip budding tape T150 $3.50 also cuts chip and T buds. The tool is maintained at 15 feet tall. $ 3.50 each; Parafilm T153 $5.00 supplied with full operating instructions. 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; $2.75 each; Permanent labels T485 10/$2.50 This new tool from New Zealand is 25+: $2.35 each Box of perm labels T485B 100/$17.50 perfect for the serious grafter. The OHxF 97 PEAR - R119 Produces a Tree coat sealer T184 $9.95 optional holster attaches to a belt and full-size pear tree. It is precocious, Grafting leafet S050 $2.95 also has pockets for a sharpening winter hardy, resistant to fireblight and TINA GRAFTING KNIFE Professional stone and/or spare blade storage. pear decline. $ 3.50 each; 5+: $3.00 right handed walnut handle grafting T 250: $229 each each; 10+; $2.75 each; 25+: $2.35 knives from Germany. They hold the each best edge. We have used one knife SCIONON GRAFTING SHEARS HOLSTER NEW! The optional holster OHxF 87 PEAR - R118 Grows 75% of at Raintree for 25 years! T 755: standard. Induces early, heavy bearing. $49.50 each for the Scionon Grafting Shears Works well for Asian and European attaches to a belt and also has pears and is very winter hardy. $3.50 pockets for a sharpening stone and/ each; 5+: $3.00 each; 10+; $2.75 or spare blade storage. It’s perfect for field grafting.T  255: $49.00 each OMEGA Starting Your Own (Stooling or mound layering for apples, plums and cherries) GRAFTING TOOLA high 1. Plant the rootstock in your 2.Cut it of at ground quality plier- garden one foot apart. Let it level the following like tool from grow through the season. spring. Italy. Tested by 3. During the next (and area amateur each following) spring fruit growing and early summer it will send up shoots. Every groups. You can achieve over a couple of weeks, hill up 90% grafting success rate. Safely sawdust or dirt around and easily operated by one strong the new shoots, always hand, it makes either a key hole leaving the terminal bud exposed to continue type notch or a V cut on both the its growth. Sawdust is 5. Use the rootstocks rootstock and the scion wood, preferred. for bench grafting, making it possible to successfully 4. The following winter, or if they are slightly graft without using a knife. It only use your hands to pull too small, plant them works well if you select wood that the sawdust away. for summer budding. is approx­ i­ mate­ ly­ 1/4” in diameter Cut of the now rooted Those which are shoots at the base of smaller can be plant- and ap­prox­i­mate­ly matched in size. the mother plant. ed in a bed and grown T 245: $75 another year. 59 Rootstock Propagation Tips on Grafting Rootstocks Plums, cherries and pears are often done by hard- How to collect scionwood: Cut vigorous, pencil-size wood cuttings in the fall or early winter. Stoolbeds are (1/4” diameter) wood when the tree is dormant (Dec- often used for apples. For cuttings, use pencil size Feb.). Select only last year’s new healthy growth. It’s new wood and cut about 10 inches long. Using bottom at the end of branches and has fat vegetative buds heat will increase success but plums often root if just not plump fruit buds. stuck in the field. Lovell peach is grown from seeds. Storing the scionwood: You need pieces only 4-6” long for grafting. However, you can store pieces a foot Planting Your Grafted Rootstock long or more. Label each variety. A piece of masking Graft at the rootstock height where the size of scion tape and magic marker works well. Dip the scionwood and rootstock most closely match. It is often best to in a solution of one tablespoon Clorox to one gallon plant the grafted rootstock in a garden or easy to care of water and dry of. Place the scionwood in a plastic for area, spaced about 18 inches apart for one or two bag. Wet a paper towel and wring it out. Put it in the years before planting the tree into your orchard. Use bag with the scionwood and seal. Keep refrigerated your fingers or pruners to keep any buds from grow- until you graft. ing below the graft union. Choose only one vigorous Grafting: The booklet (S050: $2.95) shows you how. branch to tie up to start your new trunk and prune of Determine how high to graft on rootstock by matching any other branches that start to grow. the size of rootstock and scionwood. Use a grafting band. (T240: Bundle of 10 $1.50) Custom Grafting by Appointment Only Also consider purchasing a grafting knife or an Omega How to Rescue Heirloom Varieties: You may want grafting tool, which can make grafts easier for begin- to save an old variety by collecting scionwood from ners or people uncomfortable with a sharp knife. See that tree and grafting the wood on to a new rootstock. page 89. Or we can do the grafting for you if you bring the dor- After care: Keep the roots moist. “Callus” the graft mant scionwood to the nursery. Call us first for details by keeping it at room temperature for about ten days and an appointment. before planting it in a nursery or garden area where We charge $5 per graft plus the cost of the rootstock. it’s easy to care for. After one or two years, plant it in (Less for quantities of 10 or more of a variety! Ask our your orchard. For more complete grafting instructions, horticulturist for a price quote.) We can do grafting for buy our grafting leafet. (S050: $2.95 each) you or teach you to do it at our annual Raintree class- We offer grafting classes! See page 94 for more es. See page 94. info.

freeze to the ground and come back size than to produce a crop the same year! most other Figs The fruit is medium size, with purple varieties. It skin and a sweet, rich favor. D320: produces well (Ficus carica) If you are among the $23.50 each in hot summer many people who associate a fig EXCEL Enjoy the sweet, rich favor areas. When tree with only a hot dry climate, you grown in a are in for a delicious surprise. Fig of this. medium size, yellow fruit with amber pulp. Excel is resistant pot, in a cool trees thrive in the Pacific North- summer west and much of the nation. to splitting even under adverse conditions. It is a superb, all climate, it can be brought inside to Most of the varieties we ofer have finish ripening. D 345: $23.50 each been selected for cold hardiness purpose fig. Introduced in 1975. and early ripening. A warm location It’s considered very hardy. D 311: LATTARULA This high quality fig with a southern exposure is import- $23.50 each is among the most popular and ant for ripening fruit in a maritime VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX Also known widely adapted varieties. The ripe climate. Mature plants are all hardy as Bordeaux and as Negronne. fruit, with amber colored fesh and to about 10° F. Fig plants can be The very productive tree produces yellow-green skin, is so tasty for grown in colder climates if they are two crops of purple black figs with fresh eating, canning, and drying pruned as a bush and covered in strawberry colored fesh. Very good that it has earned the nickname winter or grown in a pot and brought in quality with a rich favor. D360: “Italian Honey Fig.” D 330: $23.50 inside in winter. We ofer vigorous, $23.50 each each well rooted 1-gallon plants. PETER’S HONEY NEW! Brought from Sicily, this fig is one of the Figs for Hotter Summers Widely Adaptable best. The skin is a beautiful shiny PANACHEE HARDY CHICAGO yellow green when ripe, and the TIGER STRIPE From a garden fesh is superb for fresh eating, This light yellow, near Chicago drying and canning. D340: $23.50 small to medium, comes this each pear-shaped hardy excellent PETITE NEGRI A dwarf tree or bush fruit is adorned fig which, once that thrives in a pot and produces with unique dark established, can large crops of sweet purple/black green stripes. fruit with red fesh. It has two crops The fesh has strawberry color and 60 a year and sets more fruit for its good, sweet favor. It needs a long, warm growing season and ripens DESERT NORDLAND late. D 359: $23.50 each KING Top Nordland Bergfeige FLANDERS The richly-favored rated is originally from amber fesh of Flanders is among in the Switzerland and the most favorful of all figs, and Pacific considered among the beautiful fruit with violet stripes NW for its the hardiest figs. It and white fecks resists splitting. reliability is able to survive to The highly productive tree requires and 10 degrees F and a hot summer or a greenhouse for delicious possibly lower. It the fruit to ripen and develop its favor, this is a brownish fig outstanding favor. D 312: $23.50 fig tree produces large, very sweet and very sweet and tasty. It was each and tasty fruit with dark green recommended to us as a good choice for cooler maritime climates BLACK MISSION  skin and pink fesh. Each year, the and it has proven to thrive at the The most popular overwintering “breba” crop will WSU Mt. Vernon station in Western fig, heavy-bearing ripen in August. It is a San Pedro Washington. D 353: $23.50 each and long-lived, type fig, which physiologically Mission produces cannot ripen a fall crop. Grow it for large, teardrop its unrivaled overwintering crop. How to Use Figs shaped fruit with D 310: $23.50 each; 3+: $21.50 purple-black skin and richly favorful, each IN THE KITCHEN: Fresh figs are a strawberry-red fesh. Trees grow well wonderful treat. They are delicious dried in California, on the coast or inland, OLYMPIAN or eaten fresh or cooked into sauces and and they set both an overwintering Along with jam. “breba” crop in early summer and a Desert King IN THE LANDSCAPE: With its large dark later crop in fall. Hardy to 15°F. D305: the best bet for green leaves and spreading habit, the $23.50 each  cool summer fig tree has a tropical appearance. Trees areas. This can slowly grow very large but can easily TEXAS BLUE be kept small with pruning. It is beautiful GIANT A huge fig newly available planted on the patio or near walkways. with attractive fig was found in Grow as a potted plant on a porch, deck purple skin and a Olympia, Washington, and regularly or other sunny area and bring inside delicious melting ripens a delicious breba crop in during severe winter weather. amber fesh. A August and often a fall crop in cool winner in the summer areas where others fail. Useful Facts south, it thrives in Texas and other Brought to us by Denny McGaughy, HARDINESS: Mature trees can stand hot desert areas. Grow it inside this red/purple skinned, red feshed 10° F. Lower temperatures cause in the North. Zones 7-11. D 365: fig has been long awaited. D343: freezing to the ground, but new growth $23.50 each $29.50 each LIMIT ONE resprouts from the roots. Zones 7-11. Chilling needed is only 100 hours. BROWN SUN: Trees tolerate shade; maximum Best Choices for Cool TURKEY This sun is required for fruit. Summer Climates hardy tree bears SPACING: 15-20’. With pruning they can heavily and be placed closer. For at least 100 years, fig lovers in Varieties we ofer do not the Pacific Northwest have been can produce POLLINATION: two crops of need pollination. trying out figs to see which ones LIFETIME: 100+ years. PROPAGA- produce consistently in our cool large delicious fruit each year. TION: By rooted cuttings. maritime summer climate. It turns HARVEST TIME: The first (over winter- out that the figs we can count on, The figs have ing “breba”) crop ripens in summer, the produce a reliable over wintering mahogany colored skin and light second crop ripens in fall. In cool sum- “breba” crop that ripens in August, amber fesh that is very sweet. mer areas only the breba crop may ripen. since we cannot count on the main Highly reliable in much of the Pacific Fruit is ripe and ready for harvest when it crop that ripens in the fall to mature. NW. D355: $19.95 each; 3+: droops on the stem from its own weight. The Amend family founded the Wil- $18.50 each YEARS TO FRUIT: 3-4 PESTS: None of lamette Fig Gardens in about 1916 importance. and introduced many of the varieties PASTILLIERE we now ofer. In recent years Denny A beautiful How To Grow bright purple McGaughy has collected winners SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Figs are adapt- from people’s yards throughout our fig with favorful able to varied soils. A well-drained fertile region and introduced more variet- strawberry loam, close to neutral pH is best. ies now in the Raintree catalog. He colored fesh. It CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Plant has also worked with U.C. Davis to often ripens an on the south side of a building or wall do DNA testing to correctly identi- October crop in and protect from cold winds. Figs do not fy fig varieties because often the the Pacific Northwest where most need much fertilizer. While water require- same fig has been called by many others fail. It is a good companion ments are low, regular irrigation during names. to varieties like Desert King which dry spring and summer spells will result ripen only a summer crop. It is in consistent growth and good crops. Prune to a vase shape allowing air and thought to be a Japanese variety light to penetrate the center of the tree. For more figs, visit called Hirta that was introduced into Europe in the 19th century. D 342: raintreenursery.com $23.50 each 61 astringent which means it develops Unique Asian- its rich sweet favor and cinnamon Persimmons color when pollinized. Saijo and American Chocolate are the best pollinizers.  Cross (Diospyros species) Both Asian D216: $39.95 each and American persimmons are very NIKITA’S GIFT beautiful trees that produce deli- HACHIYA This is the variety most Almost as hardy cious, sweet orange fruit. All the often found in stores. The 4” long as the American trees we ofer are grafted and will acorn persimmon and almost as large have superior quality fruit on an ear- shaped as the Asian, Nikita’s large crops ly bearing tree. We can ship only Izu, fruit is deep of 2-1/2”, fattish, red-orange fruit Cofee Cake, Chocolate, Hachiya orange are certainly gifts. When fully ripe and Jiro to CA. We ofer 3-5’ trees. when ripe and soft, this hybrid persimmon is Our Asians are on D. Lotus root- and very sweet and favorful. Fall foliage is a stock and unless otherwise noted sweet and gorgeous orange color. From Nikita are hardy to about 10°F. Chocolate, favorful. Botanic Garden in Yalta. It is self- Hachiya, Jiro, Izu, Coffee Cake It is great fertile. On D. virginiana rootstock. and Saijo thrive in and can be dried. It is astringent until ripened D 224: $39.95 each sent to CA. of the tree and eaten when soft. D 218: $39.95 each American Persimmons Best Asians For Earliest Ripening Asians PRAIRIE STAR™ An early-ripening Warm Summers American persimmon that sets IZU A large crops of very sweet fruit. It’s JIRO Jiro is very early self-fertile. D 228: $39.95 each round and fat ripening, with an orange GARRETSON One of the best fine quality American Persimmon varieties, skin and sweet Asian mild fesh. It is a Garretson bears heavy crops of persimmon. sweet, high quality fruit. Garretson non-astringent This is type, great ripens early and is very hardy a non- and easy to grow. Needs a male eaten while firm. Also known in the astringent U.S. as Fuyu. D 215: $39.95 each persimmon pollenizer (D230). On D. selection. It virginiana rootstock. D219: $39.95 CHOCOLATE Choice of sets medium sized fruit on a dwarf each connoisseurs. The medium size tree. Hardy to 0°F. D 250: $39.95 red, conical, astringent type fruit each develops sweet, spicy brown SAIJO Northerners Can Grow fesh when ripe if pollinized. It is Saijo is the American Persimmons astringent until ripened of the tree. only Asian It’s the best pollinizer for the Cofee persimmon Cake variety. D217: $39.95 each Meader grafted American we can ripen Persimmon trees grow much COFFEE CAKE (Nishimura Wase) in our cool larger than Asian varieties and A richly favored variety that ripens summers the fruit is smaller. However a month before Jiro. It ripens in at Raintree the Americans usually ripen climates with summers too cool in western earlier and the trees are much to consistently ripen Jiro or Fuyu. Washington. more winter hardy. The fruit is The fruit is large and roundish. The astringent until fully ripe. Zones This self 5-9. All Americans are on D. tree is vigorous and easy to grow. fertile cultivar is hardy to -10 virginiana rootstock. We cannot It is called Cofee Cake for its rich degrees F. It produces consistently ship American persimmons to favor and brown fesh color when sweet acorn shaped fruit on a small California. ripe. It is a pollination variant non tree. D 260: $39.95 each

Using Persimmons Willamette Valley and other areas with warm- YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: 2-3 years for er summers. Americans ripen in October. grafted trees. IN THE LANDSCAPE: A beautiful orna- PICKING & STORAGE: Pick astringent va- SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Persimmons are mental, the large glossy leaves turn bright rieties after they color up and allow the fruit adapted to a wide variety of soil types. They red each autumn. After the leaves fall, the to soften and become “mushy’ inside before are tolerant of wet soils and also do well on orange fruit hangs like many lanterns on the you can enjoy the sweet favor. The American light sandy soils. Once established, they can tree. cultivars are all astringent. Non-astringent withstand some drought. SUN OR SHADE: Persimmons can tolerate selections are delicious even when eaten CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: They have some shade but Asian varieties, in particular, while the fruit is ripe but firm. Non astringent require a sunny location to ripen the fruit. firm “apple type persimmons” are the most almost no pest or disease problems. The PLANT HEIGHT & SPACING: 15’ for Asians, popular in Japan. They do need thinning to tree can be kept small with judicious prun- 35’ for Americans though they are easily increase fruit size. ing. Use a modified central leader. Pruning maintained at 15’. POLLINATION: Asian persimmons produce should be confined to light thinning and HARVEST TIME: Oct.-Nov. Fuyu and Hachi- seedless fruit without pollination. Americans, heading back excessively vigorous growth. ya, because of longer ripening time, often except Meader, usually need a male for Persimmons fower and bear fruit on the don’t ripen in Western WA. but thrive in the pollination. current season’s growth.

62 IVAN’S BEAUTYTM (Sorbus aucuparia x Aronia) Sweet-tart, small, wine-red fruit, prized for Jujubes making wine, jelly and sauces, cover this small beautiful 12-15’-tall (Zizyphus jujuba) Jujubes are pretty yard tree. D710: $26.50 each trees with glossy green leaves that TM turn yellow in the autumn. Called IVANS BELLE (Sorbus aucuparia “Chinese Date”, the fruit is very x Craetagus) An attractive tree sweet, reddish brown when ripe, from the Ukraine. The 15’ tree has 1-1/2” long with a single seed. large, glossy compound leaves and These grafted trees will grow to produces loads of tart, ½”, wine red 20’ or more but can be maintained fruit that is prized for making wine, much smaller. They are very pro- jelly or sauces. D 711: $26.50 each MEADER The only available ductive and early bearing. The fruit American that is reliably self-fertile. needs hot summers to ripen well. In From fruit breeder Elwyn Meader cooler summers pick it half brown of New Hampshire. These grafted Edible and half green and bring it inside to trees are upright growing, very cold finish ripening. The myth of Zizyphus hardy, and among the first to ripen, Hawthorn is that they are all tender sub-tropi- even in areas with cool summers. cals, but jujubes are hardy in USDA D 255: $39.95 each RED SUN CHINESE Zones 6-10. These partially self fertile cultivars produce better with MALE AMERICAN The male is a HAW (Crataegus pinnatifida) An another cultivar for pollination. We beautiful tree but doesn’t produce ship 3-5’ trees. fruit. It will pollinate all American attractive species females including Meader. On D. of small 12’ LANG Lang has virginiana rootstock. D230: $36.50 tall trees from large, pear- each northern China shaped, favorful with 1” diameter fruit which must fruit which turn be fully colored red when ripe. This fruit is tasty for best eating. when eaten fresh, dried, or used to Let the summer Note on Delayed make syrups, preserves or candies. ripening fruit dry Leafing Persimmons USDA Zones 4-9. Self-fertile. D163: on the tree. The $26.50 each tree is upright and almost spineless. Don’t worry! Because per- BIG GOLDEN STAR NEW! Unlike the Needs a pollinizer. D 204: $39.95 simmons, unlike most plants, each break dormancy based on common hawthorn, this tree has no heat units, not chilling hours, thorns. It is a striking small tree with LI Enjoy large, round many newly planted persim- very large, lobed leaves. It has good early season fruit, mon trees don’t come out of autumn color and lots of edible up to 3 oz. in mid- dormancy the first season, fruits 1 1/2 inch in diameter used August. Li may be in a cool spring and summer for cooking and making jelly. USDA picked at the yellow- cli-mate like the Pacific NW, Zones 4-9. D 168: $26.50 each green stage. It is until summer or even fall. A LIMIT ONE best eaten fresh. bare root tree could be simply TEXAS SUPERBERRY (Crataegus Partially self-fruitful. planted in the ground or could aestivalis) Mayhaws are a group D 202: $39.95 be potted to provide more of hawthorns, native to the U.S. each heat for the roots and then that produce small tasty crab SHERWOOD Enjoy the excellent unpot-ted and planted just apple like fruit that is famous tasting, firm large shiny reddish- after it started to leaf. Plant- for making a delicious jelly. The brown date-like fruit that has a ing instruc-tions are included attractive tree grows to 15’ and sweet apple-like favor. When with each tree. has pretty white self fertile fowers. candied and dried, it resembles It blooms very early, making a date. Sherwood is good in hot fruit set only occasional in areas desert areas. It is an attractive with late spring frosts. Warren upright grower with shiny leaves Superberry was found in Texas by and far fewer thorns than other Mt. Ash famed horticulturist T. O. Warren. selections. Not recommended for It produces heavy crops of red areas where climate cools before Hybrids berries used in pie, jelly or juice. fruit ripens. D2 07: $42.50 each D 164: $26.50 each SHANXI LI NEW! Enjoy the very These are beautiful, unusual upright RED AZEROLE NEW! This small, large two inch plus fruit, excellent hardy trees with large glossy com- ornamental hawthorn can be grown eaten fresh or dried. Shanxi Li has pound leaves. Bred for beauty and for its small red fruit reddish brown date like fruit. It does by famed Russian that tastes like a tart apple. It grows well in hot, dry summer areas. It plant breeder Ivan quickl y into a 15’ tree or large ripens in mid season, in the late Michurin. Each is shrub with beautiful, glossy, dark summer or early fall and is self self-fertile. USDA green foliage. In spring, it is loaded fertile. USDA Zones 6-10. D 209: with dense clusters of large white $42.50 each Zones 3-8. 3-5’ fowers. Self-fertile. USDA Zone 5-9. trees. D 162: $26.50 each 63 Pomegranates Pomegranates and Your Health (Punica granatum) We ofer a wide selection of pomegranates, each Pomegranates are rated among the with its own complex and unique fa- most healthful of fruits. Studies show vor. The pomegranate can be grown pomegranate juice has much more as a small tree or in a bush form. polyphenol antioxidants than any other drink, including red wine and Their bright foliage and beautiful blueberry juice. It is rich in favonoids orange fowers make them a beauti- which researchers find protects ful landscape plant. Pomegranates against heart disease. require only 150 chilling hours & need well-drained soil. Pomegranates ripen well in the WONDERFUL The Tea South and in California. They grow variety usually well in the Pacific Northwest but found in markets. (Camellia sinensis) Plant an au- don’t get the intense summer heat Hot summers are thentic tea plant in your yard! These they need to ripen. needed to fully ripen pretty evergreen Camellia bushes Growing them as a multi-stemmed the large, tart fruit. grow about 4’ tall (taller in mild D 490: $22.50 each regions) and can make an attractive bush in a pot and bringing them in in evergreen hedge.They have pretty the fall can extend their productive KASHMIR BLEND Named for its fragrant autumn fowers. The leaves range. delicious blend of complex favors. are elliptical, 2-4” long and contain EVERSWEET  Since it is the first Kashmir Blend produces a tart, the stimulant cafeine. Leaves will pomegranate to ripen (a month or rich favor beloved by pomegranate produce green or black tea. Re- more before Wonderful), Eversweet aficionados. The exquisite balance search suggests that green tea has bears in shorter season areas. Its between acid and sugar results in special beneficial health properties. large, dark red, virtually seedless fruit is great juice. D478: $24.50 each These plants also grow well indoors sweet, even when immature, an added SWEET Sweeter fruit than in a pot. Plants prefer sun or partial ripening advantage over other cultivars. Wonderful, with better quality shade. Delicious, sweet-tangy fruit has clear, in cool-summer climates. It is a A Chinese way to make green tea is non-staining juice. D485: $24.50 compact plant, suitable to espalier to “pick only the new growing tips each and container growing. Harvest in (the top three leaves on a branch). PINK SATIN This attractive late summer. Unsplit ripe fruit stores Spread and dry in the shade for six pomegranate has unique, edible seeds in a cool, dry place for two months hours. Then on low heat in an open and a sweetly refreshing favor. Soft, or more. D 480: $24.50 each pot, heat the leaves for a couple of edible sweet seeded cultivars are PARFIANKA This naturally dwarf hours, frequently stirring. You can sought after by cultures familiar with pomegranate sets profuse amounts use your hand to stir. Then put the pomegranates. The soft seeds make of fruit even when young. The leaves in a cup and pour boiling it seem almost seedless. Its original medium size, yellow fruit has a bright water over the leaves. You can drink name is Pink Ice. D 479: $24.50 each red blush, soft seeds and a sweet-tart it with the leaves still in the cup.” RED SILK This taste that is rated among the best For black tea, ferment the leaves. dwarf UC Davis in taste tests. Parfianka makes an Plants are hardy in the Pacific North- introduction excellent juice. D 486: $26.50 each west. USDA Zones 7-10. In 1-quart grows to about POMEGRANATE ROADS By Gregory pots. 6’, making it Levin 183 pages. Floreant Press, RUSSIAN TEA Grown from seed perfect for a Subtitled “A Soviet Botanists’s gathered in Tea plantations in Sochi, large patio pot! Exile from Eden.” A beguiling Russia along the Black Sea. This is It produces an blend of memoir and pomegranate the northern most area where tea abundant crop of large fruit with red horticulture. Dr. Levin tells of is grown commercially. Flowers are juice and a delicious grenadine favor his life’s work in a remote Soviet white and fragrant.  L503: $22.50 that has a pleasing balance of acid research station in the mountains each and sweetness. D 491: $24.50 each near Iran. S 329: $18 each TEA BREEZE A beautiful EXPOSURE: Full Sun. white- About Pomegranates POLLINATION: Self fertile. fowered IN THE LANDSCAPE: Enjoy the spring HARDINESS: Zones 8-10.They are ornamental display of showy orange-red fowers on hardy to about 10° F. Even if frozen to the variety that these glossy leafed arching shrubs. ground, plants will re-sprout from the is also used to make delicious tea. IN THE KITCHEN: Try several varieties to roots like a fig. If grown in a pot, they can L 501: $22.50 each experience the range of delicious pome- be brought in to ripen. granate favors. Use them in a wide variety BLUSHING MAIDEN Similiar to Tea SIZE & SPACING: Prune them as a 8-10’ of delicious Middle Eastern recipes. tall shrub or allow them to become a Breeze except the fowers are a beautiful 15-20’ tree or espalier. pretty pink color. L 502: $22.50 Useful Facts RIPENING: Late Fall. each YIELD: 15 plus pounds per plant. SOIL: Most need well drained soils. 64 crops of oval, sweet and flavorful grafted varieties but a great value fruit. One of the earliest ripening and just as likely to grow well. Paw Paws varieties in our region. D374: Choose two for pollination or one $27.50 each and a grafted variety. 1 gallon pot. (Asimina D 370: $18.50 each triloba) The paw Outstanding Cultivars paw is the From Kentucky Edible largest TM edible fruit SHENANDOAH This patented native to new variety is one of the largest Dogwoods Ameri- and most flavorful Pawpaws, each ca. Well weighing up to a pound. The fruit ripens in mid season and is sweet Our dogwoods are small ornamental known in trees with beautiful spring fowers much of the eastern United States, and flavorful with creamy-yellow, custard-like flesh. D394: $27.50 and attractive summer foliage and the tree has long, tropical looking fall color. Dogwoods are planted for leaves and produces dark green, each TM their ornamental beauty, but in Rus- oblong fruit (3” to 6” long) with a SUSQUEHANNA The largest of all sia and elsewhere they are prized pulp that tastes like vanilla custard. the Peterson Paw Paw selections. for heavy production of delicious You can just take out your spoon Susquehanna fruit is very sweet fruit. Cannot ship to Florida. We and eat the delicious treat. While the and richly flavorful with very few ofer 3-5’ trees. paw paw tree grows well in much seeds. Individual fruits can weigh of the nation, it needs a long hot a pound! It ripens in mid season. summer to ripen its fruit and only D 395: $27.50 each Cornus Mas Has the earliest ripening cultivars stand Flavorful Fruit a chance of maturing in the cooler parts of the Pacific Northwest. The Flavorful Favorites Cornus Mas, also called “Cornelian Cherry” is a fantastic small orna- pulp has big seeds that are easy to PROLIFIC A vigorous tree and a spoon out and discard or plant to mental tree that bears favorful fruit. heavy cropper with very good Trees are beautiful in all seasons. grow additional trees. Paw paws are flavored fruit. It comes into slow growing and small upon arrival. They are covered with yellow fow- production sooner than other ers in the spring before the leaves varieties. D 378: $27.50 each appear. This is followed by favorful Earliest Ripening REBECCA’S GOLD Vigorous, summer fruit and red and yellow fall This one is most likely to ripen in productive tree with sweet foliage. Cornus Mas thrives in soil areas with cool summers like the aromatic fruit. Ripens mid to late with high organic content. Trees like Pacific Northwest. season. D375: $27.50 each partial shade in hot summer areas NC 1 NEW! NC-1 is an early SUNFLOWER A well known hardy and full sun where summers are ripening variety from Canada. It northern selection with large, cooler. USDA Zones 4-9. 3-5 foot bears great crops of large and flavorful fruit and few seeds. trees unless noted. flavorful fruit. D373: $27.50 Ripens slightly later than other RAINTREE SELECT The most each varieties. Reportedly self-fertile. favorful and productive of many PENNSYLVANIA GOLDEN Very D385: $27.50 each seedlings grown from productive sweet and favorful, medium to large FORD AMEND Selected in the trees from Russia. This tree ripens fruit. Reportedly the earliest of all Pacific Northwest and grown since elongated red fruit late in the our varieties to ripen. A great variety 1950. Flavorful, green-yellow fruit season. D567: $28.50 each LIMIT to try in cooler regions. D391: with orange fesh, ripens in late ONE $27.50 each September. D 372: $27.50 each MITCHELL NEW! A highly regarded PAW PAW SEEDLINGS Not as variety, Mitchell bears good consistently productive as the

Using Paw Paws IN THE LANDSCAPE: Enjoy its bright yellow fall foliage. SUN OR SHADE: Though they need sun to ripen, paw paws are a natural hardwood forest understory plant that likes high humidity. HEIGHT & SPACING: Trees slowly grow to 25’ or more but can be maintained at 10-15 feet height and spacing. HARVESTING: In fall when fruit color turns from green to yellow. HARDINESS: Zones 5-9 YEARS TO FRUITING: Outside their native habitat, Paw Paws often grow very slowly and can take many years to start producing. Visit the nursery POLLINATION: Each variety has inconspicuous brown fowers in May and is insect, or more reliably, hand pollinated from the male fowers of one variety to the female fowers of another variety. for too-large-to- TRANSPLANTING: The tree has a tap root and grows very slowly at first. That is why we ofer them in pots. Transplant with as much soil as possible, trying not to disturb ship plants! the roots. 65 KAZENLAK This cultivar from DWARF Bulgaria produces an abundance of RED (Musa 1-1/2” long, deep red fruit prized for ‘Dwarf its jumbo size and excellent favor. Red’) D 581: $34.50 each LIMIT ONE Growing only 6’ to RED STAR A very heavy producer of 8’ tall, this pungent, delicious, glossy dark red, beautiful, oval fruit 1 1/4 inches long. Makes red skinned great preserves. An outstanding banana edible ornamental. The tree grows can bring to 10’-15’ and has gorgeous yellow the tropics spring fowers. Needs another to your Cornus Mas variety as a pollinizer. home while the snow falls out- D 575: $26.50 each doors. It needs high light levels YELLOW and temperatures 65°F or higher to FRUITED do well, but will reward the grower This beautiful who provides these conditions with edible delicious fruit that is almost black Bananas when ripe. USDA Zones 9-10. J33 5: ornamental $24.50 each produces Often edible bananas can’t take tem- beautiful peratures below freezing but can be yellow grown indoors. Our ornamental culti- Banana Book fowers each vars are surprisingly hardy and can be BANANAS YOU CAN GROW by spring and grown in much of the nation. Ofered Stokes & Waddick, 128 pages. is loaded in 1 gallon pots.Prohibited to HI. For Northern and Southern home with unique gardeners. Includes 66 cultivars. yellow fruit Sections are on cultivation, 1 inch long Hardy Ornamentals propagation, best cultivars for each each fall. BASJOO HARDY This Japanese site and growing in greenhouses Use another Cornus Mas variety as native is hardy to zero when and containers. Well written with a pollinizer for fruit. D578: $26.50 mulched. It will grow to 15’ tall many color illustrations. S 009: each (less than 10’ in a large pot) and $19.95 each grace your northern yard with giant VARIEGATED A beautiful and tropical looking banana stems unusual edible ornamental. This and leaves. Though its fruit is not Subtropicals multi stemmed tree has beautiful palatable the fowers are showy. It green and white variegated leaves. needs sun, lots of summer water LOQUAT SEEDLING (Erioboytra It is easily maintained at ten feet and lots of nitrogen for rapid japonica) This tropical looking tall and like the other Cornus Mas growth. After the first fall frost, tree produces leathery evergreen has beautiful yellow fowers in the prune the stems to a foot high. In foliage and fruit that is very sweet, spring and edible red berries each May, new growth is spectacular. aromatic and looks like a small summer. D 580: $28.50 each J 320: $24.50 each round apricot. The tree is self-fertile RED TIGER (Musa sikkimensis) A and hardy to 12° F. It blooms in late Kousas Loaded With Fruit! beautiful cold tolerant ornamental winter and only sets fruit in areas banana from the Himalayas. It with above freezing winters and hot (Cornus Kousa) These beautiful summers. It grows well but rarely ornamentals grow to 12-15’ tall with grows to 15’ tall with huge purple striped leaves and long lasting fruits in the Pacific Northwest. It can attractive, disease resistant, ovate grow to 20’ tall or be kept small in leaves that turn scarlet in fall. Enjoy yellow flowers. Though it’s almost as cold tolerant as Basjoo it needs a pot. One Gallon Pot. USDA Zones large showy white fowers in June. 8-10. J 340: $22.50 each Pick round bright edible red fruit in warm weather to break dormancy. October. Space 12’ apart or 4’ apart All the hardy bananas benefit from to make a stun- a thick winter mulch in colder ning 6-8’ hedge. climates. USDA Zones 6-10. One Best in good gallon pot. J337: $24.50 each garden soil with afternoon shade. Delicious Indoor Favorites USDA Zones 5-8. DOUBLE This sport of the Dwarf 2-3’ size. Cavendish banana is also known as BIG APPLE ‘Mahoi’. It will grow to about 7’ tall in KOUSATM  a large pot. Happy indoors with high Selected for its light levels and temperatures 65°F cascades of large or higher, it usually produces two red, tasty fruit. large heads of sweet little bananas, Self fertile. D 585: sometimes three, beginning the $26.50 each second year. Try it outdoors in USDA Zones 9-10 and inside 66 elsewhere. J336: $24.50 each LEMON GUAVA NEW! (Pisidium under bark. We ofer seedlings. Plant tubers and the much smaller edible littorale) Grown it as a potted indoor two to assure pollination and more to propagation tubers which grow just shrub with tasty 1-2 inch round prune into an excellent hedge. Grow under the soil surface. Zones 5-9. yellow fruit. It grows outdoors in in sun to part shade in a well-drained, 4-inch pot. L 558: $16.50 each USDA Zone 10 and is hardy to acidic site with lots of organic matter. 23 degrees F. where is makes a USDA Zones 8-11. Quart pot. D 177: MASHUA (Tropaeolum tuberosum) sturdy 10-15 foot shrub or small $19.95 each Among Andean tubers, Mashua, tree. Young plants produce lots a relative of of yellow fruit. Blend the whole the garden fruits with strawberries or other Lost Crops nasturtium fruits to make a delicious puree. is one of Its great in smoothies, popsicles the highest or even salads. It’s native to Brazil. of the Incas yielding, Self fertile. One quart pot. J 315: $16.50 each “Lost Crops of the Incas” is the title easiest of a book published in 1989 and to grow, is free online. Of the over 30 food and most crops discussed in the book, we resistant Edibles picked three tuber crops that are to cold, to USDA Zone 7 or maybe nutritious, easy to cultivate, can be colder. It also repels many insects, from Chile grown in much of the country and nematodes, and other pathogens, ofer a new taste experience. thus making it a valuable plant Chile has similiar climates to the OCA (Oxalis to intercrop with other species. west coast of the U.S. tuberosa) The tubers about the size of small Another potatoes have shapes ranging from tasty tuber conical to carrot like. Mashua is from the high yielding, even under conditions Andes. One of almost no management. You will of the lost receive 2 tubers. L553: $16.50 for crops of the Inca’s, 2 tubers Oca is the second most popular tuber in Peru after potatoes. The small, bright pink tubers are similar in favor to a Edible CHILEAN GUAVA (Myrtus ugni tangy potato. The attractive clover- molinae) The attractive Chilean like foliage is also edible. The tubers Guava bears red, one inch oval mature late in the season and are Cactus fruit with a tart favor and aroma usually harvested after the first reminiscent of strawberries. light frost. In northern areas where PRICKLY The self-fertile bush loves warm frost comes before November, PEAR climates and can grow to 15-feet, protection is needed to get good (Opuntia but will stay smaller, 6-to-8-feet, sized tubers. L 559: 5 tubers for cycloides) in cooler climates. Trim the bush This cactus $15 is great for to a size you like and consider YACON (Smallanthus sonchifolius) planting several to make an unusual growing in Yacon is a perennial plant grown a pot or in hedge. Chilean Guavas, favored in the mid-elevation Andes for its long ago by Queen Victoria, can the ground. even thrive outdoors in southwest crisp, sweet-tasting tuberous root, It is hardy England. Plant in well-drained soil delicious eaten fresh. The texture and easy to in a sunny location or grow as a and favor is a cross between a grow. Use greenhouse plant.The leaves are a fresh apple, about 6” of watermelon pea gravel tea substitute. USDA Zones 8-10. 1 and celery. quart pot. J370: $24.50 each and little or no soil for drainage. It In Northern grows 5-7’ tall, tallest in mild winter LUMA APICULATA This beautiful areas, plant areas and has beautiful yellow evergreen shrub or small tree from after the fowers and long sweet purple 3” Chile and Argentina can grow to last frost fruit. The fruit is used to make jelly. 15’ or more. Each fall, loads of and harvest Surprisingly, it thrives in the Pacific small, round, blue-black fruit with after the NW. Zones 6-10. 1 gallon pot. translucent fesh cover the plant. The first few D 180: $24.50 each aromatic, sweet fruit can be eaten frosts have LARGE FRUITED OPUNTIA (Opuntia fresh or made into a blueberry like caused the topping for cheesecake. Its dark engelmanii) Like the cycloides tops to die cactus, but with red/purple, favorful green leaves resemble huckleberry back. While and its small, creamy white, starry fruit that is twice as large. Enjoy the usable- pretty yellow fowers. It grows to 4’ fowers appear in mid-summer and sized tubers tall and has blond colored spines. continue into fall. Mature plants develop develop smooth, cinnamon color USDA Zones 7-10. 1 gallon. D185: fairly early, they taste much sweeter $24.50 each bark, much like that of madrone that after some frost. Yacon has two peels back to reveal white to pink types of tubers, the edible storage 67 SAFFRON CROCUS Roots, (Crocus Flax sativus) From this NEW ZEALAND FLAX  Shoots And beautiful, (Phormium tenax) fall- New Zealand Flax Leaves blooming (aka Harekeki) grows as a clump with crocus elongated grey green leaves to about WASABI (Wasabia comes true 8’ tall. This evergreen plant is very japonica) Chances Safron, tolerant of salt spray seaside locations are you’ve never had a highly prized and highly priced and quite happy in wet (swamp) real wasabi but rather spice that has been used for conditions yet it grows in most soils a combination of favoring since ancient times. The with little watering and likes full sun. mustard, horseradish, spice is found on showy, thread-like First harvest after 3 years. Not edible and food coloring. stigmas in each delicate lilac bloom. ... but VERY useful and attractive. It is Native to Japan, it is Easy to grow in the Pacific NW and valued for its long strong fibers, that grown for its unique, enlarged stem other areas with similar climates, were used it for rope for their sailing or rhizome. Wasabi prefers shade and Safron Crocus prefers good feet. The Maori used it for clothing, cool temperatures, so is well suited to spring rains, mostly dry summers weaving, baskets, packs and rope of all the Pacific NW. The highest grade of and temperatures that stay above sorts. USDA Zones 7-10 though it may wasabi is grown in moving water but it minus 10° F. Plants grow from need winter mulch in Zones 7 and 8 does just fine in soil and in containers. corms, which can be dug, divided and may die back in the winter. 1 quart Wasabi grows best in summer shade and replanted to encourage more size. M056: $18.50 each on soils high in organic matter, well plants. 2¼” pot. USDA Zones 6-9. watered with good drainage. When M 007: $11.50 each planting wasabi, the crown should Asparagus remain above the soil surface. Thai Temperatures below 27° F. will kill Fresh picked As- the top growth and perhaps the Cooking paragus has four whole plant so winter protection is Favorites times the natural advisable. Its ideal range is between sugar as spears 40 and 70 degrees. Slugs love it, LEMON GRASS  stored just one so slug control may be necessary. (Cymbopogon day which gives Instructions are included with each citratus) An it a better favor plant! 4” pot. L557: $16.50 each; easily grown without boosting 6+: $13.50 each perennial your blood sugar. herb, essential Jersey Knight is among the most HORSERADISH to Thai and (Amoracia rusticana) nutritious varieties however the Southeast purple asparagus has three times Plant this vigorous Asian cuisine. root 3 inches deep in the antioxidants. When aspara- It is also used to add lemon favor gus is harvested at six inches tall a rich soil with full sun, to herbal teas or chopped finely in spaced two feet from it is much sweeter than the taller sauces and deserts. It will grow to spears. Cooking Asparagus adds to other plants. Harvest 2-3’ tall and spreads by numerous roots after a frost, shoots sprouting from the base of its antioxidant value. beginning the second year. It grows the clump. It loves heat and summer SWEET PURPLE For the asparagus 2-3’ tall and can be aggressive. Use sun and can tolerate drought connoisseur. The purple spears by grating the roots. USDA Zones but can be killed by freezing have a 20% higher sugar content 5-9. Large root. L 540: $7.50 each; temperatures. Since it does well in a and are often eaten raw. Very 3+: $6 each pot, Northerners can grow it outside tender when cooked, the sweetness CRIMSON CHERRY spring through fall and just cut the gives the spears a mild, nutty favor. RHUBARB Rhubarb top growth back and bring the pot Heavy grade. R 530 (10 crowns): is easy to grow in in for the winter. 4” pot. L 5804: $14.50; R535 (25 crowns): most soils. Eat the $11.50 each $28.50 stalks, not the leaves, SICHUAN PEPPER Use the highly JERSEY KNIGHT A new very because leaves can fragrant seeds and leaves in your favorful “all male” variety. Since it be toxic. Cherry is an spicy Chinese cooking. This shrub doesn’t produce fowers or seeds, extremely heavy and grows to 10’ tall and is hardy to all the energy goes into making reliable producer. This -10°F. While production is said to delicious, tender spears. It is much is the reddest variety, benefit from having a male and more productive than traditional tending to be red all the a female plant, almost all plants varieties. Expect loads of new way through. Stalks are up to two produce both fruit and seeds. One tender spears each spring. We feet long and are tender with no gallon size. USDA Zones 6-9. L 565: ofer heavy grade crowns. R 520 stringiness and a full rich favor. We $24.50 each LIMIT ONE (10 crowns): $14.50; R525 (25 ofer jumbo sized crowns. USDA crowns): $28.50 Zones 5-9. Plant 4’ apart. L508: KIEFFER LIME (THAI) Distinctively $10 each; 3+: $8.50 each shaped leaves are used in Thai GROW THE BEST ASPARAGUS cooking. See description page 87. Storey Books, 12 pages. S205: 68 J 210Q: $54.95 each $3.95 each EMERALD Lavender: So Beautiful GroundcoverS CARPET (Rubus pentalobus) & So Useful This beautiful FRED BOUTIN And Herbs evergreen (Lavandula x groundcover intermedia) Cover the ground with a beautiful Raspberry from Beautiful in all carpet of foliage, thereby reducing Taiwan has seasons, this erosion and providing a mat that clover shaped fragrant cultivar inhibits weeds. Good ground cov- leathery green grows to 3’ tall. ers spread easily and quickly and foliage turning coppery in autumn. This multi-use cultivar is used for will grow underneath other edible It grows only a few inches tall and fower wands, oil and also for baking plants. They need weeding and or occasionally has yellow berries in in cookies. A great edible landscape mulching and watering to get estab- July. Sun or shade. USDA Zones plant. USDA Zones 7-10. 4” pot.  lished. Lingonberries, strawberries, 6-10. 4” pot. G 300: $6.50 each; L515: $8.50 each; 6+: $7 each Maine blueberries, wintergreen, 6+: $5 each salal, and many other berries make great edible groundcovers. Look for WOOLLY THYME (Thymus praecox them throughout the catalog. Languinousus) Fragrant and Mushrooms beautiful, this wonderful evergreen ground cover has small, soft, grey- Grow Mushrooms Groundcovers green leaves and tiny red fowers. in Your Garden KINNICKINNICK (Arctostaphylos Throughout the year, the mat of uvaursi) This native evergreen foliage looks like Ireland seen from KING STROPHARIA GARDEN ground cover thrives in most an airplane. Great in a rock garden, GIANT SPAWN (Stropharia rugosa- soils, even in sand. It needs little between stepping stones and on annulata) Also know as the “Garden care. Prostrate trailing branches slopes, it thrives in our trials at Giant”. As the name implies this thickly covered with small dark Raintree. Provide good drainage mushroom can get large, but these green leaves yield white or pink and full sun for best results. USDA beautiful wine red mushrooms blossoms in late spring. Bright Zones 5-9. 4” pot. L 520: $6.50 are far tastier when picked at the red berries follow, lasting well into each; 6+: $5 each button stage. It is a very easy winter. Native Americans valued the mushroom for the home cultivator berries as food and the leaves in Fragrant Culinary Herbs and can be readily grown in your smoking mixtures, though now the berry, vegetable, and fower beds. fruit is most often eaten by birds. ARP ROSEMARY Hardy and easy to Just mix fresh hardwood chips or It is a beautiful way to cover a lot grow, this beautiful plant grows to sawdust with our King Stropharia of ground in a hurry. It is great for 2-3’ tall. It has grey-green foliage Spawn, mulch around your garden sunny slopes and cascading down and pale blue fowers with a strong with the spawned chips and walls. USDA Zones 5-10. 4” pot. Rosemary and lemon fragrance. keep moist. In 6 to 12 months the G 665: $6.50 each; 6+: $5 each USDA Zones 7-10. 4-inch pot. L575: mushrooms will begin to appear $6.50 each; 6+: $5 each and in many parts of the country will continue fruiting from spring MIOGA HARDY GINGER (Zingher through fall. Once introduced to mioga) A hardy ginger that grows your garden, this species will often to 4 feet tall. The new shoots are become truly perennial, appearing blanched and eaten and the young year after year. King Stropharia is leaves are edible. The white fower very heat and cold tolerant and can buds which emerge in late summer be grown in most of the country. If are used for tempurah or sliced and hardwood chips or sawdust are not added as a garnish for salads or available, un-composted straw will sushi. This plant is unlike the ginger also work. In Germany they grow that you eat the large rhizomes. them on straw bales. One 4-lbs. Hardy to USDA Zones 7-10. Prefers bag of spawn should inoculate partial shade and well drained soil a wheelbarrow full of chips. with plenty of humus. 1 liter pot. Instructions are provided with each L 705: $19.95 each spawn order. P 275D: $32.50 each

Using Asparagus IN THE KITCHEN: Eat fresh, frozen or canned. IN THE LANDSCAPE: Fern like foliage makes a perennial border. Grow in full sun. A patch can last 15 years. Harvest after three years. USDA Zones 2-9. SOIL REQUIREMENTS: pH 6.5 to 7.5 Deep organic soil, good drainage. CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: At planting, add rotted manure and compost. Dig trenches 8 to 10 inches deep and plant the crowns 12 to 18 inches apart. Some new methods call for shallower planting. Spread out the roots. Cover with 3-4 inches of soil. As the shoots emerge, continue to fill with soil. Water, if weather is dry. Do not cut spears until the third season after planting. Then be sure to stop harvesting after June so fern growth can take place. This builds up the food reserves for the following year’s crop. Cut foliage when it yellows in the fall.

69 PORTABELLO ALMOND SPAWN  OYSTER DOWELS (Pleurotus CHICKEN OF THE WOODS (Agaricus subrufesens) is favored ostreatus) Among the easiest DOWELS (Laetiporus sulphureus) as a culinary and as a medicinal mushrooms to grow. Chefs are raving Easy to recognize, the mushroom. It grows best when about its strong delicious favor when combination of bright orange and mixed in with your compost or breaded or fried. While relatively rare sulfur yellow make it a real show a bagged compost and manure in nature, it is easy to grow on a wide stopper. As tasty as it is colorful, product and then used as a mulch variety of hardwoods and is suited for around your plants. It also grows home culture. The mushrooms are it could make a great landscape well on pasteurized straw. (A way white to pale gray or brown, fattened addition. It grows on hardwood to pasteurize your own straw is to or funnel-shaped and borne in large logs and stumps through the soak it completely underwater in shelf-like clusters. P 252C: Package United States. P 304C: 100 cold water for a week.) It is a warm of 100 dowel plugs: $18 each; 3+ plugs: $18; 3+ packages of season mushroom. Keep the bag of packages of 100: $15 each 100: $15 each spawn refrigerated until late spring MAITAKE DOWELS (Grifola when you can plant it out and it will frondosa) Maitake, also know as Grow fruit during the summer and fall. “Hen of the Woods”, can be reliably It also grows well in a tote and will grown in its native range in Eastern Oyster Kits produce more quickly than in the North America. It is prized by in Your garden. 4lb bag of spawn. P2 80D: mushroom hunters for its delicious $32.50 each favor, beauty and large size (the Kitchen record is over 100 lbs). Maitake Grow Oyster Mushroom Dowel Plugs contains healthful and medicinal mushrooms on SHIITAKE compounds. It is best grown on a 4-pound block DOWELS fresh cut stumps or logs that are partially buried after inoculation. in your kitchen. (Lentinus These easy-to-grow kits can give edodes) Shiitake Oak and elm are recommended but other hardwoods can be tried. two or three flushes of mush- mushrooms are rooms. Here’s a great tip for the delicious with a P265C: Package of 100 dowel rich favor and plugs: $18 each; 3+ packages of Oyster kit to keep it growing for a firm texture. They 100: $15 each long time: Once they have fruit- are also very nutritious, containing LION’S MANE DOWELS (Hericium ed, pack the remaining spawn lots of B vitamins and other erinaceus) A tasty, large, showy into a block with used coffee substances that appear to lower mushroom. Found in late summer grounds. cholesterol and boost the immune and fall on hardwood stumps OYSTER SPAWN KIT (Pleurotus system. While they are an expensive throughout much of the U.S. Oak, delicacy, relatively new to the walnut and beech are favorites but ostreatus) Oysters are the Western world, people in China and it grows on many hardwoods. A easiest to grow, and you can Japan have been enjoying Shiitakes medicinal, said to improve cognitive keep them going for many for millenia. P302C: Package of abilities. P305C: Pkg. of 100 months using the instructions 100 dowel plugs: $18 each; 3+ dowel plugs: $18 each; 3+ pkgs included with your order. packages of 100: $15 each of 100: $15 each P 252K: $26.50 each

How to Grow Mushrooms on Logs or Stumps For those of you with patience essential, stumps and odd sized oak, but may start sooner. Or use and access to fresh cut logs pieces can also work. Using a dowels in stumps. Full directions from conifer or hardwood trees 5/16 drill bit, drill holes about are provided! or stumps such as alder, oak, 1.5” deep and space them 5 or 6” Get rid of your stumps the slow birch or cottonwood, you can apart. A 4’ log will need about 30 way, turn them into mushrooms. grow lots of mushrooms at home. or more dowels. More will result Fresh cut stumps inoculated with Mushrooms grown from dowels in faster colonization and perhaps dowel spawn will supply tasty are very winter hardy and can be quicker production. Hammer a mushrooms for many years. Just grown throughout most of the plug in each hole and seal with inoculate the top near the bark nation. paraffin or a compound like Doc and also the sides and let nature Using our “dowel plug spawn” Farwell’s Tree Heal. The logs are take its course. A one foot diame- you can inoculate logs or stumps then stacked in a shady location ter, one foot tall stump would use with mushroom cultures. It is where moisture can be main- 150 or more dowels. Grow more important that the logs are freshly tained. Mushrooms should begin than one variety on large stumps. cut, and the bark in good condi- to appear in from 6 months to 2 Use Hardwood stumps like alder tion. It is best to cut the logs in years and will continue to appear or oak that don’t regrow. (It is late winter or early spring before on the logs for several years. critical that you correctly identify the buds break and leaves ap- Softer woods like alder or cotton- the mushrooms you eat. Carefully pear. A 4-6” diameter and 4 foot wood will produce fewer mush- follow the instructions included in length is convenient, but not rooms than denser woods like your order.)

70 Ornamental Edible Vines EASTERN PRINCE MAGNOLIA VINE Vines NEW! (Schizandra chinensis) This lovely fruiting vine comes to us A Fragrant Hummingbird from the mountains of China and the Russian far east. It does well in Favorite moist shady places where few fruit GOLD FLAME HONEYSUCKLE plants thrive but it will also grow in (Lonicera x heckrotti ‘Gold Flame’) full sun. It produces large clusters The buds on of round red fruit. The leaves have this shrubby, a lemon scent. The fruit is acidic non-edible and very aromatic. They are dried twining vine and used in medicinal teas. Or, begin as pink, sweetened, the fruits are used to opening to a make a juice or preserves that is heavily fragrant said to be stimulating and energy creamy restoring. Grow on a trellis, arbor or yellow. Enjoy similar structure. The fragrant white the blooms fowers are self-fertile and fruits and the should begin to appear in about hummingbirds from spring through three years. One gallon pot. USDA Hops summer. It grows in sun or partial Zones 4-8. H345: $24.50 each shade. 1 gallon pot. USDA Zones (Humulus lupulus) These fast grow- 6-9. H 212: $22.50 each DR. YAO CINNAMON VINE ing herbaceous vines quickly cover (Dioscorea batatas) Cinnamon wires or a trellis to make an attrac- Exquisitely Fragrant scented fowers and heart shaped tive screen, decorate an arch, or leaves provide shade against a sunny wall. Hardy Jasmine adorn this They can grow over 20’ in a season, vigorous dying back to the ground each year deciduous in most climates. The bitter favor vine. In the of the highly aromatic cone-like mountains fowers is used to favor beer. Young of shoots may be used in salads or as northern an asparagus substitute. Zones 5-9. China it 4 inch pots. Can’t be shipped to produces OR or ID. very large, GOLDEN (Humulus lupulus aureus) highly This variety features beautiful yellow prized, foliage and is a stunning ornamental. white H 1004: $14.50 each feshed CASCADE The aroma of Cascade is tubers fragrant and powerful. It is used to with a give favor and aroma to American JASMINE STEPHANENSE (Jasmine nutty light lagers. Cascade is a “Fuggle” beesianum x officinale) In mid- potato favor. While the top dies hybrid developed at Oregon Sate summer this beautiful evergreen back each November, the tubers University. H 1034: $14.50 each vine is covered with clusters of soft can be left in the ground for several pink, fragrant fowers that waft the TETTNANG Originating in the years to keep growing. 1 gallon pot. Tettnang district of Germany, this scent of a tropical paradise. Yet H 205: $19.95 each this cousin of the tropics is hardy variety of hops has an exceptionally to 0° F. and will thrive on a fence mild aroma that seems to enhance or trellis. It will climb to 15-20’. In Medicinal Vine grain favors. Excellent for finishing colder locations it is deciduous and HO SHOU WU (Polygonum of lagers or loggers. Matures mid- benefits from winter mulch. Jasmine multiforum) or Fleecefower Vine. season. H1024: $14.50 each are not edible. 1 quart pot. H27 0: A fast growing medicinal vine from $18.50 each China with pretty green heart Book on Growing Hops ROSE JASMINE (Jasminum shaped leaves, red stems and THE HOP GROWER’S HANDBOOK polyanthum) Famous for exquisite white to pink fall blooming fowers. NEW! by Ten Eyek and Gehring. fragrance, this vine produces large It thrives in full and fertile, well 279 pages. Subtitled The Essential clusters of rose-colored buds drained soil. In about four years the Guide for Sustainable, Small Scale that open to richly fragrant, white medicinal roots can be harvested Production for Home and Market. fowers over many weeks, spring to for many uses including pain or If you want to grow hops and make mid-autumn. It is hardy to between fatigue. It is also used to restore beer, read this book. S048: $34.95 10°-15° F., but also thrives indoors. 1 color to grey hair. USDA Zones 7-10. quart pot. H272: $18.50 each H 347: $18.50 each 71 fragrant and large. The fruit has SILVER BELLS A vigorous vine with a purple skin and delicious pulp both light pink and reddish-purple Passifloras when ripe. The fruit should never fowers. It has the largest leaves be picked, it must fall from the vine of the five leafed akebia varieties. Passifora vines have large, round, naturally. If it is allowed to wrinkle H 340: $18.50 each incredibly showy fowers. Butter- a bit after collecting, it becomes fies love them. The vigorous vines PURPLE ROSE This variety sweet ambrosia. The plant is very produces an abundance of fragrant are easy to grow in well drained productive in warm areas. This soil, either in the ground or in a five vibrant red-purple fowers each outstanding Patrick Pons-Worley May. H 325: $18.50 each gallon pot and will grace your house hybrid is vigorous and blooms from or greenhouse. Use a stake and late spring until fall. In USDA Zones PURPLE BOUQUET NEW! Dark twine to tie the vines indoors. Vines 10-11, this plant is excellent for a purple fragrant fowers grace this are self fertile. Passiforas cannot be sunny location and makes a good, more compact vine. H 320: $18.50 shipped to Hawaii. rapidly growing screen for a fence each or outbuilding. 1 gallon pot. H706: We Offer the Hardiest $26.50 each of the Passifloras BLACK KNIGHT (Passifora edulis) Seedless MAYPOP  Enjoy fragrant, dark purple-black (Passifora fruit the size of a large egg with Grapes incarnata) excellent favor. The vine is vigorous An attractive, and compact with fragrant white (Vitis vinifera; Vitis labrusca) A hardy, perennial and purple fowers. The foliage is grapevine can be both a highly pro- vine native to glossy.  H712: $26.50 each ductive source of fruit and a focal the Eastern point of considerable beauty. Think U.S. Maypop carefully about where to plant one freezes to the ground in the winter Akebia to provide shade, cover a wall or and re-sprouts, fowers and bears accentuate an arch. We ofer a se- a two inch long fruit the next (Akebia quinata) A beautiful, fast lection of high quality seedless, and season. Hand pollinate for best fruit growing vine that thrives with little seeded wine and dessert grapes, production. Enjoy the showy, sweet care, and most of which will ripen even in scented lilac and white colored you’ll love areas with cool summers. The rip- passion fowers. Maypop can be the weird ening dates listed are for the cooler grown where temperatures don’t fall looking parts of Western Washington, but below -20° F. In a very cold region, fruit. It is a most ripen sooner and thrive where mulching will help protect the root beautiful summers are warmer. All Raintree system. It needs a well drained soil. evergreen grapes are for USDA Zones 5-9 USDA Zones 5-9. 4” pot. H7154: in the unless otherwise noted. We ofer $13.50 each Pacific well-rooted plants. ALL GRAPES Northwest and warmer areas and ARE PROHIBITED TO ID. BLUE CROWN deciduous in colder climates. The PASSION abundant May fowers are very fra- FLOWER  Blue Seedless Grapes (Passifora grant. The vine occasionally produces bizarre looking five inch (occasion- CONCORD “SEEDLESS” From the caerulea) A NY Fruit Testing Cooperative, this hardy perennial ally much larger) long pink, or blue skinned fruit. Inside is a tasty roll of seedless variety has the hardiness, vine to USDA vigor, disease resistance and favor Zones 7-11. white seedy pulp that makes a tropi- cal tasting clear jelly or favorful drink. of the classic Concord grape. Prized Temperatures below 20° F will kill for making juice, jams and wine, it the top of the plant, but mulched To get pollination and fruit, plant two of the varieties we ofer. Native to ripens a week before Concord, but around the base, it will regrow in requires too much summer heat the spring and fower and fruit each Northern Japan, the durable vines are prized for basket making and admired to ripen well in Western WA. It is a year. The amazingly ornamental great choice in most of the nation. fowers have white petals and white for the intricate silhouetted patterns the foliage casts on walls. The soft H535: $13.50 each; 3+: $11.50 and purple crowns. The orange each; 10+: $9.50 each colored oval fruit is used to favor young shoots are used in salads or beverages. 1 gallon pot. H 701: for salt pickling. Given something to GLENORA A unique, spicy, $19.95 each; 3+: $16.50 each climb on, the twining vine can grow blueberry-like favor and unusual 20 feet a year. It may be pruned se- foliage distinguish this blue verely each year if you wish to control seedless grape. Developed by Beautiful Edible its rapid growth. Or it can run along NY Fruit Testing, vines are very Houseplants for the North the ground, rooting where branch- vigorous, winter hardy and mildew es touch and become an attractive resistant, and they display intense FREDERICK (Passi  fora edulis) ground cover. If neglected, it can ‘Frederick’ is the premier fruit fall colors. Fruit ripens early in the producing passifora. If you don’t naturalize and become a weed. USDA season, but not early enough for the live in Zones 10-11, grow it in a Zones 4-10. Plants are in a quart size cooler parts of western WA. H 560: sunny window or greenhouse. It pot. $13.50 each; 3+: $11.50 each thrives and produces, often the SHIROBANA™ An abundance of JUPITER Jupiter produces large, first year, in a pot. Thef owers are fragrant white fowers in May adorn seedless, dark blue table grapes this beautiful vine. H335: $18.50 with a sweet, foral Muscat-like 72 each favor. From the U. of Arkansas, the grapes ripen Canadice. H 620: $13.50 each; 3+ VANESSA A early and well in $11.50 each red, seedless cool maritime ST. THERESA NEW! A very hardy grape, Vanessa summers. Vines seedless purple grape for Northern bears attractive, are moderately growers from Elmer Swenson’s compact clusters vigorous and Wisconsin breeding program. This of medium size, highly productive. purple slip skin grape is loaded with well-filled fruit with Like Venus, large clusters of sweet favorful fruit a mild, fruity favor. grapes sometimes in early September. The vigorous Among the hardiest of seedless have soft vestigial seeds. H567: vine tolerates alkaline soils. This grapes, the selection from Ontario, $16.50 each; 3+: $14.50 each wonderful, versatile vine was Canada ripens in early October PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA named in honor of Saint Theresa and boasts a crisp texture. H630: of Lisieux, France, the Carmelite $13.50 each; 3+: $11.50 each MARS Another Nun who showed her love of God CANADICE Compact clusters of extra-terrestrial by planting fowers. One quart pot. selection from the small, pink, seedless grapes ripen in H 608: $18.50 each LIMIT ONE. early October even in cool maritime U. of Arkansas, this PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA blue seedless grape summers. Vines are more winter has an excellent hardy than most seedless varieties Concord-like favor Red Seedless Grapes and very productive. The fruit has a that makes it great HUNGARIAN This delicious, spicy favor suggestive of for fresh eating. favorful, red, Concord. H 530: $13.50 each; 3+: Vigorous vines bear consistently seedless cultivar $11.50 each and heavily, and they resist disease. from horticulturist Bill EINSET This bright red, seedless Fruit ripens in mid-September.  Schultz of Olympia, grape from the NY Fruit Testing H582: $14.50 each; 3+: $12.50 WA, ripens in cool Cooperative ripens early, a week each PROHIBITED TO NY OR & CA maritime summers. before Canadice. The medium One gallon pot. size fruit has fine favor with a hint VENUS An “out of H 566 $16.50 each this world” favor, of strawberries, and it stores well. PROHIBITED TO Vines resist botrytis. USDA Zones very large size, NY, OR & CA good production 4-9. H 550: $13.50 each; 3+: and early SATURN From the University $11.50 each ripening make of Arkansas, these large, red, seedless grapes are widely Green & Golden this attractive adaptable. They ripen in early blue grape a real October. Fruit is sweet and Seedless Grapes winner. From the flavorful and the vines are very U. of Arkansas breeding program, HIMROD productive. Zones 6-9. H60 7: Himrod has fruit ripens early and well in a cool $14.50 each; 3+: $12.50 each  maritime summer, with or before PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA excellent flavor for eating fresh. It makes How To Use Grapes cover a very large area. great raisins. HARVEST TIME: September-October. The green IN THE KITCHEN: Fresh eating, jam, LIFE EXPECTANCY: Eighty years or to golden juice, wine, raisins. Vinifera type wine more. berries grape leaves (like Pinot Noir and Cab- BEARING AGE: Two or three years after ripen in ernet) are used as an edible wrapper in planting. mid-September. The vines are several Greek dishes. YIELD: Depends on how much room it IN THE LANDSCAPE: Vines make a very has; 30 pounds to much more. extremely productive with large fast growing summer screen. An arbor clusters of small fruit. It is among with grapes planted at six foot intervals How To Grow the earliest and the most reliable on either side will create lovely summer seedless grape. Zones 4-9. H565: shade space. (We ofer trellising mate- SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Grapes are $13.50 each; 3+: $11.50 each; rials on pages 87.) Vines planted on the widely adaptable. They prefer deep, 10+: $9 each south side of a house will generally ripen well drained, slightly acid soils. Once a week earlier and will cool a building in established, the plants are tolerant of INTERLAKEN NEW! Interlaken summertime. Grapevines can be used droughty sites, with their long, deep has an excellent flavor for eating to arch a walkway, form a leafy wall, or striking roots. Too rich of a soil promotes fresh. It makes great raisins and shade a deck. Each variety has its own vegetative growth at the expense of fruit is excellent in fruit salad. The distinct, bold textured leaf pattern. production. green to golden berries ripen CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: When late in September. The vines are planting, prune the plant back to two extremely productive of large Useful Facts buds. Place a 5 ft. stake next to the POLLINATION: Self-pollinating young vine for support for the first year. clusters of fruit. The fruit size HARDINESS: Zones 5-9. unless other- Select one cane to grow up the stake and is small. It and Himrod are the wise noted. remove other shoots. By the second year earliest ripening and most reliable SUN OR SHADE: Full sun is generally a permanent trellis should be erected. seedless grape for our region. required to mature fruit. Our “Owner’s Manual” and grape grow- Hardy to -15 F. H 570: $13.50 PLANT SPACING: 6-8’intervals, de- ing books will explain how to build a trellis each; 3+: $11.50 each pending upon varietal vigor, site fertility, and how to prune. Net fruit to protect pruning regimen. Left to grow, a vine can from birds! 73 SWEET SEDUCTION Ripens Seeded Muscat Grapes with Interlaken producing large quantities of golden yellow Seeded MUSCAT OF NORWAY Large clusters seedless, sweet muscat flavored of big, red grapes with small seeds grapes. Our friend Bill Schultz ripen very early and are wonderful selected and named this vigorous, Grapes eaten fresh or made into a fruity attractive vine. H 600Q: $16.50 white or red wine. Plants perform each; 3+: $12 each PROHIBITED well in Pacific Northwest, since they TO NY, WA & CA Seeded Dessert Grapes require very little summer heat to Dessert grapes are seeded grapes ripen. Grafted on 3309 rootstock. LAKEMONT Lakemont ripens a that are usually eaten fresh. Most H 594: $14.50 each; 3+: $12.50 couple of weeks after its sister will make an excellent grape juice each PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA Interlaken but has larger fruit or jelly and some can be made into and a delicious flavor. The green wine. seedless grapes are crisp, juicy Wine Grapes and very sweet. H 575: $11.50 CONCORD Prized for making juice, each; 3+: $9.50 each jams and wine. Concord has the hardiness, vigor, disease resistance We ofer a great selection of seeded MARQUIS Marquis is a new, large, and classic favor that has made it grapes used for making wine. Note very productive, mid season white the nation’s most popular dessert as you read the descriptions that seedless grape from Cornell that is grape. It requires too much summer some are also great for making a ideally suited for home gardeners heat to ripen well in maritime areas delicious juice and some are also and u-pick operations. Juicy, round but is a great choice in the east and very good eaten fresh. The wine grapes with excellent favor ripen mid west. USDA Zones 4-9. H53 2: grapes not noted as being graft- in large clusters, and the vines are $9.95 each; 3+: $8.50 each ed, are grown from cuttings. Our very hardy. Plant Patent 11012. It grafted wine grapes are grafted on has excellent favor. exquisitely Concord Flavor and 3309 rootstocks, which impart early rich and fruity and gets richer and ripening, winter hardiness and phyl- juicier if left to ripen an extra 5 to Early Ripening loxera resistance. 10 days. It ripens in mid September LYNDEN BLUE  Most well known wine grapes re- in Geneva, NY. USDA Zones 4-9. A great choice quire alot of summer heat to ripen. H 635: $16.50 each; 3+: $12 each for cool summer While we ofer some of those, we PROHIBITED TO NY, WA & CA areas. This all ofer many high quality new wine compact vine grapes that produce a top quality NEPTUNE wine and consistently ripen even in Enjoy produces large large clusters of big cooler summer areas including the sweet dark blue Pacific Northwest! clusters seeded grapes of yellow that are excellent Red Wine Grapes seedless eaten fresh or for juice. Developed grapes in British Columbia, it ripens in early That Ripen Even in with a October. H 576: $14.50 each; 3+: Cooler Summers! delicious $12.50 each PROHIBITED TO NY, OR sweet & CA SIEGERREBE A very fruity early ripening pink favor. wine grape that is Neptune Backyard Favorites in also great for eating thrives Most of the Nation fresh. A recent cross from Germany, it has in most BUFFALO Bu  falo, a productive, of the Concord-type grape, is a great a Muscat bouquet nation including the Pacific NW. choice for making juice and for and low acid at It has a moderate growth habit, eating fresh from the vine. Large maturity. It makes a good quality resists cracking and shows clusters of reddish black grapes white wine, even in cool summers. some resistance to rot, mildew with wonderful favor are ready at Zones 7-9. Grafted on 3309 and anthracnose. From the U. of least a week before Concord. This rootstock. H 599: $14.50 each; Arkansas. H591: $14.50 each; 3+: 3+: $12.50 each; 10+: $11 each vigorous American hybrid is easy to PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA $12.50 each PROHIBITED TO NY, grow in much of the nation. H 505: OR & CA $9.95 each; 3+: $8.50 each AGRIA This very early, blue grape from THOMPSON SEEDLESS The most NIAGARA The best known and most widely planted seedless grape, widely planted white table grape Hungary has bright red Thompson Seedless makes in America, first sold commercially juice that makes both excellent raisins as well as being a in 1882. A vigorous grower, it an excellent wine and a favorite for fresh eating. It needs produces many clusters of large delicious boysenberry- long, hot summers to develop full very sweet berries that are great like juice. It thrives in favor, and will not ripen well in cool eaten fresh or for juice or jelly. It the Pacific NW and summer areas. The pale green fruit has a “foxy” favor that is excellent other areas with cool summers and dries to familiar brown raisins in the in juice, but does not make for a develops beautiful red-to-purple sun. H611: $9.95 each; 3+: $8.50 great wine. Winter hardy it does well fall foliage. Grafted on 3309 early each in most of the nation but ripens too bearing rootstock. H 503: $14.50 each; 3+: $12.50 each; 10+: $11 late in the Pacific Northwest. H 592: PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA 74 $9.95 each each  REGENT A peaches, that makes a fabulous SWEET LACE VINE (Chasselas perfect choice white wine. On 3309 rootstock. ciotat cv.) From France, this rare for the organic H 506: $14.50 each; 3+: $12.50 and unique variety displays bright, grower. (Sylvaner each PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA bronze-red shoot tips, followed by x Muller-Thurgau) ORTEGA (Muller- unusual and attractive finely cut x Chambourcin) Thurgau x fern-leaf foliage. Grown originally Bred for the Siegerrebe) Grown as a table grape and for wine German organic on Vancouver production, it bears good crops wine industry, Island for many of sweet white grapes with small Regent has years, this very seeds. Hardy to 10°F. One quart pot. proven to be very disease resistant productive variety H 650: $14.50 each PROHIBITED and easy to grow. The full-bodied fruit makes a light, TO NY, OR & CA has an intense favor that makes a high pleasant, fruity quality red wine for the organic grower. white wine with high sugar levels On 3309 rootstock, it ripens even and low acidity. Fruit ripens early Grape Accessories in cooler summer climates, a week and, grafted on 3309 rootstock, it COMMERCIAL BIRD NETTING BY or more ahead of Pinot Noir. H60 4: is a great choice for sites that lack THE FOOT We have long rolls of $14.50 each; 3+: $12.50 each; 10+: summer heat.  PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA H593: $14.50 each; bird netting. Use it over grapes or $11 each  3+: $12.50 each PROHIBITED TO NY, build a structure over blueberries OR & CA or dwarf cherry trees. Secure with Early Ripening Pinot Noirs PINOT GRIS Clone clothespins at the bottom. Cut to PINOT NOIR 152. This earlier order at 5’ intervals, 25’ minimum 71 (Clone ripening clone of length per piece. 777) One Pinot Gris makes HEAVY DUTY  of the most a white wine with This is 17 feet promising red delicious complex wide. This wine grapes fruit favors of peach and melon. green netting for cool is top rated climates, this Also known as clone from Pinot Grigio, it is commercially Pinot Noir a cousin to Pinot Noir. It produces and is rated trials at the WSU Mt. Vernon, WA, clusters of grapes that vary in for 10 years if ripens before the Wadenswill and color from copper yellow to pinkish taken in for the winter. T433: $1.35 Dijon clones and ripens even earlier grey depending on where they are per foot grafted on the 3309 rootstock. grown. A favorite in Oregon it is BERRY WIRE We  ofer 14 gauge H 602: $14.50 each; 3+: $12.50 also grown in the east. Not grafted. soft galvanized wire to trellis your each; 10+: $11 each PROHIBITED USDA Zones 6-9. H610: $14.50 kiwis, grapes, espaliers or berries. TO NY, OR & CA each; 3+: $12.50 each; 10+: $10 Minimum order 200 feet. T 070: each PINOT PRECOCE Our earliest 15 cents a foot, Min. 200 feet. ripening sport of Pinot Noir, this MADELEINE ANGEVINE This golden T070R: 2900-foot roll: $160 selection ripens up to 3 weeks yellow grape each earlier than standard Pinot Noir consistently grapes, which allows winemakers ripens in throughout Western WA and other the Pacific Grape Growing Guides cool summer areas to produce a Northwest. GREAT GRAPES by Anne Proulx, 32 high quality Pinot Noir. Vines are The vine pages. Learn how to plant, trellis, grafted on 3309 rootstock, which is a heavy care for and harvest grapes in your also promotes early ripening. producing backyard. A Garden Way booklet. H 603: $16.50 each; 3+: $4.50 vinifera type. S 180: $3.95 each each; 10+: $13 each PROHIBITED It makes an excellent white Riesling TO NY, OR & CA type wine. It ripens early October. NATURAL WINEMAKING AT HOME  Grafted on 3309 rootstock. H 580: by Anine Grumbles, 147 pages. For $14.50 each; 3+: $12.50 each; years the author has advised home White Winers That Ripen 10+: $10 each winemakers about making wines Even in Cooler Summers without sulfites. She has recipes MULLER THURGAU A heavily for wines from many fruits and she productive early ripening, spicy, Ornamental outlines all the ingredients and green grape that makes a Riesling equipment a home winemaker will type wine with a fine balance of Grapes need. S149: $19.95 each acidity, favor and aroma. A great THE GRAPE GROWER by Lon choice for the Pacific Northwest. CRIMSON GLORY VINE (Vitis Rombough, 304 pages. “A Guide H 585: $13.50 each; 3+: $11.50 cognetiae) This beautiful to Organic Viticulture,” Everything each ornamental grape is loaded with you need to know; planting, training, BURMUNK One of the earliest purple fruit that only birds seem to propagating, pest control, folklore grapes, this winter hardy, yellow enjoy. It sports magnificent autumn and choosing the best varieties grape from Armenia will ripen at colors in large heart shaped leaves. for each climate, from a long time almost all sites. It has a distinctive A great arbor or trellis plant. One expert! S 185: $35 each aroma and a very fruity favor, quart pot. H 642: $14.50 each somewhat like freshly sliced PROHIBITED TO NY, OR & CA 75 verify that here since it is planted near fuzzy males, so we recommend a Kiwis male pollinizer. H370: $19.95 each (Actinidia species) These are a FUZZY MALE It blooms over a long family of fast growing vines that period and is a good pollinizer produce edible fruit and are beau- for fuzzy and arguta females, but tiful ornamental plants. Each type not for kolomiktas. One male can of kiwi we list has different orna- pollinize up to eight females. H380: mental foliage. The fruit of each $19.95 each ANANASNAJA FEMALE “Anna” is type is different in size and ap- easy to grow, and loaded with fruit. pearance, but all have the bright Arguta Hardy Kiwis Developed in Russia by renowned green flesh and the wonderful kiwi plant breeder I.V. Michurin. The flavor. All are hardy in the Pacific (Actinidia arguta) These fast growing name means pineapple-like in NW. If you live in a colder climate beautiful vines produce clusters of Russian, for its fabulously fruity you can still grow the Kolomikta oblong kiwis the size of large grapes. favor. The easiest to grow and most and the Arguta Kiwis. We offer 1 Lacking the rough kiwi skin, these productive of all hardy kiwis. H420: gallon sturdy vines. fruits can be eaten whole, like bunch- $19.95 each; 3+: $17.50 each es of kiwi favored seedless grapes. CHANG BAI ARGUTA FEMALE This Fuzzy Kiwis Originally brought to this country as seedling of cultivar ‘Qui.’ Qui was an ornamental, the green fruit is sim- selected near the border of North (Actinidia ilar to the fuzzy kiwi in favor though deliciosa) Korea from the wild near Chang Bai sweeter and easier to eat. USDA Mountain Research Institute of the This is the Zones 5-9. The vines are very vigor- Chinese Academy of Agriculture. type of kiwi ous and productive and need a strong We ofer Chang Bai because it that you find support. Select a fuzzy or arguta male is very productive and favorful. in the super- for pollination. market. It and the green fruit has a unique has a fuzzy MALE ARGUTA The pollinizer for all almost heart shape. Its from a cold brown skin. the female Arguta kiwis. One male mountainous region and should be Inside, the will pollinate up to eight females. as winter hardy as other hardy kiwis. fesh is a The male doesn’t produce fruit. It H 426: $19.95 each lime green. will also pollinate the Saanichton, JUMBO FEMALE A selection The taste is Hayward or other fuzzy female that produces lots of very large, wonderful, kiwis, but not kolomitkas. H440: elongated, very sweet fruit. H430: a tropical $19.95 each $19.95 each combina- tion of favors. Native to China, but first commercially grown in New LIFE EXPECTANCY: 50 years or more. Zealand. USDA Zones 7-9. We ofer How To Use Kiwis YEARS TO FIRST FRUIT: 2-5 hardy and early ripening varieties. IN THE KITCHEN: Kiwis have ten times PESTS: No significant problems. Cats Select a fuzzy or arguta male for the Vitamin C of lemons. A tasty addition find the foliage addictive, like catnip. pollination. to salads and desserts. Use for ice cream, YIELD: Mature fuzzy & arguta female SAANICHTON FEMALE Similar pie, jam and wine. vines produce 25 pounds or more. to the fuzzy kiwi you usually buy IN THE LANDSCAPE: Kiwis are beautiful in the store. However it is more vines. Their vigorous spring growth is a How To Grow winter hardy (to about 5° F.) and it is spectacular sight. Excellent for a privacy screen, they will rapidly cover a fence SOIL: Need well successfully grown from California and with support will cover a wall or steep drained soil. to as far north as Vancouver, slope. Kolomiktas have pretty tri colored CULTURAL RE- Canada. It ripens a couple of foliage. QUIREMENTS: weeks before the variety Hayward. Kiwis (except It’s a large sweet fruit and heavily Useful Facts Kolomitkas) are productive. It is easy to peel. H375: vigorous vines. $19.95 each; 3+: $17.50 each POLLINATION: All need a male and They cannot Male Flower female to set fruit. One male can pollinize support their HAYWARD FEMALE The California up to 8 females. The fuzzy kiwi male is own weight and standard you often find in stores. the best pollinator and can pollinate the will spread up to 30 They are large and juicy. Best with fuzzy or arguta female. The arguta male feet. They require 800 or more hours of winter chill. can pollinate the arguta or fuzzy female strong support such Female Flower H 376: $19.95 each because bloom times partially overlap. as a trellis, arbor, or Kolomiktas bloom later. EXBURY FEMALE fence. Wrapping the trunk from ground This fuzzy kiwi from SUN OR SHADE: Most kiwis need a sun- level, up about four feet, or planting it on England regularly produces huge ny location with wind protection. Arctic the shaded side of its support, will protect quantities of delicious fuzzy kiwis Beauty likes some shade. the trunk from splitting after spring or fall even in our climate where other fuzzy SPACING: 15 to 20 ft. for Fuzzy and Argu- cold snaps. kiwis fail. The sweet fruit is smaller ta. 8 ft. for Kolomikta. PRUNING: When planted, the vines than store bought kiwis and ripens HARVEST & STORAGE: Kolomiktas ripen should be pruned back to 4 or 5 buds. late in the season staying on the plant in August. Most kiwis ripen in October From these a main stem should be select- and edible after frosts. In England it is and are picked after the first frost. Picked ed and staked to grow to the top of the reportedly self fertile but we cannot while still hard, they can be stored for arbor or trellis, usually about 7’ high. The months in a refrigerator or cool dry area “Tree Owner’s Manual” that comes with 76 and put on the counter to soften. each order has more pruning info. KEN’S RED the length of an Arguta but has a height. Dark blue berries are small FEMALE narrower oblong shape. H480: and will be eaten by the birds. (A. arguta x $19.95 each USDA Zones 7-9. Prohibitions are melanandra) the same as black currants. This A hardy kiwi MALE KOLOMIKTA The male arctic beauty vine is noted for its ornamental red fowering currant is producing an upright grower with long clusters massive ornamental pink, white and green variegated leaves, though the of beautiful red fowers. E753: crops of $13.50 each; 3+: $11.50 each cherry female also has some variegation. sized fruits It takes a few years before the with red fesh which is sweet and colors begin so don’t visit the Lilacs delicious. A very popular, uniquely optometrist yet. It rates among the best backyard ornamentals from (Syringa species) Lilac bushes are colored cultivar. H 425: $19.95 a classic in American gardens, and each Vladivostok to Kalamazoo. The male doesn’t produce fruit but pollinizes the heart of spring bouquets. The DUMBARTON OAKS FEMALE What up to eight productive female pioneers carried starts of this sturdy makes this sweet, heavy producer Kolomiktas, but not arguta or fuzzy. shrub across the continent, and it unique is that it ripens in September H 500: $19.95 each heralds spring from Washington a full month before Ananasnaja. The D.C. to Washington State. Use it fruit is medium sized and somewhat as an accent, foundation shrub, or ribbed, like a little green pumpkin.  plant it 3’ apart as a hedge. It does H422: $19.95 each; 3+: $17.50 Pretty best in full sun, and is relatively pest each and disease free. It can develop mil- dew in damp climates, and should CORDIFOLIA FEMALE NEW! Our Shrubs Cordifolia is female variety of arguta be pruned to encourage good air hardy kiwi that is prized for its These shrubs are among the most circulation. The lavishly fragrant especially sweet fruit. The fruit is beautiful, winter hardy and easiest blooms may take several years to similar to other argutas but sweeter. to successfully grow. Each comes reach their full potential on newly The fruit is roundish and the plant is to you as a multi-stemmed shrub planted shrubs. USDA Zones 3-9. very productive. It needs an Arguta ready to dig in and quickly provide We ofer sturdy 12-18” shrubs. male as a pollinizer. One Gallon Pot.  your yard with beauty. We ofer well CHARLES H423: $19.95 each rooted shrubs, either bare root or in JOLY (Syringa 1 gallon pots. ISSAI SELF FERTILE NEW! Issai is vulgaris) This a kiwi for people who don’t have old fashioned, the space for the other vigorous Incredibly Fragrant & classic lilac hardy kiwis. Spacing is about 8’. Hardy Too is favored by Issai produces fruit without a male, those who though its production is a lot more MINNESOTA appreciate with a male. It has excellent favor. SNOWFLAKE deep, rich It can be maintained in a pot or MOCK ORANGE colors. Its small space. It’s down side is that it (Philadelphus fully double, can’t tolerate wet soil and is harder virginalis) long lasting, to successfully establish than the This is an old burgundy other hardy kiwis. H373: $19.95 fashioned shrub fowers open each that is still very from purple/ popular because it is easy to grow maroon buds in spring, about mid- Kolomikta Kiwis and brings the outrageously sweet season. Fantastically fragrant and scent of orange blossoms to moderately sized at under 10’ tall, (Actinidia kolo- deprived Northern gardeners. Enjoy it grows best in areas with cold mikta) Also called a profusion of double white fowers winters. M048 : $19.50 each Arctic Beauty, they in May and June. USDA Zones 4-8. are native to Rus- Prune this graceful 6-8’ foot shrub SENSATION sia. USDA Zones after fowering. 12-18” shrub. M 080: (Syringa vulgaris) 3-9. Select a male $19.50 each; 3+: $16.50 each Fragrant and and a female for beautiful, pollination and Flowering Currant ‘Sensation’ is an fruit set. The vines aptly named lilac. are much less vig- PULSBOROUGH Its beautiful, wine orous than the Ar- SCARLET (Ribes red fowers are guta making them san­guineum) These edged in white and a good choice for beautiful bushes and wonderfully fragrant. ‘Sensation’ can confined spaces. the hum­ming­birds reach 12-to-15-feet tall and almost They grow best in partial shade. they attract are one as wide. Grow in full sun, and expect way many gardeners outstanding fower power if you SEPTEMBER SUN FEMALE Growers measure the start of live in a region with cold winters. in moderate or very cold climates spring. The drooping Once established, it is quite drought can enjoy fruit with the same fower clusters lend delectable kiwi favor. This attractive tolerant. Remove twiggy growth kolomitka vine produces delicious an elegant beauty to and spent fower heads after bloom. the early springtime, M 042: $19.50 each fruit you can pop from the vine growing on a bush into your mouth. The fruit is about that reaches 8’ in 77 MADAME Dogwood SNOWQUEEN (Hydrangea LEMOINE This lilac quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’) This has been a favorite WOLF EYES (Cornus kousa) This exceptional hydrangea, with its since it came out incredibly beautiful, small dogwood distinctive oak-leaf foliage, will grow in the 1890s. Its tree has exquisite leaves. They 4-6’ tall and wide, maybe more. developer, Victor are variegated, green bordered by Large, cone-shaped panicles of Lemoine, named white, with an unusual texture that white blooms cover ‘Snow Queen’ it for someone adds a sensation of movement. during summer and dry to a dear to his heart. The creamy buds Star-shaped, white spring fowers pleasing pink. ‘Snow Queen’ foliage open to pure white double fowers are followed by orange-red fruit that puts on a dynamic autumn display with the sweetest fragrance in the will attract birds; in fall, the foliage and reddish bark continues the spring. An old-fashioned, romantic takes on pink and red shades. Place show during winter. M077: $19.50 addition to the garden. Grows to the 12-15’ tall specimen tree in full each about 12’ tall and 10’ wide. Best sun to partial shade in a loamy, well- drained soil. M183: $19.95 each TELLER’S BLUE NEW! (Hydrangea in areas with pronounced winters. macrophylla ‘Blaumeise’) Also Give it full sun for best bloom. known as Teller’s Blue. The 6-8” M 046: $19.50 each This Bush Lights lacecap fowers are of the deepest MISS KIM (Syringa patula Miss Up the Winter blue in acidic soils, and pinkish in Kim) This 4 foot dwarf lilac extends RED OSIER DOGWOOD (Cornus more alkaline ones. Sturdy stems the season of fragrance for weeks, stolonifera) An make it a good choice for drying. blooming in June, after most lilacs ideal hedge It will grow to 4-6’ tall and wide, are done. Its compact growth plant, the “red and appreciates a good garden becomes covered with pinkish osier” grows soil with partial shade. However, it blue buds, which open to lavender. from 6-10’ tall. will tolerate full sun in cool summer Zones 4-9. M 040: $19.50 each It’s a suckering, areas. One gallon pot. M 061: spread­ing $19.50 each Tree Peonies shrub. Plant 3-4’ apart to make a GENERALE VICOMTESSE DE Since tree peonies can live for over thick hedge. It has white fowers and VIBRAYE NEW! (Hydrangea blue berries favored by the birds. macrophylla) Since this hydrangea 200 years, you can consider them a The foliage turns bright red in the gardening legacy! These are called produces fowers on side shoots autumn. The branches are a striking as well as terminal buds, the entire “tree” peonies because they pro- red in winter after the foliage drops. duce long lived woody rather than rounded shrub is covered with Zones 3-9. It is not fussy but likes large, round mophead fowers that herbaceous growth. They prefer damp locations best. 2’-3’ plant. rich, moist, well drained soils in vary from light blue in acid soils to M 120: $7.50 each; 5+: $5 each  pink in alkaline ones. ‘Generale’ partial or dappled sun. The fowers PROHIBITED TO FL are more plentiful in full sun, but last has been a standard for hydrangea longer with some shade. All our tree lovers for about 100 years. Flowers peonies are gallon size plants. Hydrangeas are beautiful fresh and dried. Plant in partial shade in rich soil. One DELAVAYI Hydrangea bushes will be a focal gallon pot. M076: $19.50 each (Paeonia point in your garden with their spec- delavayi) tacular fowers! Flowers of each This upright, variety are quite diferent and can How To Use Roses open tree be panicle, mophead or lacecap in shape. (See photos) Flower colors IN THE LANDSCAPE: Use as a low peony, maintenance barrier hedge due to the grows to vary from a bright pink to blue, or white, depending on soil pH and va- thorny branches, or as an everbloom- about 7’ ing, easy care groundcover. A mass tall and 4’ riety. 1 gallon size unless otherwise noted. planting is of stunning beauty from wide. It has spring through fall, showing of hips, deep red PEE GEE fowers and deep green foliage. 3” fowers and prefers cooler (Hydrangea POLLINATION: None needed, but summers. USDA Zones 6-9. M 084: paniculata better fruit may be produced from more $24.50 each Grandifora”) than one variety or seedling. Enjoy large HARDINESS: See descriptions. Toler- TIBETAN NEW! (Paeonia lutea ant of wind, salt and drought. ludlowii) A rare and beautiful tree panicles of white fowers fading to SUN: Full sun or light shade and good peony which will grow to 8’, with air circulation. yellow fowers in the spring. Multiple pink beginning in mid-summer HARVEST TIME: Repeat fowering. woody stems arise from the base and persisting Harvest hips in September and Octo- of this shrub which shines in the tall into fall. Let ber. border or at the woodland’s edge. SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Good drain- this robust, age is essential. Sun or part shade. One gallon size. disease resistant classic grow as M 083: $24.50 each SPACING: The same as the ultimate a shrub or train it as a small tree height of the plant. Hedge space at 2/3 SUFFRUTICOSA (Paeonia (as shown). It grows to 15’ or half ultimate height. Climbers can be tucked sufruticosa) It grows only to about that size with pruning. Prune in in with other plants. 4-5’ tall, producing an abundance early spring. Spaced 4 feet apart, it CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Rugo- of beautiful white, turning to light makes a gorgeous hedge, blooming sas need little or no fertilizing. They are pink fowers. M082: $24.50 each throughout summer and fall. USDA drought tolerant once established and Zones 4-9. M 071M (2’-3’): $19.95 need little or no pruning. They are easy 78 each to grow. Shearing helps hedges. ROSA RUGOSA Beautiful Yard Roses ALBA This special You don’t have to live in England seedling Trees to enjoy the beauty of the English rose cottage garden! Plant some of not only THUNDERCLOUD PLUM (Prunus Raintree’s landscape roses and you produces cerasifera) Because this tree is will be speaking with an accent and an disease resistant and thrives with gardening in woolens in no time. All abundance little care, it are hardy with attractive carefree of large, very fragrant single white is among the foliage. It’s easy to make a dense fowers from summer through most popular hedge or a gorgeous bed or border. autumn, it is loaded with large yard and street They are so easy to care for, they tasty red hips. The foliage is deep trees. For a can be pruned with hedge shears or green and disease resistant making spectacular loppers. We ofer well rooted bush- these bushes, month after month, efect plant es. In one quart pots. a collage of white, red and green. an entire row Grow as a thick spreading 6’ tall about 15’ Beautiful Flowers hedge. L 640: $7.50 each; 5+: $5 apart. Enjoy and Edible Hips each; 10+: $4 each the red foliage ROSA RUGOSA RUBRA These from spring seedlings have the same growth through fall. Herald the beginning habit as the “Alba” except with red of spring with the profusion of pale fowers. L 646: $6.50 each; 5+: $5 pink fragrant fowers that cover each; 10+: $3.50 each the trees for weeks. Thundercloud prefers full sun. It will grow to 20- 25’ tall and wide. It also produces a few, very tasty purple plums. USDA Edible Zones 5-9. We ofer large 4-5’ trees.  M908: $26.50 each; 5+: $22.50 each. SCABROSA Big hips are back in Flowers style! This English rugosa makes an excellent 5’ tall, spreading hedge STELLA D’ Instant Shade Tree or an outstanding specimen plant. ORO DAYLILY Enjoy an EMPRESS TREE (Paulownia The large 5” purple/pink fowers tomentosa) It is a with bold anthers, keep blooming abundance of large very fast growing for months. The carefree shrub is dense shade tree loaded in the fall with large favorful, beautiful golden edible for the Pacific feshy hips that look like cherry Northwest and tomatoes. L 680: $16.50 each fowers for months other areas with BLANC each spring mild winters. It DOUBLE DE and again is hardy in USDA COUBERT  throughout Zones 7-10. The This old time the summer. wood is extremely rugosa hybrid The fowers valuable and has has pure are followed many uses. In white, semi- by edible colder parts of double blooms pods re­sem­ its range, for the first with an intense bling green few years, the new fragrance. beans. Both are excellent additions growth dies back each The leathery, wrinkled, dark green to salads. The plant grows to 18- winter but tremendous foliage is disease resistant. Large 24” tall in sun or partial shade. To summer growth more orange-red hips follow blooms. 5’ make a bed, plant clumps about two than compensates. x 4’. Plant 3’ apart to make a great feet apart. The plants are drought In Japan, the wood is hedge. USDA Zones 2-8 L637: tolerant. USDA Zones 4-11. They traditionally used to make dowry $16.50 each thrive through­out the nation. 4” pot.  chests and other furniture. Each L700: $5.50 each; 6+: $4.50 spring, the tree is covered with A Hedge of Red, each clusters of trumpet shaped two inch long fragrant fowers that are White and Green PRAIRIE BELLA DAYLILY This lilac blue; a display of spectacular These rugosas are beautiful edi- deep pink daylily blooms in late beauty. They provide good bee ble landscaping roses at a price spring, and repeats throughout forage in the spring. Young trees you can aford. Display them at the summer. It reaches about grow best if given a lot of water in their best, in a mass planting. They 20” in height, and is an excellent summer. Even young trees have two bloom constantly, summer through companion to Stella D’Oro. 4” pot. foot diameter heart shaped leaves. fall, delighting you with masses of L 701: $5.50 each; 6+: $4.50 M 581 (large crowns): $11.50 color every time you walk by. Make each each; 3+: $9.50 each a glorious hedge or garden bed. SAFFRON CROCUS See page 68. USDA Zones 2-9. 2.5” pot. M007: $11.50 each 79 Broadleafed Maples Willows Evergreens Plant a Maple, JAPANESE PUSSY WILLOW (Salix Leave a Legacy chaenomeloides) Colorful silver, purple to pink buds open to large STRAWBERRY TREE (Arbutus LEGACY unedo) silvery 2 1/2” catkins. The new SUGAR leaf growth is red maturing to a A broad MAPLE™ (Acer leafed deep blue green. It makes a large saccharum) rounded shrub to 15’ tall. USDA evergreen This grafted relative tree was bred Zones 6-9. M359 (1 qt. pot): of the for its very fast $16.50 each madrone. growth and FRENCH PUSSY WILLOW (Salix It grows its gorgeous caprea) Before leafing out in spring, slowly to red, yellow this variety produces an abundance 15’ or 6-8’ if grown as a bush. Its and orange fall of plump, woolly, pinkish gray trunk becomes twisted and gnarled foliage. It forms a symmetrical oval catkins about 1” long that are prized with age. (As do we all!) It is named crown and grows to 50 feet. It can in early spring bouquets. It can for the round, mealy yet edible be tapped for sugar. Plant patent be kept shrub size by cutting it to strawberry colored fruit that ripen #4979. USDA Zones 4-9. 4’-5’ tree. ground every few years and letting it in the fall and winter. Self fertile. 1 M 320: $26.50 each; 3+: $22.50 re-sprout. USDA Zones 4-9. M 360 gallon pot. USDA Zones 7-11. D 600: each (1 qt. pot): $16.50 each $24.50 each RED SUNSET MAPLE (Acer rubrum CORKSCREW WILLOW (Salix ‘Franksred’) Among the most matsudana ‘Tortuosa’) Beloved by BAY LAUREL popular (Umbellaria forists and fower arrangers the yard trees. Corkscrew Willow is also a great californica) Enjoy Cooks favor landscape choice for soggy spots brilliant with full sun. It can grow rapidly to pots of soup orange and with the 30 tall’ x 15’ wide. Roots can be red foliage invasive. Don’t put willows near a pungent bay that starts septic system! USDA Zones 4-9. leaves from very early in M 335 (1 qt. pot): $16.50 each this beautiful, the fall and broad-leafed disease western resistant dark glossy green foliage native in the summer. It grows quickly Eucalyptus evergreen to 30 x 40’ and likes full sun. It is Silver Dollar Tree Makes that is also drought tolerant once established. Big Change in Your Yard known as USDA Zones 4-9. 4-5’ tree. M 331: Oregon Myrtle. Fortunately for $26.50 each; 3+: $22.50 each CIDER GUM gardeners, Oregon Myrtle grows (E. gunnii) very slowly in gardens, only 20-to- Famous for 25-feet tall and wide, substantially Honey the pungent less than the 75-feet it may reach fragrance in its native range. It adapts well to Locust of its blue, pruning, so it can be maintained silver-dollar as a striking, aromatic 6-8’ shrub. FRISIA GOLD LOCUST (Robinia leaves that are It grows well in a pot. It likes deep pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’) The bright often dried moist soils, but can withstand yellow foliage for fower drought when established. Zones throughout arrangements, 7-11. 1 gallon pot. M520: $24.50 the growing this plant also goes by the each season makes this name Cider SWEET BAY (Laurus nobilis) Also tree stand Gum for its called Grecian or true Bay. When out like a sweet sap. For you make a pot of soup, why not shimmering a continuous reach out your window and pick beacon. The harvest of the round, waxy leaves, a bay leaf from this beautiful fast growing prune back the bush every winter to broadleafed evergreen. The tree oval shaped stimulate new growth. Or let it grow can grow 10 to 20 feet tall but is tree grows quickly into an upright tree of 30’ easily kept smaller. It is also well to 40’ tall and is widely adapted to or more with leaves that become suited for container growing. It likes heat or cold. It is a Black Locust lance-shaped and green. From the full sun and is hardy to 10°F. 1 gallon with pretty compound leaves, white mountains of Tasmania, it is hardy pot. M 523: $24.50 each fowers and thorns on the smaller to about 10 F. and tolerates drought. wood. 4-5’ tree. USDA Zones 4-9. One gallon tree. M 550: $19.50 80 K 630: $32.50 each each Black Walnut’s Best Friend How to Use Walnuts Walnuts BLACK LOCUST (Robinia IN THE KITCHEN: Walnuts are a highly pseudoacacia) This very fast growing concentrated protein source. They (Juglans spe- tree has many uses. It is a nitrogen fixer add nutrition to baked goods, salads cies) These and a good choice to plant with Black or breads. Ground in a blender or stately trees Walnut or Chestnut in a woodlot. In a chopped, they are great in casseroles have large com- woodlot or as a wind­break, plant the or in a meatless nutloaf. pound leaves trees 10’ apart. Left to grow, the trees IN THE LANDSCAPE: Walnuts are a and a hand- will get very tall. Trees can begin to be great yard, shade or street tree. They thinned and harvested for firewood should be sited at least 20’ from build- some branching ings to protect foundations. pattern that makes them attractive, and rot resistant posts in 8 to 12 years. even in wintertime. Walnuts prefer Flowers are excellent bee forage. The Useful Facts slightly acid to neutral deep soils thorny trees will send up root suckers with good drainage. Walnuts require which also grow into trees, even after a POLLINATION: English, Carpathian full sun to crop efectively. USDA mature tree is cut. This way they replant and Manregian walnuts are self fertile regulation prohibits shipping Jug- themselves. 1-1/2’ to 3’ seedlings. but benefit from a second variety for lans species to TX, KS, AZ, MO, OK, USDA Zones 4-8. K 620: $3.75 each; pollination. Plant two or more black 10+: $2.50 each walnut seedlings. NE, MI, IN & CA. Our grafted wal- HARDINESS: USDA Zones 5-9 unless nuts are 3-5’ tall unless otherwise otherwise noted. noted. Black Walnuts SUN OR SHADE: Full sun for efective BLACK WALNUT SEEDLINGS Very cropping. Grafted fast growing trees. An excellent SPACING: 40’ permanent spacing. In- Walnuts choice for a dual purpose nut terplanting will work for up to 20 years. production and timber planting. HARVEST TIME: Walnuts drop in Sep- AMBASSADOR A tember and October. K 240 (1-2’ seedlings): $4.75; BEARING AGE: Grafted trees 2 to 3 winter hardy self- 10+: $3.75 each fertile Carpathian years, seedlings in 6 years or more. hybrid from Idaho GRAFTED THOMAS BLACK If you YIELD: A mature tree can produce 100 that sets heavy want to harvest a great crop of pounds of nuts or much more. crops of delicious favorful black walnuts there’s no 1 1/4” nuts in thin shells. A patented doubting Thomas is the tree for you. How To Grow variety, it needs about 600 chill Thomas starts bearing at an early SOIL REQUIREMENTS: For produc- hours. PP4132; USDA Zones 4-8. age, while seedling black walnuts tion and long life, walnuts should be K 190: $36.50 each can take many years to come into located in deep soils slightly acid to production. The nut meats are large neutral, with good drainage. FRANQUETTE Franquette is among for a black walnut and crack into CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: After the last of the Persian (English) halves or quarters. The tree grows the first growing season, apply a walnuts to leaf out and therefore rapidly to 50 feet or more and needs nitrogenous fertilizer mulch in early less susceptible to spring frost a rich moist but well drained soil. spring. Walnuts like a steady supply of damage.. This older west coast Plant it with a seedling black walnut moisture in the growing season. commercial variety produces for pollination. USDA Zones 5-9. good crops of delicious walnuts in K 246: $38.50 each October with medium to large thin, well sealed nuts. Self-fertile. Not reliably hardy below 10 F. K 220: Walnut Accessory Plant A Black Walnut, $36.50 each KENKEL NUTCRACKER Leave A Legacy Crack black walnuts and other hard shelled nuts with (Juglans nigra) Black walnut is a rapid Seedlings grower in fertile sites, and produces this heavy duty tool. T360: an excellent wood. Since it has been Butternuts are walnut relatives. They $49.50 each largely logged out in the wild, there is make beautiful, large trees and are considerable interest in black walnut as good producers. Coniferous Nut Trees a high value timber crop. It produces a thick shelled rich favored nut that BUTTERNUT SEEDLING (Juglans MONKEY PUZZLE (Araucaria retains favor very well in cooking, and cinerea) The butternut is the araucana) The branching pattern of has nearly twice the protein of English hardiest tree in the walnut family. It this Chilean evergreen seedling tree is Walnuts. It makes a much larger tree is also known as the white walnut, unique. The branches are symetrical than other walnuts, spreading high and for its lighter, attractive wood used and horizontal, each turning up at its wide in great majesty. Timber plantings for paneling and furniture. It is a are close spaced at 10 to 18 ft. inter- end. The Monkey Puzzle also produces vals, thinned for veneer in 20 years medium to large tree with a lofty, 8” diameter oblong cones with up to followed by timber harvest at 40’ spac- spreading form, not quite as large 300 nuts per cone. The nuts are small ing, 20-30 years later. Black walnuts or demanding of water as black and triangular shaped. They can be like lots of water when they are in active walnuts. Nuts come enclosed in a eaten raw or roasted and have a rich growth. They are more tolerant of wetter rough, thick shell that terminates sweet favor. Trees grow slowly to 25- ground than are English, but won’t grow in year-round swampy sites. Eating fo- in a sharp point. Butternuts have a 45’ tall. We ofer unsexed seedlings liage is reportedly toxic to horses. Plant rich buttery taste preferred by some and only the females produce nuts two or more black walnut seedlings for people over the other walnuts. Plant while the males are pollinizers. The pollination. Many plants don’t grow well two for pollination. 1-2’ seedling small 1-gallon-size trees we ofer have under walnut trees. USDA Zones 4-9. tree. USDA Zones 4-9. K260: been growing for several years. USDA $11.50 each; 3+: $8.50 each; Zones 6-9. K 440: $26.50 each  10+: $6.50 each PROHIBITED TO AZ 81 cultivar is COLOSSAL Colossal has very large, moderately easy to peel, sweet nuts and is Chestnuts productive very productive at a young age. and an upright It’s the leading commercial variety Chestnuts are majestic trees that grower with in areas that don’t get chestnut live hundreds of years and can pro- large nuts that blight and have warm spring and duce hundreds of pounds of nuts fall free from hot summer weather. It is not the each year. Trees with European and the burr in mid to late season, The best choice in the Pacific Northwest American parentage may not be re- nuts store well. It is a European x and areas with wet springs and sistant to chestnut blight and should Japanese hybrid and is resistant to not be planted east of the Rocky cooler weather. It is pollen sterile root rot and chestnut blight and it so it won’t pollinize other cultivars. Mountains. Only the Chinese Chest- can therefore be planted in the east nuts are reliably resistant east of the The tree has a spreading habit. It is and the west. Cold Hardy: -15°F. cold hardy: -20°F. 3-5’ size. K3 00: Rockies. Seedlings will be variable 2-3’ size. K305: $34.50 each in nut production. Our new grafted $32.50 each selections are incredibly productive PRECOCE MIGOULE NEW! A NEVADA A good producer of and among the world’s best variet- consistant producer of high quality tasty nuts and pollenizer for the ies. USDA Zones 5-9 unless noted. very good tasting large chestnuts Colossal Chestnut. Needs acidic Prohibited to AZ. even in a cool growing season. First in the harvest searson to soil and at least 400-500 chill drop nuts free of the burr. The nuts hours. Not resistant to chestnut Grafted Chestnuts are easy to peel. The tree has an blight so it is only suitable for the We ofer a wonderful collection of upright growth form. Originally western U.S. 3-5’ size. K313: the most productive grafted chest- from France, it is. one of the best $32.50 each nut trees. Most are crosses of Euro- storing chestnuts. It is an excellent pean and Japanese cultivars. pollinator, blooming early to mid Seedling Chestnuts BASALTA #3 A consistent producer season and cold hardy to -20°F. It’s chestnut blight susceptibility AMERICAN CHESTNUT SEEDLINGS of large, particularly favorful (Castanea dentata) While most chestnuts. All Chestnuts need good is unknown so it is recommended to be grown west of the Rockies. chestnut trees found in the drainage, however Bisalta #3 is Northwest are of European origin, more tolerant of late wet springs A proven winner in the Pacific Northwest. Precoce Migoule is there are some American chestnuts than others. It is well suited for the and these represent the largest Pacific Northwest and even when also grown in Michigan. It sheds copious, early specimens left of this species in the a cold growing season occurs this nation. The American chestnut was tree still produces nuts. Nuts fall pollen that is free of the burr in mid season and synchronized virtually obliterated back East in its are easy to peel. The tree has a with ‘Colossal native range by the chestnut blight. spreading growth form. Originally and its nuts These seedlings were grown from from Italy, it is one of the best mature at pure stands in Washington known storing chestnuts. It’s a good least two to be blight free. The nuts are small, pollinator and is cold hardy to -15°F weeks early ripening, light brown and It is a somewhat chestnut blight earlier than very sweet. They have a fine favor susceptible European X Japanese ‘Colossal’ and peel quite easily. These make cultivar and therefore best suited to making it a candidate for northern majestic timber trees, the largest be grown west of the Rockies where areas where early frosts damage of all chestnuts. They are not blight blight isn’t usually a problem. 2-3’ nuts before they can be harvested. resistant. USDA Zones 3-8. We ofer size. K301: $34.50 each 2-3’ size. K307: $34.50 each 2-3’ seedlings. K350: $15 each; MARIGOULE NEW! Marigoule is MARSOL NEW! Marsol nuts are 3+: $12.50 each blight tolerant and resistant to root large and have very good favor. CHINESE CHESTNUT SEEDLINGS rot and successfully grown in both Marsol is a very good pollinator. (C. mollissima) We have selected Michigan and New York as well as Trees grow very upright. Nuts fall seedlings from highly productive the Pacific Northwest. It produces free of the burr mid season. Marsol trees. They are resistant to an abundance of easy to peel is blight tolerant extending the Chestnut blight and can be planted good size nuts that are as sweet as range where it can be successfully in the east in areas with blight. candy. Although it eventually gets to grown. It is from France. It is Spreading trees grow to 35’ tall and be a large upright tree it is relatively resistant to root rot and cold produce sweet nuts. K 342 (1-1/2’ slow growing and easier to manage resistant to -30F. 2-3’ size. K306: to 3’ trees): $6.50 each, 5+: $5 with pruning. It is a European X $34.50 each Japanese hybrid from France and each; K343 (4-5’ trees): $22.50 REGIS MONTIS NEW! Regis Montis each an excellent pollinizer for other is a new chestnut cultivar with an varieties. Nut fall is mid season and abundance of deliciously sweet fall in the burr. Nut size is medium medium size chestnuts that peel Chestnut Cookbook to large. Fruiting can take 4 -5 CHESTNUT COOKBOOK by Annie years. 2-3’ size. USDA Zones 4-9. easily. They fall free from the burr. It K 304: $34.50 each is very fast growing and because its Bhagwandin, 128 pages. The author habit is very upright it doesn’t need has been growing, harvesting and MARAVAL Maraval is a great as much space as other cultivars.. preparing chestnuts for 25 years. pollinator, producing massive A European x Japanese chestnut The book includes recipes from amounts of pollen. This French developed and proven in the Pacific around the world and interesting Northwest. 2-3’ size. K 308: $34.50 folklore. The book has been revised 82 each and reprinted. S027: $12.95 each Gingko Almonds (Ginkgo biloba) The only surviving member (Prunus amygdalus) Almonds are of an ancient order of conifer-like trees that beautiful ornamentals with their covered the earth during the Jurassic period, attractive foliage and early spring 150 million years ago. Ginkgo grows slowly to pink fragrant fowers. They are of the Prunus genus and resemble a more than 50 feet tall. Its leaf is shaped like a peach tree. Except, you discard the duck’s foot, and is unlike any other leaf in the fruit, crack open the pit and eat the world. Ginkgo trees are either male or female. nut inside. The spreading trees can The females won’t fruit without pollination be maintained at 12’ to 20’ tall de- from a male. The ripening fruit has no aroma, pending on the variety. We ofer 3-5’ but if left to rot it has an unpleasant rancid grafted trees. smell. Planting any single tree will mean you HALLS have no pollination and therefore, no nuts. HARDY A The edible nuts are green with a white shell beautiful and are the size of a small almond. And we almost forgot to tell you that ornamental ginkgo is used to stimulate memory. Ginkgo grows in a wide variety of soils that is also and is a pollution tolerant tree. In the fall, the leaves of both the male and edible. This hardy, self- female turn a glorious golden yellow. USDA Zones 4-9. Grafted trees are fertile tree one gallon size. Seedlings 18-24”. produces SALEM LADY FEMALE A heavy producing grafted female ginkgo. K 451: $26.50 a profusion each of delicate, fragrant MAYFIELD MALE A grafted male pollinizer for the female. Plant a male and a early spring pink blossoms. This female if you want to harvest the nuts. K452: $26.50 each is followed by attractive, disease resistant, peach-like foliage. Halls SELF FERTILE GINKGO This grafted tree has both male and female fowers, is is thought to be a peach-almond self fertile and sets nuts without cross pollination. K 454: $26.50 each cross. The tree grows rapidly to 20 feet and is self-fertile. The thick SEEDLINGS These are unsexed, but can still be a lot of fun to plant and will be shelled, strong favored almonds very attractive yard trees. K 450: $8.50 each are good for cooking and eating. It blooms comparatively late for an almond and does very well in the maritime Northwest. It’s beauty, ease How to Use Chestnuts to insure pollination. Diferent chestnut of care, spreading habit and reliable species will readily cross with one another. production make it a great tree for IN THE KITCHEN: Chestnuts cont­ain If you lack room you can plant two in the your yard. USDA Zones 6-9. On Lovell ap­proxi­mately 5% oil and 7% protein, same hole and have a multi-trunk tree. rootstock. K 160: $26.50 each along with a rich sup­ply of carbohydrates, HARDINESS: USDA Zones 5-9. giving them a food value roughly equiva­ SUN OR SHADE: Full sun for nut produc- RELIABLE™  lent to potatoes. In some parts of the tion. Each season world chestnuts are dried and ground into PLANT SPACING: 40 ft. or more for maxi- this beautiful a four for use in baking. They are among mum long term nut tree produces the sweetest of nuts and roasted chest- pro­duc­tion. Interplanting at 20 foot a large crop nuts are a wonderful snack. Chestnuts spacing will greatly in­crease nut produc- of tasty complement vegetables, and are prized in tion over the first 20 years. Interplants will almonds. It turkey stuffing. even­tu­ally need to be removed. is self-fertile IN THE LANDSCAPE: A beautiful spread- HARVEST TIME: October-November. and the ing tree for the landscape. Chinese chest­ LIFE EXPECTANCY: A tree on the slopes nuts compare in size to a very large apple most reliable of Mt. Etna in Sicily had a branch spread tree, whereas Eu­ro­pean and American variety chestnuts even­tu­ally get quite massive. over 200 feet wide and was in excess of tested at the Chest­nuts are a great dual purpose 2500 years old. Mt. Vernon food and timber tree. Chestnut wood is BEARING AGE: Grafted trees will bear in station. ex­tremely durable and rot re­sis­tant and 2-3 years, seedlings in 5-7. Reliable is a seedling hybrid of peach possesses this quality as a young tree, YIELD: A mature tree can produce 100 and almond. The nuts are harder unlike cedar. Chestnut resprouts quite pounds or much more. shelled and stronger in favor than vig­or­ously after cutting, suiting it quite well a true almond, but its beautiful pink to coppice management for rot resistant How To Grow fragrant blossoms, disease-resistant pole pro­duc­tion. Cop­picing means to cut SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Chest­nuts will foliage, spreading habit and reliable down an es­tab­lished tree thus allowing the grow in most soils, but they don’t like production make it a home garden suckers to regrow. The sucker sprouts will wet feet. Chestnut trees will tolerate acid winner. Easily maintained at about 15’ regrow again and again allowing for a con- soils, and are fairly drought resistant once tall. It does very well in the maritime tinuous harvest of both nuts and wood. established. Northwest. USDA Zones 5-9. On PESTS AND DISEASES: Borers can be Lovell rootstock. K 165A: $26.50 Useful Facts a problem for grafted trees. The North­ each POLLINATION: Two varieties, two west has escaped chestnut blight due to seedlings or one of each must be planted climate and isolation. 83 ORACLE™ NEW! (Foros cv.) Very and other Northern regions. late blooming and early ripening, Though partially self fertile, plant Oracle™ bears good crops of large, near Nikita’s Pride™ to improve Filberts high quality soft shell almonds. production. K 162: $26.50 each Oracle™ is a hardy, late blooming (Corylus Almond variety that blooms with NIKITA’S PRIDE™ NEW! (Foros species) peaches, often avoiding damage cv.) This hardy, very late blooming Filberts from late frosts. This new cultivar variety bears good crops of are easy from the Ukraine will be good for large, high-quality, softshell nuts. to grow testing in the Pacific Northwest Needs Oracle™ Almond (K162) for and very pollination. K 161: $26.50 each pro- ductive! ALL IN ONE Filberts How To Use Filberts A self- can be fertile, soft grown in USDA Zones 5-9. They are IN THE KITCHEN: Bake with squash, shelled, casseroles, in vegetable pie; mince by far the most important nut crop sweet grown com­mer­cially in the Pacific and add to cookies or candies. almond. Crushed filberts make a great pie Northwest. This small tree prefers a crust without any other ingredients. All in One cool, wet cli­mate. Filberts fower in Filberts store for over a year. is hardy in mid-winter. The abundant male cat- IN THE LANDSCAPE: Its tendency to the Pacific kins make a showy display. Humid, sucker profusely makes it an excellent Northwest windy weather is ideal for dis­trib­ candidate for a fast growing hedge or and in ut­ing pollen to the tiny red female screen plant. warmer fowers. By the end of August, nuts climates. are ripe. They drop in September. Useful Facts It is late blooming for an almond. PROHIBITED TO AZ. POLLINATION: Filberts are wind polli- It is a genetic semi dwarf and nated in winter. Varieties have specific will only grow to 12 to 15 feet tall. New Blight Immune pollination requirements. See varietal USDA Zones 7-9. Developed by descriptions. Floyd Zaiger. On Marianna 2624 Cultivars HARDINESS: Zones 5-9 unless rootstock. K 150: $26.50 each We are happy to finally make these otherwise noted. European Filbert filbert blight resistant and blight fowers winterkill at -15° F. TITAN This unique almond tree immune cultivars available to home SUN: Prefers full sun in the maritime boasts extreme winter hardiness, so gardeners. Each is newly released for maximum nut production. Prefers it can grow and fruit successfully far by Oregon State University after partial shade in very sunny, hot cli- North of where other commercial mates. two decades of breeding for blight varieties have frozen out. It is a true immunity. It is now possible to grow PLANT SPACING: Single trees 15-20 almond with a thin, well-sealed shell feet; hedge plantings 4 to 5 ft. filberts again in places that sufer BEARING AGE: 2 to 3 years and a sweet kernel. Unfortunately, from Eastern Filbert blight, includ- YIELD: 20 pounds or more per tree. in our region and other areas ing western Washington and Ore- with wet springs, it may fall victim gon. Filberts are also called Hazels How To Grow to brown rot and other fungal or Hazelnut trees. We ofer 1½-3’ problems, even with spring and 2-year-old well-rooted trees in quart SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Prefers slightly acid soil around 6.5 pH; does fall copper sprays. Titan blooms pots unless otherwise noted. best in fertile soil with good drainage, very late for an almond and can DORRIS This new highly blight but is widely adaptable. be pollinized by any late blooming resistant cultivar from OSU is CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Plant almond or by any peach. On Lovell perfect for the home gardener. It in late winter or early spring. Late rootstock. K 170: $26.50 each produces heavy crops of delicious spring plantings grow less initially and filberts on a dwarf tree that is require more watering. The ripeness only half the size of other filbert of a filbert can be determined by Beech varieties. Santiam and Yamhill are pushing on the nut in the husk. If it turns in the husk then nut and husk good pollinizers. K016: $24.50 have separated, and though it may be PURPLE BEECH (Fagus sylvatica each still a little green, it’s as ripe as it will purpurea) Among the most stately YORK A new mid season highly get and can be picked before birds or specimen trees in the world, the blight resistant pollinizer. It also squirrels get it. Purple Beech graces many an produces a good quantity of tasty PESTS AND DISEASES: European English estate. It will grow to 70’ tall round medium size nuts. It will Filberts are susceptible to Eastern with a dense, oval crown, light bark pollinize Dorris, and Yamhill and Filbert Blight, a fungal bark disease and beautiful purple leaves. It is also would help with early pollen for spreading in commercial filbert Jeferson when combined with growing areas. Our plants come an excellent wildlife tree, producing from inspected stock grown far from small, triangular nuts that are prized Theta. Named after York from the infested areas. Control by spraying by animals, including humans. Nut Lewis and Clark expedition. K068: copper and dormant oil together at production varies from year to year, $24.50 each bud break, in late March, mid April but good years produce heavy YAMHILL Another recent OSU and early May. Or select new blight crops of nuts that can be eaten raw release. This high quality, small immune cultivars! and have a rich sweet favor. Grow tree produces an ample crop of two for pollination in full or partial very tasty, early ripening nuts. It sun. 2-3’ size. M 590: $19.50 will pollinate Santiam, Dorris and 84 each; 3+: $15 each Jefferson. K067: $24.50 each JEFFERSON This winning new bamboos are of the which are of excellent quality. variety joins the ranks of Eastern genus Phyllostachys N 300: $24.50 each; 3+: $22.50 Filbert Blight immune filberts from (abbreviated with each Oregon State University. A smaller, the letter P). We also P. AUREOSULCATA Among the compact tree, it is expected to ofer hardy “clump- most hardy and beautiful of the replace Barcelona as the leading ing” bamboo! We large bamboos, this variety boasts commercial variety since it yields ofer 1 gallon plants a yellow stripe on each young, bigger crops of large tasty nuts with good roots and green culm and about 20% of them that fill their shells and produce viable tops that are develop a distinctive zigzag at the so few blanks. A late bloomer, it is guaranteed to grow. base. This vigorous selection grows best pollinated by Theta, Yamhill We also have beau- very fast and becomes an almost and York. K043: $24.50 each tiful large unshippable clumps of impenetrable hedge of 20-25’ tall, THETA This blight-immune late some varieties for sale at the nurs- 1 ½” culms. Very hardy, to -20°F, pollinator will increase yields for ery. Bring a covered pickup or van it survives untended in Southern Jefferson, which has a long bloom to take these home. PROHIBITED Michigan. The new shoots are tasty period. It is especially effective TO HAWAII. too. N 020: $26.50 each when used with other Jefferson P. DULCIS Commonly called pollinizers such as Yamhill. Theta Timber Bamboo Sweetshoot Bamboo, this fast also pollinizes Contorted Red (30’ tall & more) growing, beautiful bamboo is Dragon. It also produces tasty renowned for its tasty shoots early nuts. K 066: $24.50 each P. N. HENON in the season. It is among the most BEAKED HAZELNUT (Corylus (P. Nigra beautiful with masses of large cornuta california) The western Henon) It drooping leaves, thick culms and a beaked hazel is native from is a special white ring at each node. Very fast California up through British feeling growing and thick for their height, Columbia. This multi stemmed nut being in a the 30’ tall culms get up to 3 inches tree grows in sun or partial shade tall graceful in diameter. Hardy to -10°F. N 120: to about 10-15 feet tall. It has stand of $26.50 each long yellow catkins in the winter Henon. The long sturdy P. NIGRA (Black bamboo) New stems and produces small edible nuts are green, turning black the second favored by birds and squirrels. culms are free of growing season. The black culms USDA Zones 5-9. K 069: $18.50 contrasted with the green foliage each branches about half make this among the most favored way up to the olive green swaying and beautiful landscape plants in An Amazing Ornamental! canopy. It grows to 40’ or more the world. The thin walled canes are CONTORTED RED DRAGON and 3” or more in diameter. Its late very hard and used for cabinetry in (Corylus avellana cv. ‘Red spring shoot growth helps make it Asia. They make beautiful fences and Dragon’) Dramatic and completely cold hardy to -10°F. It thrives and gates. The two inch diameter canes resistant to Eastern Filbert is beautiful at Raintree. N 100: will grow to 25’ tall and are hardy to Blight, this new, highly prized and $28.50 each 0°F. N 340: $28.50 each previously unavailable, contorted P. VIVAX A timber bamboo very hazelnut brings color and form to similar to P. Bambusoides. The new Medium Bamboo your yard. It has twisted stems, shoots are very favorful. It can grow (Under 20’ Tall) richly colored, dark-burgundy- 50’ tall and 4” diameter. New shoots purple leaves as well as burgundy grow up to one foot a day. Hardy PSEUDOSASA JAPONICA Called catkins, husks and nuts. Trees arrow bamboo. Widely cultivated in to 5°F. USDA Zones 7-11. N 640: the US, this tough, versatile bamboo have moderate vigor and a $28.50 each spreading habit, which allows the produces a dense hedge of slender contorted growth to be visible in tan culms growing close together summer. Stake and train the trunk Large Bamboo with large, dark green leaves that give to the height you desire, then allow (Up to 30’ Tall) it a tropical appearance. It prefers it to contort outwards. Contorted moist conditions and tolerates salt Red Dragon will pollinize Theta. They make beautiful accent plants spray, making it an excellent choice Zones 5-9. K 031G (1 gallon): or several will make a beautiful, for coastal gardens. It grows to 8’-16’ $32.50 each thick evergreen impenetrable feet tall and makes a beautiful barrier screen. Space plants about 6-8’ or performs well in a container. apart for a hedge. N 560: $24.50 each Bamboo P. NUDA Hardy to -20°F.  SHIROSHIMA NEW! (Hibanobambusa Understandably our most popular tranquillans ‘Shiroshima’) This A grove of bamboo provides a won- large bamboo, this variety is the midsized bamboo is suited to derful habitat in your yard. Bamboo, easiest to grow and the best choice containers or the garden. It is an when you know how to grow it, is for making a thick screen that looks aggressive runner, growing to 16’ in very manageable. Bamboos are ev- good year round. It is among the the ground, with beautiful yellow and ergreen woody stemmed perennial hardiest species of the genus, white variegation on the leaves. It grasses. Of great economic value; surviving -20°F. with less winter does best in morning sun or filtered they serve more uses for more peo- foliage dieback than any other shade. Limit one. One gallon pot. ple than any other group of plants variety. Mature 2” diameter culms N 050: $28.50 each in the world. We ofer the hardy grow to 20-35’ tall, but harvest types of bamboo. The larger hardy some of the edible young shoots, 85 P. BISETTII This exceptionally green. Darker green, dense foliage Easiest to Grow Indoors! cold hardy bamboo is one of the fills in and creates an ideal hedge that smallest of its genus and can grow grows 15’ tall. N2 33: $26.50 each CALAMONDIN It is to about 20’. Spreading vigorously the easiest citrus once established, its low thick dark CHUSQUEA CULEO This unique to care for and the green culms and low branches and clumping bamboo comes from the easiest to grow in leaves make for an excellent screen. mountains of Chile and Argentina. a container. While Bissetii is a great farmstead building Unlike most other bamboos, most citrus go bamboo. After a few years when Chusquea culeo has solid culms. dormant below your bamboo stand is more mature, Each culm grows to about 1” in 50° F, the Calamondin will thrive at harvest 3 to 6 year old canes which diameter and 15-20’ tall. Fine, narrow, lower temperatures and is therefore will have strong thick walls but be very 4” long leaves and abundant side easier to grow successfully outside bendable and only about an inch in branches give clumps of this bamboo the South. Still, in the Northwest diameter, ideal for tying together and a fufy, airy feel. Hardy to 0°F, it and colder regions, bring the pot bending into many things including thrives in either full sun or partial in for the winter. The Calamondin greenhouse arches and other shade. N680: $26.50 each has broad oval green leaves, is structures. Newly emerged shoots almost thornless and has a shapely can be used in stir fry or your choice upright habit. Throughout most of of cuisine! 1 gallon pot. To -20°F. the year it produces an abundance N 150: $26.50 each Citrus of round bright orange 1-1/2” fruit. The fruit is easy to peel and has few We are ofering large 2-3-year-old, seeds. The orange colored pulp is Clumping Bamboo well-branched potted citrus trees. juicy and sour. It can be used as a (10-15’ Tall) They CAN BE SHIPPED TO CALI- favoring or as a juice like a lemon or FORNIA and all other states except a lime. When sweetened with sugar Big, beautiful and no barrier needed! Florida, Texas, Arizona and Puerto it makes a delicious marmalade. Enjoy the benefits of bamboo without Rico and the Virgin Islands. We have Hardy to 10° to 15° F, 2-year potted worrying about underground rhi- chosen a great selection of variet- zomes popping up where you don’t tree. J120Q: $54.95 each want them. Clumping bamboo will ies for growing indoors. The best stay where you put it and slowly, grad- way to grow citrus in the North is to These Plants Will Fit on ually get bigger as the clump ages. keep the pot outside in the summer Your Table! These bamboos are hardy to -20°F, and bring it in when the tempera- and the strong canes are about ½” in ture goes below 50° F. Please place NAGAMI KUMQUAT diameter. Citrus as a separate order since it A bite-sized orange will be sent apart from other items! colored fruit with thick, Citrus is shipped via Priority Mail so sweet skin and a tangy Hardy Clumpers please include your mailing ad- fesh. The whole fruit, FARGESIA NITIDA The most upright dress. Regardless of your location, skin and all, is edible growing of the Fargesia selections, use the East of the Rockies, (Non and delicious. The fruit ripens in the this clumping bamboo makes a Zone Skipping) chart on page 95! winter and holds well on the tree. beautiful 12’ hedge where there isn’t They are hardy outdoors in USDA The dark evergreen leaves and the a lot of space or a lot of sun. Hardy Zones 9-11 unless noted. many bright fruit make it a beautiful to -20°F, the dense foliage looks ornamental. A natural dwarf, it grows best when shaded from hot, midday to only 2-3’ tall and makes a beautiful summer sun. The strong canes make Lemons potted tree small enough to fit on excellent garden stakes. N 220: IMPROVED your dining table. It is hardy to 18°F. $26.50 each MEYER 2- year potted tree. J160Q: $54.95 FARGESIA MURIALE Many small, LEMON Our each narrow leaves cover the slim, upright best selling INDIO MANDARINQUAT A kumquat- shoots of this hardy, non-running citrus. Enjoy mandarin hybrid. The fruit is bigger bamboo. Individual clumps gradually medium size than a kumquat, and difers from develop a cascading, fountain-like juicy lemons a mandarin in that you can eat the shape and produce a beautiful 12’ almost year whole thing. The sweet peel, eaten tall hedge. Hardy to -20°F, it grows round. Since lemons are acidic with the tart fesh, gives a unique at high elevations in China where it they don’t need much heat to bring combination of favors. Slice the is a staple food for the Panda. Like the fruit to full ripeness. Enjoy the bell-shaped fruit or eat them from other Fargesias, it prefers part shade fragrant waxy white blossoms the tree. 2-year potted tree. J 165Q: or dappled, not hot, sunlight. N 360: throughout the year. It is an early $54.95 each $26.50 each and regular bearer, hardy for a short FUKUSHU FARGESIA DRACOCEPHALA The time to 18°F. 2-year potted tree. KUMQUAT Like best clumping bamboo for sunny J 180Q: $54.95 each other kumquats, locations, this variety, also called the Fukushu is Hardy Dragon bamboo, takes both VARIEGATED PINK LEMON This a naturally small heat and cold (to-10°F) without leaves wonderful ornamental rewards tree, well-suited curling as they do on other Fargesias. growers with both beauty and fruit. for growing as Culms, about ½” in diameter, grow in Mature foliage is creamy white and an ornamental. a range of colors, some almost black green, and the new foliage glows Tree growth is characterized by its and others in shades of red, yellow or pink. Abundant lemons with excellent spreading form, and leaves that are favor grow year round. 2-year potted typically larger and broader than 86 tree. J 195Q: $54.95 each those of other kumquats. Fukushu fruits ripen to orange and are fully Oranges/Mandarins Delicious Berry Flavor edible, with thinner rinds and fewer seeds than Meiwa or Nagami types. TROVITA ORANGE A delicious fresh MORO BLOOD 2- year potted tree. J163Q: $54.95 eating and juice orange. It ripens ORANGE The blood each in the spring. It is very productive, oranges are called the very sweet and nearly seedless. ‘connoisseur’s citrus’. It produces outdoors in the San They are sweet and Limes Francisco Bay area as well as in highly favored with a BEARSS LIME hotter summer areas. 2-year potted hint of strawberry and raspberry Bearss bears a tree. J 240Q: $54.95 each aftertaste. The name ‘blood’ heavy crop of an derives from its red blotches on CLEMENTINE the skin and its reddish fesh and almost seedless MANDARIN (Algerian) fruit the size of - From North Africa. juice coloring. Because of its a small lemon. coloration, the fruit does not fit into Ripens about a U.S. mass marketing schemes. The Lemons and limes month after Satsuma. need comparatively less heat to blood orange is popular along the Clementine is a most Mediterranean. The fruit is medium ripen than most citrus. The skin is popular variety with a classic sweet/ pale yellow and the fesh a yellow- size and very productive. It ripens in tart mandarin favor. 2-year potted late winter and early spring. Hardy green with a delicious lime favor. It tree. J 117Q: $54.95 each is hardy to 28°F. 2- year potted tree. to about 27°F. 2-year potted tree. J 200Q: $54.95 each OWARI SATSUMA MANDARIN The J 100Q: $54.95 each easy to grow tree has a spreading KIEFFER LIME (THAI) Distinctively habit and fragrant fowers. The Grapefruit shaped leaves are used in Thai fruit is favorful, seedless and easy cooking. Fragrant leaves, thinly to peel. It is the hardiest of all the ORO BLANCO sliced provide favoring for curries, mandarins to 20° F. The fragrant GRAPEFRUIT This soups, and main dishes. The fesh oranges ripen in the winter. 2-year beautiful, dwarf tree is not eaten but the bumpy rind is potted tree. J115Q: $54.95 each produces large, juicy, used as zest. USDA Zones 10-11. 2- seedless grapefruit with wonderfully year potted tree. J 210Q: $54.95 CARA CARA PINK sweet fesh. A grapefruit-pummelo each NAVEL ORANGE  cross, it bears huge, fragrant This early-ripening fowers and elegant fruits with Australian Finger Lime orange is a sport nearly white, bitter-free fesh. Fruit of the Washington ripens in late winter, even in areas AUSTRALIAN Navel orange and is of low summer heat. Zones 10-11. FINGER LIME easy to grow, but its 2-year potted tree. J 150Q: $54.95 (Microcitrus fesh is a bright pink/medium red. each australasica) The sweet favor will please your The most palate, just as the unusual color will unusual of surprise you and your friends. Try Bizarre Yet Useful citrus, the finger pink orange juice. 2-year potted BUDDHA’S HAND lime is long and tree. J 265Q: $54.95 each CITRON This bizarre, narrow with PAGE MANDARIN A juicy, sweet tender fruit looks like a rough skin. cross between Minneola tangelo cross between a giant Chefs the world over are finding and Clementine mandarin. The lemon and a squid or creative uses for Australian Finger round fruit has deep orange rind, like long, thin, gnarled Limes, which add unique texture human fingers. It has virtually no and a special “zing” to dishes. The which is thin but can be peeled. It is a good choice to complete a citrus pulp and is only eaten candied fruit is sometimes referred to as as a dessert or used in Chinese “citrus caviar” because the small collection. It is more productive with nearby pollinator trees: mandarins medicine. We ship 2-3 year old round interior vesicles pop in your Buddha’s Hand citron trees that are mouth with tart lime favor. More or the Valencia orange. 2 year potted tree. J 118Q $54.95 each well formed. No tolerance for frost. cold tolerant than other limes and Zones 10-11. J170Q: $54.95 each great in containers, the favor is KISHU SEEDLESS MANDARIN This distinctly lime with a wonderful early ripening mandarin, popular in lingering after taste. Add to drinks Japan, produces very sweet, seedless, Citrus Accessories or salads or include in your favorite easy to peel fruit that is becoming a ALL NATURAL CITRUS MIX Citrus recipe. 2-year potted tree. J215Q: gardener’s favorite. 2-year potted tree. Mix 6-3-3 Fertilizer. Designed $54.95 each J 119Q $54.95 each to nourish citrus trees in home orchards and containers, our Citrus Mix is formulated from all How To Grow Citrus garden grade potting mix. Avoid dense natural ingredients with primary mixes with peat or lighten with wood shav- and secondary plant nutrients plus SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Grows best in a ings. Water it deeply but only when the soil pot with a sandy, well drained potting mix. is getting dry rather than giving too many selected micronutrients that promote Trees don’t do well in clay or heavy soils. frequent surface waterings. The tree will lush new growth and bountiful fruit. It Fertilization is important and should in- need root pruning and repotting every two can be used to feed other fruit trees, clude trace minerals found in the Organic years or so. Plants benefit indoors from vines and ornamentals. For people Citrus Food listed above. higher humidity so mist the tree occasion- with only a couple potted citrus plants CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Citrus will ally. Place a pan of rocks under the pot. this 1 lb box will last several years. arrive bareroot. Be prepared to plant them Pour water in the pan. This provides extra T 148: $12 each in a 10-12” container with a light weight humidity for your plant. 87 FRUIT PICKING BAG nut assure Have your hands exact ad­ Avocados free to pick a bushel justment of fruit and gently of both the In a few plac- open the bottom and cutting and es, and under dump it in a box like a anvil blades. A rubber cush­ion and the proper professional. T 025: shock absorber provide smooth conditions, in $50 each working and soft closing. All major USDA Zones parts are re­place­able and the blade 9-11, Avo- THE ROO APRON The Roo is perfect is easily sharp­ened. They make cados can a smooth cut every time and are be grown for harvesting your fruits and easy on the trees and shrubs and outdoors. Anyone else will need to on you. FELCO 8, righthanded, grow them indoors in a pot. Except vegetables or for other hands T190: $54; FELCO 9, left-handed in the climates where they thrive, T200: $54 it’s not easy to fruit avocados. Go to free collecting. raintreenursery.com for important No more using KNIFE & PRUNER SHARPENER avocado growing information, which your shirt trying Corona AC8300 blade sharpener. will be critical to your success. to get fruits and This five inch super carbide file vegetables in with no slip handle fits easily in LITTLE CADO This self fertile dwarf from the garden, your pocket. It works great on your cultivar makes a dwarf backyard simply put on the grafting knife or on your pruners tree. In your yard it will grow about Roo, fill the pouch and the cylinder insuring clean orchard cuts. T767: 8-12’ in height. Little Cado produces chute allows you to deposit your $8.95 good tasting, green skinned fruit collection without messy fallout. with medium-thin skin. Fruit size Adjustable cotton straps fit any size ORCHARD 8-14 oz. Ripens May-September. in comfort and are designed to fit LADDERThe Also known as Wurtz. Hardy to 25° F. over the shoulders rather than the perfect ladder J 280Q: $54.95 each neck to provide all day comfort. for picking fruit BACON Bacon type with favorful T 036: $29.95 each or pruning your dwarf fruit trees green skinned fruit with smooth and TWISTER FRUIT creamy fesh. Good production on or for other jobs PICKER® The around the yard. an attractive, upright tree. Trees are Twister Fruit Picker slightly more frost resistant than Even a shorter ® is designed person can reach Bacon to 28°F. A type B pollinator for the home it needs a type A like Mexicola for 10-12 feet, safely fruit grower to and comfortably, pollination when grown indoors.  easily pick hard J285Q: $54.95 each standing 4 feet to reach fruits of of the ground MEXICOLA Semi dwarf variety many types. This on this 5 1/2’ tall with high quality fruit with thin, ingenious tool is sturdy, lightweight aluminum tripod shiny black skin. Fruit size is 4-8 made in America style, orchard ladder. The 26 inch oz. The avocados ripen in August from very durable lightweight base width and tripod leg provides to October. It is cold hardy to parts. It gently grabs any kind of stability on the uneven ground of 18*F and therefore somewhat fruit larger than one inch diameter. your orchard. This commercial extending where Avocados can Purchase a common pole, available orchard ladder was made less than be successfully grown. Often self at a hardware store, including mop 6’ tall, for Raintree customers, so it fertile when grown outdoors at the poles to screw into the bottom of is UPS shippable. Please order this limits of its range, this pollen type A. the picker. You adjust the tension so item separately. Built to order. Allow Avocado needs a Type B pollinator you pick the fruit without crushing 2-3 months for delivery. T122Q: like Bacon when grown indoors. it. It is much superior to a basket $149 J 290Q: $54.95 each picker. It would make a great gift for a fruit nut. T0 37: $45 each Bird Control FELCO LEATHER HOLSTER Supplies Prune part­ner! If you want to BIRD NETTING Birds love to eat the be the fastest, best looking fruit from blueberry bushes, cherry CHERRY & SMALL FRUIT HARNESS and most accurate pruner in trees and grape vines. Get your Attach the sturdy clips of this the west (or east) you need share by putting netting over your comfortable a holster for your pruners. plants. 14’ x 25’ piece of netting, professional Attach through your belt. enough to cover two dwarf cherry pickers cotton T 275: $14.50 trees or lots of bushes. Black harness to holes netting with 2” mesh. T430: $14.50 FELCO PRUNERS These are the drilled in your 1 to each 3 gallon bucket pruners used by pro­fes­sion­als and ergonomically through­out the world. Each person COMMERCIAL BIRD NETTING BY pick cherries and at our nursery packs a pair in a THE FOOT We have long rolls of small fruits with holster on their hip. They are of bird netting. Use it over grapes or both hands free. un­sur­passed quality and Swiss build a structure over blueberries T 030: $15 each made precision work­man­ship. or dwarf cherry trees. Secure with Solid forged metal alloy handles clothespins at the bottom. (Cut to are complemented by a hardened order at 5’ intervals, 25’ minimum 88 cutting blade. A hard­ened bolt and length per piece. HEAVY DUTY  Home Orchard Organic Optimum Blends This is 17 feet wide. This Ecological Products Prepared in Olympia, green netting MYCO PAKS Place a teabag-like Wash., these com- is top rated mycorrhizae pack at the bottom of plete, high-quality commercially your planting hole or pot, next to organic mixes include and is rated for the roots. Use one pack for each all the ingredients 10 years if taken (existing) foot in height of your you need to be suc- in for the winter. T 433: $1.35 per foot plant. Mycorrhizal fungi enable cessful. BIRD SCARE TAPE This tough shining the root system to increase in ORGANIC metallic tape is red on one side and size and capacity to absorb the BLUEBERRY silver on the other. Each roll is 250’ long nutrients already in your soil. FERTILIZER For and 7/16 inch wide. Tie several strands Building up your soil with organic blueberries, lin­gon­ to the top of a tree and it shimmers in matter allows mycorrhizae to ber­ries, tea and other the wind and looks like fire to the birds. thrive. It works on all fruiting plants acid loving plants.  Mix & match Each roll will do 8 semi-dwarf fruit we offer except for Blueberries, 5 lb bag. (3-2-4) trees or a row of berry bushes. (The Huckleberries, Lingonberries, any four 5-lb T143: $15; Pkg of bags for birdies get repelled and go elsewhere, Cranberries, Filberts and Oaks. 4: $11.50 each bag hopefully to neighbors who have T 185: 75 cents each; Package $11.50 per purchased our bird attracting items.) of 10: $3.50; Pkg of 30: $7.50; ORGANIC TREE bag. T 080: $5.95 per roll Pkg of 100: $20 & SHRUB MIX For fower and fruit development. Grafting & Training Organic Apple Contains mycorrhizae. 5 pound Supplies Maggot Control bag. (3-4-4) T109: $15; Pkg of 4: Grafting tools and supplies are list- APPLE MAGGOT CONTROL BAGS $11.50 each bag ed on page 59. Protect your apples and pears ORGANIC CANE & STRAWBERRY from Apple Maggot infestations. MIX Mineral augmentation for GRAFTING BANDS For people While thinning to one per cluster, pur­chas­ing root­stocks, we ofer strong fowering and fruiting. usually in May or early June, slip Contains mycorrhizae. 5 pound photodegradable 8 inch by 3/8 inch the opening of the nylon bag, by .020 inch grafting bands. With bag. (4-4-2) T140: $15; Pkg of 4: with your two index fingers, just $11.50 each bag these you can quickly wrap grafts enough to completely cover the without wax. T 240: 10 for $1.50 new, ideally nickel size fruitlet. ORGANIC ALL VEGETABLES MIX BUDDING BANDS 5 by 1/4 by .016 The bag will fill with the growing Aids in growing nutritious, tasty inch bands for T budding. T 090 fruit and protect it. This product vegetables. No lime. Contains (Bundle of 20): $1.50 has been used succesfully here mycorrhizae. 5 pound bag. (4-5-3) at Raintree and by many fruit T 139: $15; Pkg of 4: $11.50 each CHIP BUDDING TAPE Use this hobbyists. They are quick and bag clear stretchy plastic tape for chip easy to use! Includes Instructions! budding or grafting. One roll is These new heavier weave bags Grow More in Less Space enough for hundreds of grafts. provide extra codling moth T 150: $3.50 each roll protection. Contains 144 bags. These innovative complete sys- PARAFILM BUD GRAFTING TAPE T 167: $12.50 tems enable you to grow lots of NEW! Excellent for wrapping buds food organically in a small space. to retain the moisture and hold the Each tube has hose-connected drip union secure. Parafilm breaks down Biological Pest Control irrigation. Hook over several months. Fast growing See page 31. up one or a series. buds push through the parafilm. It’s CODLING MOTH TRAPS T 161: Instructions are 90’x1/2”x .002mil roll. T 153: $5.00 $11.95 included. each roll APPLE MAGGOT TRAPS T163: ALL SEASON TREE KOTE SEALER Tanglefoot $19.95 STRAWBERRY asphalt tree pruner sealer seals PLANTER Grow lots pruning and grafting cuts with a APPLE MAGGOT LURES T 164: of the best tasting waterproof seal. It is an asphalt $7.99 strawberries in a based black paint and comes in small space. The a small 8 oz can with a cap brush Home Soil Test Kit late Tom Wood applicator which makes it easy to designed each use. T 184: $9.95 HOME SOIL TEST KIT Help your plants by testing the soil. The kit planter with a full BRANCH SPREADERS Commercial provides four pH tests and two length drip tube orchar­dists routinely spread the each for Nitrogen, Phosphorus and inside. Fill a planter limbs of fruit trees to maxi­mize their Potash. Most plants we ofer prefer with potting soil. Then hook one, or a strength and pro­duc­tiv­ity. Now you a pH of 6.0 to 7.0. T 496: $7.50 series of planters to each other and to can do the same. (All spread­ers each a garden hose. Instructions included. come in bundles of 25 only.) After a T 295 (3’ planter, holds up to 50 few months the branches will adjust plants): $39.95, 4 for $120; T297 and the wooden spreaders can be Build a Trellis (4 1/2’ planter, holds up to 75 removed and reused. T610 4-inch BERRY WIRE T 070: 15 cents a plants): $65 each, 4 for $170 pointed: 25/$13.50; T640 1 foot foot (Minimum 200 ft.); T070R notched: 25/$18.50 (2,900 ft roll): $160 89 Mason Bee and providing space for females to lay houses. Ships December through up to 144 ofspring. (without bees) February. T 343D: $16.50; Bee Houses T332: $45 3+:$14.50 POLLINATION means MORE and GREEN BERRY BEE HOUSE The GREEN BERRY BEE (40 BEES IN BETTER FRUIT! You have invested same as the Blue Orchard Bee STRAWS) (Osmia aglaia) Pollination time, money, and love in your fruit House. Inside it contains corrugated of late spring and summer berries, trees and berries. Now help them cardboard with 100 nesting holes kiwis and do their best for you! Mason Bees, providing space for females to lay garden also called Blue Orchard Bees and up to 200 ofspring. (without bees) veggies Green Berry Bees, are safe, easy- T 352: $45 is a cinch to-use native pollinators that you with the can manage. Mason bees don’t NESTING CARDBOARD FOR GREEN Green produce honey and they don’t sting BERRY BEE Summer green berry Berry Bee. but they are superior pollinators for bees are tiny and are often less than These any orchard. Blue Orchard Bees fy 1/4 of the size of our spring mason bees will in cool spring weather that would bees. It provides 99+ nesting continue ground a honey bee. Green Ber- tunnels. This is a one time use to pollinate ry Bees fy in late spring and early product, then the cardboard wrap after the Blue Orchard bees have summer. Both types of bees nest in can be recycled.. This product fits finished their season. This beautiful small holes and lay eggs that hatch inside the Green Berry Bee House. little hard-working shiny green bee out to pollinate your trees the next It will take the green berry bees 2-3 is native to the Pacific coast and spring. They do this year after year! years to use all the nesting tunnels. suited for and only available to ship Get started with a powerful per- T 343G: $9.95 each to OR, WA and CA. Ships in March manent pollination force that can CORN ECO STACKED TRAYS For and April. T 343F: $39.95 (We become the equivalent of a whole Blue Orchard Bees only. New recommend the Green Berry Bee hive of honey bees. You don’t have biodegradable stackable trays with House T352: $45) to be a beekeeper to get the best 30 nesting POLLINATION WITH MASON BEES fruit you’ve ever seen. Just let the holes. This the bees do the job! 134 pages; By Margriet Dogterom; system allows 2nd Edition. A great book on you to see understanding mason bees and Mason Bee Houses what is in managing them for pollination and The Blue Orchard bees and the each hole fruit production. S 427: $15 Green Berry Bees each have their in the fall and is easily BEE MOVIE: ‘‘HOW TO” MASON own custom designed house. These BEE DVD A 30 minute fascinating attractive wooden shelters provide cleaned and reused each year. The Blue Orchard step by step instructive video from space for females to lay ofspring. Dr. Margriet Dogterom on attracting The houses will be functional for Bee House comes with a set of trays. Place the trays inside an open and caring for mason bees. Watch about ten years. The space above close ups of the bees laying eggs the nesting trays can be used as a ended weatherproof container under an overhang on the east side and building their nests. S 422: safe release point to place the bees. $19.95 If you’re just starting out, we recom- of a building, out of direct rain and mend the Calm Bee Nation which wind. T 331: $19.50 has everything you need, including STARTER Replacement Parts the bee house. COTTAGE WITH REPLACEMENT STRAWS One set of BLUE STRAWS For 6” replacement straws (100 Straws) ORCHARD Blue Orchard without bees. T348: $13.50; One CALM BEE Bees only. set of 3 1/2” straws (40 Straws) NATION The wooden without bees. T345: $6.50 Includes the Cottage comes Blue Orchard with 20, 6” Labels & Guards Bee House long straws. and eco trays A removable front piece provides PERMANENT LABELS along with safe entrance and exit for the bees. Flexible plastic labels are 30 bees in It has room for the 6” straws with readable for less than a cocoons. Ships only December bees we also sell. Affix the Cottage year. We ofer sturdy alu­mi­ through February. T 349: $79 to a wall with the bracket provided. num labels with malleable Each season you will need new 6” wire. These labels will be GREEN BERRY CALM BEE NATION straws. T 333: $17.50 readable and stay on the Includes the Green Berry Bee tree for years. Use a pencil House and corrugated cardboard or ballpoint pen to inscribe with 100 nesting holes along with Just the Bees, Please variety name, rootstock 40 bees in straws. Ships only March BLUE ORCHARD BEES (10 BEE etc. They are useable on and April. Only available to ship to COCOONS) (Osmia lignaria) You both sides. Order one for OR, WA and CA. T351: $79 will receive 10 Bee cocoons in each of the plants you BLUE ORCHARD BEE HOUSE  a cardboard release box. Blue purchase. Tie each loosely Contains interlocking trays orchard bee cocoons are shipped around a side branch so with 30 nesting holes made of with coolpacks to maintain healthy it won’t girdle the branch biodegradable CORN material bees. The cardboard box that the as it grows. T 485: 10 for bees arrive in serves as a release $2.50; T485B (Box of 90 box for our Blue Orchard Bee 100): $17.50 PLANT MARKERS More than Cookbooks Each stands 10” high and is easily read as Books THE ART OF PIE NEW! The Art of the a permanent row or Pie by Kate McDermott. Hardcover tree marker. The nice How to Order Books 352 pages. The author uses looking copper writing For complete book descriptions beautiful color photos and teaches surface measures 1” and even more books on us how to make the best savory and high by 2 1/2” wide. Use growing fruit, please visit sweet pies out of many of the fruits a pen to write and at raintreenursery.com. in the Raintree catalog. She has the same time emboss developed more than a dozen great the plant name on the label. T448 If books are ordered with plants, crusts, half of them gluten free. (Bundle of 10): $9.50 use the shipping cost chart on the Kate, who lives in Port Angeles, WA, order form or on our website. We is a long time friend and customer TREE GUARDS suggest you order books sepa- of Raintree. S013: $35.00 Protects young trees rately from plants and supplies be- and vines! These SIMPLY QUINCE by Barbara cause shipping is charged based Ghazarian, 216 pages. A great guards protect the on your order total and plants and trunk of newly planted holiday gift book for the fruit lover. supplies are often bulky and more Read about the culture and history trees or vines from sun expensive to ship. Call in your scald and cracking. of the Quince. The recipes allow book order and we can save you readers to become Quince culinary Simply wind the tree money on shipping! guard around the masters. S 105: $21.95 lower two feet of the We feature practical books about GOJI RECIPES by Donald Daugs, trunk. Get one for edible landscaping and fruit grow- 72 pages. The author includes each new tree. T 364: ing by America’s most knowledg- harvesting information, nutrient $2.50 each; able and most readable garden values and a wide variety of Goji 5+: $2.00 each; writers. Each is a long time friend Berry recipes. S 036: $8.95 10+: $1.50 each; of and collaborator with Raintree 25+: $1.25 each Nursery. Pruning and Propagation Lightweight Berry Rakes Edible Landscaping TRAINING & PRUNING YOUR HOME ORCHARD by Pacific Northwest These rakes are handmade in Maine YOUR EDIBLE LANDSCAPE Extension, 14 pages. Dr. Robert and specially designed for the most NATURALLY by Robert Kourik, Stebbins uses clear diagrams efficient harvesting of a specific size 370 pages. (Reprinted after being to show you how to prune your of berry. Each is extremely strong, out of print) Robert has brought backyard fruit trees. S335: $3 made of sturdy lightweight alumi- together the best information num with spring steel teeth. on backyard fruit and vegetable THE PRUNING BOOK by Lee Reich, 234 pages. The noted edible plant HIGHBUSH growing from throughout the world. This is a step by step guide horticulturist and garden writer has BLUEBERRY taken the mystery out of pruning. RAKE For to selecting, planting, pruning, grafting and caring for hundreds Through clear color pictures and text, highbush the beginning gardener will learn how blueberries. 1 of the best edible landscaping plants. The book includes more to choose the right tools and make 1/2 lbs., 6” wide the right cuts. It covers fruits, nuts, x 5” deep x 3” useful information than we, in our research, had seen in one place. berries, conifers, broadleafs and high with 4 1/2” all the fun techniques like bonsai, long, 6.1 mm We borrowed much from his book in writing our catalog and there pleaching and many types of espalier. spaced spring S 327: $21.95 steel teeth. A great holiday gift! are ten times that number of gems we didn’t have room for. If you find T 310: $54 How-To Guides HUCKLEBERRY RAKE Designed the charts and information in our for efficient harvesting of catalog useful then you will love From England Robert’s book. This is the most huckleberries. With spring steel 6.1 These books are originally from En- mm spaced teeth. 6” wide. Has a useful and fascinating book on fruit and vegetable growing. We gland. They are the best “How To” well for collecting berries. T320: guides we have seen. $65 suggest you read the tree planting section before you put your trees PLANT PROPAGATION by Alan HIKER’S MINI BERRY RAKE Hand in the ground. S490: $49.95 Toogood, 256 pages. A step-by- made tough like the other rakes but step illustrated guide. Learn from only 4.5” wide and one pound with More Fruit Growing Books the experts how to graft, bud, make a reversible handle and 4.5 mm hardwood or softwood cuttings, steel tooth spacing. Fits perfectly in UNCOMMON FRUITS FOR EVERY stool beds and other techniques. a backpack. The ideal holiday gift. GARDEN by Lee Reich, 292 pages. Learn to start your own plants T 330: $44 Lee Reich’s prized book has been from seed or understand nursery LINGONBERRY RAKE See page 15. revised and expanded. The book propagation. Included is a list of T 300: $24.50 includes information, photos, thousands of plants, including those drawings and detailed information in our catalog and instructions CHILDREN’S BERRY RAKE T 307: on most of the unusual fruits ofered for propagating each one. S 080: $14.50 in the Raintree catalog. A great gift $34.95 LEAF & STEM SHAKING TRAY T 305: for the serious fruit grower. S 346: $9.50 $16.95 91 PRUNING & TRAINING, REVISED Books for Living diferent types of fruit trees. Fruit tree by Christopher Brickell and David pruning will no longer be a mystery.  Joyce, 336 pages. A definitive guide We recommend the following books S520D: $34.50 written by friends of Raintree Nurs- covering all trees, shrubs and vines GROWING GREENS FOR LOVE AND with great illustrated sections on ery. Visit raintreenursery.com to learn more. These authors present MONEY by Susan Moser, DVD. A pruning and care of the fruit trees delightfully updated instructional and it presents all the techniques interesting concepts in fruit growing and self-sufficiency. DVD and booklet explaining you need in easy to follow, step by commercial, organic salad greens step explanations. S 325: $22.95 • Eating on the Wild Side gardening using an unheated • One Straw Revolutionary by 30x72’ greenhouse. The set details Growing Guides Larry Korn a successful, part time, one-person THE HOP GROWER’S HANDBOOK • Understanding Roots by Robert gardening operation requiring See page 71. S 048: $34.95 Kourik relatively little capital investment, low maintenance, while providing THE APPLE GROWER See page 31. a speedy return. You can have S 005: $39.95 DVDs a clean, safe, quiet workspace HOW TO GROW ASPARAGUS S 205: using minimal equipment, help $3.95 EASY STEPS TO FRUIT TREE PRUNING provide low fat, high nutrition food, by Jacky King and Gary Moulton, DVD. contribute to local food security, THE HOLISTIC ORCHARD. Michael To learn how to prune, you need to see and lower our collective carbon foot Phillips walks you through his it done —and then see it again. Gary print — and get paid well for doing organic orchard management Moulton from the Washington State it. And, you can eat what you grow! system. S145: $39.95 University Research and Experiment Marketing ideas ofered, including Unit at Mt. Vernon shows you how. He the popular, expanding national Drip Irrigation Book starts with how to use the right tools farm-to-cafeteria program. The properly. He demonstrates how to purchaser is invited to call Susan for DRIP IRRIGATION by Robert prune the tree from the day you get it encouragement. S 530D: $54 Kourik, 181 pages. New and from Raintree. Learn how to prune and revised. Successful growing of fruit CONTROL OF APPLE shape it for maximum fruit production. ANTHRACNOSE S522: $14.50 depends on a good drip irrigation Learn how to bring old trees back system. Kouriks’ concise words into production and how to work with THE HOLISTIC ORCHARD. 5 hours. and illustrations show you how to espaliers. Gary covers both central Michael Phillips walks you through succeed. His humorous style reads leader and open center systems and his organic orchard management like a good novel. S111: $24.95 explains the diferences in pruning system. S 145D: $49.95 Berries HOMEGROWN BERRIES 280 pages. Have a Garden Designer Help You Succeed in your berry growing adventures with this backyard There are excellent permaculture and garden designers in many parts grower’s guide to choosing and of the nation. Working with them before you plant can save you time and growing the berries ofered by money. To find them try goggling the phrases “permaculture” or “edible Raintree. Includes recommended landscape” and your state. A great home garden and landscape starts out varieties for each US region. S 047: with a well thought out design. $19.95 We work with a great group of experienced and afordable professional A GARDENER’S GUIDE TO landscape and garden designers here in the Pacific Northwest. BLUEBERRIES Pocket Sized, 40 Each of them is a well-trained professional, with-in-the-dirt experience pages. A great pocket guide to carry and a deep, special interest in using organic methods. They are afordable as you care for your blueberry plants. and if you live near them, they can visit your site. They can also help you via It includes info on soil prep, planting, phone or email. pollination, mulching, watering, pruning, fertilizing, pests, varieties Visit www.raintreenursery.com/plantcare/ to find out more about these and also growing in containers. designers. Everything you need to know to be successful. S 103: $4.99 HOW TO GROW STRAWBERRIES  See page 10. S 200: $3.95 HOW TO GROW RASP AND BLACKBERRIES See page 14.  S040: $3.95 Wine and Cider Making For cider making books, see page 34. For wine and grape books, see page 75. 92 Visit The Raintree Nursery Garden Center

Garden Center Welcome mentals at the nursery! Bring a van, Address SUV or a pickup truck with a tarp Shop our beautiful indoor Garden to take these beautiful specimens 391 Butts Road Center/Greenhouse complex for a home. wide variety of potted plants and sup- Morton, WA 98356 plies. Many are not in the catalog. Supplies Information Center We have pots, potting soil, & other Directions from I-5 supplies too big to ship. We are located south of Chehalis of We have an Information Center Interstate 5. Take Exit 71 and head where you can sit down and look at Instant Orchard; east on Highway 508. Drive approx- useful fruit growing information. The imately 24 miles to Butts Road. Turn books and supplies in the catalog as Bearing Fruit Trees onto Butts Road, and the nursery is well as reference books, videos and We have apples, plums, pears, about 1½ miles on the right. reprints are on display. peaches, cherries, mulberries and other large fruit trees in large, ready Garden Center Hours Citrus & Subtropicals to plant, tree bags. Call for culti- var availability. Bring a large van or February 1-June 4: Open We have subtropicals in our warm pickup with tarp or cover. We also Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 room at the nursery. We do not have have a selection of fruit trees in fiber p.m. Citrus. Order Citrus and they will be pots, ideal for transplanting in the shipped to you. June 5-November 30: Closed fall. See our selections on the web Friday & Sunday, open other days at www.raintreenursery.com 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bare Root Plants Are December through January: in Cold Storage Food & Drink Open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. In January until June, the Garden We are 10 miles from the nearest to 4 p.m. Bareroot plants not yet Center bare root trees and berry restaurant, which is located in Mor- available. plants, instead of being outside in ton. We do have free cofee and tea sawdust, are being kept fully dor- and snacks. Phone: 1-800-391-8892 mant in optimal condition in cold See back cover for our seasonal storage as we already do for our Custom Grafting phone hours! mail order customers. Sit in our Please come visit us near Mor- comfortable Information Center You must call our horticulturist ton! February through May is the and fill out your order for bareroot ahead to reserve time and learn the optimum time to plant bare root fruit plants. We will gather your plants correct type of scionwood to bring. trees and berries. We dig our trees while you browse our Garden Cen- See page 60! in December after they lose their ter greenhouse filled with interesting leaves and go dormant. We keep potted plants or wander among our The Plants Love Rainy Days bare root plants dormant in cold large bearing tree bag fruit trees. People prefer to shop on sunny storage through June 4. Amazingly, days but remember that the plants the bareroot trees listed through­out Seconds Are a Great Value are less stressed when moved and the catalog can be wrapped to fit in We have a lot of healthy fruit trees, transplanted during overcast or a compact car. If you elect to bring rainy spells. a pickup truck without a canopy, especially apples, available only at please bring a tarp, or we have the nursery, February-June, that tarps for sale. We have many plants don’t quite meet our #1 grade. “At Nursery Only” Specials that are not listed in the catalog; be They are a great value at $10 or less We ofer overstock items at reduced sure to ask about them when you each. They are not guaranteed. prices and also unusual varieties not visit the nursery. It is not necessary listed in the catalog. to order ahead, just come down! Too Large to Ship Plants If you want a specific plant, please Can’t be Ordered Ahead Cold Storage call for availability! Come early in the season for the best selection. You must come to the nursery to Clearance Sale Popular items often sell out! select and purchase these extra On June 3 and 4, bare root plants large specimen plants. Call ahead are half price as we clean out cold If ordering ahead, you must pay to check availability. You can’t order storage and every plant finds a when placing your order and tell us ahead because each is diferent and home. At that time we also donate when you plan to pick it up. If you you need to pick the ones you like to non-profit groups. Call us for don’t contact us and reschedule best. details. or pick it up within 10 days of when you say you will, we will cancel your existing order. Blueberries & We hire fruit hobbyists who live Ornamental Plants within commut­ ing­ distance. Call if We have too large to ship bearing you’re interested. blueberry bushes, as well as orna- 93 quantities of delicious fruit in pots in Schedule unheated greenhouses that are ripe Classes & long before they would be outdoors. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. GRAFTING: Ongoing Raintree horticulturist Theresa small groups! Scionwood available. Knutsen will discuss all aspects Workshops including best cultivars, potting 9 a.m. BERRIES-BLUE, BLACK, techniques, pollination, fertilization ELDER, GOOSE, RASP and For more complete class de- and pruning. Z415. Cost: $5 scriptions, go to www.rain- STRAW: Learn to prune, train, se- treenursery.com. Classes are GROWING MUSHROOMS & WASABI  at Raintree unless noted. Bring Saturday, April 29, 2017, 12:30-3:30 lect and plant them. a lunch to the classes. Cofee and p.m. A mushroom expert provides 9 a.m. FOR THE BEGINNER: All the snacks are available at Raintree. hands on instruction. Learn to grow shiitake and other mushrooms on basics to successfully start growing EDIBLE LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP logs, stumps and wood chips. Logs, fruit trees and berries in your yard! Saturday, February 18, 2017, and spawn and dowels are for sale. Also May 13, 2017, from 9 am to 2 pm. learn to grow Wasabi plants. Z429. 10 a.m. PLANT PROPAGATION: A garden designer teaches the Cost: $10 concepts you need to design and Raintree staf shows you propaga- implement your own landscape, tion from seeds, cuttings, layering, helping you decide what to plant and About Grafting Lessons budding & grafting. where and how to plant it! The class We will be giving hands-on grafting includes permacultural principles. lessons at our April 1 workshop and 10 a.m. GROWING NUT TREES: We send you a questionnaire and our March 18 day of classes. We Learn what to grow and how. instructions prior to the class so you supply grafting tools for your use can draw a rough “to scale” map of that ready-make grafts. Grafting 11 a.m. LEARNING FROM NA- the part of your property you want to knives, grafting tools, rootstocks TURE: Gardener and philosopher concentrate on. This is a great class and other supplies are for sale. We to attend before you design and bring scionwood of many (not all) of Mike Maki will explain gardening plant your landscape. It can save you the fruit varieties in our catalog. We techniques, products and ways of countless hours of undoing mistakes give four free scions to each grafter. thinking that maximize our positive in the future. Z 218 (Feb. 18), Z513 Additional scions $2 each. We cus- infuence on the environment and its (May 13): Cost $20 per family tom graft up to 5 trees at a time per PROPAGATION WORKSHOP  family. Cost $2.50 per graft. (Note: infuence on us. People can be cut while grafting Saturday, April 1, 2017, 9 am -12:30 12:15 p.m. LUNCH: There are sev- pm. Hands on sessions showing with a knife. Graft at your own risk. you how to propagate edible We will not be liable for any injuries.) eral places in Morton to eat lunch. plants from seeds, cuttings and by CLASSES AT WSU MT. VERNON 1 p.m. MASON BEES: Learn all grafting. Will include starting new WA (See NWFruit.org for details.) trees and top working existing trees O n March 4 from 9 am-2:30 about how to care for them! to new varieties. Each participant pm, learn about fruit varieties, 1 p.m. PESTS AND DISEASES: will go home with free plants they grafting and pruning; October 7: have propagated. Rootstocks, Apple and pear sampling! Learn to control fungus, insects scionwood & cutting material is including the new fruit fy, weeds available. Z 401A: $15 and deer in your fruit garden using PRUNING WORKSHOP Saturday, Full Day of Classes ecological methods! April 1, 2017, 1:30-4 p.m. Hands on and classroom learning on how to Saturday, March 18, 2017 2 p.m. MORE WITH MIKE MAKI prune your backyard fruit trees and We will have a lot of great classes berries. Learn to establish young taught by experts. 2 p.m. GROWING GRAPES & trees and rehabilitate old trees. KIWIS: Gary Moulton shares his ex- Z 401B. Cost: $10 Please note: Classes are at The Tiller Arts Center, 239 Main St. pertise. Best varieties, rootstocks, BEGINNER’S HOME ORCHARD & Morton, WA 98356. growing & training methods. BERRY PATCH Saturday, March 4, $10 2017; 9 a.m. to-noon. A great class Pre-registration: 3 p.m. FRUITS FROM AROUND for the inexperienced gardener. Registration day of class: $15 THE WORLD: With Sam Benowitz. If you’re putting in a new home People under 21 are free! orchard and berry patch and aren’t 3 p.m. FRUIT TREE PRUNING: Come join us for an all you can learn sure about varieties, rootstocks, Gary Moulton, formerly from the pollination, spacing, soils, siting, buffet of helpful information! method of planting, irrigation, Raintree open: 7:30 a.m. to dark. WSU Mt. Vernon station, explains staking; come visit with our and demonstrates how to prune all How to register: Call us, send in experienced horticulturist and get fruits including young and old trees. started right. Z304. Cost $5 your check or register online. RAISING FRUITS & BERRIES IN Books, supplies, rootstocks and 4:30 p.m. HANDS ON PRUNING CONTAINERS Saturday, April 15, scionwood will be available for sale. AND TOP WORKING: (At Raintree) 2017, 9 am to noon. 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Call us at 1-800- WEST EAST EAST ALASKA ( ) Raintree: pick the best date for my area. SHIPPING INFORMATION 391-8892 if you OF THE OF THE OF THE HAWAII ( ) Yes, I choose zone skipping. I have circled PUERTO If you live West of the Rockies, our standard ground have any questions. ROCKIES ROCKIES ROCKIES shipping will work best for you. Because our fruit and the date best for my area. RICO Zone Skip NO nut trees are oversized, they are expensive to ship. If you CUSTOMERS NOT USING ZONE SKIPPING: If your order totals: Ground Spring Only Zone Skip live East of the Rockies, we recommend Zone Skipping ( ) Zone skipping dates don’t work for me, or I Up to 15.00 10.95 13.95 19.95 Please for your Spring Order. East of the Rockies customers: live West of the Rockies, Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto 15.01 - 30.00 14.95 17.95 26.95 call Choose a date below. If the suggested date will not for Rico. If you do not check a box below, we will ship 30.01 - 60.00 18.95 21.95 29.95 a work for you, choose a later date. your order at the best time for your region. 60.01 - 90.00 21.95 25.95 33.95 quote. Zone Skipping Ship Date Recommended 90.01 - 140.00 23.95 28.95 35.95 for Your State (Spring Shipments Only): Please ship my order: Ordering only 140.01 - 400.00 15% 20% 25% 3/10: AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, q At the best time for my area. berries or Over - 400.00 10% 15% 20% SC, TN, TX, VA, WV small plants? 3/24: IL, IN, IA, NE, OH, PA, NJ, MO, KS qASAP q Early Feb If your first choice of any item is sold out, please choose an option: We can save 4/7: CT, MA, RI, NY (100-119) qLate Feb qEarly March you money on 4/21: ME, MI, MN, NH,ND, VT, WI, SD, NY (120-149) qLate March qEarly April shipping. q Send comparable substitutes 5/6: If you missed one of the above dates. qLate April qEarly May q Send substitutes only to ensure pollination (Please circle a date in green above.) Call us at 1-800- q Please call or e-mail me q Send a refund Zone Skipping for 2017 Spring Orders ONLY. 391-8892. q No Substitutes 95 REQUESTED MATERIAL PRSRT STD Raintree Nursery OR OCCUPANT 719200 U.S. Postage 391 Butts Road Morton, WA 98356 PAID (800) 391 8892 - www.raintreenursery.com Permit #188 Albany, OR CUSTOMER # KEY CODE

Grow the Most Flavorful Fruits From Around the World in Your Own Backyard! 5 Easy Ways to Order 1. Order online at www.RaintreeNursery.com. See our web- Visit us online! site for special discounted items. 2. Call or fax us at 1-800-391-8892. RaintreeNursery.com PHONE HOURS (PST) January: Monday-Friday 8-4 RaintreeNursery.com has many varieties not listed February-June 4: Weekdays 8 am - 5 pm, in the catalog. We also have online-only specials and Saturday 9-4, Sunday 10-4 sales that you can only find on our website. June 5-Dec.: Mon.-Thurs.: 9 am-4 pm Facebook 3. Mail your order. facebook.com/RaintreeNursery 4. Fax your order to 1-800-391-8892. Look for special announcements, events and ways to 5. Visit us at our garden center in Morton, WA. See page 93 save on edible plants on our Facebook page. for directions. Our bareroot trees are dormant and in cold storage ready for shipment through June 4. Plants Leave a Legacy BERRIES...... 4-23 We will send a Raintree Gift FRUIT TREES...... 23-58 Certificate gift wrapped with our full color catalog and ROOTSTOCKS...... 58-60 a personalized gift card for $100 UNUSUAL FRUITS...... 60-67 your gardener. Perfect for the HERBS...... 67-70 holidays! Also a great way to The Perfect Gift! commemorate the birth of a VINES...... 71-77 child or mark moving into a ORNAMENTALS...... 77-80 new house. Use order form NUT TREES...... 81-85 on page 95. BAMBOO, CITRUS, ETC...... 85-88 q $25 q $50 q $75 q $100 q Other Amount $ Recipient’s Name Non Plant Address City State ZIP Order Form...... 95 q Return gift certificate and catalog to me. q Send to recipient. Gardeners Supplies...... 88-91 Send to arrive by: Books-DVDs...... 91-92 Write your greeting here USDA Zone Map...... 2 Visit Raintree...... 93 OTHER GIFT OPTIONS Classes...... 94 • You may choose plants for a gift and have them sent at the appropriate Landscape Designers ...... On Website time for planting. We can send a gift card for the holidays (or any time) announcing the upcoming gift, with your chosen message. Landscape Guide/Regional Info ...... On Website • Or select books or supplies and we will ship them in time for the holidays. Call us at (800) 391 8892 and we will expedite your gift! 96Raintree Nursery catalog copyright 2017