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RAINTREE NURSERY the Finest Fruit Cultivars from Around the World 2 017 1 Celebrating 44 Years Grow Your Own Food More RAINTREE NURSERY The finest fruit cultivars from around the world 2 017 1 Celebrating 44 years Grow Your Own Food more. Visit RaintreeNursery.com to we have many customers in every order these premium size trees. state. Thank you to our wonderful custom- ers. Many of you now have children and grandchildren who are now Flavorful, Disease Looking Towards customers and they are also plant- Resistant Varieties the Future ing trees. Together we have planted more than a million edible plants for Home Gardens The plants, information and ser- and helped to make our own yards, Our Specialty vice Raintree has provided our customers for 44 years becomes neighborhoods and the planet more For those of you who are new to sustainable. We are all proud of this even more important in these times. Raintree Nursery, we select fruit va- Raintree is looking for an investor wonderful legacy. If you don’t have rieties for flavor and ease of grow- your own land to grow food on, con- who wants to help sustain Rain- ing, with you the backyard gardener tree far into the future! This is an sider contacting your county about in mind. We have chosen many of a community pea patch in your area. excellent opportunity for a person our varieties because they are also interested in playing an import- Raintree has for years supported rated among the highest tested for these community growing areas. ant role in the sustainability of the their nutritional content. We work environment. We are looking for with important fruit research or- either a person who wants to make Potted Trees Available ganizations to search the world to only a financial investment or who Year Round collect the best backyard fruit va- also wants to live in a beautiful, rural rieties, as you will see as you enjoy environment while carrying Raintree Our bareroot season is from Feb- our catalog.Raintree customers love forward into the future. To learn ruary through May, but we can ship our larger, well-rooted fruit trees more, please email to sjwinberry@ potted fruit trees all year long now! and superior dwarfing rootstocks. msn.com. Among them are apples, perim- Raintree now offers you about 800 mons, olives, citrus, and many cultivars from around the world, and Customer Satisfaction USDA Zones Guarantee We supply quality plants. Our plants are guaranteed to arrive alive and well and be true to name as labeled. When given proper care, they will leaf out and grow. We are proud of our 99% success rate. Claims for unsatisfatory plants or shortages must be made within seven days of receipt of the order to get a full refund. Call us immediately, and we will work with you to correct any problem. If any plant fails to leaf out and grow, and you believe the plant was defective, notify us during the first year, and we will place a credit for the cost of the item in our sys- This is the Arbor Day Foundation map. It tem towards future purchases. uses the information used to compile the USDA hardiness zones map. These are the Or we will replace your plant — zones listed for each variety throughout the one time free — provided you catalog. The average minimum yearly low pay the shipping. temperatures are listed, not the the coldest temperatures ever recorded. A plant not fully Sale items are guaranteed at dormant can be damaged at much warmer the sale price. Bonus items are temperatures. not guaranteed. Other factors, including chilling requirements and heat units, are critical to plant perfor- mance. Our website also has useful North- 2 west Zone Maps. Index Blueberries ........................4-7 Honeyberries ................. 20-21 Pears (Asian) .................38-40 Non Plant Bushel and Berry ..... 4, 10 & 12 Honeysuckle ....................... 71 Pears (European) ...........35-38 Order Form ......................... 95 Butternut ............................ 81 Hops .................................. 71 Peony ................................ 78 Gardeners Supplies ........ 88-91 Horseradish ........................ 68 Perry Pears ......................... 35 Books-DVDs .................. 91-92 Cactus ............................... 67 Ho Shou Wu Vine ................ 71 Persimmons ..................62-63 USDA Zone Map....................2 Cherries ........................42-45 Huckleberry .......................4-5 Plums ............................50-56 Visit Raintree ...................... 93 Cherry Plum ....................... 55 Hydrangea ......................... 78 Plum Crosses ................49-50 Classes .............................. 94 Chestnuts ......................82-83 Plums, Flowering ................. 79 Landscape Designers .......... 92 Chilean Guava .................... 67 Jasmine ............................. 71 Pomegranates .................... 64 Landscape Guide/Regional Chocolate Berry .................. 21 Jostaberry ..................... 19-20 Prunus Mume ..................... 56 Info On Website Cider Apples ....................... 34 Jujubes .............................. 63 Cinnamon Vine ................... 71 Quinces ........................ 40-41 Citrus ............................ 86-87 Kiwis .............................76-77 Plants Crabapples ......................... 33 Kinnickinick ........................ 69 BERRIES .........................4-23 Raspberries ................... 10-12 Cranberries ........................ 10 FRUIT TREES .................23-58 Rhubarb ............................. 68 Currants ........................ 18-20 Lavender ............................ 69 Rootstocks ....................58-60 ROOTSTOCKS ...............58-60 Currant Flowering................ 77 Lemongrass ....................... 68 Roses ................................ 79 UNUSUAL FRUITS .......... 60-67 Lemon Guava ..................... 67 ............................ Rosemary ........................... 69 HERBS .......................... 67-70 Daylily ................................ 79 Lilac ..............................77-78 VINES ........................... 71-77 Dogwoods ............. 65, 66 & 78 Lingonberry ........................ 15 Saffron Crocus .................... 68 ORNAMENTALS .............77-80 Locust ........................... 80-81 Salal .................................. 22 NUT TREES ................... 81-85 Elderberries ................... 15-16 Loquat ............................... 66 Salmonberry ....................... 12 BAMBOO, CITRUS, AVOCADOS, Empress Tree ...................... 79 Luma ................................. 67 Seaberries ......................... 22 ETC. ..............................85-88 Espaliers ............................ 30 Serviceberry ....................... 22 Eucalyptus ......................... 80 Maples ............................... 80 Akebias .............................. 72 Magnolia Vine ..................... 71 Sichuan Pepper .................. 68 All Field Berry ..................... 12 Figs .............................. 60-61 Mashua .............................. 67 Strawberries .................... 8-10 Almonds ........................83-84 Filberts ..........................84-85 Medlar ............................... 56 Strawberry Tree .................. 80 Apples ..........................23-35 Flax .................................... 68 Mock Orange ...................... 77 Apricots ........................48-49 Fragrant Spring Tree ............ 57 Monkey Puzzle .................... 81 Tea .................................... 64 Aronia ................................ 21 Mt. Ash Hybrids .................. 63 Thimbleberry ...................... 12 Asparagus .....................68-69 Ginger ................................ 69 Mulberries ..................... 57-58 Autumn Olive ...................... 21 Ginkgo ............................... 81 Mushrooms ...................69-70 Urban Apples ...................... 29 Avocados ........................... 88 Goji Berry ........................... 23 Gooseberries ................. 16-17 Nectarines..................... 46-47 Walnuts ......................... 81-82 Bamboos ......................85-86 Goumi ................................ 20 Oca .................................... 67 Wasabi ............................... 68 Banana .............................. 66 Grapes .......................... 72-75 Olives ...................................3 Willows ............................... 80 Bay .................................... 80 Wintergreen ...................22-23 Beech ................................ 84 Hawthorn ........................... 63 Passifloras .......................... 72 Woolly Thyme ...................... 69 Belgian Fence ..................... 30 Herbs ............................ 67-70 Paw Paws ........................... 65 Blackberries .................. 12-14 Highbush Cranberry ............ 21 Peaches ........................ 45-47 Yacon ................................. 67 visit us online at raintreenursery.com Olives Since the beginning of civiliza- for even more plant tion, a branch of the olive tree has been an emblem of peace varieties! and its oil, a symbol of abun- dance. A mature olive tree of these hardiest 1-800-391-8892 cultivars is hardy outdoors to 14°F. Olive trees ripen best in relatively dry climates with hot summers and moderate winters. However, an produces a world renowned high Mix or match any olive tree also grows easily indoors quality, aromatic fruity oil. Its oil 18 4-inch pots in a pot, maintained at 6’ in height content is high, 20-22%. Arbequina or less. Full sun, well-drained soil, is also an excellent greenish
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