Specialty Fruits – Food Forest & Green Living Engineers

White Cherry Currant Shrub

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:18:17 +0000

Large white berries that are especially sweet. Significantly sweeter than black or red currants. Great for fresh eating, cooking or drying. Fruit is rich in antioxidants and vitamin C. Averages 3 to 5 feet high by 3 to 4 feet wide. Ideally, cherry trees should get at least 6 hours of sunlight each day. Cherry …

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Sweet Scarlet Goumi Shrub

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:16:07 +0000

(Elaeagnus multiflora) Goumi berries are a rich source of vitamins C, A and E, lycopene and flavonoids, and it is considered to be a medicinal plant in China where it is used to boost immunity and lower cholesterol. The medium-sized shrub grows about 6’ tall and has attractive silver-green foliage. Goumi plants are nitrogen-fixers. They …

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Seabrooks Black Currant Shrub

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:15:16 +0000

Seabrook Black Currant- vigorous early /mid season currant-good choice for areas with late frosts Seabrook Black Currant- vigorous early /mid season currant-good choice for areas with late frostsBecause the plant flowers late, it a good choice for areas with late frosts. Fruits in sun or shade. Planting two varieties of currants or gooseberries has been …

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Red Jade Currant Shrub

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:14:00 +0000

Impress your friends and neighbors with Red Jade’s™ spectacular long clusters of bright red, translucent fruit. Very flavorful with a hint of tartness, Red Jade™ berries are great for fresh eating and make tasty preserves. Mulch to control weeds, retain moisture, and keep soil cool. Every year, spread 2 to 3 inches of mulch around …

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Red Gem Goumi Shrub

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:13:21 +0000

The Red Gem Goumi forms a medium size shrub growing to 6 ft in height with attractive, silvery green foliage. Its white flowers bloom in the middle to the end of May and are very fragrant and loved by bees making it a fantastic pollinator. The juicy, scarlet-red fruit is speckled with silver and ripens …

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Radiant Russians Sea Berry Shrub

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:12:15 +0000

A valuable Siberian variety, Radiant Sea Berry is prized for its large, juicy and flavorful fruit, which is particularly high in Vitamin C. Radiant™ forms a compact, attractive shrub growing to about 8 ft. in height.

Pineapple Fruiting Quince Tree

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:11:48 +0000

Pineapple Quinces are an exotic fruits that are related to apples and pears. They are extremely popular to cook with because they have a sweet, yet tart flavor that gets sweeter when cooked with an aftertaste that’s similar to a pineapple.

PawPaw Tree

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:11:19 +0000

Orange Quince Shrub

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:10:57 +0000

Orange quince is a large, round, bright yellow fruit that often exceeds one pound. The fruits are flavorful, aromatic and excellent for cooking. The tree has beautiful foliage and flowers. This is an old variety that is widely planted in the Eastern U.S. It is cold hardy yet has a low chilling

Male Hardy Kiwi

staceyrama — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:10:33 +0000

Male Hardy Kiwi is covered with fragrant, bright white flowers in May. This attractive, vigorous and easy-to-grow Male Hardy Kiwi can be used to pollinate all our female Hardy Kiwi varieties. One male plant can pollinate up to 8 female plants. Male plants do not bear fruit.