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• The Golden-yellow 'Gold Cot' Apricot

  Resembling a small, yellow peach, ‘Gold Cot’ Apricot is a large freestone fruit that will keep in the refrigerator for several weeks. It can be used for preserves, drying, desserts, and canning. Apricots contain carotenoids which are antioxidants that... Posted Nov 06 2009, 06:28 AM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: apricot tree, blooms, early, freestone, fruit tree, full sun, gold cot, ornamental, semi-dwarf tree

• Early Flowering Okame Cherry Tree

  The Okame Cherry tree is one of the earliest of the flowering cherries. Before the leaves appear, its carmine-pink petals, with rose-red calyx and reddish flower stalks, open fully and last 2 to 3 weeks. What a wonderful and consistent year-to-year blooming... Posted Oct 30 2009, 06:14 AM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: attractive bark, cold tolerant, fast growth, flowering, full sun, heat tolerant, okame cherry, oramental tree, rounded habit

• The Juicy Cresthaven Peach

  The Cresthaven Peach Tree produces a very firm, juicy, highly colored red fruit that is great for freezing and canning. The clear, firm flesh is resistant to browning, and the skin is smooth but tough. Cresthaven peach is yellow fleshed and shows considerable... Posted Oct 28 2009, 06:36 AM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: cresthaven, dwarf tree, firm, fruit tree, full sun, juicy, late bloomer, peach tree, pruning

• The Eureka Lemon, a Large Producer

  The Eureka Lemon produces large crops of lemons annually. Bearing fruit all year, this lemon fruit tree produces somewhat knobby, thick-skinned lemons, and each lemon has a short neck at the stem end. Watering this fruit tree systematically, like once... Posted Oct 24 2009, 03:10 PM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: citrus tree, dwarf, espalier, few thorns, fruit tree, full sun, large producer, lemon, open form, vigorous, vitamin C

• The Popular Kwanzan Flowering Cherry Tree

  Of all the flowering cherry trees, Kwanzan Flowering Cherry tree is one of the most popular and is a beautiful vase-shaped ornamental tree. This hardy deciduous tree is a moderate grower with an upright and spreading form; grows to a height of 20 to 30... Posted Oct 23 2009, 06:28 AM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: drought tolerant, easy care, flowering tree, full sun, large blossoms, ornamental, popular, tree, upright

• The Handsome Japanese Tree Lilac

  The Japanese Tree Lilac is a small, specimen tree or large shrub that has stiff spreading branches with a somewhat oval-rounded to vase shaped crown. This handsome landscape tree grows upright, to about 30 feet, and has a wide trunk. It produces very... Posted Oct 21 2009, 10:08 AM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: full sun, large shrub, ornamental, panicles, tall, tolerant, tree lilac, urban tree, white flowers, windbreak

• For the Small Yard : Forest Pansy Redbud Tree

  The Forest Pansy Redbud Tree is a true harbinger of spring, and everyone enjoys the clusters of tiny, rose-purple, pea-like flowers that bloom profusely. The flowers are on the branches and mature trunks for 2-3 weeks in early spring (March-April), before... Posted Oct 15 2009, 09:30 AM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: flowering, full sun, harbinger, ornamental tree, redbud, seed pods, small, specimen, understory

• The Ever-Popular Bartlett Pear Tree

  The Bartlett Pear tree produces a pear that is bright yellow and is the nation's leading pear variety. This pear tree tends to bear fruit for up to 50 to 75 years on a good site. It displays white flowers in April and May and is ready for harvest... Posted Oct 11 2009, 09:59 AM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bartlett pear, flowering, fruit, full sun, harvest, pears, pears trees, popular, self fertile

• Profuse Flowering Eastern Whitebud

  The Eastern Whitebud tree adds a striking touch to any landscape. It is best known for its profuse white pea-like flowers. The heart-shaped leaves of this redbud tree are 3-5" across, and its fruit are brown flat pods about 2-3" long. The stout... Posted Oct 10 2009, 05:51 AM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: eastern whitebud, flowering, full sun, low maintenance, ornamental tree, patio tree, rapid growing, rounded crown, small tree, specimen

• Cot-N-Candy Aprium - it is like eating candy!

  Aprium trees produce fruit that is extremely sweet. The fruit has a strong apricot overtone with a hint of plum. The Cot-N-Candy Aprium is an apricot-plum hybrid that resembles an apricot. It looks like an apricot, but has a distinctive flavor and texture... Posted Oct 08 2009, 03:29 PM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: apricot, aprium, early harvest, firm flesh, fruit, fruit trees, full sun, juicy, plum, semi-dwarf tree

• The Hardy Dolgo Crabapple

  The beautiful hardy Dolgo Crabapple Tree creates a visual impact during all four seasons. This tree grows upright with an open habit around 20 feet in height. It is very ornamental fruit tree and makes an excellent choice for use around homes, schools... Posted Oct 05 2009, 04:59 PM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: acidic soil, apples, crabapples, dwarf, fall foilage, flower blossoms, flowering, flowering tree, fruit, full sun, pruning, seasons, white flowers, wildlife

• Polly White Peach Tree is Self-Fruitful

  If you want to produce a delicious peach, but live in a colder region, Polly White Peach is one of the most winter hardy peach varieties. The tree was developed in Iowa and is hardy to 20º F. It likes full sun and will produce its first crop in 3 to 5... Posted Sep 22 2009, 02:30 PM by barb-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: delicious, fruit, full sun, hardy, peach tree, peaches, pruning, reliable, white-fleshed

• Beach Plum Shrubs, You don't have to go to the beach to enjoy them!

  Beach Plum shrubs are often found on the East Coast, along the shoreline. If you live in a colder area, not on the beach, here is your best option. They can be grown from zones 3 to 6, the colder regions of the country. Full sun is required for proper... Posted Sep 09 2009, 07:24 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bushes and shrubs, cold hardy, flowering trees, fruit, full sun, large shrubs, plum, small trees, white flowering

• Green Mountain Boxwood Shrubs Beautiful And Easy Care

  For an evergreen shrub that begins growing quickly this Green Mountain Boxwood will be right up your alley! It will slow down to a medium growth rate as it ages. The unusual pyramidal growth of the tree adds lots of interest to your landscape. It is often... Posted Sep 08 2009, 06:33 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: boxwood, bushes and shrubs, evergreen shrubs, full sun, hedge, partial shade, small shrub

• Commones Boxwood Is A Versatile Tall Shrub or Small Tree

  The Commones Boxwood , also known as the Common Boxwood , gives you lots of options in your landscape. They grow from 15 to 20 feet tall and spread from 15 to 20 feet wide giving them a rounded shape. This boxwood is a great choice for a formal dense... Posted Sep 05 2009, 09:08 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: boxwood, bushes and shrubs, evergreen shrubs, full sun, hedge, large shrubs, partial shade, privacy, small tree