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What is a Chocolate Persimmon?

The Chocolate Persimmon was named 'Chocolate' because of its chocolaty-brown flesh that is a sweet and tasty. This persimmon is also spicy, firm, juicy, dark flecked, and late maturing. The Chocolate Persimmon is a small to medium, oblong cylindrical fruit with a rounded apex and bright red skin...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 11-02-2009
The Heavy Producing Chinese Apricot

The Chinese Apricot is an early bearing, heavy producing variety of apricot tree that is recommended for difficult climates prone to late spring frosts. This apricot is cold hardy, frost hardy, and sets heavy crops of small to medium size sweet fruit. It blooms very early and needs well-drained, moderately...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-12-2009
Sky Blue Northcountry Blueberries Are Sweet And Wild

For a sweet and wild taste the sky blue Northcountry Blueberries Vaccinium 'Northcountry' can't be beat! This low spreading shrub produces small to medium sized fruit that is sky blue in color and is an abundant producer. The Northcountry is an early producer so you will be able to harvest...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-26-2009
Northland Blueberries Have A Wild Berry Flavor!

The Northland Blueberry Vaccinium 'Northland ' produces a small dark blue fruit with excellent flavor that is on the wild side. It is the most cold hardy of the highbush variety of blueberries . It is cold hardy from zone 4 to zone 7. This Northland is a very ornamental bush as it has nice green...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-24-2009
Looking For A Red Seedless Grape? Try The Canadice

Canadice Grapes Vitis 'Canadice' is an excellent red, seedless grape that ripens in early September. The clusters of grapes are very full for a good sized harvest. The Canadice is used as a fresh eating grape as well as used in jams, jellies, salads and a variety of other recipes. This grape...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-23-2009
Hardy Banana A Hardy Ornamental Plant

Hardy Banana (aka Japanese Fiber Banana) Musa basjoo is the hardiest of all the true Banana plants . It is hardy to zones 7 to 8 but if mulched well could possibly survive in zones 5 or 6. The Hardy Banana is a perennial and has a palm-like appearance. The leaves are large at about 5 feet long and about...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-22-2009
The Boyne Raspberry Is Sweet & Delicious

The Boyne Raspberry Rubus 'Boyne' is a popular choice for its delicious sweetness. The berries can be used in so many ways. I have been known to eat about as many raspberries as what makes it into the basket when I am harvesting them. These are huge berries and they will grow abundantly. They...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-20-2009
Seedless Grapes - Try The Concord

I'm sure you have probably heard of Concord grapes at some time in your life as they are one of the most favorite varieties of grape . If you don't like having to deal with the seeds, you will want to give this seedless variety a try. The Concord Seedless Grape, Vitis 'Concord Seedless'...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-09-2008
Osage Orange Trees Are Not Oranges

The Osage Orange tree goes by many names. You may hear it called a Mock Orange, a Hedge Apple or even a Bodark tree. The Osage Orange is a Dioecious tree meaning it has unisexual reproductive units so some will be male and some female. The female fruits but the male does not. The female is wind pollinated...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-07-2008
Hachiya Persimmon Tree - Ornamental and good for you too!

The Hachiya persimmon tree is not only a real beauty for your garden pleasure but also has great tasting and healthy fruits you can enjoy. As an ornamental tree, the Hachiya is exceptionally beautiful in fall with red, orange and yellow leaves adorning it's branches. The leaves are green in the spring...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-08-2008

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