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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 help prevent heart disease , reduce "bad cholesterol"...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 11-06-2009
  • 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 feet. The bundles of large double pink blossoms...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-23-2009
  • 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 showy, cream-white flowers in large panicles in June...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-21-2009
  • Looking For A Milder Tasting Organic Chard? Beta Bright Lights Is A Great Choice

    Beta Bright Lights (USDA Organic) Chard, Beta vulgaris 'Bright Lights (Chard)' is known for its tasty, mild flavor and it is ready for harvest in early summer. Beta Bright Lights is cold hardy to as low as zone 3 and also performs well up to zone 9. It is also an attractive plant with the stems...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-24-2009
  • Dolgo Crabapple - An Excellent Pollinator for Apple Trees

    If you are interested in growing your own apple trees , one of the main things you will need to look into is whether your tree requires a pollinator. Most apple trees do. What you may not be aware of is that you can use a Crabapple tree as a pollinator. You will want to make sure that the bloom time...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 10-23-2008
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