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  • The ‘Warren Pear’ is a Favorite of Many Gardeners

    Since it has exceptional keeping qualities, the ‘Warren’ pear is a favorite of many backyard gardeners. This pear is sweet and juicy, medium to large in size, has a long neck and pale green skin. The flesh is smooth (with no grit cells) and the fruit is juicy and buttery with superb flavor. Pears contain...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 03-08-2010

  • ‘Peter’s Honey’ Fig is sweet, shiny and tasty

    Greenish yellow when ripe, ‘Peter’s Honey’ Fig is very sweet, shiny, and of high quality. This fig is superb for eating fresh and can be used for drying and canning too. Having an outstanding sweet dark amber flesh, this fig is sweet as honey, and ripens with a fruity sweet fragrance. ‘Peter’s Honey...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 03-02-2010

  • The 'Potomac' Pear is Blight Resistant

    A hybrid derived from the Moonglow and Anjou cross, the Potomac Pear is the highest quality fireblight resistant variety available. The fruit has skin that is light green and glossy, and the flesh is moderately fine. Having a sweet. mild aroma, it has a pleasingly subacid buttery flavor, and similar...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 01-15-2010

  • The Forever Popular Washington Navel Orange

    Why is the Washington Navel Orange so popular? Because the oranges have an outstanding flavor for both eating out of hand and for juicing! Not only does this tree produce an abundance of large, seedless, delicious fruits, it also has the convenience of being able to store ripe oranges on the tree for...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 01-06-2010

  • The Sweet ‘Fuyu Jiro’ Persimmon has Minimal Seeds

    The ‘Fuyu Jiro’ Persimmon is also called an "Apple Persimmon’ since it is as sweet and crisp as an apple! It produces a medium size, flat shaped fruit. It is still hard and crisp when ripe, which makes it a great choice for fresh eating, sliced in fruit salads, dries well, and can be frozen. The...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 12-12-2009

  • The Flavor Grenade Pluot® is sweet, juicy and bi-colored

    The Flavor Grenade Pluot®, a cross between a plum and an apricot , produces an elongated bi-colored fruit with a red blush. The Fire Grenade has a crisp texture and explosive flavor; is sturdy, juicy, durable and luscious! This fruit will hang on the tree for 4 to 6 weeks! Grenade Pluot packs the full...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 12-06-2009

  • The semi dwarf Burbank Plum produces loads of delicious plums!

    With its unique forking habit, the Burbank Plum is the perfect tree if you want loads of delicious plums! Its unusual branching habit encourages more plums and makes it one of the most demanded plums. It grows more branches than most plum trees , and these additional branches give you tons of extra plums...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 12-01-2009

  • 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 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

  • Moonglow Sweet Bay Magnolia Is Hardy From Zone 5 And Up

    This Moonglow Sweet Bay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana 'Jim Wilson' is known for its hardiness from zones 5 and up. It has proven to be very winter hardy for the past 30 plus years. It is decorative with its dark semi-evergreen foliage. It grows upright and flowers into late spring. The height...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-25-2008
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