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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
The Firm and Juicy, Rich-Flavored Jonagold Apple

The Jonagold Apple is mild, sweet as honey, and has a wonderful aroma. A mid season bloomer, this apple ripens in early September to late October, depending on location. Being a high quality and pleasant American apple, the name of this brilliant golden-red apple reflects its parentage of Golden Delicious...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 02-24-2010
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 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
The Trovita Orange Tree is a heavy producer and widely adaptable

The Trovita Orange tree is a dwarf citrus tree that reaches a height of 7-10 feet. It produces a heavy crop of fruit in desert heat ! This orange tree is widely adaptable with a fruit that is thin skinned and develops an excellent flavor. Trovita is ideal for fresh-squeezed orange juice, and it is very...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 11-21-2009
Fuji Apples are super sweet, crisp, juicy and a delight to eat!

The Fuji Apple has it all -- and makes a great snacking apple! Fuji apples are aromatic, sweet, juicy and crisp with a firm texture. This refreshing and spicy, crisp sweetness gives it exceptional eating quality. The color variation of Fuji is quite wide, ranging from from light pink to crimson pink...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 11-17-2009
The Popular and Flavorful Black Tartarian Cherry

The Black Tartarian Cherry has a heavy fruit production, is easy to grow, and you get fresh sweet cherries in half the time! The cherries are firm, sweet, dark purplish-black fruits, and inside the thin skin the flesh is sweet, juicy and extremely flavorful. The Black Tartarian Cherry is smaller than...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 11-04-2009
Dessert Quality Warren Pears

SWEET AND JUICY is probably one of the most important factors to me. It is considered a dessert quality pear. Both the flesh and peel have a smooth, buttery texture. They are small to medium in size and have a wonderful red blush to the fruit. I know that if I'm going to take the time to grow it...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-19-2008

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