Native to the Southeastern U.S. Silvery purple canes in winter. Produces the first fruit of the year, usually during the first week in June.
– 5 feet tall in sun to part shade. Makes a very pretty short hedge or specimen.
fruit in mid-summer which is good for pies, wine or fresh. Hardy zones: 3-8. An important fruit in eastern Europe.
needs a pollinator. Sleeping Giant or Skioka are good choices.
peeling, popular orchard variety. Has survived -28ºF. Pollen sterile – needs a pollinator. Does best in warm summer climate regions.
winter hardy (Zones 4-8), blight resistant. Pollen sterile – needs a pollinator.
later ripening. Parent of Layeroka and Skookum.
Brown Turkey, Green Ischia, etc. As figs are top (wood) hardy down to 5ºF, they do best in a microclimate here in middle Tennessee.
We offer ‘Toyonishki’ and seedlings from our own breeding. The Flowering Quinces are hardy, early spring flowering, edible ornamentals.