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Malus spp.
Fall. Beautiful deep pink flesh. Medium-sized fruit good for fresh eating and simply admiring! Z4.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Medium-small fresh-eating apple of unparalleled quality. Intense, aromatic, sharp & sweet. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Famous European cooking apple. Big blocky fruit patched with green and russet. Cooks and bakes beautifully. Keeps well. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Uniquely dark fruit with well-balanced flavor. Excellent pies and cider. Maine heirloom. Best eating late Dec. to March. Great keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. Medium to very large apple has a good balance of sweet and tart with hints of pear. All-purpose. Keeps until midwinter. Z4.
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Malus domestica
Late Summer. Borowinka seedlings are standard-sized, vigorous, disease resistant and cold hardy. Grow these trees for their own fruit, or as rootstock for grafting. Early to midseason blooms. Z3.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Large fruit with fine-grained juicy flesh. Famous dessert and cooking apple. All-purpose. Keeps till midwinter. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Auvergne, France, 1670. Soft juicy coarse-grained flesh is fantastic cooked and great for fresh eating. Sweet and aromatic with hints of strawberry. Keeps 1-2 months. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Juicy, distinctly tart, full-flavored fresh eating apple. Very popular at our Common Ground Country Fair taste tests! Keeps about a month. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Summer. Distinctive strawberry shape! Tender, aromatic flesh. Great for cooking and eating fresh. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. All-purpose. Relatively tart, great for pies, sauce and pizza! Very nice fresh too. Good keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Ancient French dessert apple with a strong fruity sweet-tart flavor. Cold hardy, productive and resistant to scab. Blooms late, so good for avoiding spring frosts. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Medium-sized apple. Perfectly balanced flavor, aromatic crisp juicy tender flesh. All-purpose. Tree bears young and annually. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. A popular modern release with very firm, crunchy fruit. Tart, spicy and complex flavor wonderful for fresh eating. Keeps six months in storage. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Summer. From Russia, well before 1800. Known in New England as one of the very best pie apples! Extremely hardy. Scab resistant. Z3.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. Crisp, firm, juicy with a rich spicy flavor. Stores 6 months or more. Annual bearing, scab immune, resistant to powdery mildew, cider-apple rust and fireblight. Blooms late-season. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. Medium-large, slightly tart, crisp and juicy. Thomas Jefferson’s favorite. Good acid source for cider. All-purpose. Good keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Summer-Early Fall. Small to medium-sized deep red apple with prominent white dots. Tender, juicy, rich, aromatic dessert fruit. Z4-6.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Medium-sized russet apple. The champagne of cider apples, and excellent for eating. Keeps well into spring. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Iconic green tart fruit famous for apple pies. Develops a pink blush when grown in colder climates. Extremely durable and sweetens in storage. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Summer. Famous pie apple. Med/large fruit makes outstanding eating and cooking. Flavorful and tart. Z4/5.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. Medium size, firm white juicy mildly tart flesh. Delicious distinct pear flavor. Keeps all winter. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Medium-sized tart citrusy crisp dense firm fruit. Excellent for dessert and cooking. All-purpose. Good keeper. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Summer. Discovered in an old logging camp near Jackman, ME. Early ripening fruit is tart and sweet, with crisp but tender flesh. Extremely hardy tree. Blooms early-midseason. Z3.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Medium-large apple. Sweet, juicy, snappy fresh eating. Keeps up to seven months. Tends to bear annually. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Medium-to-large apple. Sweet juicy crisp smooth pear-like flesh. Exceptional flavor. Stores several months. Disease-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Summer. These culinary crabapples are a tasty snack fresh off the tree, better after storage. Especially good for brandying. Keeps well. Z2/3.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. Medium-sized intensely flavored apple is fine, juicy and tender. Keeps till January. Blooms early-midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Large citrusy tart sour juicy dense rough-skinned russet. Very good late fall dessert quality. Good cooking. Could be an excellent cider apple. No scab. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Considered to be the original source for nearly all red-fleshed and pink-flowered apples. 2" fruit is too tart for fresh eating but recommended for cider, pies and sauce. Blooms early. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Famous heirloom apple. Very large, juicy, tender. Makes a great single-variety pie! All-purpose. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Summer. The standard Maine summer cooking apple, especially pies. Medium-sized dark red fruit. Juicy subacid white flesh tinged with red. Z3.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. Large, crisp and tart. Classic New England cooking apple; also great fresh eating. Keeps well into winter. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. Medium-large, sharp, crisp, rich, aromatic dessert apple. Also good in cider. Great fresh eating till January. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Medium-large, rich, spicy and juicy. A great late-winter dessert apple; good cooking. Stores until summer. Scab resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Winter. A very tart dessert apple and a supremely wonderful midwinter pie apple. Will keep all winter in the root cellar, with peak flavor in Feb. Blooms early-midseason. Z3.
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Malus spp.
Be the proud keeper of a sister tree to one of many rare varieties planted at the Maine Heritage Orchard. $30 from the sale supports the project.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Medium-sized apple. Sweet, nutty and spicy flavors. Fine-textured crisp flesh. Keeps till midwinter. Some resistance to scab. Z3.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Early Winter. One of the first American varieties. Unforgettably peculiar sweet flavor. Very low acidity. Truly all-purpose. Z4.
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Malus spp.
20x30' Late Summer. White single flowers on large somewhat weeping tree. Red-blushed roundish 1½-2" fruit good for cooking and cider. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Summer. Nice balance of tart and sweet. Crisp and juicy fresh-eating; fine cooking. Disease-resistant; scab immune. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall-Winter. Famous American heirloom apple. Large brilliant shiny yellow with a bright red blush. Best for fresh eating: aromatic, slightly crisp, juicy, mild. Good sauce. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Famous old-time apple. Huge fruit with firm but tender flesh. Aromatic tart flavor. Excellent cooking and drying. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Large firm crisp fine-grained juicy aromatic all-purpose apple does everything well, including keeping all winter. Blooms early-midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Winter. Excellent fresh eating. Very large russeted fruit with firm white fine-grained flesh and nutty sweet-sharp flavor. Good keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Bittersweet cider apple. Exceedingly rare English heirloom. Tender sweet astringent juicy flesh. Proven to be hardy in central Maine. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. High-quality bittersweet variety recommended for blending with other fall varieties. Soft astringent tannins. Narrow upright tree form. Becoming popular commercially in New England. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Sharp cider apple. One of few good for single varietal cider. Incredibly vigorous, productive. Hardy. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Medium-sized bittersharp cider apple high in tannin and acidity. Makes a full-bodied vintage cider with nice blend of acid, tannins and sugar. Decent fresh-eating. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Fall. Medium-bittersweet cider apple. Somerset, England 1842. Cream-colored flesh with streaks of red bleeding from the skin is sweet with soft tannins. Suitable for a single varietal cider. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Sweet cider apple. Complex and honey-sweet with a bit of vanilla or honeysuckle. Low acid. Strong low-maintenance trees with no disease pressure observed. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Bittersharp ancient English cider apple discovered around 1600 in the Forest of Dean. The flesh has a peculiar flavor combo of sharp, astringent and sweet. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Fall. Small medium-bittersharp cider apple. Heavy cropper. Scab resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Late Fall. Bittersharp cider apple with lots of sugar, bitterness and acidity. Good candidate for a single varietal. Highly disease resistant, immune to scab and mildew. Long midseason bloom time. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Early Fall. Sharp cider apple. Surprising orange flesh is tart with sharp bright acidity, but also packs a lot of sugar. Naturally disease-resistant, a great tree for breeders. Midseason bloom. Z4.
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Malus spp.
Fall. Medium-sized medium-bittersweet cider apple. Low-acid aromatic fruity cider. Highly recommended for commercial growers. Z3/4.
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Malus spp.
Ornamental flowering crabapple with beautiful rose-like blossoms and bitter green fruit. Very high in tannin. Great for cidermakers! Blooms late. Z4.
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Malus spp.
15x30'. A beautiful sprawling tree with apricot-white blooms and masses of red persistent fruit for the birds. Z4. ME Grown.
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Rubus spp.
Late. Medium-large crimson everbearing raspberry has excellent flavor. Rare. Compact bush. Z3.
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Rubus spp.
Mid. Cohesive fairly firm large purple raspberries. Distinctive flavor for fresh eating; outstanding for jam and jelly. Z3/4.
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Prunus mahaleb
Also called St. Lucie Cherry. Cultivated for its fragrant seeds, which are ground into a bitter almond-flavored spice. Hardy and adaptable. Widely used as a rootstock for sweet and pie cherries. Z4.
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Prunus cerasus
Summer. A promising modern hardy pie cherry. Tangy rich firm flesh holds up in cooking, makes an awesome pie. Not bad right off the tree. A sweeter pie cherry for your pie cherry collection! PPA. Z4.
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Prunus cerasus
Summer. Very dark red-black-skinned pie cherry. Dark red flesh and juice. Recommended for pies and all other cookery. Z4/5.
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Prunus cerasus
Summer. Heirloom pie cherry grows successfully in Aroostook County. Similar to Montmorency. Hardy, productive, long-lived, disease resistant. Z3.
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Prunus cerasus
Summer. French heirloom. Most famous of all pie cherries. Aromatic firm-fleshed bright red fruit makes a clear light pink juice. Great for processing. Z3/4.
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Prunus avium
Early Summer. Russian heirloom with glossy black color and sweet rich flavor. Once widely distributed in home gardens around the world. Z4.
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Thuja occidentalis
20-60'. Narrow and tall with twiggy branches, soft fibrous orange-brown bark, and distinct flat foliage. Good for screens and hedges. Z2.
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Abies balsamea
45-75'. Native conifers with fragrant boughs used for wreaths. The best Christmas tree! Semi-shade tolerant. Good hedge tree. Z3.
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Pinus strobus
100'+. Magnificent and massive when mature. Smooth bark becomes rough, deeply furrowed with age. Makes a beautiful hedge. Shade tolerant. Z3.
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Picea pungens var. glauca
30-60'. Very popular specimen tree with frosty blue needles. Excellent for privacy screens, as it is fast growing after 3'. Native to western U.S. Z2.
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Picea abies
80'. Fast-growing wide-spreading upright picturesque tree with graceful long pendulous branches that often reach the ground. Showy cones. Z2.
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Picea glauca
60-90' x 10-20'. Native conifer, one of the best trees for wind blocks and privacy screens. Adaptable and tolerant to wind, drought and cold. Z2.
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Allium schoenoprasm
12" tall. Edible spreading groundcover. Good to eat from early spring to heavy frost. Aromatic pest confuser, emitting bitter aromas that deter critters from the garden. Full to part sun. Z3.
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Allium cernuum
12" tall. Starry umbels of loosely clustered lavender-pink and sometimes white blossoms nod toward the ground. Flat narrow leaf blades can be used like chives. Z4.
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Arnica chamissonis
8-12" tall. Low spreading groundcover with bright yellow daisy-like flowers used externally in oils and salves to treat bruises, sprains, inflammation. Z3.
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Astragalus membranaceus
18-36" tall. Deep-rooted leguminous plant forms an upright bush with small whitish-yellow flowers. Important Chinese medicinal known to rebuild the immune system. Z4.
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Monarda didyma
3-4' tall. Fabulous blooms in a diverse range of red shades destined to attract scads of butterflies and hummingbirds. Z3.
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Monarda fistulosa
2-4' tall. Our native wildflower species with aromatic lavender blossoms. This is the variety most commonly used for medicinal purposes. Z3.
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Eupatorium perfoliatum
5-7' tall. Flat-topped clusters of white to lavender flowerheads. Stimulates the immune system. Fetching addition to the perennial border. Z3.
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Symphytum × uplandicum
24–48" tall. Great companion plant for orchards. Excellent addition to the compost pile. Rich in silica, nitrogen, magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron. Z3.
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Echinacea purpurea
3-5' tall. Spiny seedheads are a beautiful coppery yellow-brown, surrounded by a single row of reflexed lavender-purple petals. Tinctured roots boost the immune system. Z3.
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Echinacea paradoxa
3-5' tall. Bright pure-yellow flowers with drooping petals surround spiky dark brown seed cones—irresistible to gobbling goldfinches! Z3.
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Lavandula angustifolia
16-18" tall. Considered the hardiest lavender. Sweet-scented flower spikes with light lavender flowers. Z4.
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Melissa officinalis
24" tall. Lemony leaves are delicious in teas, salads, with fruit or dried for sachets. Attracts pollinators. Z3/4.
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Althaea officinalis
5-8' tall. Beautiful towering medicinal plant. Leaves, flowers and mucilagenous roots are used to soothe mucous membranes. Z4.
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Mentha piperita
18-24" tall. Our favorite mint! Bright refreshing peppermint-patty flavor. Freshen your breath, settle your stomach and scent soaps and salves. Z4.
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Pycnanthemum virginianum
30" tall. Makes a tasty minty tea traditionally used to settle indigestion. Spreads readily. Densely flowered, attracts pollinators. Native. Z4.
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Urtica dioica
3-6' tall. Young shoots are high in minerals and leaves are delicious steamed as early spring greens. Cooking removes the sting. Spreads readily; choose your site carefully. Z2.
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Origanum vulgare
18" tall. Low-growing perennial with fragrant green and purple leaves used for culinary purposes. Given plenty space in full sun, it will sprawl and attract many pollinators. Z4.
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Thymus vulgaris
10-15" tall. Fragrant sprawling perennial brings depth of flavor to soups, gravies, casseroles. Said to calm the nerves, soothe headaches. Bees love it! Z4.
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Verbena hastata
5-7' tall. Elegant tall branching spikes of vibrant blue-purple flowers. Attracts pollinators. Commonly used as a nervous-system tonic and mild sedative. Full sun. Native to North America. Z3.
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Viola sororia
6-10" tall. North American native with cheery blue-purple flowers and attractive heart-shaped leaves, all edible. Larval host plant for multiple species of butterflies. Z3.
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Achillea millefolium
24" tall. A natural anti-inflammatory, cold remedy and fever reducer. White flowers June to September. Excellent orchard companion. Z3.
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Asparagus officinalis
High-yielding good-quality tender green spears are long-lived and very cold hardy. On the rise as an excellent replacement for Jersey, even outproducing Jersey in northern Minnesota trials! Z3.
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Asparagus officinalis
Heirloom. Large early green stalks tolerate heat well and demonstrate good resistance to rust. Early, vigorous, uniform. Planted in American gardens for more than a century. Very winter hardy. Z3/4.
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Asparagus officinalis
Early. Very large deep purple stalk with a creamy white interior. Z4.
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Armoracia rusticana
Exceptionally vigorous perennial with large dock-like leaves and spicy hot roots for culinary and medicinal use. Z3.
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Rheum rhabarbarum
Heirloom variety, considered the most important rhubarb variety of the 19th century. Unique seedlings; will show some variation. Z2.
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Vitis spp.
Early. Loose clusters of golden-green grapes suited for single varietal and blended wines. Fruity, crisp, mineral, hints of apple and pear. Z4/5.
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Vitis spp.
Very Early. Large seedless blue berries good for fresh eating, juice or raisins. Resists cracking and performs well in hot wet summers. Very vigorous. Z5.
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Vitis spp.
Very Early. Large loose clusters of tender sweet pinkish-red grapes with a strawberry-like flavor. Good for fresh eating or juice. Stores well. Z4/5.
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Vitis spp.
Early. Medium-sized small sweet ruddy reddish-golden grapes in loose clusters. Crispy texture and great flavor. Easy to grow. Z4.
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Vitis spp.
Mid. Large bright firm seedless deep red grapes with a fruity flavor. Makes the best raisins. Excellent fresh eating. Vigorous vines. Z4/5.
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Vaccinium macrocarpon
Albino berries with red blush. Selected from a seedling found growing in a bog on an island off the coast of Maine. Lasts up to 6 months in cold storage. Z2.
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Vaccinium macrocarpon
4-10". The cranberry of holiday sauces, bread and jelly. Dense low lustrous evergreen groundcover loaded with large red berries in fall. Z2.
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Erica carnea
6-12" X 12-18" Profuse blooms in very early spring through April with repeat blooms in August. Foliage is more ferny and wispier than heathers. Plant en masse for a magical carpet. Z4/5.
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Calluna vulgaris
8x12" Lilac-pink double flowers are unusual for a heather. Stunning among rocks, where its long low-growing stems can drape. Foliage is dark green, turning bronze in winter. Later bloomer. Z3.
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea
12-15". Collected from a wild German heath. High-yielding upright plant produces very large berries. Z2.
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea
8-15". Medium-to-large firm flavorful berries. Considered one of the most vigorous cultivars. Z2.
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Gaultheria procumbens
6-10". Aromatic evergreen native groundcover. Glossy dark green leaves. Bell-shaped white flowers in June. Vivid red berries. Self-pollinating. Z3.
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Morus alba × M. rubra
30x20'. One of the most renowned mulberry varieties. Ripens mid-July and continues into late summer or longer. Self-fruitful grafted cultivar, so only one plant is required for fruit. Z4/5.
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Laetiporus sulphureus
Large bright orange fruit bodies have a texture reminiscent of chicken.
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Grifola frondosa
Rich earthy semi-firm mushroom resembles a fat hen with leafy feathers and can weigh up to 20 lbs.
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Pholiota nameko
Gelatinous orange-to-amber caps thicken soups and are popular in Japanese cuisine.
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Stropharia rugosoannulata
Vigorous fruiting bodies. Grow in sawdust beds, wood chips or straw.
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Heat-treat, incubate logs in bags. Recommended for Chicken of the Woods and Hen of the Woods. 10 pack.
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Castanea dentata
Up to 100'. Once common in the eastern US. Important food source for people and wildlife. Not immune to blight but likely to thrive 10-30 years. Fast growing and precocious. Z4.
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Castanea mollissima
40-60' x same. Genetically unique seedlings usually produce good-to-excellent nuts in 5-7 years. Resistant to chestnut blight. Z4.
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Castanea
40-60' x 30-40'. Hybrid crosses of mixed parentage. Parent trees show excellent blight resistance. Begins flowering at 3-5 years. Great flavor, high annual nut production. Z4.
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Corylus americana
12-18' x 10-15'. Multi-stemmed native shrub with sweet nuts. Showy catkins in spring. Patchwork of colors in autumn. Can bear in 3-5 years. Z4.
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Juglans nigra
70-90'. Spectacular shade tree with open rounded crown. Nuts have sweet earthy rich flavor. May begin to bear in 5-10 years. Z4.
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Prunus persica
Late. Freestone. Flesh is firm, melting, juicy, very high quality. Good fresh eating, cooking and canning. Large vigorous productive tree. Resistant to bacterial spot. Z4/5.
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Prunus persica
Mid-Late. Bred for non-browning flesh quality and for good storage and handling for commercial growers. Yields consistently well each year. Freestone. Resists bacterial leaf spot. Z5.
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Prunus persica
Large fruit with a red blush over gold skin. Flesh is sweet and juicy, an overall great all-purpose peach for fresh eating, canning or baking. Freestone. Buds are hardy to about –20°. Z5.
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Prunus persica
Early. Medium-to-large yellow-fleshed semi-clingstone peach with excellent flavor. Recommended for colder districts. Z4/5.
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Prunus persica
Late. One of the Stellar series peaches bred for cold hardiness, disease resistance, size and flavor. Juicy, firm medium-large attractive fruit. Freestone. Resistant to bacterial spot. Z4/5.
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Prunus persica
Early. Large juicy sweet yellow-fleshed freestone fruit. Tastes just like a peach should taste! Z5.
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Prunus persica
15-25'. Commonly grown as hardy disease-resistant rootstock. Known to grow relatively true to type. Fruit best for processing, decent for fresh eating. Plant for fruit or grafting. Z4.
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Pyrus communis
Fall. Medium-large pear with yellowish skin and a slight reddish blush. A superior dessert pear. Highly ornamental tree. Z3/4.
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Pyrus communis
Winter. Intensely sweet highly aromatic tender storage pear; possibly the best eating of all winter pears. Similar to Seckel. Keeps extremely well. Z4.
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Pyrus communis
Late Summer-Early Fall. Large fruit is buttery, tender and very juicy. Productive vigorous trees are hardy and disease resistant. Z5.
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Pyrus communis
Mid-Late Summer. Very high-quality dessert pear. Juicy, sugary, aromatic flesh. Productive vigorous grower. Z4.
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Pyrus communis
Summer. Very tasty soft-fleshed dessert pear. The earliest-ripening variety we know. Does not keep, enjoy it while it’s here. Z4.
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Pyrus communis
Late Fall-Winter. Frankendorf, Germany. Coarse flesh, good flavor. Great storage pear. Can keep until April in the root cellar. Z4.
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Pyrus communis
Fall. Medium-sized fruit with blemish-free skin. Buttery juicy flesh with some grain & grit. Vigorous, productive, upright trees hardy & long lived. Z4.
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Pyrus communis
Midsummer. Sweet dessert and canning pear. Eat them fresh, can them in quarters, and juice the rest. Fireblight-free. Z3.
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Pyrus communis
Fall. Medium-sharp Ancient perry pear. Juice has medium acid and tannin and “affords a Perry of the greatest excellence with a sweet rich distinctive flavour.” Also good in blends. Z4.
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Allium
12" tall. Adds rugged charm and vertical structure to herb and rock gardens. Attracts beneficial insects with its sweet nectar yet repels an array of slithery, winged and legged pests. Z4.
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Asclepias tuberosa
Vivid tangerine-orange clusters of flowers in summer atop slender fuzzy stems, covered with green lance-shaped leaves. 24" tall. Z4.
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Asclepias incarnata
5' tall. Unique flat-topped clusters of upturned red-rose-colored flowers. Long willow-like leaves. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Native. Z3.
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
4-6' tall. North American native. Blooms range from blue-purple to lavender-pink with yellow eyes. Z3.
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Symphyotrichum laeve
3-4' tall. North American native has Loose clusters of lavender-blue blossoms with yellow eyes. Smooth blue-green foliage. Provides important late-season nectar to hungry pollinators. Z3.
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Baptisia australis
3-4' x same. Vibrant blue lupine-like flowers in early summer. Bushy habit and shrub-like structure once mature. Good for erosion control. Z3.
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Penstemon digitalis
3' tall. Beckon the birds and bees to your garden with these white to light pink spires covered with nodding tubular bell-shaped flowers. Z3.
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Penstemon hirsutus
16-30" tall. Shorter than P. digitalis, with fuzzy stems topped by clusters of slender tubular nodding 1" lavender flowers with arching white lips. Z3.
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Dicentra formosa
15" tall. Heart-shaped blossoms dangle from long leafless stems. With consistent moisture, the lacy blue-green foliage stays good-looking all season long. Blooms in late spring. Z3.
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Dicentra spectabilis
30-36" tall. Distinctive heart-shaped flowers dangle in a row on each raceme like charms on a bracelet. A classic! Z3.
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Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia
30" tall. Fine grassy willow-like foliage. Clusters of powder-blue star-shaped florets bloom in early June. Best planted en masse. Adaptable but performs best in full sun to part shade. Z3.
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Nepeta × faassenii
2-3' tall, despite its name. Aromatic grey-green foliage with long arching stems topped by lavender-blue flowers. Attracts pollinators. Z3.
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Aquilegia canadensis
12-24" tall. This eastern North American native features delicate red-spurred sepals with yellow petaled skirts. Blooms late May to early June. Irresistible to hummingbirds! Z3.
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Hemerocallis
30" tall. Intensely fragrant trumpet-shaped lemon-yellow flowers. Widely planted on old farmsteads in Maine. A must-have in the naturalized perennial border. Midsummer blooms. Z2.
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Hemerocallis
22" tall. Fragrant 5" blossom has ruffled slightly reflexed purple-lavender petals with a dash of magenta. This rebloomer is worth showcasing up front in the perennial garden. Z2.
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Hemerocallis
27" tall. Radiant raspberry-purple blossoms with luminous lemon-yellow throat. 4½'" flowers light up the landscape with showstopping color. Early to midseason rebloomer. Z2.
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Hemerocallis
18-24" tall. Broad ruffle-edged petals form 3" flowers. Continuous blooming tendencies and compact habit make this Stella-family member excellent for containers as well as the garden. Z2.
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Hemerocallis
36" tall. Fragrant 6" bright glowing orange blossoms with bittersweet copper eye zones. Excellent landscape variety. Extended bloom, flowers remain open for at least 16 hours. Z2.
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Hemerocallis 14-18" tall.
Dark ruby flowers with deep wine-red markings, a striking yellow-bordered greenish throat, and red anthers for
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Hemerocallis
24" tall. Let this daylily keep you company as you scream into the void. Giant glowing tangerine blossoms with apple-green throats. Early to midseason blooms. Z2.
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Dryopteris marginalis
24" tall. Strong stems and slightly glossy leathery grey-green fronds make this one of the best ferns for floral arrangements. Evergreen leaves live through winter. Z3.
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Osmunda regalis
Soft and wavy deciduous lance-shaped light green fronds can reach 3' long. Very showy. Reaches up to 6' tall and more than 9' wide at maturity. Z2.
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Paeonia lactiflora
28" tall. Intense sunset coral with rose overtones and fluffy golden stamens. Semi-double. Early season. Light fragrance and long vase life. Z3.
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Paeonia lactiflora
3' tall. Heavenly scented large double white flowers with a light crimson drizzle upon the central petals. Flowers late spring to early summer. Z3.
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Paeonia lactiflora
Late midseason. 34" tall. Fully double type. Dark sensational burgundy red is unusual and arresting. Pairs well with any color. Sturdy stems make a great cutflower. Heirloom! Z3.
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Paeonia lactiflora
24" tall. Single anemone-type with scarlet-red guard petals surrounding fringed red and gold petaloid centers. Unique and hard-to-find variety. Early-midseason blooms. Z3.
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Paeonia lactiflora
36" tall. Fragrant flowers open with narrow red lines shot onto light rose-pink. One of our favorites! Z3.
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Paeonia lactiflora
28" tall. Double bomb type. Pure white guard petals under a tuft of bright yellow petals topped with pink-white petaloids. Jazzy and dazzling. Mild fragrance. Midseason. Z3.
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Geranium sanguinium
4-9" tall. Magenta cups with purple-blue anthers cover tidy deep green lacy foliage. Compact form works well in containers. Considered more drought tolerant than others in the genus. Z3.
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Geranium maculatum
24" tall. Also called Wild Geranium. Clusters of single 1¼" wide pinkish-lilac saucer-shaped flowers. Attracts beneficial insects. Native. Z4.
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Echinops bannaticus
3-4' tall. Luminous 1½" steel-blue spiky globes balance atop stiff stems with deeply divided silvery green leaves. Blooms July to August. Z3.
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Trollius
24" tall. We are crazy about Trollius. The fancy petal-filled flowers (like big overgrown hyper-selected buttercups) seem miraculous blooming so early in the season. Excellent for cutting. Z3.
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Oligoneuron rigidum
2-5' tall. The gorgeous yellow-gold vibrancy of goldenrod packed into a dense, showy, flat-topped cluster. Attractive lush slate-green foliage. Z3.
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Hosta
18" tall and 26" wide. Distinctive puckered heart-shaped leaves have broad blue-green margins with a solid green detail next to buttery yellow centers. Z3.
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Hosta
22–24" tall, scapes to 36". Pale lavender flowers are large and fragrant, but the leaves are the main attraction. Rapid grower with good sun tolerance. Colors intensify in light. Z3.
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Hosta
18" tall and 36" wide. Rounded heavily corrugated blue leaves with wide chartreuse margins. White flowers smoked with lavender. Holds its margin color well through the season. Z3.
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Hosta
24" tall and 36" wide. Bright golden-yellow leaves with striking dark green centers. Grows well in both shade and full sun! Z3.
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Iris versicolor
30-36" tall. Northeastern native species with gorgeous blue-violet flowers with bold purple veining and a white and lemon-yellow blaze. Early. Z2.
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Paeonia (Itoh) x
28-30" tall. Semi-double 10" white blooms with a splash of cranberry/purple/lavender at the center. Surrounding petals reflect a shadow of these hues like a tie-dyed halo. Yellow stamens. Z3.
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Paeonia (Itoh) x
30-36" tall. Cherry-red buds open to 8" fragrant semi-double orange-apricot-pink flowers with subtle purple edging. Blossoms eventually fade to yellow. Z3.
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Arisaema triphyllum
12–24" tall. Magical Northeastern woodland native prefers dappled shade and moist rich woodland soil. Appears midspring. Z3.
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Eutrochium fistulosum
6' tall. Dusky-rose flowers are held on beautiful wine-red stems dusted with a light purplish bloom. More adaptable to heat and drought than the other species we’re offering. Z4.
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Eutrochium maculatum
4-7' tall. Whimsical flat-topped terminal flower clusters bloom mid-July into August. Seed clusters add unique interest to the winter landscape. Attracts pollinators. Z4.
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Eutrochium purpureum
4-6' tall. Massive vanilla-scented pinkish-purple domed flowers are held atop sturdy green stems with whorls of 4 to 5 sharply serrated leaves. Often found in average to dry woodland edges. Z3.
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Liatris spicata
30-36" tall. Dreamy white flower wands above fine grass-like foliage. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.
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Liatris pycnostachya
20-30" tall. North American native with tall brilliant purple wands loved by butterflies. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.
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Liatris spicata
20-30" tall. Magenta-purple flower spikes above fine grass-like foliage. Blooms from July to September. Great for cutflowers. Z3.
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24-36" with a few up to 48" tall. Jaw-dropping beauty with dramatic outlines and edging that add flare and fiesta to your garden. Blooms mid-June through July. Z3. Fedco exclusive!
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Fedco exclusive! 30-48" tall.
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Pulmonaria
9-12" tall and eventually up to 2' wide. Periwinkle-blue buds open to pink flowers in spring. Large slate-green leaves with silver-white splotches. Woodland plant. Z3.
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Astrantia
24-28". Clump-forming perennial makes an excellent groundcover when planted en masse. Makes long-lasting cutflowers and is also a great container plant. Z4.
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Aconitum napellus
36-40" tall. Classic deep violet-blue monkshood. Delphinium-style blooms on dense showy spikes. Excellent cutflower. Attracts pollinators. Z3.
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Papaver orientale
10-15" tall. Dusky damson-plum–colored blossoms. A short version of the original Patty’s Plum poppy, a compost-pile surprise discovered in the 1990s. Z3.
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Kniphofia uvaria
24" tall. A tropical-looking riot of fiery red-orange fading to coral and soft white tubular inflorescences. Breathtaking and playful. Makes an unusual accent in cutflower arrangements. Z5/6.
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Perovskia atriplicifolia
36-48" tall. Slender spires of lavender-blue tubular flowers midsummer. Finely divided grey-green leaves are aromatic when crushed. Z4/5.
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Salvia azurea
3-5' tall. North American native with delicate spires of sky-blue tubular double-lipped flowers and sweetly scented foliage. Incredible in mixed bouquets. Blooms from August to October. Z4.
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Sempervivum
Low-growing rosette-forming succulents produce runners and babies. Drought and heat tolerant. Cold-hardy too! Colorful mix of reds, greens and purples. Z3.
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Iris sibirica
26" tall. Mid-late to very late season. 2–3 blooms per stem in shades of rosy-violet and red-blue with small white signals that fan out blue to fine white edging. Bred in Maine. Z2.
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Iris sibirica
32" tall. Bred by legendary Maine hybridizer Currier McEwen in shades of creamy white with accents of yellow-green and buttery yellow. Early midseason to late. Z3.
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Iris sibirica
36" tall. From Maine hybridizer Currier McEwen. Sweet and simple, an elegant companion to the other two Siberian irises we are offering. The first tetraploid cultivar. Z3.
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Helenium autumnale
4-5' tall. Rich and blazing yellow lends itself to a vibrant end-of-summer display. Easy to grow, excellent cutflower. Z3.
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Verbena stricta
12-48" tall. North American native. Attracts scads of pollinators, most notably the Buckeye butterfly. Birds will devour the seeds! Blooms June through August. Z3.
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Asarum canadense
6–12" tall. Heart-shaped leaves up to 7" wide spread into a beautiful groundcover. Aromatic roots used medicinally. Needs shade. Z3.
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Phlox divaritica
12-18" tall. Sweet lavender-blue florets that will make you wonder where they’ve been all your life. Z3.
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Phlox divaritica
2-15" tall. Loose clusters of cool pale bluish-white or white washed with blue florets. Selected for compactness, fragrance and refreshing color. Z3.
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Achillea millefolium
24-28" tall. Charming bright magenta-violet flower clusters. Sturdy and upright, sports its vibrant color for a long bloom season, even in the heat.
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Achillea millefolium
12–15" tall. Deep rose-pink flower clusters. Well-behaved, not messy or floppy like some taller yarrow varieties. Z3.
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Prunus domestica
Late Summer. Often considered the sweetest European plum. Use fresh, dried, frozen, canned and in preserves. Abundant annual crops. Z3.
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Prunus spp.
Late Summer. Roundish tender thin-skinned yellow plum sometimes blushed with a little pink. Tender yellow juicy flesh. Freestone. Z3/4.
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Prunus spp.
Late Summer. Medium-sized clingstone fruit. Meaty, mild and rich with no astringency. One of the most delicious plums! Z4/5.
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Prunus americana
15-20' Not a hybrid, but included here since it may be the best pollinator for hybrid plums. Very decent red, yellow and orange 1" plums, suitable for fresh eating, canning and freezing. Z3.
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Cydonia oblonga
10-25'. Hardy Russian quince bred for disease resistance. For jellies and cider, stews and marmalades. Citrusy, fragrant with an orangey-pink hue. Z4/5.
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Malus
Hardy Russian seedling rootstock for full-sized “standard” apple trees. The hardiest rootstock we offer. Space trees 20-30' apart. Z3.
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Malus
Also called Bud 118 or B118. Semi-dwarf apple rootstock, similar in size to M111 (about 85-90% of standard). Space trees 20-25' apart. Z3.
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Malus
Dwarfing apple rootstock, produces a tree about a quarter the size of a standard tree. Space trees 5-10' apart. Z4.
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Malus
Also called G11. Dwarf apple rootstock produces a tree about a third the size of standard. Space trees 8-10' apart. Z4/5.
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Malus
Very popular semi-dwarf apple rootstock produces a tree about 65-80% of standard. Space trees 15-20' apart. Hardy to Z3/4.
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Prunus americana
Seedling rootstock for American, Japanese or hybrid plums. Also recommended for grafting peaches. Z3.
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Prunus cerasifera
Seedling rootstock for European plums. Not recommended for American or hybrid plums. Z3.
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Fall. Beautiful deep pink flesh. Medium-sized fruit good for fresh eating and simply admiring! Z4.
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Summer. Old American variety. Tender aromatic flesh melts in your mouth. Great for drying! Ripens over 4 weeks. Z4.
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Late Fall. European heirloom. Crisp fine-grained flesh with bold citrusy pineapple flavor. Good for dessert, cooking and pressing. Stores well. Z4.
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Winter. Medium-small fresh-eating apple of unparalleled quality. Intense, aromatic, sharp & sweet. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Summer-Fall. Medium-sized fruit great for eating fresh. Makes great mid-winter sauce. Extremely rare. Z4.
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Winter. Famous European cooking apple. Big blocky fruit patched with green and russet. Cooks and bakes beautifully. Keeps well. Z4.
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Winter. Uniquely dark fruit with well-balanced flavor. Excellent pies and cider. Maine heirloom. Best eating late Dec. to March. Great keeper. Z4.
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Fall. A popular historic variety from the South. Great for fresh eating, cider and cooking. Reaches peak flavor in storage. Natural resistance to many pests and diseases. Z4.
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Fall. Large, crisp and juicy apple for dessert or culinary use. Keeps until about mid-December. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Fall-Winter. Medium to very large apple has a good balance of sweet and tart with hints of pear. All-purpose. Keeps until midwinter. Z4.
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Winter. Large fruit with fine-grained juicy flesh. Famous dessert and cooking apple. All-purpose. Keeps till midwinter. Z4.
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Fall. Juicy, distinctly tart, full-flavored fresh eating apple. Very popular at our Common Ground Country Fair taste tests! Keeps about a month. Z4.
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Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Very bitter yellow fruit with spots of pink and orange when fully ripe in mid-October. Intense tannins. Some specimens measured 21 brix. Heavy annual crops. Z4.
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Late Summer. Small fresh-eating crab about the size of a small plum. Tender crisp juicy flesh. Not sweet. Good in sauce. Highly scab resistant. Z2.
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Late Summer. Distinctive strawberry shape! Tender, aromatic flesh. Great for cooking and eating fresh. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Fall-Winter. All-purpose conic pink-striped apple. Rather tart with a hint of sweetness. Great for fresh eating, cooking & pies. Stores well. Z4.
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Late Fall. Small bittersweet cider apple. Medium acidity, highly astringent, harsh and high in tannins. Not for eating fresh. Z4.
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Summer. Large bright yellow apple often with a brownish blush. Excellent midsummer cooking apple. Blooms early. Z4.
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Fall. Very large blocky fruit resembles bell peppers. Probably originated on North Haven Island, ME, before 1850. Great fresh or cooked. Z4.
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Fall. 18th c. Cornish heirloom. High-quality dessert and cooking apple. Known for its aromatic flavor and perfumey clove-like scent. Z4.
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Fall. Medium-sized apple. Perfectly balanced flavor, aromatic crisp juicy tender flesh. All-purpose. Tree bears young and annually. Z4.
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25x30'. Classic culinary crab. Apricot-pink buds, large fragrant pure white single flowers. Beautiful fruit makes flavorful ruby-red jelly. Z2.
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Late Summer. From Russia, well before 1800. Known in New England as one of the very best pie apples! Extremely hardy. Scab resistant. Z3.
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Early Fall. Medium bittersweet cider apple. Sweet, crisp and juicy. Soft, astringent, tannin. Useful for its early ripening. Midseason bloomer. Z4.
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Fall-Winter. Medium-large, slightly tart, crisp and juicy. Thomas Jefferson’s favorite. Good acid source for cider. All-purpose. Good keeper. Z4.
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Early Fall. Medium solid green fruit is refreshing, mild, incredibly juicy and very crisp. Texture reminiscent of an Asian pear or water chestnut. Keeps until Dec. No scab. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Late Summer. Golden Delicious seedling with classic Delicious shape. Juicy crisp flesh is a bit sharper, but still quite sweet for an early apple. Great for salads. Z4.
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Fall. Large beautiful bittersweet cider apple. Not for eating fresh. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Winter. Medium-sized russet apple. The champagne of cider apples, and excellent for eating. Keeps well into spring. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Late Summer. Famous pie apple. Med/large fruit makes outstanding eating and cooking. Flavorful and tart. Z4/5.
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Fall-Winter. Medium size, firm white juicy mildly tart flesh. Delicious distinct pear flavor. Keeps all winter. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Fall. Medium-sized tart citrusy crisp dense firm fruit. Excellent for dessert and cooking. All-purpose. Good keeper. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Late Fall. Newburgh, ME. Bittersharp cider apple. Large blocky fruit often must be cut to fit in grinder before pressing! Keeps well. Bitterness increases in storage. Z4.
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Fall-Winter. Likely a Mid-Atlantic heirloom. Juicy tart coarse hard flesh. Long storage capability. Used as acidic component in cider blends. Z4.
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Fall. Medium-large size. Medium-full bittersweet cider apple. Soft astringent tannin. Not for eating fresh. Z4.
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Fall. Sharp cider apple. One of few good for single varietal cider. Incredibly vigorous, productive. Hardy. Z4.
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Winter. Medium-large apple. Sweet, juicy, snappy fresh eating. Keeps up to seven months. Tends to bear annually. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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Fall. Beautifully russeted dessert fruit with exceptional flavor. Sweet juicy crisp smooth pear-like flesh. Stores several months. Disease-resistant. Z4.
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Fall-Winter. Medium-sized intensely flavored apple is fine, juicy and tender. Keeps till January. Blooms early-midseason. Z4.
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Fall. Large juicy apple. Crisp yellow flesh, balanced flavor. Good fresh eating and cooking. Keeps until January. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Fall. Medium-sized bittersharp cider apple. Full-bodied vintage cider with nice blend of acid, tannins and sugar. Decent fresh-eating. Z4.
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Summer. One of the best varieties for summer fresh eating and cooking. Stays crisp long enough to use the crop. Disease and pest resistant. Very hardy. Z3.
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Late Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Lots of tannin. Light yellow fruit mostly covered with tan russet. Combine with other late varieties. Z4.
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Late Fall-Winter. Intensely flavorful dessert variety. Tastes like licorice! Keeps till the New Year. Z4.
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Fall. Fragrant white flowers. Small bright orange-scarlet fruit is surprisingly good for fresh eating. Feeds wildlife, too! Highly disease resistant. Z4.
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Winter. Famous heirloom apple. Very large, juicy, tender. Makes a great single-variety pie! All-purpose. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Fall. Supremely flavorful dessert apple. Large brilliant deep red fruit. Crisp, sweet, tart and juicy. Best eaten fresh, but also considered a good cooking apple. Good keeper. Z4.
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Late Summer. Extremely hardy large cooking and dessert apple. Large hollow core sometimes fills with delicious juice. Uniquely shaped, beautiful and rare. Z3.
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Fall. Medium-small russet fruit with a longtime reputation as one of the very best dessert apples. Superb fresh eating. Keeps fairly well, still crunchy in January. Z3.
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Summer. The standard Maine summer cooking apple, especially pies. Medium-sized dark red fruit. Juicy subacid white flesh tinged with red. Z3.
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Late Summer. The most famous of all pie apples! Also good for dessert and sauce. Stripey purple-red. Z4.
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Fall-Winter. Large, crisp and tart. Classic New England cooking apple; also great fresh eating. Keeps well into winter. Z4.
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Fall-Winter. Medium-large, sharp, crisp, rich, aromatic dessert apple. Also good in cider. Great fresh eating till January. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Winter. Medium-large, rich, spicy and juicy. A great late-winter dessert apple; good cooking. Stores until summer. Scab resistant. Z4.
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Fall. Small astringent very juicy fruit. Bittersharp cider apple. The most bitter apple you’ll ever taste. Not for eating fresh. Z4.
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Mid-Late Fall. All-purpose fruit for fresh eating, cooking and cider. Rich juice with high sugar makes an excellent base for blending. Keeps until late winter. Z5.
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Fall. Intro by N.E. Hansen, USDA plant explorer who searched the world for cold hardy plant material. Juicy tart flesh is good fresh and cooked into sauce. Z3.
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Late Summer. Medium-sized spice-flavored apple. One of the best for pies. Very good fresh eating, too. Probably blooms midseason. Z4.
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Early Fall. High-quality flavorful dessert apple is light yellowish-tan. Crisp fine-textured creamy-white-yellowish juicy aromatic flesh has pear-like flavor. Z4.
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Early Fall. Medium-large all-purpose apples. Visually striking. Crisp, juicy, tender, fine-grained flesh. For dessert, pies, or sauce. Z3.
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Summer. One of the best-flavored early apples for northern growers. Crisp, tender, juicy subacid. Glossy red round fruit. Z3.
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Fall. Medium-sized apple. Sweet, nutty and spicy flavors. Fine-textured crisp flesh. Keeps till midwinter. Some resistance to scab. Z3.
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Fall-Early Winter. One of the first American varieties. Unforgettably peculiar sweet flavor. Very low acidity. Truly all-purpose. Z4.
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20x30' White single flowers on large somewhat weeping tree. Red-blushed roundish 1½-2" fruit good for cooking and cider ripens late summer. Z4.
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Fall. Huge high-quality pie and general cooking apple. Blooms early midseason. Z4, maybe Z3.
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Fall. Medium-sized firm crisp juicy apple is highly flavored. Famous heirloom dessert apple. Keeps till early winter. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Summer. Nice balance of tart and sweet. Crisp and juicy fresh-eating; fine cooking. Disease-resistant; scab immune. Z4.
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Late Fall. Distinctly bumpy rough texture. Highly flavored. Excellent dessert apple for the connoisseur. Z4.
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Winter. Medium-large russet is great for fresh eating and cider. Keeps till May. Rare. Z3/4.
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Fall-Winter. Famous American heirloom apple. Large brilliant shiny yellow with a bright red blush. Best for fresh eating: aromatic, slightly crisp, juicy, mild. Good sauce. Z4.
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Fall. Famous old-time apple. Huge fruit with firm but tender flesh. Aromatic tart flavor. Excellent cooking and drying. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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Winter. Large firm crisp fine-grained juicy aromatic all-purpose apple does everything well, including keeping all winter. Blooms early-midseason. Z4.
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Winter. Excellent fresh eating. Very large russeted fruit with firm white fine-grained flesh and nutty sweet-sharp flavor. Good keeper. Z4.
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Ulmus americana
60' x 35-40'. New selection from a lone survivor wild specimen surrounded by other trees that had succumbed to the fatal disease. Further studies at U Minn confirmed its excellent resistance. Z3.
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Ulmus americana
60-70' x 50-60'. Large fast-growing graceful native shade tree with long loose branches. Disease-resistant cultivar. Z4.
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Betula papyrifera
30-70' x 30'. Medium-sized tree with magnificent chalk-white peeling bark. Valuable wood. Bark used for traditional crafts. Z3.
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Betula nigra
60-80' x 40-60' Very large graceful rounded tree with beautiful bark. Foliage yellows before dropping. Fast growing, trouble free. Z4.
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Gleditsia triacanthos
50' x 30-35'. Beautiful fast-growing nitrogen-fixing tree. Good for erosion control. Tolerates drought, pollution, salt, disease and insects. Z4.
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Tilia americana
60-80' x same. Tall stately tree with rounded crown and low-hung spreading branches. Sweetly fragrant yellow June flowers. Z3.
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Acer saccharum
50-100'. Largest of our native maples. Colorful fall foliage. Valued for shade, syrup and lumber. Boil sap to make real maple syrup. Z3.
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Quercus rubra
60-75' x 45'. The most common oak in northern New England. Magnificent open rounded crown. Fast growing. Tolerant of different conditions. Z4.
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Quercus bicolor
50-60' x same. Massive rounded shade tree with short deeply ridged trunk and fan of branches. Yellow to reddish-purple fall foliage. Native. Z3.
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Plantanus occidentalis
75-100' x same. Extraordinary native shade tree. Trunks and stems are strikingly mottled. Remarkable against the winter sky. Z4/5.
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Salix pendulina f. salamonii
50x50'. The classic weeping willow. Very large majestic graceful wide-spreading tree with golden drooping branches. Attracts loads of pollinators. Z3.
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Sambucus canadensis
6-12' x same. Large elderberries and fruit clusters make for easy and fast picking. Very large vigorous strong productive bush. Z3.
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Sambucus canadensis
6-8' x same. Large clusters of large dark berries. High Brix level; great for winemaking. Upright, slightly spreading habit. Z4.
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Sambucus canadensis
6-12' x same. Each grown from a cold-hardy seed and will be a totally unique plant. Some of our best plants grew from batches of such seedlings. Z3.
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Sambucus canadensis
6-12' x same. Fedco intro. Sourced from a wide swath of plants growing in Aroostook County. Robust elderberry with consistently high fruit yields. Z3.
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Gaylussacia baccata
1-3' x 2-4'. Cousin of the blueberry. Less acidic, more mildly sweet flavor. Flowers in June, fruits in August. Full sun to part shade but fruits best in sun. Native to eastern U.S. and Canada. Z3/4.
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Heptacodium miconioides
10-20' × 8-10'. Small showy shrub bears sweetly fragrant flowers in late summer when no other trees are in bloom. Bees love it! Z4/5.
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Calycanthus floridus
6-10' x 6-12'. Beautiful native shrub with dark burgundy-maroon flowers and shiny leaves. Blooms early, flowers through summer. Highly fragrant. Z4/5.
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Cephalanthus occidentalis
6-10' x 8'. Loose rounded branchy shrub with masses of ornamental blooms that appear 4–6 weeks in summer. Attracts pollinators. Z4.
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Aronia melanocarpa
4-6' x same. Upright vigorous high-yielding shrub produces large dark tasty berries. Z3/4.
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Aronia melanocarpa
3-6' x same. Each one is genetically unique. Plant several for an attractive edible hedge. Z3/4.
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Aronia arbutifolia
6-8' x 3-4'. Upright multi-stemmed form with dense clusters of small white flowers. Abundant persistent bright red fruit. Brilliant fall foliage. Z3/4.
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Aronia arbutifolia
6-10' x 3-6'. Each one is genetically unique. Beautiful in mass plantings and borders. Plant several in a hedge and make the birds happy! Z3/4.
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Prunus virginiana
20-25' × 15-20'. Small shrub produces astringent fruit suitable for cooking, drying and juicing. This selection is less inclined to form colonies. Z2.
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Cornus mas
20-25' x 15-20'. Bright red pear-shaped edible fruit. Each seedling will be unique. Will pollinate each other and any named cornelian cherry cultivar. Z4/5.
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Cornus alba
6-8' x 5-6'. Luminescent yellow stems are brightest in winter. Great for winter arrangements. Adaptable to wide range of soil conditions. Z3.
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Cornus racemosa
3-8' x 10-15'. Native multi-stemmed thickly branched suckering shrub with rounded domes of small 4-petaled white flowers that bloom in early summer. White berries on bright red fruit stalks. Z4.
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Cornus alternifolia
20' x 30-35'. Small tree or large multi-stemmed shrub with tiers of horizontal branches and fragrant white 2-3" flower clusters. Z3.
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Cornus sericea
8-10'. Multi-stemmed spreading shrub excellent for hedges and borders. Red stems admirable in the winter. Valuable native wildlife plant. Z2.
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Cornus amomum
8-12' x same. Large rounded long-limbed shrub. Effective for erosion control, wildlife or pollinator habitat. Maroon bark visible in winter. Suckers and spreads. Native to eastern U.S. Z4.
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Prunus glandulosa
5-6' x 3-4'. An early spring spectacle of pink double flowers. Branches are nearly covered with the impressive blooms ranging all shades of pink. Z4.
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Rubus odoratus
3-6' x 6-12' Relative of the cultivated raspberry, with fragrant flowers and nutritious fruit. Thornless, long-blooming, attractive to pollinators. Excellent addition to wildlife hedges. Z4.
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Forsythia
6-8' x 5-7'. One of the earliest cultivars to flower in spring. Outstanding golden-yellow flowers. Upright form. Hardy and dependable. Z3.
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Crataegus phaenopyrum
15-20' x 12-20'. Shrubby thorny low-branching dense tree. Used for centuries as a circulatory and cardiovascular tonic herb. Z4.
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Diervilla lonicera
2-4' x 2-5'. Clusters of yellow tubular flowers attract pollinators. Lustrous green leaves emerge with a hint of bronze. Good for erosion control. Z3.
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Hydrangea macrophylla
4-6' × same. A standout hydrangea with remarkably blue florets. Blooms June through August. Z5.
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Syringa vulgaris
12x8'. Dazzling pearly lavender-pink buds open to delicate double light pink-shaded white flowers tinged with lavender. Long bloom period. Z3.
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Syringa vulgaris
12-15' x same. A mass of medium-light purple blooms. A magnificent New England sight for nearly 400 years. The best lilac for a spreading hedge. Z3.
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Syringa vulgaris alba
12-15' x 8-12'. One of only two types you see growing where the old homesteads once stood. May be the oldest loveliest purest white of them all. Gets the job done without messing around. Z2.
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Syringa × tribrida
6-9' x same. Masses of dark reddish-pink buds open to lovely fragrant single deep pink blossoms after most other lilacs have faded. Plant as a specimen rather than in a hedge. Z3.
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Syringa vulgaris
12-15' x 12'. French heirloom. Lavender-pink buds, fragrant double light violet blue-tinted flowers. Hardy. Z3.
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Magnolia virginiana
10-20' x same. Fragrant creamy white 2”3" waxy blossoms in mid-spring sometimes rebloom in mid-summer. Pink fruits adorn the tree in fall. Tolerates clay and air pollution. Z5.
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Philadelphus lewisii
4-5' x 3-4' Medium-sized loosely arching ornamental blooming shrub. A “blizzard” of sweet citrusy fragrance from white blossoms in late spring. Z3.
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Prunus tomentosa
6-10' x same. Broad dense highly ornamental fruiting shrub blooms early. Excellent hedge and edible landscape plant. Plant two or more for pollination. Z2.
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Diospyros virginiana
35-60' x 20-35'. Medium-sized native tree produces edible orange fruit used in pies, jams and jelly. May not always ripen north of Boston. Unsexed seedlings—plant two or more for fruit. Z4/5.
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Rosa damascena
4-5' x 3-4'. Highly fragrant myrrh-scented flowers. Semi-double cupped blooms with loosely crinkled soft salmony pink petals. Z4.
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Rosa rugosa × Sombreuil
5x4'. The best of the double whites with recurrent blooms of lush fragrance. Large blossoms are creamy and substantial; not fluffy like some other doubles. Good for hedges or soil stabilization. Z2.
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Rosa gallica
3x4'. Exquisite fragrant deep purple-burgundy double 3" blooms in midsummer. Rugged and easy to grow. Z3/4.
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Rosa gallica
5x5'. Classic old garden rose with large deep pink strongly aromatic flowers. Jaw-dropping beauty! Petals hold on in bouquets. Robust, hardy, easy to grow. Z4.
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Rosa
8x5' Rare in the trade! Large 3" semi-double blooms. Moderately fragrant repeat bloomer. Showing good hardiness as a shrub in Zone 4, trellis as a climber in warmer zones. Z4/5.
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Rosa gallica
5x4'. Fragrant semi-double 4" crimson flowers bloom once a summer. Very hardy and vigorous shrub form will send up shoots and become dense in time. Great as a hedge rose. Z3/4.
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Rosa gallica
4x4'. Ancient semi-double deeply fragrant intense deep pink rose. Four rows of soft silky petals surround a crown of golden stamens. Z4.
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Rosa
3-5' x same. Semi-double 3" flowers form in clusters and fade to light pink. Low-growing hedge shrub will not sucker. Reblooms most reliably in warmer locations. Resistant to blackspot. Z3.
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Rosa macrantha
3-4' x 6-8'. Clusters of unusual semi-double globular 2" silvery-pink flowers with a peppery fragrance. Spreading habit. Stunning in full bloom! Z3.
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Rosa rugosa
Repeat bloomer with big, lush, purple-red to magenta double blossoms and a staggeringly beautiful scent. Salt-tolerant. Sterile flowers do not produce hips.
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Rosa rugosa
3x3'. Faint lilac-purple blooms are practically white. Semi-double, recurrent and fragrant. Red hips. Tough, low-growing, salt-tolerant and can handle partial shade. Disease resistant. Z3.
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Amelanchier laevis
15-25'. Leaves of this understory tree unfold purplish-orange bronzed color in spring. Pendulous white blossoms. Berries ripen midsummer. Z2.
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Symphoricarpos albus
5-6' x same. Wildlife and medicinal shrub native to eastern U.S. is quite beautiful all season. Berries are insipid to humans but adored by birds. Easy to grow and adaptable to most conditions. Z3.
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Spiraea tomentosa
2-4' x same. Adorable little plant. Rosy pink steeples emerge as terminal spikes about 4–6" tall. Easy to grow. A must for every butterfly garden. Z3.
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Rhus aromatica
5-6' x 6-8'. Leaves emit a pleasing aroma when crushed. Phenomenal fall colors. Adaptable and easy to transplant. Useful in erosion control. Native to eastern U.S. Z3.
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Clethra alnifolia
4-5' x same. Red buds and beautiful spires of heavenly scented deep-pink flowers appear for 6 weeks in midsummer. Erect oval habit. Native. Z3.
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Viburnum opulus var. americanum
Also known as Crampbank. Medicinal multi-stemmed native shrub. Add to the biological diversity of your garden. No two seedlings are exactly alike. Z2.
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Salix purpurea
8-10'. Useful for willow basketry when annually coppiced. Produces long non-branching purplish-red rods that appear dark grey with purple-red in a finished basket. Z4.
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Salix alba ‘Britzenzis’
15-30' x 12-15'. Fast-growing shrubby willow with highly ornamental “coral” red bark. Especially beautiful in the winter landscape. Z2.
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Salix gracilistyla
6x6'. Pink buds, cheery rosy pink catkins make a stunning early spring display of color. Excellent in cut flower arrangements. Z4.
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Ilex verticillata
Bright-red berries stand out through the winter, providing late-spring forage for birds. A staple of the Maine landscape. Unsexed seedlings, plant several for berries. Z4.
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Hamamelis virginiana
8-20' x same. Small fall-flowering tree or large shrub. Brilliant golden-yellow fall color. Quirky yellow flowers in early to mid November. Z3.
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Fragaria × ananassa
Medium-small glossy red highly fragrant everbearing strawberry. Often referred to as “gourmet.” Commercially grown in France where they are sold at a premium. Z4.
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Begonia × tuberhybrida
12" tall with an upright form. Deep true red carnation-like fringed double blossoms. Deep green serrated foliage. Upright stems make it a good candidate for the garden border.
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Begonia × tuberhybrida
10-12" tall and cascading. Fluffy double blooms of warm apricot with soft coral and yellow notes in varying degrees of saturation. Medium-green serrated decorative leaves. Great for containers.
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Dahlia
24-30" tall. A mix of pompon and cactus forms in whites, creamy light yellows and the slightest whiff of apricot-pink. Makes an elegant bouquet.
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Dahlia
32-40" tall. Pompon blooms of deep burgundy-wine red, and bicolor semi-cactus blooms of pink-coral-orange with surging yellow centers. We hope you saved your eclipse-viewing glasses!
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Gladiolus murielae
12-18" tall. Sword-like foliage is topped by wonderfully scented star-shaped white flowers with mahogany-purple centers on arching stems. Beautiful in the garden or as a cutflower. Z7.
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Gladiolus
36" tall. A mercurial mix of colors, stripes, stipples, bicolors, tricolors, and everything else under the sun—what fun!
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Gladiolus
24" tall. Marvelous miniature glads in mixed colors, bicolors and butterfly types. Very satisfying clumped in a bed or as cuts. They’re just darling! Z6.
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Ranunculus
12-16" tall. A combination of creamy whites, soft yellows and picotee-type bicolor creamy-yellows dipped in rose. A scrumptious bouquet so beautiful it almost hurts to behold.
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Ranunculus
12-16" tall. Just white. Mix with pinks or as an elegant snowy stand-alone set. Brings romance to any mixed bouquet from your garden.
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Lonicera spp
Up to 20'. Clusters of dazzling trumpeted pink-orange flowers bloom spring through late fall. A favorite of hummingbirds! Z3.
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Lonicera × brownii
10-20'. Tall climbing native honeysuckle. Non-invasive! Attracts pollinators, especially hummingbirds. Z3.
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Actinidia arguta
Female. Also called Ananasnaya. Tangy and sweet pineapple-like taste. Heavy yields are late to ripen. Requires Meader male for pollination. Z4.
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Actinidia arguta
Female. Medium-sized bright green fruits with excellent flavor. Very productive and reliably hardy. Requires Meader male for pollination. Z4.
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Actinidia arguta
Fruitless male kiwi suitable for pollinating arguta females Anna, Geneva 3 and Michigan State. Will not pollinate kolomiktas. Z4.
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Actinidia arguta
Female. Sweet and luscious kiwi, a combination of sweet and sour. Larger than other varieties. Requires Meader male for pollination. Z4.
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Schisandra chinensis
20' or taller. Ornamental vines produce flavorful medicinal berries. Adaptogenic fruit used to build the immune system and rejuvenate the body. Z4.
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