Varieties we sell include
Asian Pears: Asian pears are super crunchy - more like crisp apples than other pears. They are great for eating raw, especially when sliced or diced into salads. They are so good raw, there is no need to cook Asian pears, but if you have a glut of them they work wonderfully in tarts and crisp Look for Asian pears from August into winter.
Housi Snappy, tangy taste. The slightly higher acid content of this Asian pear adds a snappy tang taste. Harvest fruits in September.
Shinkeo The most disease-resistant to fire blight of the Asian pears. Russetted bronze-green skin over medium-large fruit. The flesh is firm yet smooth, sweet and juicy. Known for its rich sweetness and distinctive flavor, Shinko is a good keeper also. Ripens late August. Zones 6-9.
Domestic Pears:
Shekel is commonly called a Sugar Pear and although it isn't the prettiest fruit, it is one of the best quality dessert pears. It is small and yellowish brown with fine grained, smooth, and extremely sweet juicy flesh. It has a distinctive, spicy, rich, aromatic flavor and is also ideal for pickling, spicing and canning whole. This fruit ripens in September and the trees are productive, slow growing and reliable.
Orient Pear trees can reach a height of 25 feet or more and grow in any fertile, well-drained soil, in full sun. They have strong vertical branches and require little pruning. The fruit grows on long-lived spurs and is spherical to typically pear-shaped. It should never be allowed to ripen on the tree. The ripening process is completed in storage where the pears will ripen more evenly. Orient is a large, excellent, flesh-quality pear. The tree has the best fire blight resistance. It holds its leaves well into the fall and is a reliable producer. This tree normally bears after 4 years and is self-sterile.
Kieffer has a crisp, juicy, white flesh that has a coarse texture. It is a consistent, heavy bearer that ripens late September-October, and it is highly resistant to fire blight. Kieffer Pear is very hardy and tolerates hot climates. It is a medium to large rich-yellow pear, and since the pulp of the Keiffer pear is rather coarse and hard, it is preferable for pear preserves, and freshly cooked pear sauce. Fruit should be picked hard-ripe and allowed to reach its flavor peak stored in a cool place. Kieffer Pear trees are easy to grow, and adapt to most conditions.
MOONGLOW is soft and juicy, but never mushy. This blight-resistant Bartlett-type pear is a perennial favorite. Moonglow's fruit has a soft red blush that is great for eating and canning. When ripe, this pear develops a creamy white glow on the skin. The fruity, musky fragrance heightens the senses, and the very soft and juicy pulp has an excellent quality most appreciated when eaten fresh. Peak flavor is obtained when its fruit is yellow-green, then stored in a cool place for about one week. Moonglow is a good pollinator for other pear varieties. The tree is very upright; vigorous, heavily spurred, fruits heavily at an early age, and appears to be very resistant to fire blight. It ripens late August and the tree grows to 5 feet. This variety is hardy in Zones 5 to 8.
Pineapple Pear popular large golden-russet colored pear has a sweet-tart pineapple flavor. The tree is very productive and bears at an early age. The Pineapple pear is self-fertile but does much better with a pollinator. The delicious fruits ripen in August.
Japanese Persimmons:
Fuyu is the most popular fresh eating Japanese persimmon in the world. This non-astringent, large, round, flattened fruit has reddish-orange skin when ripe. The tree bears at a young age and is a heavy producer. The fruit is seedless and is excellent for fresh eating or cooking. The Fuyu ripens in November and is as sweet and crisp as an apple.
Apple:
Carolina Red June A long-time Southern favorite, Carolina Red June is believed to have originated in the early 1800's in Tennessee. This apple has long been highly valued for its early ripening qualities. Unlike most early season varieties which fail to develop a full balance of flavors in their short ripening period, Carolina Red June has a high quality flavor making it a first choice for fresh eating and pie making. The tree is very productive and has an unusual habit of occasionally blooming twice in the same season, producing a second, smaller crop of apples in the fall. Fruit is small to medium with smooth, dark red skin and is quite oblong or conical in appearance. The tender, fine-grained flesh is white and sometimes stained with red when eating. Ripens June to July and only a fair keeper.
Yellow Horse Also called, Summer Horse, Green Horse, Oldfield Horse, Mammoth Horse, Hoss and Old Fashion Horse. The variety Hass is a distinct variety, and some of the synonyms are likely seedlings of the variety that probably originated in North Carolina in the 18th century. Usually large in size, it is roundish in shape with the thick, bright-yellow skin occasionally blushed red. The yellow flesh is coarse, tender and acidic, making it a good eating apple. It is tart in flavor until fully ripe; but even then, it is not sweet. The tree is vigorous and has some disease resistance. In Central Virginia, it has been a popular cooking and drying apple, and the vinegar from early cider production was popular for use in pickling. It bears heavy crops annually and ripens in July
Blue Berries: 6"-8" tall
Powder Blue
Primer
Tifblue
Variety Package: consists of one of each of the variates above
Fig: Celeste,
Other Varieties by special order
Grapes:
Fry Scuppernong
Higgins Scuppernong
Other varieties can be special ordered but there is a 5 vine per variety min order
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Banana: ( Specials orders of other varieties, a minimum order of 6 starter plants is required. Large Croms can be ordered individually )
Dwarf Orinoco
Musa Balbisiana Var lukiensis
Bordelon
Peysan Ceylon
Gold Finger
Gran Nain
Blue Java aka (Ice Cream)
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