Cherry, Bing Sweet
America's favorite sweet cherry produces plump, very dark red fruit in late June that ripens all at once. Flesh is sweet, firm and juicy and makes superb eating right off the tree! Sweet cherries need a different variety of sweet cherry planted within 50 feet or so in order to produce fruit. Choose a location in full sun and a soil that drains well as cherries dislike heavy, wet soil.
Plants are constantly growing, ever-changing, and therefore unique. The plant you receive may vary from the photo, but rest assured, holds the same glorious potential!
Planting
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Plum, Santa Rosa
This variety bears large crimson red fruit with a sweet flavor; an upright spreading tree that is quite ornamental; needs full sun, well-drained soil; a pollenizer is not absolutely necessary, but fruit production will increase if there is one Santa Rosa Plum is a small tree that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces crimson round fruit (technically 'drupes') with yellow flesh which are usually ready for picking in late summer. Note that the fruits have hard inedible pits inside which must be removed before eating or processing. The fruits have a sweet taste and a juicy texture. The fruit are most often used in the following ways: Fresh Eating Cooking Baking Preserves Santa Rosa Plum is smothered in stunning clusters of fragrant white flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves. It has forest green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy crimson drupes carried in abundance in late summer. The fruit can be messy if allowed to drop on the lawn or walkways, and may require occasional clean-up. This is a deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration; Messy Disease Aside from its primary use as an edible, Santa Rosa Plum is sutiable for the following landscape applications; Accent Orchard/Edible Landscaping This tree is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
Plants are constantly growing, ever-changing, and therefore unique. The plant you receive may vary from the photo, but rest assured, holds the same glorious potential!
Planting
No-contact Curbside Pickup
We offer free in-store pickup at our retail store at 3132 Lake Avenue in Wilmette, IL. Orders usually take about 4 hours to prepare. You will receive an email when your order is ready for pickup. Once you receive this email please pick up the items within 72 hours.
Pear, Kieffer
A compact and hardy pear that produces tasty golden-yellow fruit in late summer on an upright and vigorous tree; showy white flowers in spring; a great choice for the home orchard; highly disease resistant
Kieffer Pear is a small tree that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces gold oblong pears (which are botanically known as 'pomes') with hints of chartreuse and white flesh which are usually ready for picking from early to mid fall. The pears have a sweet taste and a crisp texture.
The pears are most often used in the following ways:
Kieffer Pear is blanketed in stunning clusters of white flowers with purple anthers along the branches in mid spring. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The glossy pointy leaves turn an outstanding coppery-bronze in the fall. The fruits are showy gold pears with hints of chartreuse, which are carried in abundance from early to mid fall.
This is a dense deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
Aside from its primary use as an edible, Kieffer Pear is suitable for the following landscape applications;
This tree is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
Plants are constantly growing, ever-changing, and therefore unique. The plant you receive may vary from the photo, but rest assured, holds the same glorious potential!
Returns accepted within 14 days with receipt (e-mail confirmation). Refunds issues only in original tender. Please no returns on sale, holiday, altered, or special order merchandise. Returns without a receipt receive store credit at the lowest price offered. Thank you! Annuals, perennials, roses, specialty and indoor plants carry no guarantee.
Plum, Stanley
A common commercial fruit tree with showy fragrant white flowers in spring followed by large blue fruit in late summer, considered by many to be the best prune plum; ornamental habit for a fruit tree; needs full sun, well-drained soil and a pollinator
Plants are constantly growing, ever-changing, and therefore unique. The plant you receive may vary from the photo, but rest assured, holds the same glorious potential!
Returns accepted within 14 days with receipt (e-mail confirmation). Refunds issues only in original tender. Please no returns on sale, holiday, altered, or special order merchandise. Returns without a receipt receive store credit at the lowest price offered. Thank you! Annuals, perennials, roses, specialty and indoor plants carry no guarantee.
Peach, Elberta
The Elberta Peach is considered to be one of the more active peach trees, and can produce up to 150 pounds of peaches in one season. In addition to its peaches, it blooms each spring with an abundance of vibrant pink and purple flowers, followed by its harvest season around early to mid-July. Its tender sweet freestone peaches can be enjoyed a variety of different ways, and are exceptionally delicious in cobblers and pies.
Plants are constantly growing, ever-changing, and therefore unique. The plant you receive may vary from the photo, but rest assured, holds the same glorious potential!
Returns accepted within 14 days with receipt (e-mail confirmation). Refunds issues only in original tender. Please no returns on sale, holiday, altered, or special order merchandise. Returns without a receipt receive store credit at the lowest price offered. Thank you! Annuals, perennials, roses, specialty and indoor plants carry no guarantee.