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HARDY APRICOTs.
30785 GOLDCOT. Self-fruitful and one of the best for cold hardiness. Bears big crops of medium to large golden-skinned freestone fruits. Fine textured orange flesh is juicy with a sweet, but tangy flavor. Great for fresh eating, drying and makes super preserves – canned or frozen. Ripens mid-July to early August. Buds have above-average cold tolerance. Does not require cross-pollination from another tree. 3 to 5 ft. bareroot standard trees. Zones 5-7. $32.95 each; 2 or more $29.95 each.
See page 28 for state shipping restrictions & Zone Map.
Improved Meyer Lemon See Page 3.
YONDER IN THE PAWPAW PATCH.
available. Sweet, creamy-yellow fruits weigh up to 1 lb. each. Fruits in late September. Disease resistant. Zones 5-9. $32.95 each; 2 or more $29.95 each.
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30885 MEADER (SEEDLESS). Ex- tremely sweet with tomato-like texture when ripe. Fruit is seedless if not pollinat- ed. This tremendous American persimmon was bred and selected by Dr. Elwyn Mead- er in New Hampshire. The delicious orange fruits are sweet beyond comparison. A fall frost enhances their flavor. Unripe fruits can be frozen or dried. Use them in pud- dings, cakes, cookies, as dessert toppings, or dry them for later if you enjoy a date-like flavor. But above all else, enjoy them fresh. Fruit ripens in late September. Also an or- namental, with leaves that turn crimson in the fall. Trees grow to 30 ft. tall, but can easily be kept smaller by pruning. This is a self-fertile variety, so needs no cross-
pollination. 2 to 3 ft.
dard trees. Zones 5-9. $36.95 each; 2 or more $33.95 each.
bareroot stan-
PLEASING PERSIMMON PUDDINg.
PAWPAW TREES. Odd- shaped fruits turn from light green to brown with a creamy custard-like tex- ture and delicious sweet banana-like flavor. An interesting ornamental native fruit tree with a pyramidal shape. Slow growing, finally reach- ing 20 to 25 ft. Can be
30788 SHENANDOAH™ HYBRID. (Wansevwan cultivar) (P.P.14452) One of the largest and most flavorful Pawpaws
WAY DOWN
WORLD’S BEST PIE CHERRY.
30740 MONTMORENCY. Most popular pie cherry for home and commercial use. The large, bright red fruit is juicy, firm and fla- vorful, making it ideal for fresh eat- ing, canning and freezing. It’s sim- ply delicious. The 10 to 15 ft. trees bear heavy crops of fruit year after year, and require no cross-pollina- tion. Plant one tree and it will pro- duce just fine. Ripens in mid-July, and is hardy to central Wisconsin. 3 to 5 ft. bareroot standard trees. Zones 5-8. $39.95 each; 2 or more $36.95 each.
Nanking Bush Cherry See Page 4.
SWEET CHERRIES. TERRIFIC
30757 BLACK GOLD. If you have room for only one sweet cherry tree, this is it. It’s self-fertile and tolerant to frost. One of the most depend- able for colder areas. Trees yield big crops of large, firm, black-red,
shade. Plant two trees for proper pollination. We offer well- rooted, small potted trees. Zones 5-9.
30783(X) 2 Potted Pawpaw trees for $26.95. 30782 Additional Pawpaw trees $15.95 each.
unique cross of Asian and American persimmons bears abun- dant crops of 2-1/2 in. diameter, reddish-orange, delectable sweet fruits that ripen mid to late October and stay on the tree until frost. Fruits must be allowed to soften before eating. The naturally dwarf tree has beautiful orange-yellow fall color. Zones 6-9. $36.95 each; 2 for $67.90.
30887 NIKITA’S GIFT™ HYBRID. A spe- cial self-fertile persimmon from the Ukraine. A
THE PERFECT PLUM.
PEACHes – perfect for canning & freezing.
you’d think peaches would be impossible to produce. Trees grow to 18 ft. tall. 3 to 5 ft. bareroot standard trees. Zones 5-8. $27.95 each; 2 or more $24.95 each.
and sweet. You’ll love the taste. Vigor- ous, fast growing trees are self-fruitful and require no cross-pollination. Reliance can be grown north, south, east or west – in more places than other varieties, and in areas where
30795 RELIANCE. High quality freestone fruits are luscious. An unusually hardy peach that can take below-zero tempera- tures and keeps on ticking. Has excellent bud hardi- ness too. Fruits are medium size, have yellow skin blushed with red. Flesh is bright yellow, juicy, soft
30915 DWARF MOUNT ROYAL. Annual pro- ducer of delicious fruits and is very hardy. This is a beautiful European plum that bears large, plump, deep blue, freestone fruits that are well suited for eating fresh or for preserves and jam. Makes great plum- butter. The perfect variety for canning and freezing, but you’ll want to eat as many fresh as possible. A heavy producer. Fruit ripens mid to late August. Self- fertile, does not require cross-pollination. 3 to 5 ft. bareroot dwarf trees. Zones
4-8.
$32.95 each; 2 or more $29.95 each.
30798 ELBERTA. One of the leading peach varieties for over 80 years. The fruits of Elberta are firm and yellow in color. Its skin is golden with a partial red blush. Hardy and productive, trees grow 15 to 25 ft. tall. Well-known for its shipping qualities and is a superior processing variety. Excellent for eating fresh off the tree, for pies, preserves or canning. Self-fruitful but yields more fruit when planted with another tree for pollination. 3 to 5 ft. bareroot trees. Zones 5-9. $27.95 each; 2 or more $24.95 each.
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large as 1 lb., ripen in September and are high in protein, Vitamins A and C. Prefers moist, slightly acidic soil and shade to partial
kept smaller if pruned. Has large 12 in. tropical looking leaves. Fruits can be as
versity introduction. Standard size trees will reach about 25 ft. at maturity. Begins bearing in 3 to 4 years. 3 to 5 ft. bareroot standard trees. Zones 5-7. $32.95 each; 2 or more $29.95 each.
very flavorful fruits that resist crack- ing. Ripens in late July, and blooms later to avoid freezes. Cornell Uni-
54079 DELUXE CHERRY PITTER WITH SUCTION BASE. Remove cherry pits quickly – no bruised or crushed fruit. With just a push of the spring-loaded plunger, the pits drop into the plastic receptacle and cherries fall into the bowl. A high vac- uum suction style base holds the unit firmly in place during use. Easy-to-clean
molded polystyrene. $24.95 each.
FRUIT PICKER. This thing really works. Constructed of heavy plastic coated galvanized wire with a foam pad in the base to cushion the fruit, and keep them from becoming bruised. Es- sential if you have fruit trees. Attaches easily to any pole (not included). $16.95 each.
53046 SHUMWAY’S
SUPER HARDY NECTARINEs.
30890 HARDIRED. You haven’t really eaten a nectar- ine until you’ve grown and eaten your own, fresh from your tree. Store-bought nectarines are picked before they are ripe, and before the sugars build up in the fruit, because growers can’t ship soft, juicy ripe ones. There is no com- parison between those you buy in stores and the ones you pick from your own tree. Hardired was developed in Ontario, Canada, so you know it’s hardy. In fact, it is as hardy as Reli- ance peach, so it’s more reliable in shorter season areas than any other nectarine. The uniform, freestone, 2-1/2 in. in diameter fruits have red skin color and yellow flesh that’s so sweet and juicy, you almost feel guilty when you eat them. Ideal for fresh eating, can- ning or freezing. Vig- orous, productive trees grow 12 to 15 ft. tall, have good tolerance to diseases. Fruit ripens mid-August. 3 to 5 ft. bareroot standard trees. Zones 5-8. $28.95 each; 2 or more $25.95.
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