Juglans cinerea 40-60' x same. Very large impressive shade tree with broad open crown. Produces oblong edible nuts. Nice cabinet wood. Native. Z3.
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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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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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Carya laciniosa 60-80' × 40-60'. Tall nut tree of bottomlands and floodplains. Resembles shagbark hickory but with less shaggy bark. Native. Z5.
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Carya cordiformis 50-80' x 30-50' Also known as Bitternut Hickory. Thin-shelled nuts can be pressed into a mild nutty cooking oil. Closely related to the pecan. Z3.
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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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Allium fistulosum (65 days) Open pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Hardy perennial bunching onion. For a steady market crop, seed every two weeks.
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Allium tricoccum Open pollinated. Also called Wild Leeks. Bulb-forming perennial is a spring ephemeral. Not a good germinator; expect less than 50%.
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Moluccella laevis (110 days) Open pollinated. Everlasting annual. Spikes of bright green bell-shaped “flowers” turn creamy white when dried for winter arrangements.
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Cerinthe major var. purpurescens Open pollinated. Annual. Features coin-shaped grey-green foliage and profuse blue shrimp-like bracts with purple flowers. Beloved by bumblebees. 12-30" tall.
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Pycnanthemum incanum Open pollinated. A culinary herb, excellent cutflower and pollinator fave! “Mintier than mint” and less likely to spread.
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Spilanthes oleracea Open pollinated. Used as a ground cover in the south, it adds unusual beauty with its low growth habit and its cute yellow flowers with rayless red-orange centers.
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Spilanthes oleracea Open pollinated. Used as a ground cover in the south, it adds unusual beauty with its low growth habit and its cute yellow flowers with rayless red-orange centers.
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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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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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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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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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Myrica pensylvanica 5-10' x same. A common sight along Maine’s rocky shores. Fragrant glossy deep green leaves and small waxy berries. Fixes nitrogen and feeds wildlife. Z2.
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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. Attractive to pollinators. Z4.
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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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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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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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Hamamelis virginiana 8-20' x same. Small fall-flowering tree or large shrub. Brilliant golden-yellow fall color. Quirky yellow flowers in November. Z3.
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Prunus persica Mid-Late. Firm yellow flesh. Freestone. Bred for non-browning flesh quality and for good storage. Resists bacterial leaf spot. Z5.
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Pyrus communisThis is a twig for grafting. Summer. Medium-sized fruit with buttery aromatic juicy flesh. Grower Mark Fulford says it’s the “most like nectar” of the 40 varieties he’s grown. Keeps for a month. Z4.
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Pyrus communis Late summer. Large greenish-yellow classic obtuse-pyriform pear. Adaptable to many climates and soils. Full reliable annual crops. Z4.
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Pyrus communis Late summer. Small obovate yellowish-brown russeted pear with slight red blush. Often considered the best-flavored of all pears. Good fresh and cooked. Z4.
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Pyrus communisThis is a twig for grafting. Late summer. Small obovate yellowish-brown russeted pear with slight red blush. Often considered the best-flavored of all pears. Good fresh and cooked. Z4.
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Pyrus communis Fall. Mild-bittersweet perry pear. Fruits easily shaken from tree when ripe. Low in acid and tannin and a great sweet addition to perry blends. Not for fresh eating. Z4.
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Pyrus communisThis is a twig for grafting. Fall. Mild-bittersweet perry pear. Fruits easily shaken from tree when ripe in early/mid-fall. Low in acid and tannin and a great sweet addition to perry blends. Not for fresh eating. Z4.
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Pisum sativum (65 days) Open pollinated. Tender tendrils. Afila-type pea, 10 peas per pod. Upright habit makes easy picking; grows to 36-42".
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Paeonia lactiflora 30-34" tall. Single anemone-type with scarlet-red guard petals surrounding fringed red and gold petaloid centers. Rare. Late blooming. Z3.
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Capsicum annuum (85 days) Open pollinated. Cone-shaped 2½x10" fruits taper to a blunt end. Ripens from green to yellow to red. Sweet, crunchy, fruity; ideal for grilling and frying.
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