Honeyberries sometimes get confused and produce a few flowers in autumn. These flowers never ripen into fruit.
Daily Archives: September 23, 2016
Firecracker Apple Tree Fruit
The Firecracker Crabapple is continuing to produce more and more fruit each year. A neat feature is the red flesh of this small apple.
Sunflower Relatives
Jerusalem Artichokes are perennial plants, that are related to Sunflowers. Also called Sunchokes, these plants are grown for their edible, underground tubers. They also have a good flower display in fall.
Japanese White Birches
Japanese White Birches have grown well so far in their young life. They do seem to have weak wood though and have had some damage in storms.
Pterocarya Species
There is a couple Asian Wingnut species growing near each other. The one in the foreground is a Japanese Wingnut. It has been the hardiest Wingnut I have grown. The one on the left hand side is the Hupeh Wingnut. This Wingnut has been hardy to at least -15F. When it has gotten colder than […]
Crimson King Maple
I planted a Crimson King Maple in the goat pasture. The leaves look purple throughout the season. Since they are a cultivar of the Norway Maple, they are easy to grow.