The Persimmon/Pecan Orchard has slowly been growing through the years. A lot of flowering plants have been planted among them.
Category Archives: Nuts
Popcorn Shrub
Yellowhorn is a tall shrub that is also known as Popcorn Shrub because of the flowers. This plant can produce edible nuts.
American Chestnut Long Way Up
Looking up into a young American Chestnut tree: Chestnut trees have good growth, but there is always a risk of Chestnut Blight killing my 100% American Chestnuts. I also have Chinese and Hybrid Chestnut trees started.
Fall Ritual
Picking up Black Walnuts in the fall is a messy, but fun experience.
Corylus Fargesii Bark
The bark on my Corylus Fargesii is already showing the ornamental appeal. This tree’s common name is Paperbark Hazel.
Tree Hazel Leaves
It is easy to differentiate between my two Tree Hazels. l. Paperbark Hazel on the left and Turkish Hazel on the right.
Pecan Trees
Some young Pecan(Carya illinoinensis) trees have been planted in various places on the farm. The couple above are getting a lot of sunlight and should have large canopies when they are mature.
Yellowhorn Seedpods
My young Yellowhorn bushes flowered this year and started to develop seedpods. Also known as the Popcorn Shrub because of how the flowers look.
Yellowhorn Flowering
The Yellowhorn(Xanthoceras sorbifolium) has started flowering at a young size and age. The end result should be edible nuts. Pretty good for an ornamental flowering shrub.
Flowering Russian Almond
My little Russian Almond is flowering this spring. I hope that it produces some nuts this year, because I would like to see how edible this bush is.