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Fig - Texas Blue Giant
Fig - Texas Blue Giant Fig- Texas Blue Giant, Ficus carica 'Texas Blue Giant', is a huge fig with attractive purple skin and a delicious melting amber flesh. The fruit is very sweet, with an ever bearing habit. A winner in the south, it thrives in Texas and other hot desert areas or can be grown indoors in the North. Texas Blue Giant takes plenty of full sun and nice hot summers, but do keep it moist. Even though figs are very drought tolerant, they will not fruit unless they receive sufficient moisture! This is one of the best fig selections if you live in warm-winter locations. Figs are easy to care for and they are self-fruitful so they do not need a pollinizer. Try planting it in a container if space is limited. Figs are one of the oldest cultivated fruits. It is mentioned several times in the Bible. Try one of these ancient fruits in your yard!
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Tangerine - Dancy - Sale Price: $126.95 The Dancy Tangerine has a loose skin that is easily peeled. It has a tasty red-orange fruit that ripens in winter. This tangerine works well in containers on the porch or patio. It can be moved indoors for those in extreme winter areas. Dancy Tangerine may only reach about 6 feet tall, or it can be clipped to a desired shape. It is an evergreen tree with fragrant flowers. The fruit is rich and flavorful with a slight tartness to it. The Dancy is also called the Christmas Tangerine because its ripening season is during the months of December and January. Its growth habit is quite vigorous, and it prefers full sun, fertile, but well drained soil, and moderate water. Dancy is an extremely prolific bearer. Whether your tree is producing scented blossoms, growing colorful fruit, or displaying a harvest about to be enjoyed, it is an indispensable contributor year round. Fun to have all year around! |
| Fig Tree - Chicago Hardy - Sale Price: $42.75 Grow your own fresh, sweet figs... even in cold regions! The Chicago Hardy Fig (Ficus carica 'Chicago Hardy') would make a great addition to any yard and we are so excited to offer our customers in colder regions the opportunity to grow fresh, sweet figs. As its name implies, this tree originated in Chicago making it a hardy addition for northern landscapes. While it thrives outdoors, this fig tree will even succeed potted and brought inside during the colder season. The Chicago Fig is high yielding and easy to grow. It produces medium sized, purple skinned figs that can be peeled and eaten fresh from the tree. Figs ripen from August until the first frost in the fall. They may even bear fruit as early as July. No need to wait for produce as this easy-to-grow tree typically bears fruit its first season! The fig is attractive on its own with its distinctive three finger leaves. With the large, leathery, dark-green leaves, the Chicago Hardy Fig is an upright scrub or small tree. Your Chicago Hardy Fig can grow to up to 12 feet tall and 9-10 feet wide producing gallons of figs annually when planted outdoors. The plant sized can be controlled by retaining it in a pot, starting with the small 10” size eventually growing into a 10-15 gallon planter. There's nothing like the unique taste and textures of fresh figs! Eat the fruit right off the tree or surprise your guests with figs you've grown wrapped in prosciutto as a delicious appetizer. They’re great in salads, on oatmeal or just as a healthy snack the whole family will enjoy. In some colder climates the tree can freeze to the ground. Don't be alarmed though it will come back in the spring and produce fruit that same year. Because the Chicago Hardy Fig fruits on new wood this cycle will not affect it's fruiting. We take pride in delivering you the highest quality trees. Our family of fig tree growers has been in business since 1938. This means you get superior trees that have been grown and selected from almost 75 years of experience. Get your Chicago Hardy Fig tree today! The Chicago Hardy Fig is: * Self Fruiting* Low maintenance and hardy* Deer and Pest resistant Hardiness Zones: Zones 5 to 10 outdoors year roundZones 4 to 7 patio / indoors in winter |
| Orange - Moro Blood - Sale Price: $126.95 Moro Blood Orange is a variety of orange with crimson, blood-colored flesh. The fruit is smaller than an average orange, and its skin is usually pitted, but can be smooth. It is known for its high content of Vitamin C, Potassium and Carotene. It is easy to peel, medium-size and is usually seedless. Culinary Chefs who want to add visual appeal and outstanding flavor to salads, sauces, appetizers, and desserts, are making this orange quite popular. Deliciously sweet and slightly sour, the Moro Blood Orange offers a raspberry overtone and tends to be slightly less acidic than other oranges. By the time the fruit matures, the flesh is deep red. For best results, place your dwarf citrus tree on a porch or patio in the spring, summer and early fall. As winter approaches and temperatures begin to drop in the thirties, bring your tree indoors and place in a window with a western or southern sun exposure. It prefers full sun, fertile, but well drained soil, and moderate water. |
| Blueberry - Patriot - Sale Price: $42.75 Good cold hardiness and consistent crops of Patriot’s gigantic fruit make this tops on the blueberry plant list. Expect 10-20 pounds of luscious berries from just one bush! ‘Patriot’ has huge (quarter-size), tart, dusky fruit bursting with true blueberry flavor, coming earlier than some other varieties, in late July. It is a highbush blueberry cultivar which typically grows at least 4’ tall or more, a perfect choice for a living fence. ‘Patriot’ will give you lovely, bell-shaped, white flowers in May; delicious, exceptionally nutritious fruit in July and a show of bright orange color in fall. If you have a low, wet (but well-drained) area in sun to part shade, just acidify the soil, plant it, mulch it, and it will thrive. Blueberries cost a small fortune anymore; grow your own and eat them right off the bush, or use them in cobbler, muffins, jam, jelly or syrup. Be sure to get several so you can share some with your feathered friends. Self-pollinating. Zones 4-8. |
| Blueberry - Liberty - Sale Price: $51.35 Blueberry - Liberty, Vaccinium corymbosum `Liberty', is a productive, very late ripening blueberry with berries that are moderately large and display an excellent powder-blue color. Each fruit has a delicious aroma and tasty flesh, making them a very popular choice. Liberty is a vigorous upright growing plant with numerous canes that are moderately branched and the fruit are well exposed. With its robust flavor and excellent firmness, Liberty makes delicious jams, jellies and desserts. Liberty has a harvest season that begins about 5 days before the variety known as ‘Elliott’. The upright bushes make a stunning hedge in fall when the foliage goes bright red-orange! With very good keeping quality, these blueberries are packed with vitamin C, high in dietary fiber, and an excellent source of manganese. Zones 4-8 |
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