Malus spp. Fall, red-striped skin. Bittersharp cider apple. Small astringent very juicy fruit. The most bitter apple you’ll ever taste. Not for eating fresh! Z4.
Malus spp. Late fall, green skin. Full bittersweet cider apple. Low acidity and a nice astringency. If you’ve been looking for late-ripening bittersweets, try this one. Z4.
Malus Dark red skin. 20 × 20'. Deep pink buds and deep clear red-pink single flowers. Birds will love the abundant persistent fruit! Excellent disease resistance. Z4.
Malus spp. Bright red skin. Very rare! A true weeper, wide spreading and cascading in tufts and mounds. Single pink blossoms and bright red crabapples. Z3.
Prunus armeniaca Red-speckled orange skin. Heirloom English variety now standard in the U.S. Orange fruit speckled with red is sweet, aromatic and firm yet juicy. Great for fresh eating, canning and drying. Z5.
Prunus armeniaca Midsummer, yellow-orange skin. One of the best-tasting of the Harrow series of hardy apricots, but not quite as cold tolerant as others. Drips with sweet juice. Z4/5.
Prunus armeniaca Mid-late summer, orange skin. Multipurpose sweet freestone variety is good for fresh eating, canning and drying. Most cold hardy of the Harrow series. Z4.
Prunus mandshurica Extremely hardy drought-resistant tree native to northeast China, far east Russia and Korea. Useful in breeding new frost-resistant varieties. Fruit is of variable eating quality. Z3.
Prunus armeniaca Summer, yellow-orange skin. Small roundish yellow-orange apricot with a red blush. Smooth juicy freestone flesh with a mild sweet flavor. Extremely hardy. Z3.
Prunus armeniaca Mid-late summer, pale yellow skin. From Iran, these apricots are sugary with large sweet edible almond-like pits. Very hardy and worth trialing in the Northeast. Z3.
Cicer arietinum (105 days dry) Open pollinated. A garbanzo developed to be tolerant of cold soils and light frosts. 2' plants with ornamental flowers bear abundant two-seeded pods with black medium-sized beans.
Phaseolus vulgaris (60 days) Open pollinated. Fortex begins producing early and keeps going into fall, long after others have quit. Its flavor and texture reign supreme, a distinctive nutty taste that can be enjoyed raw or cooked.
Phaseolus vulgaris (60 days shell, 85 days dry) Open pollinated. Similar in shape, color and taste to baby limas, except much easier to grow in our climate and sweeter with a buttery texture. Excellent both as a shell and a dry bean.
Phaseolus vulgaris (85 days) Open pollinated. Dense foliage produces medium runners, lavender flowers and good yields of thin delicate pods each containing 5-6 lustrous black seeds.
Phaseolus vulgaris (106 days) Open pollinated. Large speckled tan beans with good yields, even in stressful conditions. Creamy texture for great comfort food.
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