Prunus nigra Late summer. Yellow flesh is sweet and juicy, good for eating right off the tree, in jams, chutney, tarts or infused in vodka! Tree is upright, spreading and a prolific annual bearer. Very cold hardy. Z3.
Prunus cerasus × P avium Midsummer. Hardy good-quality sweet cherry with juicy medium-firm black flesh. Self-pollinating, and will pollinate other sweet cherries. Z4/5.
Pyrus communis Fall. Bittersweet perry pear. Heirloom Swiss variety. Presses into a very astringent juice, perfect for blending with sweeter varieties to make a balanced perry. Z4.
Malus spp. Lovely in purply-pink bloom, but especially prized for its fabulous foliage. Reddish leaves turn to glossy purplish-green, fading to all purple in fall. Z3.
Malus spp. Red buds open to red-tinged white textured single blooms. An excellent crab for persistent fruit and disease resistance. Very distinctive upright form. Z4.
Malus spp. Late fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Lots of tannin. Light yellow fruit mostly covered with tan russet. Combine with other late varieties. Z4.
Malus domestica Late summer. Borowinka seedlings are standard-sized, vigorous, disease resistant and cold hardy. Grow these trees for their own fruit, or as rootstock for grafting. Early to midseason blooms. Z3.
Malus spp. Late fall. High-quality flavorful dessert apple. Rugged, reliable and hardy, it has produced for us here in central Maine for nearly 30 years. Z4.
Syringa vulgaris Deep bluish-purple lilac with the biggest florets around: each single flower can reach up to 1½" wide! “So large they hang like clusters of immense grapes.” Z3.