Malus spp. Fall, bright red skin. Small and flavorful! Crisp, juicy, tart, tangy, spicy. Good in hard cider. Keeps till January. Precocious and productive. Z4.
Malus spp. Summer, deep purplish red skin, red-stained cream flesh. Nice balance of tart and sweet. Crisp and juicy fresh eating; fine cooking. Disease resistant; scab immune. Z4.
Malus spp. Summer, wine red skin, beet red flesh. Flesh is almost solid beet red: a real eye popper! Very good and extremely tart. Good addition to cider and sauce. Z3.
Malus spp. Fall, red skin, creamy white flesh. Famous old-time apple. Huge fruit with firm but tender flesh. Aromatic tart flavor. Excellent cooking and drying. Scab-resistant. Z3.
Malus spp. Winter, russeted greenish bronze skin, white flesh. Excellent fresh eating. Very large russeted fruit with firm white fine-grained flesh and nutty sweet-sharp flavor. Good keeper. Z4.
Malus spp. Late summer, red-striped skin. Medium-sized, highly-flavored fruit. Good balance of acid/sweet. Crisp and juicy fresh-eating. Stores up to seven weeks. Z3.
Malus spp. Fall, pink-spotted yellow skin. Full bittersweet cider apple. Very bitter yellow fruit with spots of pink and orange when fully ripe in mid-October. Intense tannins. Some specimens measured 21 brix. Heavy annual crops. Z4.
Malus spp. Fall, dark red skin. Bittersharp cider apple. Dark red crabapples look like enlarged cranberries. Mostly tart and slightly sweet with a bitter finish. Z4.
Malus spp. Late fall, red-striped skin. Medium-bittersweet cider apple. One of the most popular cider varieties. Not for eating fresh. Annual bearer. Z4.
Malus spp. Fall, red-striped skin. High-quality bittersweet variety recommended for blending with other fall varieties. Soft astringent tannins. Narrow upright tree form. Becoming popular commercially in New England. Z4.
Malus spp. Fall, russeted red skin. Bittersharp cider apple high in tannin and acidity. Makes a full-bodied vintage cider with nice blend of acid, tannins and sugar. Decent fresh-eating. Z4.
Malus spp. Fall, dark red skin, red flesh. Bittersharp cider apple. Among the best red-fleshed cultivars. Prized for its size, vigor, disease resistance and deep red juice. Z4.
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. Purple-red skin. Classic culinary crab. Still found in old Maine dooryards. Apricot-pink buds, large fragrant pure white single flowers. Great for canning, pickling, delicious sauce and flavorful ruby-red jelly. Z2.
Prunus × dasycarpa Deep reddish purple skin, crimson orange flesh. Cross between apricot and myrobalan plum. Rare. Makes flavorful dried fruit that rivals dried mango. Tangy, sweet, satisfying. Z6; worth trialing in Z4/5.
Arnica chamissonis 8-12" tall. Low spreading groundcover with bright yellow daisy-like flowers used externally in oils and salves to treat bruises, sprains, inflammation. Z3.
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 4-6' tall. North American native. Blooms range from blue-purple to lavender-pink with yellow eyes. Attractive to pollinators. Z3.
Symphyotrichum laeve 3-4' tall. North American native has Loose clusters of lavender-blue blossoms with yellow eyes. Smooth blue-green foliage. Attractive to pollinators in late season. Z3.
Penstemon hirsutus 16-30" tall. Shorter than P. digitalis, with fuzzy stems topped by clusters of slender tubular nodding 1" lavender flowers with arching white lips. Z3.
Dicentra formosa 14-20" tall. Heart-shaped blossoms in late spring. With good moisture, the lacy foliage look nice all season. Full to dappled shade. Z3.
Vaccinium corymbosum Early-Mid. 5-7'. One of the best blueberries for eating, freezing, canning and preserving. Loose clusters are easy to harvest. Productive bush is vigorous and upright. Disease resistant. Z4.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-6'. Dense clusters of large fruit with exquisite balanced sweet and tart flavor. Stores well in refrigeration. Large vigorous upright shrub. Z4.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid. 6-8' × 5'. High-quality medium light blue berries are firm, sweet and low in acidity. High yielding. Upright bush has shown some tolerance to clay soils. Z5.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-6'. Medium-large berries are mild and sweet with low acidity. Uniform ripening, heavy yields, and good resistance to mummyberry. Z4.
