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Enjoy strawberries through the growing season! Fort Laramie is a great northern variety that produces large, honey sweet fruit over an extended period. Self pollinating and productive. Plants offered are bareroot. Easy to grow and establish. Plant this spring and enjoy fruit this year! Please order at least 5 plants. An additional charge of 50 cents per plant (collected at pickup) for orders less than 5 Ft. Laramie strawberry plants. Anticipated to be available for pickup around April 10th. code: BN -
Strong growing, productive variety. 2 year plants, #1 grade. Estimated to be available starting April 5th. code: BNMWA -
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Hackberry is a large, fast growing shade tree. It establishes easily and grows well in a wide range of soils. This native tree is tolerant of heat, drought, salt spray, wind, ice, poor soils as well as sites with short-term flooding.
The bark of hackberry provides year-round interest in landscapes. The fruit is a popular food for birds and small mammalian wildlife. Much of the fruit remains on the tree throughout winter until it is eaten by birds or other wildlife.
- Height: 50 to 70 feet
- Width: up to 50 feet
- Medium to fast growth
- Pyramidal shape in youth, spreading rounded shape in maturity
- Bark matures to cork-like ridges
- 1/3 to 1/2 inch berry-like fruit called drupes that change from green to purple or reddish-brown in autumn
- Fall color is yellow
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American plum blooms are fragrant, white in early spring. The red to apricot-colored plums ripen over the summer with yellow pulp. The fruits are about 1” in diameter and are edible and often used in jams and jellies. The 3” oblong, serrated leaves turn yellow to orange in the fall and the thorny, steel-gray branches and twigs are quite attractive in the winter. American plum is a very important wildlife plant and is most commonly used in windbreaks and conservation plantings. Bareroot Plants: 2 ft Estimated to be available starting approx. April 1st Code: FKN -
Hazelnuts have higher nutritional value than acorns. The nuts produced by this smaller tree are preferred by squirrels, deer, turkey, woodpeckers, pheasants, grouse, quail and more. The male catkins are a food staple of ruffed grouse throughout the winter. Nuts mature in September/October. Grows 15-18 ft tall, 10-12 ft wide, typically in a multi stemmed form. Plant several for best results with cross pollination. Medium to fast growth rate. Typically produces nuts within only a few years. Native We offer 3 types of Hazelnut. Plant several types for cross pollination *American Hazelnut: (offered in 2 sizes, small/large) Small: 18 in $5.75 Large: 3-4 ft Bareroot plants are well branched and rooted. $27 * Somerset Hazelnut: Quick to bear nuts. Highly disease resistant. Small starter plants in plugs. $24 *The Beast Hazelnut: Vigorous, high yields, disease resistant. Small starter plants in plugs. $19 Estimated to be available starting April 12. Code: FKN/MN -
The Pawpaw tree has the largest edible fruit trees native to North America! They produce very attractive large fruits that are full of nutrients for wildlife and humans alike. The fruit has a wonderful mango like flavor making it extremely attractive especially for deer. Fruit production begins at an early age, usually just 4-8yrs. Foliage is deer resistant so they typically do not require protection from browse. Paw Paw trees require pollination for good fruit set. We recommend planting several of one type or atleast 2 different types to help with pollination. Size: 1ft bareroot- $6 Estimated to be available for pickup starting April 1st. Code: FKN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunflower Paw Paw Large fruit with excellent flavor, few seeds. Grafted trees. Available in 1 gallon container: $69.75 each Estimated to be available for pickup April 8th. Code: FKN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Limited numbers of Campbell's & Pennsylvania Golden may be available in containers. Ask for more information. -
American persimmons are one of the most attractive trees you can plant for wildlife. They are a native fruit tree that produce a golf ball sized fruit that is highly sought after by many animals. Deer absolutely love persimmons and will usually visit trees every day while dropping to mop up what has fallen that day. These tangy fruits are like candy for deer and many other kinds of wildlife. Does well in many different soil types, well drained, wet soils, sandy, clay, marginal areas, etc. As a wild tree they are easy to grow and very disease and pest resistant. Similar in taste to Apricot, adaptable to most soil types. Plant several for cross pollination. Size 2 ft, bareroot Available starting approx. April 1st code: FKN -
This fast growing shade tree is valued for its dark colored wood used for cabinetry, fine quality furniture & more. The large nuts produced by this tree are consumed by wildlife and humans. Caution: Black Walnut produces juglane (from roots and other parts of the tree) that can be harmful to certain plants/trees planted nearby. Bareroot trees offered are 3 ft. Trees expected to be available starting approx. April 1st. Code: FKN -
Our Chestnut offerings provide quality trees well suited for our area providing cold hardiness and disease resistance. Plant several types for cross pollination and improved nut production. Improved Chinese Chestnut: $7.50/$39 Selected from superior orchard strain. Exceptional vigor, good nut production, uniformity and disease resistance. Available: Bareroot (2 ft) $7.50 Potted (3 ft, 3 gal) $39 Colossal Chestnut: $19.75 Exceptionally large nuts of good quality. Productive, early ripening. Popular orchard variety. Bareroot 2-3 ft. Layeroka: $19.75 Early ripening with heavy yields of medium to large sweet nuts. Bareroot 2-3 ft. Precoce Migoule: $19.75 Early ripening, large nuts of good flavor. Good pollinator for other varieties of chestnut. Bareroot 2-3 ft. code: FKNICC-BRN -
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This is really a nice shrub to have around for the wildlife benefits, beauty, and culinary uses. In Spring, Spicebush stands out in the forest with yellow flowers. During Summer, this plant attracts Spricebush Swallowtail butterflies/caterpillars. Late Summer - early Fall, female plants produce peppery-tasting berries that be eaten as a snack or saved for later use. A tea can be made from the aromatic leaves and twigs, and the dried and powdered fruit can be used as a spice. Good shrub for naturalizing! Performs well in moist soils. Size: 18-24 in bareroot plants, transplants. Estimated to be available starting April 1st. code: AN -
Reliable producer of large crops of top quality fruit. Code: BN, available starting 4/10/23 -
Caroline raspberry is one of the most productive in the midwest. Fruit is rich, full and flavorful. Vigorous variety. Bareroot plants are approximately 1-2 ft tall. Code: BN, estimated to be available starting 4/8/23