PLANTS FOR SALE
CATALOG OF PLANTS
Fruits and Berries
Aronia
This native species is pest and disease resistant and tolerates a wide range of soil conditions. Produces dark purple berries that ripen in late summer. Plants are winter hardy in NJ.
Uses: Makes an excellent juice, jelly and wine. Aronia berries can be eaten fresh off the bush when fully ripe or used in bread, muffins, pies, cookies and other baked goods. The juice can be used alone or in blends, to make jams, jellies, syrup, wine and sauces.
Varieties:
Viking
Improved European variety growing 6-8 feet tall.
Currant
Currants come in a variety of colors. They do best in moist, well-drained soil. Full sun is best, but they will also thrive in partial shade. Plants are winter hardy in NJ.
[Black currants can only be grown in NJ with prior approval from the NJ Dept. of Agriculture, due to their association with the White Pine Blister Rust. There are also restrictions to growing red currants in the following NJ locations: Sussex County – Montague, Sandyston, Walpack and Vernon Twps., Passaic County – West Milford and Wanaque Twps. And Ringwood Borough, Morris County – Jefferson Twp.]
Uses: Can be eaten raw, but usually used to make jellies, sauces and wine.
Red Varieties:
Jonkheer van Tets
Early fruiting of medium size berries with excellent flavor. Upright growth and resistance to mildew.
3 gallon container
Red Lake
Mid-season fruiting of medium size berries with excellent flavor. Upright growth and resistance to mildew.
3 gallon container
Rovada
Late-season fruiting of large berries with excellent flavor. Upright growth and resistance to mildew.
3 gallon container
Elderberry
Elderberries grow best in moist, fertile and well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. The plants are generally free of pests and disease, though birds will feast on the ripe fruit. Plants should be spaced 6-10 feet apart. They are winter hardy in NJ.
Uses: The berries make excellent jelly, juice and wine. The flowers can be lightly battered and fried as fritters and they can also be used in tea. The flowers are fragrant and elderberries are a good landscape plant for attracting wildlife. The raw fruit has low levels of toxic alkaloids and shouldn’t be eaten. Cooking destroys the alkaloids and improves the flavor of the berries.
Varieties:
Sambucus Canadensis (American elderberry)
Adams
Eight-ten foot shrub with large berries that ripen in late summer. Best production achieved with York for cross pollination. Winter hardy.
3 gallon container
York
Eight-ten foot shrub with large berries that ripen in late summer. Best production achieved with York for cross pollination. Winter hardy.
3 gallon container
Sambucus nigra (European elderberry)
Samdal
New high-yielding Danish variety.
3 gallon container
Sampo
New high-yielding Danish variety
3 gallon container
Samyl
New high-yielding Danish variety
3 gallon container
Fig
Figs do best in a sunny location with well-drained soil. They are seldom bothered by pests or disease and will produce fruit in late summer or early fall. They need to be protected from the cold during the winter – either by wrapping, burying branches, growing in a protected area or growing in a large pot and bringing it into an unheated garage during the winter. Birds and squirrels may take some of your harvest.
Uses: Figs are best enjoyed fresh, but they also make excellent jam and can be used in cooking.
Varieties:
Brown Turkey
Sweet medium size fruit with dark skin and red flesh. Does well in the ground (with protection) or container.
3-4 feet
4-6 feet
Italian Honey Fig
Sweet medium size fruit with a greenish to golden skin and an ivory to cream colored flesh. Does well in the ground (with protection) or container.
3-4 feet
4-6 feet
Gooseberry
Gooseberries have similar growing requirements to currants. They are winter hardy in NJ
Uses: Gooseberries make excellent jam and fillings for tarts. They can also be used in cooking. When fully ripe they can be eaten fresh.
This is a typical size gooseberry plant for sale. A plant this size will generally be in a 3-gallon container.
Varieties:
Black Velvet
Heavy production of excellent flavored dark red fruit. Very vigorous plant with good disease resistance.
large container
Hinnomaki Red
Heavy production of red fruit with excellent flavor – tangy outer skin with sweet flesh. Good disease resistance.
large container
Tixia
Good production of large red fruit with excellent flavor. Good disease resistance.
Large container
Jostaberry
A Jostaberry is a very vigorous cross between a black currant and a gooseberry. The nearly black berries are larger than a black currant and somewhat milder in flavor. Plants are winter hardy.
Uses: Excellent for juice, jams and wine.
Varieties:
Orus 8
Very vigorous and productive plant with good disease resistance. Medium size berries have good flavor.
large container
Rose
I have decided to focus on roses that produce edible fruit – rose hips. I am trialing several roses this season and will add them when I can confirm that they produce culinary quality hips.
Uses: Rose hips can be used to make jelly, syrup or tea.
Varieites:
Rosa rugosa
Very hardy and vigorous roses with good disease resistance. Plants grow 4-6 feet tall and wide, producing fragrant flowers and large hips. Does best in full sun and well-drained soil. Rugosa roses produce suckers which will expand the width of the plant over time.
Large container
Strawberry
Strawberries offer some of the earliest fruit of the season. June-bearing plants bear all their fruit in the early spring, while everybearing, or day neutral varieties give about the same amount of fruit spread over the season. Strawberries need full sun for best production and fruit quality. Soil should be fertile and well-drained.
Uses: Delicious fresh, they also make excellent jams, tart filling or used in other desserts.
This is a typical size alpine strawberry plant for sale to customers.
Varieties:
Baron Solemacher (alpine strawberry)
Produces small very fragrant and flavorful red berries from spring through fall with decreased production during periods of summer heat. Plants are winter-hardy.
Large container
Mara des Bois (day-neutral strawberry)
Produces small-medium berries throughout the season. Fruit has excellent flavor, texture and aroma. Plants are winter hardy with a light winter mulch.
Medium container
Pineapple Crush (alpine strawberry)
Produces small aromatic berries from spring through fall with decreased production during periods of summer heat. This variety tends to be somewhat larger than Baron Solemacher. Plants are winter-hardy.
large container
CULINARY/MEDICINAL HERBS
Aloe, Chives, Mint
Large container
Rosemary, Sage, Tarragon, Thyme, Zaatar
Large container