The Muscadine Grape, Vitis rotundifolia, also known as Bullace, is a fruit bearing vine (grapevine), indigenous to south-eastern United States. The vine is large, vigorous and it climbs and hangs with spiralled tendrils. The Muscadine Grapes grow in just about all forests, parks, roadsides, and in fact anywhere there are trees or bushes to wrap tightly around in its native south-eastern Unite States region.

Vitis rotundifolia old vines can reach 10cm or more in diameter and grow more than [...] Continue Reading…

A Sustainable Garden with Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Other Fruit Bearing Plants is Fulfilling, Meaningful and a Worthy Undertaking.

The key to successful fruit and nut production is the provision of a beneficial environment for the trees that bear them.

Interested on Fruit and Nut Bearing Trees and Plants? Stay Tuned. There is Much More to Come.

The False Mastic, Sideroxylon foetidissimum, is a large, 25 meters, evergreen fruit bearing tree, indigenous to the dry forests of Central America and the Caribbean. The False Mastic makes a nice specimen near seashores attributable to its good salt tolerance. It has a large, straight trunk, ranging 1-1.2 meters in diameter, at maturity, robust branches and an asymmetric crown.

Sideroxylon foetidissimum leaves are oblong, glossy and with wavy edges. The upper leaf surface is bright green; the lower [...] Continue Reading…

A Sustainable Garden with Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Other Fruit Bearing Plants is Fulfilling, Meaningful and a Worthy Undertaking.

The key to successful fruit and nut production is the provision of a beneficial environment for the trees that bear them.

Interested on Fruit and Nut Bearing Trees and Plants? Stay Tuned. There is Much More to Come.

Beach Plum, Prunus maritime, is a fruit bearing shrub, species of plum, indigenous to the Atlantic coast of North America, growing in its natural habitat of sand dunes. It is a thickly branched, deciduous plant, growing 1-2 meters high, although it could grow bigger, up to 4 meters tall, when cultivated in gardens. The Beach Plum has a rounded shape and a spread comparable to that of its height.

Prunus maritime leaves are alternate, elliptical, 3-7cm long and 2-4cm [...] Continue Reading…

A Sustainable Garden with Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Other Fruit Bearing Plants is Fulfilling, Meaningful and a Worthy Undertaking.

The key to successful fruit and nut production is the provision of a beneficial environment for the trees that bear them.

Interested on Fruit and Nut Bearing Trees and Plants? Stay Tuned. There is Much More to Come.

The Wineberry, Rubus phoenicolasius, also known as Japanese Wineberry and Wine Raspberry, is a species of raspberry with perennial root system, indigenous to northern China, Japan and Korea. In its first year, the Wineberry develops new biennial, branch-less canes that grow vigorously to a height of 1-3 meters having fine, red thorns, which look much like red hair. Canes bear large compound leaves with three or five leaflets.

Rubus phoenicolasius usually does not produce any flowers in the [...] Continue Reading…

A Sustainable Garden with Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Other Fruit Bearing Plants is Fulfilling, Meaningful and a Worthy Undertaking.

The key to successful fruit and nut production is the provision of a beneficial environment for the trees that bear them.

Interested on Fruit and Nut Bearing Trees and Plants? Stay Tuned. There is Much More to Come.

The Ugniberry, Ugni molinae, also known as Chilean Guava, is a shrub, indigenous to Chile and neighboring parts of southern Argentina. The Ugniberry is an evergreen; fruit bearing plant, reaching 30 cm to 1.5 meters in height but in exceptional cases could grow up to 3-4 meters tall. It is found in the Valdivian mixed forest of southern South America where it is cultivated to a small extent for its fruit but also grown as an ornamental plant.

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A Sustainable Garden with Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Other Fruit Bearing Plants is Fulfilling, Meaningful and a Worthy Undertaking.

The key to successful fruit and nut production is the provision of a beneficial environment for the trees that bear them.

Interested on Fruit and Nut Bearing Trees and Plants? Stay Tuned. There is Much More to Come.