Plants in family rosaceae
Prunus domestica 'Mount Royal'
Prunus domestica 'Mount Royal' is a self-pollinating blue prune-type plum known for its rich vitamin C content and antioxidants. It produces freestone fruit with a sweet flavor, ideal for fresh eating and cooking. The tree features white blooms with an enchanting scent and requires full sun and well-drained soil. It has moderate water needs and should be pruned in winter for optimal growth. This plum tree is a popular choice for home orchards and gardens, offering both beauty and delicious fruit.
Physocarpus opulifolius
Physocarpus opulifolius, or ninebark, is a deciduous shrub known for its exfoliating bark and clusters of pink-hued white flowers. It has lobed leaves that turn yellow in autumn and red capsules in summer, attracting pollinators and birds. This shrub is adaptable to various soil conditions and thrives in full sun to part shade, making it a versatile addition to gardens.
Prunus persica 'Garnet Beauty'
Prunus persica 'Garnet Beauty' is a cold-tolerant, self-pollinating peach tree producing medium-to-large semi-cling peaches with yellow skin and a red blush. Known for its bold flavor and soft flesh, it requires full sun, well-drained soil, and 700-900 chill hours. This tree typically yields an early crop in June and benefits from dormant pruning and fruit thinning for optimal size.
Potentilla fruticosa 'Jackman'
Potentilla fruticosa 'Jackman' is a compact, upright shrub known for its brilliant yellow flowers that bloom from late spring to fall. This deciduous plant is deer-resistant and drought-tolerant, thriving in USDA zones 2 to 7. It adapts well to various soil types and prefers full sun or partial shade.
Pyrus pyrifolia 'Nijisseiki'
Pyrus pyrifolia 'Nijisseiki', also known as the Asian pear, is a cold-hardy, self-pollinating tree that produces incredibly juicy fruit. It requires 400 chill hours and thrives in well-drained, fertile soil with at least 6 hours of full sun. The tree is precocious, bearing fruit early, and features lovely white blooms in spring. Its symmetrical growth habit and adaptability to various soils make it an attractive addition to orchards and gardens.
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold' is a fast-growing shrub with golden spring foliage that turns lime green in summer. It matures to 4-5 feet tall and wide, featuring pink-dusted white flowers and exfoliating bark. This plant tolerates dry conditions and adds vibrant color to gardens.
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' is a thornless, fast-growing tree with a tight, narrow pyramidal form. It features single white flowers in spring and glossy green foliage that turns reddish-orange to purple in autumn.
Malus domestica 'Newtown Pippin'
Malus domestica 'Newtown Pippin' is the oldest American heirloom apple, favored by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Known for its sweet-tart flavor, it is versatile for baking, fresh eating, and cider making. This apple has a long storage life and ripens in the late season, thriving in zones 5-8.
Prunus persica 'Lilleland'
Prunus persica 'Lilleland' is a yellow clingstone peach tree with bright pink blossoms. It is self-fruitful and requires 500-700 chill hours for a late-season harvest. This tree is drought tolerant once established and thrives in USDA zones 6-9.
Prunus avium 'Van'
Prunus avium 'Van' is a cold-hardy sweet cherry variety producing large, red-black fruit with intense flavor. It blooms with white flowers in early spring and requires cross-pollination for fruiting, thriving in full sun and well-drained soil.
Viburnum 'Cayuga'
Viburnum 'Cayuga' is a deciduous shrub with captivating white flowers and dark green foliage in spring. It produces pinkish-white flowers that attract pollinators and deep purple leaves in fall. This hardy shrub grows 4-8 feet in height and width and is deer-resistant.
Rosa 'William Baffin'
Rosa 'William Baffin' is a hardy and vigorous climbing rose with semi-double hot-pink blooms that appear in clusters from June to fall. This rose emits a gentle fragrance and forms orange-red rosehips in autumn. It is fast-growing, disease-resistant, and cold-hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9, reaching up to 10 feet in height. The plant can be trained as a rambling shrub or groundcover and requires full sun and well-drained soil. Regular pruning and fertilization help maintain its structure and health.
Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton'
Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton' is a compact shrub offering three-season interest with white flowers in spring, black berries in summer, and wine-red foliage in fall. It is beneficial for pollinators, has high antioxidant content, and tolerates wet soil, drought, and urban conditions.
Rosa 'Tausendschön'
Rosa 'Tausendschön' is a German hybrid rose known for its scrambling growth habit and thornless stems. Developed in 1906, this multiflora-type rose can reach up to 12 feet in height. It features glossy, disease-resistant foliage and produces semi-double, lightly fragrant rosy-pink flowers that bloom in late April. This rose is ideal for cottage gardens and can be used as a cut flower due to its attractive blooms.
Malus domestica 'Sundowner'
Malus domestica 'Sundowner' is a heat-tolerant apple variety developed in Western Australia. It features crimson skin over green and is known for its refreshing, spiced honey taste with hints of berry. This late-season apple is productive and stores well for about three months. It requires a pollination partner and thrives in long, hot summers.
Prunus avium 'Stella'
Prunus avium 'Stella' is a self-pollinating cherry tree that produces blackish-red heart-shaped fruit. It has an upright, compact habit and blooms with white flowers in spring. This tree is cold hardy in USDA zones 5-9 and requires at least 400 chill hours. It grows to a mature height of 15-18 feet.
Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'
Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth' is a grandiflora rose with clear pink flowers and silver-pink highlights. It has a moderate fragrance and is disease-resistant, blooming repeatedly throughout the season. This rose is hardy in USDA zones 6-11 and attracts pollinators, thriving in full sun with well-drained soil.
Rubus idaeus 'Latham'
Rubus idaeus 'Latham' is a cold-hardy raspberry variety known for its large, dark red berries with an intense, classic flavor. This self-pollinating plant fruits best in full sun and requires well-drained soil with moderate moisture.
Prunus dulcis 'Hall's Hardy'
Prunus dulcis 'Hall's Hardy' is a fast-growing almond tree known for its pale pink spring blooms and medium to large nuts with a hard shell. This self-pollinating variety is cold hardy and grows about two feet per year, thriving in well-drained soil with moderate water needs. It requires 800 chill hours and is harvested in the fall when the hulls split.
Spiraea japonica
Spiraea japonica is a compact, deciduous shrub native to Japan, known for its prolific, fragrant white blooms that attract butterflies and pollinators. The plant's leaves turn a coppery color in autumn, and it thrives in full sun with well-drained soil.