Berry-Like
Aronia Berry - Black - Hardy, gets up to 6 feet tall, the Aronias are becoming very popular.
They produce tart black berries which are great for jam or juice. Higher in anti-oxidants than Blueberries, so plant these for fruit production or as a great landscaping shrub. Native plant and part of the Rose Family!
Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimens, Fruit
Item Code: BBB-ABb-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches
Aronia Berry - Red - Like the Black Aronia, the Red will also grow up to six feet tall, but
with red berries. These make an interesting and unique landscaping plant, also good for wildlife. Whether for juice or landscaping, the Aronias are worth planting.
Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimens, Fruit
Item Code: BBB-ABr-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches
Blue Elderberry - A large
shrub up to 10 feet tall, making clusters of tart edible blue to black berries, perfect for that elderberry pie! Very limited availability for 2008. 
Zones: 3 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Fruit
Item Code: BBB-EL-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed 8+ inches
Paw Paw - This edible fruit tree gets up to 40 feet tall, and over the south half of the
country. Sweet 2 to 5 inch
banana-mango like fruits are highly nutritious! Unique purple flowers and yellow fall color so plant these as specimens or to produce fruit. 
Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Fruit
Item Code: BBB-PP-01
Price: $7.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches (Larger trees are also available, see the Order Forms)
Red Mulberry - A medium-sized
tree up to 40 feet tall that makes red to black sweet blackberry-like edible fruit. A perfect tree for open areas or as a wildlife food source. Fast growing and hardy, the Red makes a good shade tree or for fruit-production. Ever eat a Red Mulberry pie?
Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Shade, Fruit
Item Code: BBB-RM-01
Price: $6.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches (Larger trees are available, see the Order Forms)
Muscadine Grape - This native eastern grape produces clusters of black sweet grapes in late
summer. A good vine for producing wildlife food, or grow the Musadine on a trellis or fence to produce a lovely bounty! Eat them straight, or make that Muscadine wine, these grow fast and get long... 
Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Fruit, Trellis, Fences
Item Code: BBB-MG-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed 10+ inches
Thornless Blackberry - An Ol' Favorite! Tired of getting pricked every time you go berry
picking? This variety is thornless, fast growing, and produces large 1-inch black sweet fruits. Strong producer on hefty vines up to 20-feet long. Trimmed back for shipping.
Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Fruit, Specimen
Item Code: BBB-ThB-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed 10+ inches
Wild Blackberry - A real treat... this native species has small pickles, but is fast growing,
and produces small 1/2 inch black sweet fruits. Trimmed back for shipping. Need a plant for wildlife food? This would work well. 
Zones: 5 to 9
Wild Cherry - A real treat! This native species is more shrub-like with multiple stems up to 15 feet tall, but is fast
growing, and produces small 1/2 inch red to black semi-sweet fruits. Need a plant for wildlife food? Then try the Wild Cherry...
Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full sun
Uses: Specimen, Containers, Fruit
Item Code: BBB-WC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches (Larger trees are available, see the Order Forms)
Note:
The Black Cherry, Schubert Chokecherry, American Cranberry Bush, and the American Hazelnut, are listed under the Shrubs Section, but on the order forms... under the Berry Section.
Not included in this Section includes: the Oaks, Hickories, Buckeyes, Dogwoods, Yoshino Cherry, Autumn Olive, and other trees and shrubs that also can make semi-edible or wildlife-suitable food. Learn about those in the Hardwoods and Shrubs sections.
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Last Update: 12/28/2007
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