Plants

A popular landscaping tree or shrub because of ther hardy nature and profuse fragrant flowering in spring, Hawthorn trees fall in the genus Crataegus, comprising hundreds of species in the Rose family. They are deciduous trees with upright spreading or bushy habits; some varieties can be kept as shrubs. Hawthorn is a versatile deciduous tree that grows 15 to 50 feet tall and 8 to 35 feet wide, depending on variety. The fruits, which look similar to rose hips, are red, orange, yellow, or black. Classified as pomes (as with apples and pears) the fruits are produced in fall

This deciduous shrub or small tree of the family Betulaceae (Birch) is what we can thankfor the delicious hazelnuts that we find ourselves enjoying. Corylus avellana (Common hazel tree) is arelatively carefree plant. Corylus americana (American hazelnut) is a great choice for northern growers, tolerant to both heat and cold, and resistant to Eastern filbert blight) / Corylus maxima (Red filbert) is referred to as the giant filbert. They are a few of the most commonly grown varieties and can range from 8 to 20 feet tall with a 5 to 15 foot width grown as shrubs or small

A type of Japanese walnut deciduous tree, (family of Juglandaceae and genus Juglans), that producesan sweet edible heart-shaped nut. The twigs are often as big around as broom handles and the leavesare compound and can be two to three feet long. With adequate moisture and protection from weedcompetition they can put on six to eight feet of height growth per year. A large firmly entrenched taprootforms a fast-growing, very cold hardy Heartnut tree that is relatively easy to transplant and survive.The delicious kernel has a high oily content and is very tasty and crunchy when eaten raw or whentoasted.

Roughly one dozen species belong to the deciduous hickory (genus Carya -familyJuglandaceae. The hickory tree produces a dense, strong, and shock-resistant wood that is commonlyused to make tool handles, furniture, and decorative architectural elements. In addition, many types ofhickory are sought for use in the content and preparation of food, and can be useful in survivalsituations. Hickory trees have bark that forms ridges in a vertical pattern. These ridges may be shallowor deep, far apart or close together, but always vertical. Additionally, some hickory bark becomesraised at the plate edges as the tree matures, and eventually flakes off, from

The highbush cranberry plant, also called American cranberry bush, is a shrub from thegenus Viburnum of the Caprifoliaceae, or Honeysuckle family. It is not actually related to the cranberries.The bush grows up to 8 to 15 ft. in height with a 8 to10 ft. spread and forms a rounded shape. The flowers of the highbush cranberry shrub usually appear after the leaves emerge (May to June) and occur as flat clusters 2 to 5 inches across. The flowers themselves are 5-petaled and come in two different forms on the same plant. Around the edge of the cluster, large white

Honey locust is a deciduous tree of the legume Fabaceae family (Gleditsia triacanthos). It hascompound leaves that give the foliage a lacy effect that turn yellow in autumn. The sweet smelling flowersattract the bees in spring. The reddish-brown seed pods can grow to a foot long. They contain a sweet, sticky pulp with bean-like seeds. The sweet and fleshy pulp of the bean pods can be eaten raw or extracted and used in a variety of ways. The fruits pods of the honey locust are edible but note that the black locust pods are toxic (though it’s flowers are

The tree is deciduous in the genus Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.Jujube trees may be productive for more than 100 years. The tree can grow to a height of 30- 50 ft.The leaves are dark green and with a shiny waxlike appearance above and a layer of fuzz on thelower side. The tree loses its leaves in the winter to make an ornate specimen with upright trunks,short angled shoots, and rough bark. The leaves turn vivid yellow in autumn. The 1 to 1 ½ long fruit is very sweet, reddish brown when ripe with a white flesh fruit