JAPANESE RAISIN TREE- REALLY rare and hard to find! (Hovenia dulcis) This lovely deciduous shade tree is cultivated in Japan for its fruit. Actually you eat the swollen stalks that the fruit grows on. In June the tree is covered with masses of 2-3 inch fragrant, creamy-white flowers growing in clusters. Bees, butterflies and birds love them. In September, when the thickened stalks fall to the ground, they are ripe and will have a sweet, pear-like flavor. Each stalk is small, but the tree produces bountifully. The tree grows in all but constantly or mostly wet sites and likes a fertile, sandy loam in part to full sun. Final size is about 30 feet high by 20-25 feet wide. Self fertile. Zones 5-10. $44.99 3 gal (4-5ft).

GOUMI (Eleagnus multiflora) Ths fast-growing shrub has many excellent qualities aside from its small red fruit called goumi berries. Light, lilac-scented flowers appear in April or May, developing into small fruit that can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit is astringent until ripe, but can be made into pies and jams if picked a little early. Goumi berries are a rich source of vitamins A, C amd E and are under investigation as anti-cancer agents. The deciduous bush can grow in almost any well-drained soil (including by the seaside) and tolerates drought and pollution. Fixes nitrogen and can increase fruit yields when interplanted in your orchard. Self fertile. Zones 7-9. $39.99 3 gal (3-4ft).

GINKGO BILOBA This ancient tree is extinct in the wild and has been propagated in China for at least a thousand years. A fabulous landscaping tree with superb golden fall color is also a wonderful addition to a nut orchard. The nuts are sweet and crunchy and the leaves contain compounds reputed to improve memory function. This year we've been able to grow three types of ginkos: an elegant male, a female with superior nuts and unsexed seedlings. Any would make a beautiful shade tree for your yard, pick the varieties that will best suit your landscape. Give your ginkos plenty of room. Adult tree size is approximately 40 feet by 30 feet for all varieties.

SEEDLING: Seedling ginkos can't be sexed until they flower, so be patient. In the mean time, enjoy the shade and the fabulous fall color. And remember, not everyone gets to sit under the same kind of trees that the dinosaurs used!! Requires a pollinator. Zones 5-9. $29.99 3 gal (3-4ft).

Still have some room in your garden? We've got NEW: These pages all have new varieties for your delectation in 2007. Look for the entries flagged in RED for varities we've added for this year.

Apples             Irazu, Joy's, Reverend Morgan, Shell Citrus              Fina Sodea Mandarin, Mid Sweet Orange, Sweet Betty Orange Elderberries    Florida Select Figs                 Giant Celeste Nectarines       Sunbest Onions             Catawissa Walking, Heritage Sweet Walking, Tai Jiu Chives Persimmons       Gwang Yang, Hanafuyu, Patapsco, Rosseyanka, Tam Kam Peaches            Flordabelle, Juneprince, La Belle, La Rouge, La Sweet, Roddenberry Heirloom White Pears               Shinseki Asian Plums               Krauter Vesuvious flowering, St. Luke flowering Pomegranate     Dwarf non-fruiting

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