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The Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa) is a decidious and hardy shrub that produce an abundance of small, juicy cherries. It belongs to the Rosaceae family, which includes all cherries, plums, peaches, etc…
Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta and Actinidia kolomikta) is a perennial vine that produces excellent sweet fruit similar to kiwifruit in taste and appearance…
The eastern Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) is a large, fast growing tree to 30m (100 ft) that produces sweet, oily and rich nuts as well as high-value, hardwood timber…
Perennial kale (Brassica oleracea ramosa) is a low-maintenance perennial vegetable that is tough, productive and good to eat…
Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus), also called Poor-man’s Asparagus, is most easily described as a perennial spinach. It has been grown as a vegetable in cottage gardens for hundreds of years, although today it’s…
The Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a patch-forming understory tree that has the largest edible fruit indigenous to the United States. The Cherokee and many other tribes used the pawpaw fruit for food…
Siberian pea tree (Caragana arborescens), or Siberian peashrub, is a perennial shrub or small tree up to 6 m tall, with edible pods and seeds. The seeds are small but produced in abundance with 4-6 seeds per pod…
The Common Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), also called the Seaberry, is a thorny shrub growing up to 6m that produces abundant fruit that is very high in vitamins A & C…
