2020 Dayton Nursery Catalog

season progresses. This variety has good re- sistance to red stele and intermediate resistance to Verticillium wilt. Recommended for beginners. 5/1 014847 P4½ $2.29 Jewel (June bearing – mid season) zones 4 - 8 Jewel has large berries with superb quality and flavor. One of our top sellers, Jewel performs well over a wide range of growing conditions. 5/1 014846 P4½ $2.29 Mara Des Bois zones 4 - 8 These unstoppable producers are perfect for con- tainers or raised beds. From June until frost, this French variety produces a non - stop harvest of fragrant, lusciously sweet, plump strawberries. 5/1 021940 P4½ $2.49 Mayflower zones 4 - 7 A late mid - season variety. Mayflower exhibits high production and firm, high quality ber- ries. During a very wet fruiting season, Mayflower was identified in our test plots as a variety that performs well under difficult conditions. 5/1 028626 P4½ $2.29 x Pineberry zones 4 - 8 Distinct appearance and tropical taste. Small - to medium - sized white strawberries are aromatic and flavorful, with a taste similar to pineapple. Use alongside red varieties as groundcover or border plants for landscape interest with an edible - fruit bonus. Everbearing. Ripens in spring, and continues to fruit until first frost. Self - pollinating. Height: 8 - 12”, Spread: 10 - 18” 029119 C1 $7.99 Ozark Beauty (Ever bearing) zones 4 - 8 This popular everbearing variety is famous for its large yields of bright red berries. Ozark Beauty produces fruits from June to September. 012859 P4½ $2.49 x Raspberry zones 2 - 8 Looks like a strawberry, but tastes like a cross between a strawberry and raspberry, incredible flavor. Pollinator for Pineberry to increase yield. Height: 6” 029120 C1 $7.99 White Carolina (Pineberry) zones 4 - 8 Commonly called a pineberry ” (combining the words “ pineapple ” and “ strawberry ”), ‘ White Carolina ’ is really a hybrid between two species of strawberries, which results in a pale pink to white color of fruit. People who have tried this hybrid think that it tastes like pineapple. Pineberries are gaining in popularity—get yours to attract this unique market! Plant one everbearing variety for every five 'White Carolina' plants. This will help with the pollination of flowers on the 'White Caroli- na' plants and should result in a better landscape performance. Height: 6 - 8”, Spread: 18” 028913 P4½ $2.29 NEW NEW NEW NEW

Rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum

Strawberry Fragaria

Big, elongated, crinkled, heart - shaped leaves and red - tinted leaf stalks are showy enough to qualify for display in the garden. Allow plants to grow 2 - 4 full seasons before harvesting. Stop harvesting when slender leafstalks appear. After harvest, feed and water freely. Pull stalks to harvest. Great for pies and sauce. A good source of iron. Outstanding stalk harvests. Produces beautiful red stalks in early spring. This sweet variety is perfect for sauces and pies that require less sugar. Cold - hardy and heat - tolerant. Harvest in May. Self - pollinating. Height: 2 - 3’, Spread: 1 - 2’ 021514 C2 $12.99 Crimson Red zones 3 - 8 Excellent sweet, tart flavor, bright red color and plump tender stalks. Extra - large root establishes quickly. This buckwheat relative mightily yields plump, non - stringy, ruby - red 24 - 36" stalks. 023931 C2 $19.99 Victoria zones 3 - 8 Plant in full sun. The best cooking rhubarb, bar none. Noticeably sweeter and milder the all others. Stalks are slender and very tender, so it's quick and easy to fix for the pot. Plants are prolific; stalks green with red blush. Dust off your pie tins for this one. Height: 2 - 3’, Spread: 2 - 3’ 010583 C1 $9.99 016432 C2 $14.99 Canada Red zones 4 - 9

June - bearing types produce one crop per year in late spring or early summer, generally, they are the highest quality strawberries you can grow. Day - neutral or ever bearing kinds flower and set fruit over a longer season. Their harvest tends to peak in early summer, then continue through fall. Plant 12 - 24” apart in a row with 24 - 48” between rows. All varieties are virus - indexed except Ozark Beauty. Produces a good crop of large, light - colored, sweet berries. Glossy, firm fruit makes this variety excel- lent for fresh eating. Highly resistant to red stele, with intermediate resistance to Verticillium wilt. 5/1 014888 P4½ $2.49 Berried Treasure Red zones 4 - 9 This wonderful plant is both highly ornamental and it produces tasty fruit on ever - bearing plants. The semi - double red flowers are gorgeous in their own right. Height: 12 - 16”, Spread: 18 - 24” Allstar (June bearing – mid season) zones 4 - 8 Produces large, firm fruit that ripen in late mid - season starting at the end of the Jewel season and continuing for 10 days after Jewel. The fruit has a short conic shape and produces multiple fruiting laterals. This variety fruits to a good sweet flavor with a bright red skin color and red interior. 5/1 014848 P4½ $2.29 Dickens zones 4 - 7 Produces large, firm fruit that ripen in late mid - season starting at the end of the Jewel season and continuing for 10 days after Jewel. The fruit has a short conic shape and produces multiple fruiting laterals. This variety fruits to a good sweet flavor with a bright red skin color and red interior. 5/1 027615 P4½ $2.29 Earliglow (June bearing – early season) zones 4 - 8 This variety produces fruit that has a very firm, glossy skin, firm flesh, and medium size. Its sweet flavor makes the variety excellent for fresh eating and freezing. Fruit size tends to decrease as the 028940 PW4½ $5.99 028176 PW1 $6.99 028941 HB10 $21.99 Darselect zones 4 - 7

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‘ Berried Treasure ’

‘ Yezberry Honey Bunch® ’

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