2022 Dayton Nursery Catalog

Jersey Supreme zones 3-8

Liberty (Semi-Dwf) A prolific bearer that excels where McIntosh won’t. Tree is low-maintenance due to its natural disease resistance to apple scab, cedar apple rust, fire blight, and powdery mildew. Fruit has a yellow background with attractive red overtones, a crisp white flesh, and a harmonious sweet-tart taste. Perfect for fresh eating, cooking, canning or keep ing – proper storage improves the flavor! Origi nates from Geneva, New York in 1955. Cold-hardy. Ripens in September. 010493 C10 $79.99 (Semi-Dwf) Avail. 7-1 032645 1” BB $229.00 (Esp) McIntosh (Dwf) Moderately large fruit with an appetizing apple aroma. Tree is a vigorous grower and a precocious bearer. Fruit is vibrant-red, thin, and peels easily and flesh is tender with a sprightly sweet-tart taste. Wonderful apple for fresh-eating, sauces, and cider. Cold-hardy. Ripens in August. 032646 1½” BB $259.00 Red Delicious (Semi-Dwf) Time-tested and crowd-approved! Many orchards plant this spur-type tree because of its highly pro ductive nature — it produces bushel after bushel of picture-perfect 4" red apples. Ripens in late Sept. 030564 C10 $79.99 Royal Gala (Dwf) zones 5-8 Sweet and crisp! This strong, compact tree produc es an elegant, medium-size fruit with an orange red color. Ripens in late August. 009809 C10 $79.99 Avail. 7 - 1 Apricot Prunus armeniaca Wescot (Dwf) zones 4 Yellow fruit with an orange-red blush ripens in late July. Freestone fruit is juicy and is excellent for fresh eating or canning with a mild sweet flavor, 2″ diameter at maturity. Self-fruitful, however yields improve with cross-pollination. Height: 15-20’, Spread: 12-18’ 031964 C10 $79.99 NEW

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Apple Malus domestica

Can't wait for that first asparagus in the spring? Delicious, large spears are ready earlier than other varieties! This hybrid variety is cold-hardy and disease-resistant, with high yields and superb spear quality. Height: 4-5’, Spread: 1-2’ 032750 C1 $8.99 Millennium zones 3-9 A productive perennial garden plant that produces high-quality spears that are tender and delicious. With excellent freezing quality, this versatile veggie can be used in salads, cooked, frozen, pickled, grilled, steamed, and added to stir fry. This variety is cold-hardy and tolerant to harsh winters – but is also a top performer in hot harvesting seasons. Height: 4’, Spread: 1-2’ 032751 C1 $12.99 Purple Passion zones 3-10 This perennial vegetable is sweet and mild, with 20% more natural sugar. Purple or burgundy as paragus has sweeter stalks than green asparagus! These vitamin-rich spears are so tender, you can eat them right out of your garden. You’ll love the unique, nutty flavor. The stalks of purple asparagus turn green when cooked. Purple Passion Aspara gus is cold hardy and heat-tolerant. Height: 3-4’ 017963 C1 $8.99 Sweet Purple zones 3-10 Larger and more tender option to green aspara gus. Wonderfully mild, nutty flavor when cooked; 20% higher sugar content than green varieties makes for a more flavorful asparagus. Height: 2-3’ 015441 C1 $8.99 Blackberry Rubus Prune our all canes in the fall after they bear fruit and be sure to train or wires or fences. Blackberries bear on last year’s growth. Zones 5-9 Caddo Caddo thornless blackberry, is a high-flavor blackberry with good quality fruit and large berries. Caddo is an early-ripening cultivar with consistent high yields and excellent plant health. 028628 C2 $19.99 Blueberry Cyanococcus Requires sun and cool, moist, well-drained acidic soil. Most blueberries grown for fruit are also handsome plants suitable for hedges or shrub borders. Need 2 varieties for pollination. Holly-tone is an excellent fertilizer. Aurora - Northern Highbush, zones 4-7 Latest ripening Northern Highbush. Large berry size. Fresh tangy flavor. Aurora can extend its bounty well into September. Ripening Season : Late (Aug 1-30), Flavor : Tangy/ fresh, Size & Shape : 5-6’ rounded/ upright 026700 C3 $32.99 Blue Ridge - Lowbush Blooms in spring; white, red, or pink flow ers; ¼ inch, dark sweet blue berries with a whitish tinge in midsummer. Height: 1-3’, Spread: 1-3’ 032478 C1 $12.99 Bluecrop - Northern Highbush, zones 4-7 Considered the best all-around variety for adapta bility, consistent yields, high quality fruit and disease resistance. There are other varieties with NEW NEW

Cross-pollination by a different varieties is key to growing and bearing success. Plant other varieties within 50' for best pollination. Zones 4-8 Semi-Dwarf (Semi-Dwf): Height/ Spread: 12-15’ Years to Bear: 5 years Full Dwarf (Dwf): Height/ Spread: 8-10’ Years to Bear: 3 years Espalier (Esp): A tree or shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, support ed on a lattice or a framework of stakes. Cortland (Dwf) An older, well-known variety. Medium-sized and bright red with a sprightly tropical flavor. White flesh holds its color well after being cut. Excellent for eating and cooking. 030563 C10 $79.99 Avail. 7-1 Empire (Semi-Dwf) The flavor of McIntosh with the sweetness of Deli cious. This productive tree is disease-resistant to fire blight and cedar apple rust. You can plant it farther south than other McIntosh and expect bet ter color. Originates from Geneva, New York circa 1945. Cold-hardy. Ripens in September. 011252 C10 $79.99 Avail. 7-1 Gala (Semi-Dwf) This hybrid of Golden Delicious produces medium sized fruit early in the season that is yellow and heavily striped with bright red. Crisp and aromatic with spicy flavors, fantastic for fresh eating and baking. 032458 C5 $59.99 Golden Delicious An apple with an outstanding flavor that was sweet and juicy with a hint of spice. This highly productive tree bears the sensational fruit that, when picked at its peak, is better than what you find in supermar kets. An instant favorite for pies, salads, and your taste buds. One of the most dependable pollinators for other varieties. Ripens in late September. Self-pollinating. 032460 C5 $59.99 (Semi-Dwf) 030565 C7 $79.99 (Esp) 030566 C10 $79.99 (Semi-Dwf) Avail. 7 - 1 Granny Smith (Dwf) Simply irresistible! This classic favorite features a crisp bite and sweet-tart flavor. Tip-bearing tree yields a familiar green fruit perfect for fresh-eating, baking, and making cider. Fruit keeps up to six months in proper storage. Antique variety originates from Australia, circa 1868. Heat tolerant. Ripens in late October. 031965 C10 $79.99 Avail. 7-1 Honeycrisp (Semi-Dwf) zones 3-6 A modern apple in high demand. Outstanding fresh -eating qualities make this variety an American favorite. Fruit is aromatic and sweet as honey with an explosively juicy, crisp texture. 019662 C10 $79.99 Avail. 7 - 1 NEW

Asparagus Asparagus officinalis

Even with the best of care, asparagus beds won't hit stride for several years. But once that happens, the bed will produce an abundant crop of spears spring after spring for the next 20-30 years.

032343 C7 $79.99 032459 C5 $59.99

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