Sometimes Grandpa has too much of one item, or wants to offer other special deals. Here they are!
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Bradford Flowering Pear---SPECIAL PRICE!Botanical Name: Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
Bradford Flowering Pear is one of the most common flowering pear varieties. It is covered in masses of beautiful white flowers in the spring. It has glossy green foliage through the summer that turns flourescent orange and red in the fall.
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Cortland Apple--- 2 YEAR GRADE TREES ON SALE!Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Cortland'
Cortland is an old-time heritage apple that Grandpa grew up with. Cortland is large, and round and similar in looks to McIntosh, but its flavor is very distinct. It is fiarly crisp and juicy, but is not a
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Grandpa's Blueberry Patch CollectionBotanical Name: Vaccinium corymbosum
Grandpa didn't live in the blueberry area of Michigan, because he was an orchardist. Most orchards are on the higher, hillier ground. So I guess you could call Grandpa a "hillbilly"--- but only behind his back! Blueberries were an important crop t
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Grandpa's Choice Hard Cidre Apple OrchardBotanical Name: Malus domestica 'Assorted Hard Cidre Apple Collections'
When Grandpa was out selling trees to his commercial grower friends, many of them made a little hard cider. Of course, Grandpa wouldn't refuse a "taste" because it would have been rude! But, of course, the hard cidre connoisseur knows that there is
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Grandpa's Choice Heirloom Apple OrchardBotanical Name: Malus domestica 'Assorted Heirloom Collections'
Grandpa always loved testing something new. There are thousands of named varieties in the world, so one could go on and on learning about new varieties.
When you go into the produce department, there are only a handful of apple varieties on the s
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Mt. Fuji Flowering Cherry--- SPECIAL PRICE!Botanical Name: Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae'
Mt. Fuji Flowering Cherry sets volumes of pink buds that open to large, double white flowers in the early spring. The foliage is a glossy green, turning yellow in the fall. Any fruit that may set is insignificant and usually drops off soon.
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Redskin Peach--- ON SALE!Botanical Name: Prunus persica 'Redskin'
Redskin is a nice late peach that ripened around Labor Day on Grandpa's Farm. It gets good size and will get good taste if picked ripe from the tree. It is mostly yellow, with a nice red cheeks.
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Thunderchild Flowering Crabapple--- SPECIAL PRICE!Botanical Name: Malus z 'Thunderchild Crab'
Thunderchild Crab is a beautiful deep pink-rose-red spring flowering crab that makes a nice addition to the landscape. It has a rounded, dense, spreading habit. Its fruits are about 1/2" in diameter and turn dark purplish-red and hang on the tree w
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Thundercloud Flowering Plum---SPECIAL PRICE!Botanical Name: Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'
Thundercloud plum is one of the most popular dark purple leaved plums. In the spring it is heavily covered in rich, light pink blooms. The foliage is a glossy, deep purple which retains its color well into the hot summer and fall. It is an upright
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