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Jeremy, I always thought these nut trees needed a warmer climate but your post prompted to me to lookup their growing zones and they will do fine here in OH. I have never seen (that I know of) any of these around here. Pears do great here but I've never had any luck with apples or peaches... the fruit was always small. I'm going to plant some atlantic giant pumpkins this year for me and the boy. I was hot and heavy into growing giant pumpkins 10 or 12 years ago (before the son & wife came along). I grew a 386 lb pumpkin one year... I swear you could see it growing.
J...I'm impressed. Good for you. That is a lot of hard work and organizing. We grow beans, peas, beats, indian corn, pumpkins, gourds, collard greens, fennel, ever bearing strawberries, brussel sprouts, carrots, lettuces, hot and sweet peppers, cabbages, kohlrabi, and a variety of potatoes and onions really well. The rest, not so much! Our tomatoes strike out every year, as does eggplant.
Geo, check out Raintree Nursery. They are out of Washington state. I ordered a TON of stuff from them a few years back. They have a tree called a "sweetpit" apricot. The almond is cousin to the apricot and you can eat this fruit, pit and all. I bought gorgeous pear, cherry, apple, plum, nectaplum trees, blueberries (some of which are as big as a quarter), tayberries, kiwi vines, thornless blackberries from them...some asian fruits too. My chickens ate my hazelnut bushes a while back. The nectaplum tree has purpley red leaves all summer...it is a striking specimen.
Now I'm thinking I should bring my perennials to lovins. Our house boasts one of the best displays of autumn crocus. We have had people stop in just to see them, and request bulbs year round.
