Green fruit in a ‘Li’ Jujube A unripened ‘Li’ Jujube A branch of a ‘Sugar Cane’ Jujube Staking a young ‘Sugar Cane’ Jujube Jujube Zizyphus jujuba Jujube (Zizyphus jujube), a native to east India, was brought to China and domesticated … Continue reading →

American Pawpaw Asimina Triloba This native to North America and only cold hardy member of the custard apple family, Annonaceae, which includes the papaya and the cherimoya, was first written about by De Soto in 1541. The pawpaw was also … Continue reading →

  A prickly pear cactus with nearly ripe fruit. A newly rooted prickly pear pad cutting (3 weeks old). A young spineless prickly pear cactus. Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.) Although these plants look like living barbed wire and seem … Continue reading →

An Elderberry plant in a container. A mature Elderberry bush along a fence. An Elderberry with unripe green berries. Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) The first thing I think of when I hear the word Elderberry is the song Elderberry Wine by … Continue reading →

A Bitter Melon vine along a fence. A ripening Bitter Melon fruit. A nearly ripe Bitter Melon. Bitter Melon Momordica charantia The fruit of the bitter melon, with all its warts and ridges, looks like the mutant cross between a cucumber … Continue reading →

    Blueberries are gorgeous with their bell-shaped white flowers, dusty-blue fruit and reddish fall foliage. They are probably the easiest of all fruit to start growing. Blueberries are well-adapted North American natives and have virtually no disease or pest … Continue reading →