Malus spp. Fall. Summer-Fall-Winter. Sweet apple with no acidity; a good sweet component to hard cider. Can be eaten August to March, though best in October. Keeps extremely well. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Fall. Medium-sized apple. Sweet, nutty and spicy flavors. Fine-textured crisp flesh. Keeps till midwinter. Some resistance to scab. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Fall-Early Winter. One of the first American varieties. Unforgettably peculiar sweet flavor. Very low acidity. Truly all-purpose. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. Summer. Size and shape of an egg. Crisp, crunchy with spicy sweet flavor. Exceptional fresh-eating! Precocious, annually productive. Z2/3.
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Malus spp. Summer. 20x30' Late Summer. White single flowers on large somewhat weeping tree. Red-blushed roundish 1½-2" fruit good for cooking and cider. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Fall. Medium-sized. Perfect texture and complex flavor. Famous all-purpose variety. Especially good pies. Small-med size tree. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Fall. Small but flavorful. Crisp, juicy, tart, tangy, spicy. Good in hard cider. Keeps until January. Bears young, heavily, annually. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. Summer. Medium-sized fruit with almost solid beet red flesh: a real eye popper! Very good and extremely tart. Good addition to cider and sauce. Z3.
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Malus spp. Winter. Fall-Winter. Famous American heirloom apple. Large brilliant shiny yellow with a bright red blush. Best for fresh eating: aromatic, slightly crisp, juicy, mild. Good sauce. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Fall. Famous old-time apple. Huge fruit with firm but tender flesh. Aromatic tart flavor. Excellent cooking and drying. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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Malus spp. Winter. Winter. Excellent fresh eating. Very large russeted fruit with firm white fine-grained flesh and nutty sweet-sharp flavor. Good keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. Late Summer. Medium-sized, highly-flavored fruit. Good balance of acid/sweet. Crisp and juicy fresh-eating. Stores up to seven weeks. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Bittersweet cider apple. Exceedingly rare English heirloom. Tender sweet astringent juicy flesh. Proven to be hardy in central Maine. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Dark red crabapples look like enlarged cranberries. Mostly tart and slightly sweet with a bitter finish. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Medium-sized, medium-bittersweet cider apple. One of the most popular cider varieties. Not for eating fresh. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. High-quality bittersweet variety recommended for blending with other fall varieties. Soft astringent tannins. Narrow upright tree form. Becoming popular commercially in New England. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Medium-sized bittersharp cider apple high in tannin and acidity. Makes a full-bodied vintage cider with nice blend of acid, tannins and sugar. Decent fresh-eating. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Medium-bittersweet cider apple. Somerset, England 1842. Cream-colored flesh with streaks of red bleeding from the skin is sweet with soft tannins. Suitable for a single varietal cider. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Lots of tannin. Light yellow fruit mostly covered with tan russet. Combine with other late varieties. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Among the best red-fleshed varieties. Prized for its size, vigor, disease resistance and deep red juice high in anthocyanins and antioxidants. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Sharp juice with some astringency. Consistent heavy cropper. Very scab resistant, also called Neverblight! Blooms late season. Z4.
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Malus 18 × 10'. Distinctive narrow upright vase-shaped form. Red buds open to red-tinged white textured single blooms. An excellent crab for persistent fruit and disease resistance. Z4.
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Malus spp. Ornamental flowering crabapple with beautiful rose-like blossoms and bitter green fruit. Very high in tannin. Great for cidermakers! Blooms late. Z4.
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Malus spp. Classic culinary crab. Still found in old Maine dooryards. Apricot-pink buds, large fragrant pure white single flowers. Great for canning, pickling, delicious sauce and flavorful ruby-red jelly. Z2.
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M. hupehensis seedling 20 × 20'. One of the reddest flowering crabs. Red buds, large single rose-pink-red flowers and persistent red fruits. Disease resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp. 12-15' x 15-20' Magnificent, fully weeping, dense and finely branched. Yellow-green foliage, pink buds and single faint pink blossoms. Small red fruit is popular with birds. Z4.
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Asparagus officinalis High-yielding good-quality tender green spears are long-lived and very cold hardy. On the rise as an excellent replacement for Jersey, even outproducing Jersey in northern Minnesota trials! Z3.
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Symphyotrichum laeve 3-4' tall. North American native has Loose clusters of lavender-blue blossoms with yellow eyes. Smooth blue-green foliage. Attractive to pollinators in late season. Z3.
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Monarda fistulosa 2-4' tall. Our native wildflower species with aromatic lavender blossoms. This is the variety most commonly used for medicinal purposes. Z3.
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Begonia × tuberhybrida 12" tall with an upright form. Deep true red carnation-like fringed double blossoms. Deep green serrated foliage. Upright stems make it a good candidate for the garden border.
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Vaccinium corymbosum Early-Midseason. 4-6' Large firm high dessert quality berries are considered the best-tasting by nearly everyone who grows highbush blueberries. Very vigorous and consistently productive. Z4.
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Vaccinium corymbosum Early-Mid. 4'. Firm crisp berries are low acid, ripen uniformly and hold up well on the shelf as the thick skin resists splitting. Highly sought-after cultivar among market growers. Z5.
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Vaccinium corymbosum Early. 4-6'. Medium-large light blue firm fruit with excellent sweet flavor. Flavor holds up better than other varieties in the freezer. Vigorous upright high-yielding bush. Z4.
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Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-6'. Dense clusters of large fruit with exquisite balanced sweet and tart flavor. Stores well in refrigeration. Large vigorous upright shrub. Z4.
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Vaccinium corymbosum Mid. 2-3'. Very hardy highbush-lowbush cross. Large dime-size dark blue fruit with sweet wild flavor. Good choice where space is limited. Z3.
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Vaccinium corymbosum Early-Mid. 4'. Partial lowbush parentage. Large firm blueberries with excellent flavor. Tolerant/resistant to some strains of soil fungus. Z3.
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Vaccinium corymbosum Early. 5-6'. Good quality early variety with medium-sized very flavorful deep blue berries. Extended ripening season of 4–5 weeks. Upright spreading form. Z4.
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Asclepias tuberosa Vivid tangerine-orange clusters of flowers in summer atop slender fuzzy stems, covered with green lance-shaped leaves. 24" tall. Z4.
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Rubus spp. Early-Midsummer. The first ever thornless black raspberry available to home gardeners! Deep black large berries are moderately firm and tightly clustered. Vigorous upright canes. Z5.
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Rubus spp. Midsummer. Moderately large and quite juicy fruit with true blackberry taste. Highly productive. Has survived Maine winters for over a century! Z3/4.
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