by David Schreier | Jun 1, 2016 | Market News
Fox Valley River Birch Last November I wrote of the discovery of an unusual sugar maple seedling which had value for cultivation and became a horticultural variety when it was patented in 1998. This exceptional sugar maple variety, with its narrow upright shape and a...
by David Schreier | May 1, 2016 | Market News
Contrary to popular opinion, the tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) is a surprisingly easy shrub to grow, as long as it basic needs are met. The name “tree peony” must be dismissed as an exaggeration since this woody shrub can grow 4 to 5 feet tall and spread an equal...
by David Schreier | Nov 1, 2015 | Market News
Apollo Sugar Maple, an Excellent Tree for Small Spaces Elementary Botany students learn about the fact of variation, that no two plants are alike, in size, form, color, vigor, and productiveness, or other characters, they differ. The most usual form of any plant is...
by David Schreier | Oct 3, 2015 | Market News
A New Summer Apple for Kids A new variety of dessert apple developed by David MacGregor of Fairhaven Farms located at South Haven, Wright County, Minnesota, is now available to consumers. ‘Kinderkrisp’ is an open pollinated seedling of...
by David Schreier | Sep 21, 2015 | Market News
Abies concolor ‘Candicans’ the Bluest of the Blue It is not often we see Firs, the common name for the genus Abies, a hardy evergreen tree of the Pine Family, growing in the landscape throughout our area. Firs are generally conical in shape and of...
