by David Schreier | Sep 30, 2016 | Market News
Of all the fruits the apple has developed the largest number of varieties, American lists totaling more than 2,500 and European countless others, with new ones being introduced annually. More than 7,500 apple varieties are grown throughout the world. Of the domestic...
by David Schreier | Sep 3, 2016 | Market News
Spruce are forest trees common through much of the Northern Hemisphere and are at their finest grown free-standing in an open space where their natural beauty will increase as the years pass. In their various forms, spruces are exceedingly useful and ornamental. The...
by David Schreier | Jul 31, 2016 | Market News
Two New Hydrangea Varieties Available Few flowers are as consistently showy as those of the deciduous shrubs in the genus Hydrangea with their enormous clusters of summer-blooming white, pink or blue flowers. The most attractive blossoms are sterile, that is they are...
by David Schreier | Jul 6, 2016 | Market News
‘Big Tuna’ Lives Up to its Nautical Name The Mugo pine is one of the most dependable dwarf conifers for park and lawn planting and one of the few pines that will tolerate light shade. Known as a small European pine, mostly dwarf or bushy but sometimes a tree to 40...
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...
