If you love the idea of having a Cherry tree in your yard but only have room for a single tree then ‘Lapins’ is the one for you! ‘Lapins’ is self-fertile meaning, unlike many other sweet Cherries, it doesn’t need another Cherry to produce a bumper crop of delicious fruit each year. Starting in late April or early May, its branches will be covered with beautiful white flowers. As the flowers fade, small green Cherries take their place and mature through the summer into extra large, mahogany fruits that are ready for harvest in late July and early August. These Cherries are crisp and sweet and are one of the best, high quality dessert Cherries available perfect for pies, preserving or drying. If you do have other Cherries planted, ‘Lapins’ is an excellent early blooming pollinator and is very easy to grow. Make sure you cover the tree as the fruit ripens so the birds won’t steal most of your Cherries!

As dependable and as early to fruit as any Nectarine available, ‘Independence’ sets the standard in Nectarines for the home garden with a tree that is tough enough to grow well and tender enough to produce outstanding numbers of large, gold brushed with red fruit in mid-July. It will be hard to resist eating these backyard delights right when you pick them with their sweet golden flesh and their juicy nature that will have you looking for a sleeve to wipe your face! Like all Nectarines, ‘Independence’ blooms early so it should be protected against April and May frosts. Self-fruitful.

What a package! This short, dense growing Nectarine that is at home in the garden or in a pot on a deck or patio, is a fruiting machine producing medium sized, sweet golden yellow fleshed fruit in mid August. Delightful right off the tree, ‘Golden Prolific’ will make sitting on the deck a gastronomic treat and will look good doing it with its dense form and terrific, profuse late April to early May lavender-purple flowers! Early spring bloom needs protection to ensure fruit set. Self-fruitful.

(Semi-Dwarf) ‘Goldcot’ produces a great crop of early, medium sized, nearly round Apricots in early August. These delicious fruits are freestone and have a tough golden yellow skin that protects them from easy bruising. ‘Goldcot’ fruit is fine for fresh eating, but truly shines as a canner since the flavor, texture and the golden color go through the canning process better than most other Apricots without a loss of quality. Apricots like ‘Goldcot’ contain carotenoids which are antioxidants that help prevent heart disease, reduce “bad cholesterol” levels and protect against cancer. ‘Goldcot’ is somewhat self-fruitful but for best yield, plant (2) or more together or plant another selection of Apricot nearby. You won’t mind planting more since the trees are gorgeous in late April, covered with pink blossoms, and ornamental in summer with their furrowed bark and heart-shaped, glossy leaves. Plant in full sun for the best fruit production.

This Peach can be all things to all people. Its dense, miniature size make it a perfect Peach for growing in small yard spaces or in a container on a deck or patio as an ornamental tree with great spring bloom and showy fall foliage. The edible gardener will love its size but cherish its ability to produce a bumber crop of yellow fleshed, freestone, sweet tasting Peaches in early August. For the foodie, there is no better Peach for fresh eating and it holds its own when canned or preserved. A great plant and a great crop producer all in a neat little package…what else do you need?? Self-fruitful.

(Semi-Dwarf) This selection is one of the old standbys for nectarines with good reason. If you are looking for dependable, productive trees that produce a steady, delicious crop of juicy, sweet fruit year in and year out, ‘Flavortop’ is the plant you need. Self-fruitful without the need for additional nectarine trees for pollination, ‘Flavortop’ bursts into bloom with pinkish-purple flowers in late April and early May quickly followed by small fruit. These fruit rapidly enlarge as spring stretches to summer so that by early to mid July, you are ready to harvest large, firm yet juicy nectarines with yellow flesh and cheery red skin. Be ready to start eating and canning because ‘Flavortop’ will keep you busy with all that sweet fruit that’s perfect for fresh eating, baking and preserves.

Semi-dwarf. This spreading tree produces large, firm peaches ripening late August. Golden yellow blushed with red. A freestone peach that is self-fertile and resistant to brown rot.

(Miniature) This mighty mite packs a fruiting wallop in a dense, compact package that is perfect for the edible gardener that is a little space deprived. Bonanza will mature in a very manageable 5t x 5w size making it perfect for using in a container on a deck or patio. It also is an early bloomer and fruiter with mid to late April bloom follwed up by a bumper crop of large Peaches featuring yellow skin streaked with red in early July. These freestone beauties are low in acid with a sweet, mild taste that will have you and your family waiting impatiently for them to ripen. Use them fresh or in cooking or preserves…youll have plenty of fruit sinceBonanza is a heavy producer even with its smaller stature. Be sure to be ready to protect its bloom from frost in the spring since damaged flower will result in little or no fruit set. Self-fruitful.

Grown for its ornamental value since it is non-fruiting, this Peach without Peaches is a visual knockout that will make your stomach forget about not getting fed! Dense and dwarf, ‘Bonfire’ is tightly branched and alive with a mass of purple-pink flowers in early May. It’s an incredible show that is surpassed by its show of large, elongated deep reddish-purple foliage covering the plant following bloom. While you might plant this out in the yard as a colorful little specimen, it’s true value might be on the deck or patio where it provides a small space show throughout the spring and summer that you can enjoy up close!

Vigorous, erect grower. Heavy bearer of large, bright purplish-black fruit. Tender, juicy and very rich. Requires any sweet cherry for pollination.