Edibles

Jonathan Burns
Scarlet Siren Nectarine: A Stunning Tree with Sweet Rewards

If you’re looking for a tree that turns heads and produces delicious fruit, the Scarlet Siren Nectarine is something special. This beautiful fruit tree is both ornamental and productive, offering bold seasonal color along with sweet, juicy nectarines. Best of all, it’s a Tallahassee Nurseries

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Plant a Persimmon and Prepare for Perfection

Quick Facts Type: Deciduous fruit tree (Japanese or native species) Sun: Full sun (6+ hours/day) Soil: Well-drained, tolerates clay Water: Moderate; drought-tolerant once established Planting Time: Fall through early winter Harvest Season: Mid- to late fall Mature Size: Japanese: 12–15 ft tall/wide Native: 20–40 ft tall This fruit is a revelation!

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Find Your Mellow Yellow Plants

On the hunt for garden gold? There’s a bright yellow plant that will work for you, no matter your garden conditions. Read on for the details about our most popular golden shrubs. Eureka Gold Yaupon is a staff favorite for its ability to thrive in

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Why Fruit Thinning is So Important

Less is More: thin your fruit crops for bigger, better results This winter and spring, we have had perfect weather for fruit trees, seeing huge bouquets of blooms on pears, peaches, apples, plums & more! If you’re very lucky, you might have a fruit tree

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When Will My New Trees Produce Fruit?

The real answer to that question is unsatisfying…“it all depends.” To understand why, we must remember that a fruit tree is a living organism, a miraculous creature that can produce delicious food from merely soil, water, and sunshine. To make this everyday miracle possible, fruit

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2020 – 2021 Fruit Report

You won’t believe how many fruit bearing plants we’ve been able to source for planting this fall! Nearly all of it is locally grown, right here in the Florida Panhandle. Using edible plants in your landscape ensures you get something back for all the hard

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Muscadine Grapes

Muscadine Grapes are a real southern delicacy. These hardy grapes can be eaten fresh, pressed for juice, or made into wine. The native wild vines can be found all over the southeast, producing food for wildlife and any humans who are lucky enough to find

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Basic Fruit Tree Care

Fruit trees can be tricky to grow. While an ornamental plant need only survive to fulfill its function, a fruit tree generally needs to thrive before it will produce fruit. Basic fruit tree care is essentially the same as for other plants, it’s just more

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Jonathan Burns
2019 – 2020 Fruit Report

We are so incredibly excited to offer this season’s fruit collection. We’ve worked hard to source as many locally grown plants as possible & our fruit section is the fullest and most diverse it has ever been. We are starting the season out with over

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