Jujube Sugar Cane. According to the web page very sweet but very thorny. Raintree states they send 3 to 5 foot trees. The trees I One Green World sent last year were 1 foot trees - pretty lame. They survived and grew, and are now whopping 18 inch to 2 foot trees. Look out Sequoias, your record is about to be broken! So I want to jump start a little and add a taller one. Different variety for novelty sake. It's not clear if they need pollenizers. According to CFRG, jujubes don't require cross pollenation, but according to Raintree they do. CFRG states: "Small to medium fruit which can be round to elongated. Extremely sweet fruit but on a very spiny plant. The fruit is worth the spines!". Maybe the spines will frustrate marauding deer, or at least annoy them. Pic is from Raintree site at link above
Q-1-8 Peach. I researched many websites for a late blooming, peach leaf curl resistant variety. I'm not sure about the late-blooming aspect, but Q-1-8 is described by most as quite leaf curl resistant. Since I have 2 yellow-flesh varieties, this white-flesh variety will be a novelty. It takes a few years to start bearing, and I want to see if I can get enough peaches for a pie, from any variety. Pic is from Raintree site at link above. Kind of a cute name for a peach. Rolls off the tongue.... but if it bears OK, resists peach leaf curl, and tastes good, that's all I need.
PrairieFire Crabapple. To feed honeybees and provide pollen for other apple varieties. DEscribed by Raintree as "A disease resistant, upright crabapple to 20' with reddish bronze leaves, pink flowers, and bright red 1/2' fruit loved by birds.". WSU Extension states "Very resistant to apple scab, cedar-apple rust, fireblight and mildew." Pics are from WSU Extension. This might be the one I saw at Home Depot on sale, but that was similar size and I like the idea of buying from Raintree. Raintree states they sell 4 to 6 foot trees. If it was 6 foot it would be awesome. Many of my spring blooming trees have white flowers, so one with pink or red would be a nice addition.
