Plant & Hardscape Catalog - Gertens

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Prunus | Plum, continued
Fruit Trees
Mount Royal �
Zone 4-8 H 8-12’ August blue
Excellent for dessert, jam, and preserves. Tender, juicy flesh. Considered the best blue cultivar in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Ripens late August. Selffertile.
F0463 #7 cont. $59.99*
Superior �
Zone 4-8 H 10-15’ x W 12-15’ August dark red
Large, dark fruit with yellow flesh. Good all purpose plum, sweet, juicy, and heavy bearing. Use Toka as a pollinator. U of M introduction.
F0469 #7 cont. $59.99*
Toka �
Zone 3 H 15-20’ x W 15-20’ August red
Medium fruit with beautiful apricot color. Richly flavored fruit; bears at young age. Excellent pollinator for most plum cultivars.
F0479 #7 cont. $59.99*
Waneta �
Zone 3-8 H 10-15’ x W 12-15’ July red
An early bearing plum, producing heavy crops of large, red fruit with yellow blush. Good for fresh eating or canning.
F0485 #7 cont. $59.99*
Pyrus | Pear
Dwarf Pear tree selections developed for northern gardeners provide opportunity to produce homegrown fruit. Pear trees are not self-pollinating, so
plant two or more varieties to ensure fruit.
Gourmet �
Zone 4-8 H 12-15’ September greenish-yellow
From South Dakota, a fine, hardy variety; good dessert pear with thick but tender skin; crisp, juicy, sweet. Do not use as pollinator. Use Summercrisp or
Parker to pollinate.
F0489 #7 cont. $59.99*
F0490 #10 cont. $74.99*
Luscious �
Zone 4-8 H 15-20’ September yellow
Juicy, sweet, small yellow fruit. Glossy green leaves - great red fall color. Good dessert pear. Disease resistant. Do not use as pollinator. Use Parker
to pollinate.
F0499 #7 cont. $59.99*
F0500 #10 cont. $74.99*
Parker �
Zone 4-8 H 12-15’ September yellow-bronze
Very hardy, upright, and vigorous. Tender and juicy fruit. Pollinator for ‘Luscious’. Use Summercrisp to Pollinate. U of M introduction.
F0509 #7 cont. $59.99*
Pyrus | Pear continued
Summercrisp �
Zone 4-8 H 12-15’ August green/red blush
From U of M, very hardy. Harvest mid-August when fruit is still slightly green. Although sweet and crisp, keeps well. Use Parker as pollinator.
F0520 #7 cont. $59.99*
* Prices, sizes and availability are subject to change.
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