Plant Delivery from the nursery - Part I
Just got the plants that I ordered from the Nursery, I think back in late March. They had the plants shipped from IL and it arrived yesterday. I took some pictures and planted most of them yesterday itself. I will post a follow up article later once the plants are well established like may be a couple of months or so from now; just so you can see how the plants turned out.
I did some research on the cold hardiness of some of the fruit tress and shrubs just to see if they will survive the winter here in Long Island. Even though all the below plants are supposed to tolerate the cold there are many other factors that will determine if they will be productive. I meant pest, diseases etc. Since my primary focus is on organic fertilizers and pest control I can not use the commercially available pesticides and chemical fertilizers. I guess only time will tell how many of the below plants grew and produce fruits/nuts. Guess we will wait and see.....
Pilgrim Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) arrived in a sort of plant box. I was very happy with this as it looks very sturdy and has multiple branches with green leaves. Cranberry's love marshy areas and are mostly raised in "cranberry bogs". Usually in commercial cultivation flooding is a technique that they use to harvest the berries. As for me and my single cranberry plant, I planted it in the area in the garden that has the most water retention.
After planting it in the garden.
Perfect Black Currant (Ribus nigrum. L).
I have the yellow/golden currant that grew very well last year. So I know that the black variety is also well suited to soil and climate conditions here.
Dwarf flowering Cherry (Prunus besseyi)
Drought tolerant. Also called sand cherry.
Dwarf Hazel nut (Corylus americana)
The nursery website says it can be grown into a shrub of 12-15 feet height or can be pruned into a small tree.
Hall's Hardy Almond (Prunus amygdalus)
I love that the plant I got had new green shoots in it. Very excited to see how this will turn out. It is a small tree with pink flowers growing to 15-25 feet height. As per the nursery website it should bear fruit in 2 years.
Order summary
I did some research on the cold hardiness of some of the fruit tress and shrubs just to see if they will survive the winter here in Long Island. Even though all the below plants are supposed to tolerate the cold there are many other factors that will determine if they will be productive. I meant pest, diseases etc. Since my primary focus is on organic fertilizers and pest control I can not use the commercially available pesticides and chemical fertilizers. I guess only time will tell how many of the below plants grew and produce fruits/nuts. Guess we will wait and see.....
The package arrived in a sturdy red plastic bags with a few holes for air circulation.
The tear on the side is because I opened it before I thought of taking the photo :-)
And below are some of the plants that I ordered.
Pilgrim Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) arrived in a sort of plant box. I was very happy with this as it looks very sturdy and has multiple branches with green leaves. Cranberry's love marshy areas and are mostly raised in "cranberry bogs". Usually in commercial cultivation flooding is a technique that they use to harvest the berries. As for me and my single cranberry plant, I planted it in the area in the garden that has the most water retention.
After planting it in the garden.
Perfect Black Currant (Ribus nigrum. L).
I have the yellow/golden currant that grew very well last year. So I know that the black variety is also well suited to soil and climate conditions here.
Dwarf flowering Cherry (Prunus besseyi)
Drought tolerant. Also called sand cherry.
Dwarf Hazel nut (Corylus americana)
The nursery website says it can be grown into a shrub of 12-15 feet height or can be pruned into a small tree.
Hall's Hardy Almond (Prunus amygdalus)
I love that the plant I got had new green shoots in it. Very excited to see how this will turn out. It is a small tree with pink flowers growing to 15-25 feet height. As per the nursery website it should bear fruit in 2 years.
Order summary
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