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The Damson plum tree has many traits that make it a fine choice for the homeowner. These characteristics are a low and compact crown, tolerance to different kinds of soils, cold hardiness, resistance to diseases, and the ability to thrive with little or no care. The tart juicy plums are excellent for home canning. A small, vigorous, rugged, erect growing plum tree. White flowers are borne in umbel-like clusters of 2-3 on short spurs, and solitary or 2-3 in axils on one year old wood. The later spring bloom time of the flowers makes them less frost prone. The foliage is dark green. Fruit production begins in 3-4 years. This tree bears heavy crops of purplish blue juicy, tart plums that ripens in August to October. Self-fertile. The tree adapts to wide range of soil types but requires moist soil. It is cold hardy and tolerates strong winds. Rainfall and high humidity during the growing season can cause the fruit to crack. Thinning is not necessary for Damson plums. Prune only to remove deadwood, crossing branches, or fast growing shoot that appear along the trunk or branches. (zones 5-9) Height Variations: The standard grows to 20', and dwarf grows to 10' in height. Spread Variations: Standard spread grows to 20', dwarf grows to 10'. Moisture: This tree requires moist, well drained soil and is not drought tolerant. Leaves: Simple, ovate or elliptic with acute or obtuse tips, finely toothed on the margins, green and often wrinkled on top, paler and softly hairy beneath Flower Color: White Bloom Time: April. Fruit Description: Small, dark blue or purple 1" oval drupe with golden yellow firm flesh, taste can be either sour or sweet, clingstone. The fruits are good for making Damson Gin or Damson Jam.

Tayberry is relatively new type of summer fruit, a cross between raspberry and blackberry. The fruit looks like long raspberry and fully mature it has deep red to burgundy color. The taste is aromatic and sweet, though somewhat sharp as in blackberries. They are best eaten fresh but you can store them frozen or use for preserves or puddings. Tayberry is a self-fertile plant fruiting on last year's canes. They need support as they cannot climb or vine. Before winter remove all old wood and leave only this year's shoots that will bear fruit the next year. It is soil tolerant but adding organic material will result in stronger plant and better fruit. The soil has to be well-drained. Grow in full sun. Root barrier is recommended to keep unwanted shoots from wandering around. Fully hardy. Growth habits The tayberry will grow reasonably well in many soils. Tayberries produce the most berries when in full sun and in well drained soil with a high amount of organic materials. Supporting the canes is not crucial, but it will help prevent diseases by improving the air flow between branches. Tayberries should be ready to harvest in early July. Frost is rarely a problem, as tayberries flower late in the season; plants need protection below -15 degrees Fahrenheit. Like many plant hybrids, tayberries show good disease resistance, and it has been shown to be resistant to late yellow rust. Nutritional content Like many other berries, the tayberry is low in calories, high in fibre, and like other bramble fruits they contain antioxidants. Uses The tayberry can be eaten fresh or used for making jams, pies, or wine.

White Poppy Indescribably elegant, the blooms on this new Peony-flowered Poppy are just incredible in a large garden planting or indoor arrangement! Fully 4 to 5 inches across, they are jam-packed with ruffled, whorled petals of deepest maroon, so dark that they appear black! 　 Blooming begins in July, and is followed by handsome seedpods that are superb ornaments in dried arrangements. The plants reach 4 feet tall and spread 12 inches wide. This Poppy is extremely easy to grow. For early summer show, sow direct either in late fall, winter, or even early spring! Best in areas where summers are cool or dry; not a good choice for humid regions Genus: Papaver Species: Paeoniflorum Variety: Black Peony Bloom Season: Early Summer Habit: Upright Plant Height: 24 in - 4 ft Plant Width: 12 in Bloom Size: 4 in - 5 in Item Form: Seeds Additional Characteristics: Direct Sow, Double Blooms, Flower Bloom Color: Dark Burgundy, Dark Maroon Foliage Color: Silver/Gray Light Requirements: Full Sun Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy Uses Cut Flowers, Ornamental, Outdoor