Cabarrus Cooperative Extension Fall Plant Sale
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Deadline to order is
Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 5 p.m.
For questions, call 704-920-3310; weekdays; between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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BERRY PLANTS
All berry plants are sold in 1-gallon containers and are well adapted to the Piedmont growing conditions. Cost for plants is $10 each.
Blueberries
At least two different varieties of blueberries must be planted to ensure cross-pollination in order to produce fruit.
Climax: Rabbiteye blueberry, Early Season Producer. Likes acidic soil. Soil test recommended before planting. Requires more than one variety for pollination. Planting different cultivars will extend season. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vaccinium-virgatum
Premier: Rabbiteye blueberry, Early to Mid Season Producer. Likes acidic soil. Soil test recommended before planting. Self Pollinating. Planting different cultivars will extend season. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vaccinium-virgatum
Powder Blue: Rabbiteye blueberry, Late Season Producer. Likes acidic soil. Soil test recommended before planting. Requires more than one variety for pollination. Planting different cultivars will extend season. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vaccinium-virgatum
Blackberries
Arapaho: Thornless blackberry. Early season. Erect canes. Medium size, somewhat irregular shape https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/blackberries-for-the-home-garden
Apache: Thornless blackberry. Mid season. Erect canes. medium-size, portions of the fruit may turn white during hot weather. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/blackberries-for-the-home-garden
Muscadines
Carlos: Standard to make white muscadine wine. It is a bronze self-fertile and contains 16% sugar. Very vigorous, yielding large amounts of quality, medium size fruit. Cold hardy and disease resistant.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vitis-rotundifolia/
Doreen: Similar to Carlos, more disease resistance, similar berry quality, with a much later harvest and a less dry scar. Better fruit rot resistance.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vitis-rotundifolia/
Tara: Bronze self fertile, large berry; harvest season is early. Relatively dry stem scar. Good fruit rot resistance and high yield. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vitis-rotundifolia/
Triumph: self-fertile variety that produces medium size fruit with good quality and average production. This muscadine vine is a cold hardy, disease resistant. The Triumph muscadine fruit is dry scar. This variety ripens early to mid-season and contains 18% sugar. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/vitis-rotundifolia/
Raspberries
Fall Gold: Self-fertile gold raspberry, the ability to produce two crops each season. After a late summer to fall harvest, a second crop arrives the following spring on the same canes. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/raspberries-in-the-home-garden
Caroline: Self-fertile red raspberry, very productive, with a rich, full, and intense raspberry flavor. It is a very vigorous variety, with more tolerance for root rot. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/raspberries-in-the-home-garden
Hops
Cascade: Spurred on by the demands of a burgeoning craft brewing industry and a strong public interest in locally grown ingredients; best variety for NC grown hops.
https://newcropsorganics.ces.ncsu.edu/specialty-crops/nc-hops/
FRUIT TREES
Fig Trees
Fig trees come in 1-gallon containers. Cost per tree is $10.
Brown Turkey: Popular Fig cultivar. 10-30 feet tall. Self pollinating Harvest twice – spring and late summer. Cold hardy to 10 degrees. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ficus-carica-brown-turkey/
Celeste:Multi-branched shrub – most frequently grown figs. Pest and disease resistant but needs winter protection. It is heat tolerant and self-pollinating. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ficus-carica-celeste/
Pear Trees
Pear trees come in 5-gallon containers. Cost is $25 per tree.
Moonglow: The Moonglow pear tree is resistant to Fire Blight and can bear fruits for many years. It has a vigorous growth habit. Needs at least two cultivars to ensure adequate pollination. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pyrus-communis-moonglow/
Keiffer: Kieffer pear is a heavy bearing tree and can tolerate both drought and flooding. It is resistant to Fire Blight. At least two cultivars are recommended for adequate pollination. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pyrus-communis-kieffer/
Apple Trees
Apple trees come in 5-gallon containers. Cost is $25 per tree.
Jonagold: 5 Gallon – The Jonagold apple requires two other apple cultivars for pollination. The fruit is crimson red stippled with yellow-gold. Ripens in mid-September into October.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/malus-domestica-jonagold/
Fuji: Will produce red/pink apples in 3 to 5 years. Soil type needed is average to loamy but responds to enriched soil with better production. Most apple trees do best with a slightly acidic soil pH in the range of 5.0 to 6.8.https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/malus-domestica-fuji/
Mutsu: Also called Crispin, is a cultivar between Golden Delicious and Indo, introduced from Japan. It is a triploid, self-sterile, and poor at pollinating other apple trees. Potential pollinators are Golden Delicious, Jonathon, or Red Rome. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/malus-domestica-mutsu/
Gala: The Gala is a propagated apple cultivar, from the 1920s, with a mild, sweet, and sometimes slightly tart flavor. It is a popular apple for fresh eating, salads, and cooking. It is semi-dwarf, meaning its height reaches about 12 to 15 feet at maturity. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/malus-domestica-gala/
Pomegranate Tree
Pomegranate trees come in 3-gallon containers. Cost is $25 per tree.
Dwarf: Compact shrub-like tree up to 3′. Needs to be planted in a protected area or in a container to overwinter. The plant will be killed to the ground at temperatures below 10 F.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/punica-granatum/
Pecan Tree
Pecan trees come in 5-gallon containers. Cost is $40 per tree.
Elliott: Hardy pecan widely planted in the Southeast. Resistant to scab. Small, teardrop-shaped nut of very good quality, usually in alternate years. 50 to 100 feet tall. Need at least two trees from two different cultivars. Type II pollinator. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carya-illinoinensis-elliot/
Kiowa: Noted for consistently producing a very large, high-quality nut. The quality of the nut, year-over-year, is good; however, it is subject to alternate bearing and in years with a high crop load, quality may drop off. It can also be easier to train this cultivar to have a central leader. High resistance to pecan scab. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carya-illinoinensis-kiowa/
Pawnee: Large nut size and early harvest (early Sept). Mature in 8-10 years at 25-30 ft. Good disease resistance, but nut scab can be a problem. Type I pollinator. Requires two other cultivars. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carya-illinoinensis-pawnee/
Peach Tree
Peach trees come in 5-gallon containers. Cost is $25 per tree.
Contender: Great cold-hardy cultivar that can adapt to temperature falls below zero. It is developed in Raleigh, NC. Self-pollinating with heavy bearing each year. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/prunus-persica-contender/
Red Haven: Heavy-bearing cultivar with little maintenance, easy to grow. It has a spreading characteristic in branches. It is resistant to leaf-spot and self-pollinating. Adapted to cold climates as well. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/prunus-persica-redhaven/
Plum Tree
Plum trees come in 5-gallon containers. Cost is $25 per tree.
Methley: Heavy bearing variety, start to produce fruit in 2-4 growing seasons. Susceptible to spring frost damage. Self fertile, but planting two cultivars is recommended. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/prunus-salicina-methley/
Persimmon
Plum trees come in 5-gallon containers. Cost is $25 per tree.
American: Woody, deciduous tree native to the central and eastern United States and can reach 30 to 80 feet high and 20 to 35 feet wide. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/diospyros-virginiana/
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Native Perennials
Come in 1-gallon containers. Cost is $10 per plant.
Aquilegia can. ‘Little Lanterns’ – Wild columbine prefers partial shade conditions but will tolerate more sun with adequate moisture. It prefers organically rich, moist soil like that in its native forest home. It may grow 3 feet tall by 1.5 feet wide. The red and yellow flowers mature in early spring and can last one month. These tubular flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bumblebees. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/aquilegia-canadensis/
Aruncus dioicus – Goatsbeard – Native perennial found in damp wooded areas. Named for the bright bushy flowers, Goatsbeard grows to a bushy 3 to 6 foot tall plant that makes a bold statement in the garden. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/aruncus-dioicus/
Asclepia tuberosa – Butterfly Weed. Tuberous-rooted, native, herbaceous perennial. Upright, typically growing in clumps 1 to 3 feet tall. Unlike many of the other milkweeds, this species does not have milky-sapped stems. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/asclepias-tuberosa/
Coreopsis v. ‘Sunshine Superman’ – 12-18 inches tall, small yellow flowers. Native perennial in the daisy family that grows in dense bushy clumps. Tolerant in poor soil. Spread by rhizomes and can be divided every 2-3 years. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/coreopsis-pubescens-sunshine-superman/
Eutrochium purpurem – “Little Joe” – Dwarf variety of Joe Pye Weed – an erect, clump-forming, native, herbaceous perennial known for its beautiful and fragrant flowers.- Loves full sun to part shade, 4-5′ height with 2-3′ width. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/eutrochium-purpureum/
Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal flower is a herbaceous perennial in the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family that may grow 4 to 5 feet tall. – https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lobelia-cardinalis/
Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’, Bee balm is an herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. Large red flowers. Fair amount of resistance to downy mildew. Prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun; will tolerate some shade. Max height 4 feet. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/monarda-didyma/
Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ – A long-lived, carefree native groundcover. Bears many fragrant, 5-petaled flowers with the arrival of spring. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/phlox-divaricata/
Polystichum acrostichoides – Christmas Fern – Evergreen plant that likes dense rich growing areas, shaded, well drained moist conditions. Provides winter cover for birds and other animals. 2-3 feet tall. Will not spread or naturalize, so multiple plants are needed for density. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/polystichum-acrostichoides/
Rudbeckia fulgida var.sul ‘Little Goldstar’ – Native original variety. Leggy upright perennial. 2-3 feet tall. Prolific flowerer. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rudbeckia-fulgida/
Schizachryium scop. ‘Standing Ovation’ – Ornamental Grass – Little Bluestem Easily grown, tolerates a wide range of soil conditions in full sun. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/schizachyrium-scoparium/
Sisrinchium ang. ‘Lucerne‘ – These light blue (to white) flowers are on branching stems with grass-like foliage https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/sisyrinchium-angustifolium/
Solidago rugosa “Fireworks” -Plants form a bushy, upright clump reaching 2 to 3 feet tall and wide of dark-green leaves and grow best in moist, well-drained soil, but are somewhat tolerant of dry and wet soils. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/solidago-rugosa-fireworks/
Symphyotrichum Oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ – Aster –Plant in the full sun with well drained soil. Reaching a mature height and width of 3 feet aromatic aster creates dense low mounds. – https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/symphyotrichum-oblongifolium/
Native Shrubs & Trees
Come in 3-gallon containers. Cost is $25 per plant.
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers” Full sun to part shade; Oakleaf hydrangea is an upright, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub; semi dwarf may grow to 5-6 feet in height and 6-7 feet in width. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrangea-quercifol/