Vitis ‘Marquis’ grape

Marquis (Vitis 'Marquis')

Marquis (Vitis 'Marquis')

This is sort of a long story but here goes: maybe 8 years ago I heard about this great new grape intro from Cornell (therefore hardy), but I needed a license to grow it. I got the license but never could get cuttings to get started. My neighbor nursery (a much larger enterprise) got some cuttings but kept losing them but finally got some planted out and I tasted the fruit for the first time this year. It was, in fact, the best flavored grape I have ever eaten (medium to large golden brown when ripe) but it has some problems. First it is stuck to its stemlet like glue and once you get it off, it is best not to pop the whole thing in your mouth as the hull is bitter and thick. Personally I prefer the grapes that I squeeze into my mouth and discard the hull anyway so the only drawback was that I needed a crowbar to dislodge the grape from the little doodily.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Size: Gallon Price: $25.00

Ficus ‘Violetta’

Considered the hardiest of figs, it is said to take down to 5 degrees, but if that is what you normally get, it would be wise to plant next to a southfacing solid wall; sometimes figs freeze to the ground, but they will come back and fruit that same year.

Size: 1 gallon Price: $25.00

Sunrise (Cornus mas ‘Sunrise’)

Sunrise (Cornus mas 'Sunrise')

Sunrise (Cornus mas 'Sunrise')

After bad-mouthing the fruit of Cornus mas for years, this year I decided to do a real test and taste it when it was ripe. Sunrise was the first to ripen and the sweetest and I was impressed. It is not a blueberry or a mulberry, but it is definitely edible.

Size: Graft Price: $19.00
Size: 1 gallon Price: $30.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00