Native Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
  MONROE GOLDEN


Ogeechee Tupelo - Nyssa ogeche
Edible sour fruit in fall; pretty, but definitely famine food
Chinese Toon - Toona sinensis
Edible, and delicious, leaves in spring

FOREST GARDENING

Encouraged Natives
  • Longleaf Pine
    Pinus palustris
  • White Oak
    Quercus alba
  • Shagbark Hickory
    Carya ovata
  • Black Walnut
    Juglans nigra
  • Crabapple
    Malus spp
  • River Birch
    Betula nigra
  • Spicebush
    Lindera benzoin
  • Hawthorn
    Crataegus spp
  • Black Haw
    Viburnum spp
  Edible Aliens
  • Chinese Toon
    Toona sinensis
  • Korean Pine
    Pinus koreansis
  • Swiss Stone Pine
    Pinus cembra
  • California Gray Pine
    Pinus sabiniana
  • Goumi
    Elaeagnus multiflora
  • Chinese Wolfberry (Matrimony Vine)
  • Plum (Cowtail) Yew
    Cephalotaxus harringtonia drupacea
  • Ogeechee Tupelo
    Nyssa ogeche
  • American Chestnut hybrids (blight-resistant)
  Fruit Tree Cultivars
  • Pear
    Warren * Seckel * Magness * Kieffer * Moonglow * Potomac * Blake's Pride * Shinseiki (Asian)
  • Apple
    King David * Carter's Blue * Arkansas Black * Yates * Williams Pride * Young American Crab
  • Pakistan Mulberry
  • Asian Persimmon
  Seeking
  • Syrian Juniper
    Juniperus drupacea
  • Alligator Juniper
    Juniperus deppeana
If you know of a seed or seedling source for these junipers, please drop a line. Zonal denial in both cases, no doubt! 		  Some Favorite Nurseries