Price$5

Come taste what you can grow.

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* You will find 40-year-old black walnut trees and butternuts, towering korean nut pines, and rows of hazelnut bushes that form natural screens and windbreaks.* In spring you can wander amongst the plum groves and pear trees with branches smothered in blossoms.* In summer you can wade through the heavily laden blueberry bush-es and perhaps taste a black currant or gooseberry or a mulberry for the first time.* In September there are many heirloom apples to discover. Hardy northern kiwis will be ripening as their vines wrap around an arbor. * Ever wonder what a seaberry tastes like or looks like, or a haskap? You can visit our fruit groves and we will show you where to find them.

* We can show you how we successfully grow elderberries in a low-land area with a high water table, where nothing besides grass, willows and alders grew before. We have been doing trials of what will grow here on our zone 3 hillside for 40 years. We will share with you our successes. We propagate the best of these and our trees and plants are waiting for you freshly dug with roots wrapped or sometimes in pots to take back to your place... “if it grows in elmore, it will grow where you are”

Come experience our nursery which is not like any other:

Outside the Store at Elmore Roots

2-3 for pollination. Plant 20-30’ apart (Hazelbert bushes, plant 3-6’ apart).

These are some valuable trees to grow for shade, fine wood, high protein nuts, wildlife food, & fun. Prices for Nut Trees: $35, $75, and $150 sizes

They take some time to mature and they are worth the wait. (Hazelnuts sometimes begin bearing in 1 - 3 years)

Easy to crackhazelnuts

Black Walnut/Shagbark Hickories

Valuable wood, flavorful nuts, hardiest selections you will find.

Butternut Most northern native of the walnut family, excellent flavor.

Ashworth Bur Oak The hardiest oak, edible acorns low in tannic acid & nearly sweet.

Hazelbert Edible, self-thickening 8-12’ hedge or single shrub. Easy to grow nut clus-ters you can crack with a hand nutcracker. Amazing orange-red fall foliage color. makes an excellent windbreak or screen. Early to bear.

Korean Nut Pine Large cones with large edible, tasty pine nuts. 1-2’ tall trees available.

NUT TREES

BlackWalnuts

In order to keep up with our customer’s needs, each year we buy some plants from other northern climate nurseries, which are not certified organic. As soon as they arrive here, they are managed 100% by certified organic standards on our farm along with everything else we grow here ourselves. There is a “year” printed on our labels which indicates when these plants are certified organic.

Instant Fruit Grove (just add water*)Buy 5 fruit trees and get a sixth bonus one free!2 apples, 2 pears, 1 plum, and a cherry bonus. We pick our best and hardiest varieties 6 of our ~3-4 ft trees (small field ready) for $3756 of our ~5-6 ft trees (large field ready) for $7506 of our ~7-9 ft trees (bearing age)* for $1250Additional Options: Elmore Roots Sucessful Tree Planting Mix, Deer Repellent clips, Liquid Seaweed , Lime, Tree stakes, Compost, Bark Mulch* Please keep trees watered. Bearing age trees have potential to make fruit but may not right away. Cherry trees are often shorter than apples and pears, but are old enough to have fruit buds.

Most Photos by D. Fried, Map by Navah Fried. Catalog contents © 2020 Elmore Roots LLC

Nut Trees 2Pears 4 Plums 5Apples 6Cherries 8Apricots 8Peaches 8Strawberries 9Roses&Lilacs 9Blueberries 10Raspberries 11

Natives 12Roots & Herbs 14Cranberries 15 Currants 15Grapes 16Kiwis 17Elderberries 17Seaberry/Haskap 17Yard Trees & Vines 18Tools&Guarantee 19Flowering Crabs 19

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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In 2020, we are delivering and shipping plants or arranging for pickups at our nursery barn.We are now mostly selling freshly dug fruit trees and berry plants in Spring and Fall with a smaller inventory of potted plants in the summer. These will not be as heavy to carry and load so they are easier on the grower and the customer. You will be able to fit more in your vehicle. Order early for spring pickup and planting!In honor of our 40th year, we are offering some $40 fruit trees (while they last) If you are interested in older well-established fruit trees that are a lot closer to making fruit, we have some extra large $250 and $350 fruit trees. We have 7 to 12 inch tall well-rooted blueberry plants, $20, buy 5 and get one free (~ $16 each)New bush cherry section with the latest and best cultivars of great flavored super hardy bush cherries from Saskatchewan, Canada, featuring “Carmine Jewel” and “Juliet” and “Romeo.” Seaberries (p.17) in recent studies in Korea seem to help inhibit Coronavirus.

New for 2020

To find and keep grow-ing the best fruit and nut varieties that will thrive on the coldest hillsides in Vermont, using the simplest sustainable methods. To be an educational resource for our custom-er’s continued success. And to be a nurturing place for the plants, the crew, our customers and the natural world.

Mission Statement

“We’re new to your place and fell in love with it already. “ Julie, Hinesburg

Spring Apricot Blossoms at Elmore Roots

3 or 4 gallon $75 Small Field Ready 3-4’ 1/2” our basic sturdy starter size

5 or 7 gallon $150 Large Field Ready 5-6’ + 3/4” stockier w/ more branches

10 or 15 gallon* $250 Bearing Age 7-9’ 1” Good potential for producing fruit next year

Sizes are approximate

Pot SizePrice

FRUIT TREE SIZESAvg. Height

Avg.Caliper

(trunk width)

if potted

Pears2-3 different varieties for pollination. Plant 20-25’ apart.

David Very hardy & disease resistant, bears early, excellent for sauce or jam.

Ure* or Early Gold*

The best of the Siberians for fresh eating. Closest to a Seckel Pear, abundant flowers.

$75, $150 & $250* sizes.

“One hundred percent survivability through the winter. It was amazing… If I can do it, anybody can do it.” Alan, Wolcott

Photo by Joyce Dutka4

Nova Large, juicy, firm, prolific pear from the Adirondacks.

Luscious* Large, juicy sweet yellow pear, ripening in mid to late September from South Dakota. Nice fall leaf color. Closest to a Bosc Pear.

Manning Miller or Southworth

Delicious yellow pear. One of the few self fruitful ones. Abundant crops.

Patten* Large succulent green fruits in late September for fresh eating. Keeps

Stacey Abundant fruit late in August with excellent flavor. Heirloom.Easy to grow & fruits early in life with large dependable crops..

Summercrisp* Crispy, juicy slicer, big harvests in August. Wonderful flavor! Can eat firm (like an Asian Pear) or as it ripens and gets tender and ‘melting.’ Count on this pear for a good harvest every year.

Waterville™ An Elmore Roots introduction known for its hardiness and fruit quality. Discovered growing in an old orchard in Waterville, VT. Yellow & sweet.

Golden Spice* September pear, smaller, tart, Very flavorful. Very hardy.

Hudar Early summer, for fresh eating and canning. Productive! Self-fruitful.

$75, $150 & $250* sizes. Not all sizes are available for each variety

PLUMS

“I can’t believe I’m standing here in Elmore and eating plums that are this good.”Barbara, Montpelier

Golden sweet juicy plums ripening at Elmore Roots.

American Types

European Types

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LaCrescent* Golden Plums in August, excellent flavor, bears at a young age.

Superior Large, dark red with yellow flesh, sweet, juicy, ripens mid-late August. Bears early.

Toka* Red, early September, prolific, excellent pollinator, rich flavor and fragrance.

Alderman* Dark red, sweet, bears early in late August.

Black Ice Summer, large purple plum, red inside, compact tree

Waneta September, dark red, mango-like flavor, prolific.

* Available in bearing age size.

Native American Plum An excellent pollinator option $35, $75, $150

Opal Purple with sweet yellow flesh, from Sweden.

Mt. Royal* Dark round purple fruit, sweet excellent quality. Fantastic for fresh eating and for drying

Hildreth September, small purple, prolific, high quality.

Todd Blue-purple prune type, good for drying

2-6 different varietiespollination.Plant 8-15’ apart.

Toka

Mt. Royal

Plums are show stoppers up here at the farm. Sometimes in August & September you can’t see the ground through the multi-colored plums. The trick is to plant a grove of them (4-6 trees) 8-15’ apart & let them grow in a close group. Something magical happens between them. Eu-ropean types tend to be self fruitful but are helped by another European pollinator. Plant Americans with Americans, Europeans with Europeans for cross-pollination. It’s ok to have both kinds in the same area.

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APPLES

“This is the stuff of legends. Everyone I know comes out here.” Mark, Huntington

* If you come with a truck, bring a tarp to cover your plants or you can buy one in our store. Otherwise,your tree’s leaves can get shredded by monsoon–like winds, even going slowly.

* Please return pots so we can use them again and help us keep our prices down.

Bethel Red green Early Oct. HL

Burgundy Dark Red Mid Sept. MC

Cortland* Red MidSept. MC

Duchess/Red Duchess* Red yellow Early Sept. DR,HL

Golden Russet Russet October DR,HL

Hazen*/Haralred* Red Early Sept. TSS,DR

Honeycrisp* Red Late Sept. MC

Kerr Tasty Crab Apple Red Sept. DR

Liberty* Red Early Oct. DR

Macfree/Macintosh Red Sept. DR,MC

Northern Spy/ Prairie spy

Red yellow Mid October HL

Sweet Sixteen* Red Late Sept. DR

Yellow Transparent*/ Lodi*

Yellow Early Aug. HL,DR

Cider apples Russets, etc. October HL,DR

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2-3 different varieties for pollination. Plant 20-30’ apart.

Home Orchard Package: Get a bonus apple tree with each five purchased! Sizes are approximate. Not all varieties are available in all sizes. Please ask for varieties you don’t see. Available in limited quantities: various cider apples, Har-alred*, Wolf River, and semi-dwarf Honeycrisp*, semi-dwarf Liberty*, and semidwarf Cortland

DR= Disease ResistantMC= Macintosh FamilyTSS= Tree Stays SmallHL= Heirloom Variety

3-4’ Small Field Ready, $75 5-6’ Large Field Ready, $150 7-9’ Bearing Age, $250*

“Someone gave us apple trees from down country, but yours do so much better!” Mrs. A. from Northfield

7“I don’t know if you know how beautiful it is here - I’m so looking forward to coming back as a pilgrimage..” Kathy, Danville

* Available in bearing age size. Please understand that no one can promise when a tree will bear fruit. These trees are large enough and old enough to have fruit buds so they have good potential for this.

CHERRIES

APRICOTS

PEACHES

Self fruitful. Does not need a pollinator. Plant 15’ apart.

Pie Cherries taste like cherry pie right off the tree but are not as sweet.

$75, $150, & $250* sizes. Not all sizes are available for each variety

2-3 for pollination. Plant 15’ apart.

Apricots are not as reliable as our pears, plums, or apples, but these varieties are worth a try in a pro-tected spot. Hardier than peaches, pink flowers

$75, & $150 sizes. Not all sizes are available for each variety

Self fruitful. Does not need a pollinator. Plant 15’ apart.

Best in a greenhouse or next to a warm foundation or along a river or by a lake. Not for coldest locations. Thrives in Burlington area and in southern Vermont

$75, $150, and $250 sizes. Not always available in all sizes

“We are so happy with the cherry trees we bought from you 3 years ago. We had 50 pounds from one tree. We made cherry jam and tarts.” Jean & John, Hinesburg

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Reliance Developed by Professor Elwyn Meader of New Hampshire. We planted some in Burlington that were fruiting heavily their second year and quite good. Now growing in Barre, Richmond, and Montpelier. Contender Late summer, sweet aromatic, flavorful, freestone

Sungold One of the hardiest apricots ever from Minnesota

Moongold Fresh eating, canning, or drying. ripens in August.

Manchurian These seedlings are worth a try. Beautiful early pink flowers & the potential for good fruit. Good for drying.

Moorpark Excellent for fresh eating, canning, or drying. Best in warmer parts of Vermont. Self fruitful.

Bali Vigorous grower with large fruit from Alberta, Canada. Delicious & plentiful. Excellent frozen (with pits removed). To 10’

Mesabi* Easy to grow cherry tree. Excellent flavor. Abundant. To 10’

Montmorency* 600-year old variety from France, tree can get large, but usually doesn’t in our climate. The classic great tasting sour cherry fruit. To 15’

North Star Stays shortest of all, from Minnesota, red flesh, great flavor. To 8’

Plant 8” apart, rows 2-3’ apart. 25 plants could fill 3x10’ rows or a 10’x3’ bed.

Sparkle

Early July, medium size berries, easy to grow. Very good for jam and freezing, most excellent flavor and heirloom quality. Bears large crop all at once in early summer.

Seascape Large, dark red firm sweet berries July through September. Steady, smaller, flavorful harvests over a very long season until frost.

Potted 5” stocky plants $6.95, certifed organic. Bareroot (April to early June only) $25/bundle of 25 - not certifed organic.

Nothing is better than fresh strawberries from the garden!

STRAWBERRIES

Our easy to grow roses are selections that have been bred for cold hardiness & disease resistance. These are the varieties you don’t have to fuss over, so sit back and relax and don’t forget to stop and smell the roses...

(xxx= most fragrant) Prices for Roses: $25/each,Xlg $35

ColorMature Ht.

FragranceClimbs

“We have one of your roses. It is the only one that we bought anywhere that’s ever lived. It does beautifully every year. “ Margaret, Braintree

(xxx= most fragrant) Prices for Lilacs: potted $35; large $55

Charles Joly Double dark red-purple 10-12’ xx May

Ellen Wilmott Lilac Soft White 10’ xxx May

Japanese Tree Lilac Creamy white 25’ x June

Miss Canada Bright pink 6-9’ x June

Old Fashioned Purple Lilac 12’ xxx May

Donald Wyman Double Blue, Fragrant 8’ xxx June

Yankee Doodle Deep dark purple 8’ xx May

Adelaide Dunbar Deep Purple 8-10’ xxx May

Repeat Bloom

Disease resistant

ROSES

LILACSColor Mature Ht.

BloomFragrance

Champlain Red 3’ xx

Hansa Dk pink 4-6’ xxx

Morden Sunrise Yellow and pink 3-4’ xx

Rosa Rugosa alba White 4-6’ xxx

Rosa Rugosa Dk pink 4-6’ xxx

Snow Pavement Lt lavender 3-4’ xxx

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Tip for more fruit: Plant six strawberries around the base of a fruit tree in the mulch layer. They will form a groundcover and you can harvest strawberries all summer before the fruit is ripe in your trees.

BLUEBERRIES 2-3 different varieties for best pollination. Plant 4’ apart, shorter ones can be closer.

Bluecrop 4-5’ X-large Late July 4-5’

Blueray 4-5’ Large Late July 4-5’

Bonus 4-5’ XX-large August 4.5’

Chippewa 4’ Med/Lg Late July 3-4’

Friendship* 3-4’ Small August 3’

Michigan lowbush* 1-2’ Small July-Aug 2’

Nelson 4-5’ Large Aug-Sept 4’

Northblue 2’ X-large July 2-3’

Northcountry* 2’ Small July 2-3’

Northland 4’ Medium Late July 4’

Patriot 4-5’ X-large July 4’

Superior 3-4’ Med/Lg Sept 4’

Mature Ht.Berry Size

RipeningSpacing

*Native varieties

Three seasons of interest: White bell flowers in spring.

Berries blue in summer. Red fall leaf color.

* For best results, add our Bountiful Blueberries Mix to your planting hole.

* Keep your bushes free of weeds, mulched, & watered. * Add elemental sulfur as needed to keep pH low. * Add ProHolly and liquid seaweed/fish each spring for food.

Elmore Roots Bountiful Blueberry Mix“Eat the blues without having to sing them”

our own propietary blend based on 37 yrs. of observation and excellent results

all ingredients acceptable for use in certified organic production. 20 qt size $25

We recommend 1/3 of a bag per plant for establishment of your blueberry patch

“The blueberries we got from you are loaded with fruit! They’re fabulous!” Katherine, Montpelier

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Well-rooted Starter Size 5-9 inches, $20/ea.1 or 2 gallon 8-12 inches field ready $39/each 3 or 4 gallon Bearing Age* 12-20 inches Taller, bushier $79/each*they have the potential to bear fruit but may not right away.

All sizes, Buy 5 or more, get one free

RASPBERRIES

Self fruitful & does not need a pollinator. Plant 1-2’ apart for reds & 3-4’ apart for blacks & purples.

variety Color of fruit

Ripens How far apart

to plant

# of plants

recommended

for a family

of 4

Potted 1or 2 gallon (stocky bushes) $20/each. Certified organic.

Buy 5 and get one free.

Killarney & Polana available asbareroot in bundles of 10 for $75

available only in April, May, and June.

Paintings by local artist Gabriel Tempesta for sale as posters $20 each.

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‘Royalty’ Purple Raspberries

Killarney or Nova July bearing Red July 1-2’, 6-8’ rows 25

Polana Early Sept. bearing Red Late Aug-Sept 1-2’, 6-8’ rows 25

Royalty Purple Raspberry Purple Late July 3-4’, 10’ rows 6

Black Raspberry Dkpurple August 3-4’, 10’ rows 6

Farmhouse BlackberryTM Black September 3-4’, 10’ rows 6

Fort Kent King Blackberry Black September 3-4’, 10’ rows 6

Hidden Meadow Black September 3-4’, 10’ rows 6

April/MaySweet sap silver mapleJerusalem artichokeHorseradishRhubarbAsparagus

JuneJuneberryStrawberryRhubarbAsparagusHaskaps

JulyStrawberryRed, white & black currantsRaspberryBlueberryPie cherryMulberryGooseberry

AugustBlueberryPearApplePlumEverbearing strawberryRosehipsLingonberry

SeptemberElderberryCranberryBlueberryPearAppleBlackberryHazelnutKiwiJoy bush cherryGrapesPlumFall Raspberry

OctoberBlack walnutsAppleCranberryJerusalem artichokeHorseradishPear

“I’m so thrilled we came out here. It is a piece of heaven. I want to come here next year for my birthday. “ Sue, Berlin

Fruit ClockTM- Edible Timeline (Harvest Season)

NATIVES

ARONIABERRY Grows as a bush with a mature height of about 4-6 feet and 4 feet wide. Self fruitful. Can grow even in moist soils, summer fruit is great for jam or juice(you find it in many kid’s juices nowadays) white flowers in spring and best red fall color. Self fruitful. Plant 3-5’ apart in sun or shade.

AMERICANHIGHBUSH

CRANBERRIES

Grows as a large bush and often holds its bright red berries all winter into spring. After a frost , they are edible but better blended with apples to make a sauce or jam.

They are not related to real cranberries, but the color and flavor sug-gests a similarity. Highbush cranberries like sun and can grow where it is very moist for they have an interesting root system that can take it. They can reach about 8 feet high and wide if they like their environment. Self fruitful.

ELDERBERRIES can reach 8 feet high or so and thrive even where it is quite moist. You will need to plant two different varieties to get a nice crop. In spring, the large but cascading branches are covered with creamy blossoms. The fruit is very good for you.

JUNEBERRIES are very good in cereal. They start out changing colors from green to red and red to purple. That’s when you eat them. You need two dif-ferent named selections or two seedlings to get fruit. Some grow as a bush, and some as a small tree. The tree form can take some shade and some moisture. They are often the 1st tree to flower in the spring. In the fall, they turn red and purple and flutter in the breeze…

WILD RAISINVIBURNUM

is one of our favorites at elmore roots. The buds look like pelicans about to take off. Large clusters of white flowers in spring are followed by blue-black flat fruits that taste like spice cake. It’s self fruitful and stays a small compact tree 6-8 ft.There is not much juice to them, but they are nice to suck on while tak-ing a walk…In the fall, the foliage turns red and purple. It seems to be happy in dry or wet areas, which makes it one of our heroes!

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$35, $55 and sometimes larger sizes may be available

ROSEHIPS These are the 1” fruits of the rugosa rose that are high in vitamin c. They make fruit soup from them in Scandina-via - at Elmore Roots we make a rosehip plum jam. Self fruitful. Plant 2-3’ apart $25 or $35 sizes

MULBERRIES Imagine an apple size tree filled with mellow seedless blackberries in summer. Often bears very soon after planting.. Self fruitful. Plant 25’ apart

QUINCE Hardy Russian cultivar makes it easier for us to grow. Our quince trees have been fruiting every year and you can eat them straight off the tree-they are so fragrant! A clas-sic fruit for the home orchard

Persimmon Native delectible fruit for sheltered spot with good sun to ripen. “Meader” and “Prairie Dawn”

TASTYCRABAPPLES

Crisp and full of many flavors, abundant and easy to grow Kerr, Chestnut, Centennial, and Dolgo varieties. Heavenly spring flower show.

MEDLAR Heirloom colonial fruit thriving in southern VT. Tastes like spiced apple pie after allowing a “bletting” period.

Cornelian Cherry From Russia with love, this large bush bears hundreds of elongated very tasty “cherries” used in almost everything in Russia: syrups, jams, and ice cream toppings and more.

MONGOLIANBUSH CHERRIES

The cultivar Carmine Jewel is from Canada and makes a superb dark purple jam. Self fruitful. Good fresh! Excellent right off the bush! Only gets 6 feet tall. New Juliet and Romeo have red, sweeter cherries.

SHIPOVA Edible mountain ash/pear cross from Eastern Europe. Extremely hardy and easy to grow.

Russian Rowanberry

“Rabina” edible mountain ash trees reach 15-20 feet and bear clusters of berries. Tasty after a frost.

Figs and Meyer Lemons

Grow delicious Mediterranean fruits inside your home in the winter and outdoors in the summer. $35 or $55 size.

THE LAND OF THE LESSER KNOWN FRUITS“Lesser Known Fruits” bushes $35 and sometimes $55 sizes Rowanberry, Quince, Medlar, Shipova and Tasty Crabapple trees 3 gal $75, 5 gal $150

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Juneberry Fruit

“this is definitely the place to come if you want out of the ordinary fruit trees”. Cassie, Chelsea, Vermont

Sold Out for 2020

ASPARAGUS

NATURAL SCREENS

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Instead of a fence, why not get some privacy from a neighbor or road with a hedges of shrubs and trees that are easy to grow? They can give flowers, shelter from wind, songbird habi-tat, fruit for wildlife & make your place feel like a home inside its elegant boundary. Some of the best for our area are: red osier dogwood, Juneberry, American plum, pussy willlow, a ronia, winterberry, pines,white cedar, hazelberts, Jerusalem artichokes, elderberries. Ask for our natives list for mature heights, soil, and light requirements. All of these make food for wildlife.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EDIBLE GROUNDCOVERS

Lingonberry Groundnuts Strawberry American Cranberry Mint Lowbush Blueberry

HOMEGROWN JAMSfor a taste of summer anytime!

$6/jar, Cases of 12 at wholesale price of $60

Add $20 to ship a case anywhere in the U.S.

“You make the best jam I’ve ever had!.”Galen, age 6 1/2, Essex

Pear Honey

SUNSHINE GARDENHOUSES

We’re the Vermont Rep. for Sunshine Gardenhouses. (Ask for brochure)Easy to put up Kit.Solarpower vents. 6x8 $1989 6x12 $25998x12 $34998x16 $4399Patio $ 879

ROOTS & HERBSJerusalem artichokes RhubarbComfrey Daylilies Horseradish Hops VinesGround Nuts Potted Herbs 1 gallon $19

“Makes you feel so wealthy to have fruit in your trees.” Regina, Randolph Center

We Ship Jam

Sour Cherry

“If it grows in Elmore, it will grow where you are...”

Millennium (green and superb yields)

$35 for a bundle of 25 vigorous rootsAsparagus is not organically grown.

Available April through July only.

Pear Ginger

Look inside our Sunshine Gardenhouse and find fig trees and Meyer Lemon trees $35 or $55 Bring inside before fall frost and bring out again in the summer. Makes a fruitful gift!

Black Currant Elderberry

Vermont Blueberry Blackberry Raspberry

GOOSEBERRIES

Self fruitful. Plant 4-5’ apart.

Pixwell Purple Invicta GreenHinnomaki Red Tixia Red $35 size

CURRANTS

Self fruitful. Plant 4-5’ apart.

These are the easiest fruits to grow in Vermont. Currants & Gooseberries are also shade tolerant & bear fruit quickly!

CRANBERRIES

No need for a bog. Plant them in acid well-drained soil. Watch them run and make large succulent dark red berriesin time for those autumn feasts.

Pawpaws in Bristol, Vermont

Black CurrantsConsort Nancy May Crandall Clove Hill Legacy *Titania Lewis R * * Elmore Roots Introductions

Red CurrantsRed Lake White Imperial

Glory De Soublon/Pink Rovada

PawPaws

Michigan SeedlingNC-1PA GoldenProlific

Native from very southern Vermont to Michigan. This exotic fruit can be grown out of the wind and on the edge of a field.

LINGONBERRIESMini cranberries with a lot of flavor from Sweden, they like the same conditions as blueberries. Self fruitful. Plant 1’ apart.Cranberry or Lingonberry $29buy 5 and get one free

JOSTABERRIES $35 and $55 sizesA black currant-gooseberry cross

2 different ones needed for pollination. Plant 6 to 10’ apart. $35 size

White/Pink Currants

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GRAPESSelf fruitful & does not need a pollinator. Plant 6-8’ apart.

These grapes like a sandy gravelly loam & lots of sun. They like to grow along a stone wall, a southern side of a building, or trellised on wires or a fence. The toughest ones can go up an arbor or over a doorway.

Husky 2 gallon size, $25.Home Vineyard Package: Buy 5, get 1 free.

W = Excellent for wine making; C = Concord-type grape

Bluebell Excellent flavor, blue, early September ripening, wonderful translucence. Incredibly easy to grow (C) Very good fresh eating and fine for grape juice.

Itasca Disease resistant hardy white grape for juice, wine, and fresh eating, mid Sept. (W)

King of the North Prolific, super hardy, blue Concord-like grape, bears early in life. (W) (C)

Marquette Red wine grapes that thrive in Minnesota and Vermont. Very disease resistant. (W)

Somerset Seedless New proven super hardy seedless grape, small light red grape with big flavor. Crunchy, very sweet, mouth-watering satisfaction.

“give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please”

Joni MItchell

We also have vines of Frontenac (W) and Alpha (C)

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Northern Hardy KIWIS

Easy to grow! Vigorous but non-spreading.They need a strong support to twine up and aroundsuch as a 4x4 arbor, pergola or old dead tree.Early spring frosts may set them back but don’t give up-they grow new leaves! We offer three types:Arguta type: females have 1” oval fruits and males have healthy green leaves.Kolomitka type: females have up to 1” oval fruits and males have white and pinksplashes of color on their leaves as they get older.

The kiwi plants we grow are larger than ones you can find by mail order.All of our northern kiwi vines should fruit in 3-4 years, provided they are planted in a well-drained spot out of the wind. They do not have fuzz on their skins so you can just pop them in your mouth. We have some here in elmore that have been growing and fruiting for over 30 years! Also called Kiwiberries, they will not disappoint.

small potted $35, large potted $55, Extra Large $75

HASKAPS

We are the kiwi capital of Vermont, growing them here for over 30 years.

ELDERBERRIES

SEABERRY

2 different ones needed for best fruit production. Plant 4-6’ apart.

AdamsYork Johns Berry HillBob GordonNovaRanch

Old time Vermonters say they never get colds in the winter, sipping Elderberry juice from the freezer. Easy to grow with big harvests and a songbird’s favorite. Can even grow in moist areas - ask us how.

You need both male & female vines of the same types. Plant 6-10’ apart

$35 size and $55 size

This thorny superhardy bush grows wild in Asia and the British Isles. Prized for its juicy very orange berries and life giving properties for centuries. New selections have larger, less tart fruit. Highly productive in a short time. Sometimes referred to as the Siberian orange ....male and female plants needed for pollination. $35 or $55 size

First berry of the season! A delicious edible honeysuckle for northern climates. Siberia and North Japan. Non-Invasive! It’s Leslie’s new favorite. Nice to eat fresh or fantastic for jam! $35 and $55 sizes Two different ones needed for pollination.

Vermont Kiwiberries

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Interesting YARD TREES HARDY VINES

Hops Virginia CreeperKiwis WisteriaSchisandra Grapes

Hawthorne Mountain AshSweet Sap Silver Maple Black Locust Ashworth Bur Oak Weeping Willow Japanese Tree Lilac HorsechestnutPagoda Dogwood Amelanchier Swamp/Pin Oak Cottonwood

$25 or $35

It’s what we use and recommend for great results. (You’re not going to be able to put any-thing at the bottom of the hole, later). One 20 qt bag per tree. $25

$35 and up

Elmore Roots Tree Planting Mix

Aroniaberries...........................................7.25 Blackberries ................................................5.75Walnuts .........................................................3.72Strawberries ...............................................3.58Cranberries .................................................3.13

Blueberries ..................................................2.68Raspberries........................................................1.72Plums, black .........................................................1.21Kiwi fruit .................................................................0.99Broccoli, cooked ................................................0.78

“We went to an island in the Caribbean with little groves tucked away in the hills and this place is just like that.” Bob, Craftsbury

“There’s nobody else that I’ve run across that hands you a planting guide when you buy a plant.” Henry Homeyer, NH

World’s Healthiest Foods Highest in Antioxidant PhytonutrientsAntioxidant Content measured in mmol/100g serving (100g=3.5 oz)

Your purchases and kind words help to support seven families, our organic farm, hardy plant research in Northern Vermont and help build our local community.

Members of:North American Fruit ExplorersNOFA VermontVermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Assoc.Vermont Nursery and Landscape Assoc.Vermont Hardy Plant Club

Paintings by Gabriel Tempesta, Drawings by Gaia Fried, Heidi Meyer-Bothling

We are now selling in our store our homegrown: black walnuts hazelnutsfrozen blueberries apple ciderpear cider fruit jams dried pears and applesapple cider vinegar

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In our store we have everything to nurture your plantings:The best hand tools - The most helpful books - Natural plant food mineral mixes, organic

sprays, deer repellent clips, Black Walnut crackers, and branch spreaders

EASY TO GROWHARDY FLOWERS & SHRUBS

Forsythia 6-8’ mature htMock Orange 6-10’Siberian Pea 6-8’Hydrangea 6-7’Viburnums 6-8’Azaleas 5’Witch Hazel 8’Basket Willow 8-15’Flowering Raspby 4-6’Potentilla 1-2’

FLOWERING CRABS

Dolgo white (also for jelly) 25’

Wildlife small fruit and white flowers to 20’

Bechtel Pinkvery fragrant 12’

Royalty Red dark-est blossoms 12’

Profusion Pink 12’

Pink Spires 8-12’

$150 or $250 size. 6-8 feet tall.

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Black Walnut/Shagbark Hickories

Valuable wood, flavorful nuts, hardiest selections you will find.

Butternut Most northern native of the walnut family, excellent flavor.

Ashworth Bur Oak The hardiest oak, edible acorns low in tannic acid & nearly sweet.

Hazelbert Edible, self-thickening 8-12’ hedge or single shrub. Easy to grow nut clus-ters you can crack with a hand nutcracker. Amazing orange-red fall foliage color. makes an excellent windbreak or screen. Early to bear.

Korean Nut Pine Large cones with large edible, tasty pine nuts. 1-2’ tall trees available.

TOOLSOur high quality hand tools make work a pleasure!

“My Silky pocketboy- it’s the most phenomenal tool I ever had.” Chris, South Hero

“Our king of spades has paid for itself 17 times over.” Winnie, Irasburg

Over 100,000 fruit trees, nut trees and berry plants growing now on the coldest hillsides in Vermont started out here at Elmore Roots. With our well-grown plants

and our coaching, you are off to a great start!

OUR GUARANTEE We guarantee our trees and plants are grown and selected for their hardiness and

vigor . Once a plant has leaves, it is your responsibility to care for it. We offer varieties that have done well for us in our zone 3 location in Elmore, Vermont . With sufficient

watering during spring, summer and fall and ample compost and mulch before win-ter, they should thrive at your place, too. While we cannot guarantee your plantings will survive lack of attention , string trimmers, animals, drought or snowless winters, we can assure you that we have been working for almost 40 years to bring you the

hardiest trees with the best chances of success that you will find.

Online ordering: elmoreroots.com. Email your questions: fruitpal@elmoreroots.com.

Phone orders and questions: (802) 888-3305 (800) 42-PLANT!

Open for pickups and for orders to be delivered or shipped!

Elmore Roots, LLC, 631 Symonds Mill Rd. Wolcott, VT 05680* Email your order early for the best chance to get what you’d like*

Website: www.elmoreroots.com “If I was a squirrel I would live here.” Laura, Cambridge

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“I’ve often thought that nurseries should be like this.” Brett, Burlington