Bittersweet Gardens
Favorite Plants
 Persimmon Clusters |
 Ripe Fruit |
 Great Wall Oriental Persimmon Fall Leaf Color |
Persimmon - Diospiros virginiana - Did you know there are seedless American persimmons? Some noted cultivars of this native plant are: Evelyn, Yates and Szukis (pronounced Sue-kiss). These are larger than the wild species and have a better texture and flavor than the Oriental types.
SOURCE:
Nolin River Nursery
797 Port Wooden Rd
Upton, KY 42784
ph 502-369-8551REFERENCE: NAFEX - North American Fruit Explorers
 Pawpaw Blossoms |
 Pawpaw on Tree |
 Cut Fruit |
 Fall Leaf Color |
Pawpaws - The Forgotton Fruit© by Eddie Rhoades
Pawpaw - Asimina triloba - This small native tree is perfectly hardy and bears clusters of fruit that taste like banana custard. "Picking up pawpaws, put ‘em in a basket, way down yonder in the pawpaw patch". Don’t let this great heritage plant fall by the wayside. Lots of good cultivars: Sunflower, PA Golden, Blue Ridge, and Rebecca.
SOURCE:
J.H. Gordon Nursery
1385 Campbell Blvd
Amherst, NY 14228-1404851
ph 716-691-9371REFERENCE: Kentucky State University Pawpaw Research Project
Bittersweet Gardens
Nice Plants
| Kerria japonica | A shrub related to roses. Has golden yellow double blooms in Spring. Uncommon (pictured below) |
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| Cercis chinensis | A smaller, bushy redbud absolutely covered with a softer hue of flowers. (pictured below) |
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| Senna corymbosa | A Mediterranean plant with unique elliptical leaves. About the size of a dogwood, it blooms prolifically in late summer with bright yellow flowers. |
| Beautyberry - Callicarpa americana | A native small shrub with unbelievable iridescent clusters of purple berries that many birds love. Also have the more rare white form. (pictured below) |
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