Edible Ornamentals

Edible Ornamentals for Beautiful Leaf Color or Fall Color Selections

Reveille Blueberry

Fashion: Beautiful blooms and fall color; pale pink flowers in spring and brilliant orange-red fall foliage.

Function: Heavy crops of rich, sweet berries with a crunchy texture in the month of June. Use as an accent or short to medium hedge.

Sunshine Blue Blueberry

Fashion: Container-compatible semi-dwarf shrub with evergreen foliage and showy hot pink spring flowers that fade to white.

Function: Self-fruitful bush yields firm, sweet berries from late June into July. Use as an accent or a short-to-medium hedge.

Spice Zee Nectaplum

Fashion: Tremendous March bloom followed by dark red leaves in the spring that turn to a rich green-red in late summer.

Function: Full-flavored white nectarines ripen in late summer; self-fruitful and very productive. Use as an accent or an angular shade tree.

Hollywood Plum

Fashion: Uniquely-colored leaves (green on top, red underneath); delicate light pink flowers in early spring.

Function: Medium-sized, tasty red plums in late June to Early July. Use Hollywood plum as an accent tree.

Fuyu Persimmon

Fashion: Striking orange-red fall color and beautiful limb structure offering an eye-catching winter silhouette.

Function: Self-fruitful tree bearing firm, delicious fruit in fall; adaptable to cool or hot climates with low chill hours. Use as an accent or an angular screen tree.

Miniature Fruit Trees

Necta Zee Nectarine

Fashion: Naturally dwarfing tree growing to only 6 feet; beautiful bloom in early spring.

Function: Self-fruitful, sweet and flavorful freestone nectarine with red skin in June and July. Use as an accent in place of shrubs or a hedge.

Pix Zee Peach

Fashion: Blooms abound in spring; early summer fruit has beautiful red and orange skin.

Function: Large, delicious, firm, yellow freestone peach in early summer; self-fruitful; grows only to 6 feet with no pruning. Use as an accent in place of shrubs or hedge.

Garden Delicious Apple

Fashion: Naturally dwarfing tree can be trained on a fence in espalier form; attractive greenish-yellow fruit with red blush.

Function: September fruit that is sweet and crisp; a good dessert or cooking apple; self-fruitful and adaptable to hot climates. Use as an accent in place of shrubs or hedge.

Screening Plants

Black Mission Fig

Fashion: Large tree with massive, dark leaves create interesting background foliage; Lovely in espalier form

Function: Excellent windbreak or sound barrier; dark purple-skinned fruit in early summer and fall; rich flavor; self-fruitful, heavy bearing, long-lived, adaptable to coast or inland. Use to block views as a screen or angular shade.

Wonderful Pomegranate

Fashion: Flashy orange-red bloom in late spring gives way to purple-red fall fruit that is useful for Thanksgiving centerpieces; attractive green foliage.

Function: Impervious barrier that is tough against strong wind; this long-lasting fall fruit can be eaten fresh, juiced or preserved in jams or jellies; self-fruitful tree lives many years.

Li Jujubee

Fashion: An exotic contorted form with delicate foliage that is dense enough to provide moderate wind reduction.

Function: Very hardy ornamental that gives a thorny barrier and produces a delightful, sweet fruit that can be eaten fresh and crunchy in the fall or dried like a date. Use Li Jujubee as an angular shade or to block a view.

Spring Flowering Selections

Double Delight Nectarine

Fashion: Sprays of magnificent double pink flowers in early spring.

Function: Intensely-flavored freestone yellow nectarine maturing in early July; tolerant of warm climates. Use as an accent tree- grows to 18 feet.

Red Baron Peach

Fashion: Long-lasting dark red double flowers in early spring

Function: Large, juicy, firm yellow freestone fruit in mid-July; self-fruitful with a low chilling requirement. Use as an accent tree - grows to 18 feet.

Shiro Plum

Fashion: Beautiful spires of flowers followed by luminescent yellow fruit in late spring.

Function: Mildly sweet fruit in late June and early July; self-fruitful and reliable. Use Shiro as an accent tree - grows to 18 feet. Low maintenance.

Splash Pluot®

Fashion: Beautiful spring bloom followed by heart-shaped multicolored fruit (orange, yellow and red) in July

Function: Very sweet orange-fleshed fruit that is excellent eaten fresh, dried or in desserts; pollenized by Santa Rosa plum. Splash Pluot® gives a changing display of color through Spring to Early Summer.

Shade Trees

Harcot Apricot

Fashion: Spreading canopy offers beautiful bright red spring growth and summer shade.

Function: Easy-care, self fertile variety that is frost hardy and resists disease; juicy, rich-tasting fruit during the month of June. Use instead of shade tree - grows to 20 feet.

Pakistan Mulberry

Fashion: Excellent shade tree that attracts birds with profuse fruit clusters

Function: Non-staining fruit up to three inches long in early summer; delicious fresh, baked in pies or preserved in jams or jellies. Use insead of shade tree, but not over walks or patios because of fruit-drop.

Chandler Walnut

Fashion: Upward-angled branches create a lovely canopy from early spring through fall; leaves are made up of 5-7 short leaflets which create a pleasing texture.

Function: Self-fruitful, fast-growing massive shade tree producing top-quality walnuts in late September.

Western Schley Pecan

Fashion: Fine-textured foliage creates an inviting canopy of filtered shade.

Function: Self-fruitful, hardy tree will bear long, tapered, thin-shelled nuts in November. Use as large shade tree - grows to 70 feet.

Trees with Great Structure

Lapins Cherry

Fashion: Formal upright structure with luscious dark red fruit on Memorial Day.

Function: Self-fruitful, low chill variety with good adaptability to many climates and soils. Use to accent entries or driveways. Great choice for an espalier.

Craig’s Crimson Cherry

Fashion: Florist-quality blossoms in early spring on a naturally-dwarfing tree.

Function: Self-fruitful tree yields firm, sweet cherries in late spring. Use Craig's Crimson to accent formal points in the landscape.

Blake’s Pride Pear

Fashion: Well-structured tree that can be pruned to a formal upright form or displayed in an espalier.

Function: Better disease resistance than classic pear varieties; late August fruit with a rich, aromatic taste.

Warren Pear

Fashion: Stately accent tree with delicate but profuse spring flowers.

Function: Disease resistant tree; August fruit with smooth texture and superb pear flavor. Use to define points in a landscape or as an espalier to block unwanted views.

Weeping Santa Rosa Plum

Fashion: Cascading growth habit with delicate white flowers in late February that blossom for two weeks.

Function: Self-fruitful tree produces the renown, aromatic, Santa Rosa plum in early July. Wonderful as an accent tree or a quick espalier.