Soft Mast Plants

Author Ledbetter Pear
				USDA Zones 5 to 9
This will be our second Pear as far as the drop period.The Author variety will drop it's fruit September into early October.The fruit is very persistant in the tree and last well on the ground.
Habitat:	Alluvial soils of valleys and in dry uplands; also at road sides and in old fields, clearings, and mixed forests.
Height:	15' - 30'
Fruit:	medium size fruit ,pale green ,great for wildlife

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	No	No

Bareroot - Each
36 - 48	$15.00
7 Gal	$25.00
15 Gal	$50.00

Autumn Olive
(Elaeagnus umbellata)				USDA Zones 4 to 8
Member of the Elaeagnus family, these little olives are a true wildlife favorite. Evergreen characteristics and a network of interlocking branches provide great cover and nesting for birds of all species; deer relish foliage that holds into winter in the Southeast, and turkey and quail find its abundance of red berries have a taste they can't resist.
Habitat:	Thrives in low fertility, acid, loamy and sandy soils, excellent drought tolerance.
Height:	12' - 18'	Diameter:	3" - 4"
Fruit:	¼" - 1" long

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	YES	YES

Bareroot - Each
6 - 12	$.75
12 - 24	$1.00
24 - 36	$2.00
36+	$3.00

Container - Each
1 Gal	$3.00
3 Gal	$10.00

Callaway Crab Apple
(Malus callaway) Budded				USDA Zones 4 to 8
Perhaps one of the best white flowered crab apples because of excellent disease resistance. (Minimum of three - cross pollination needed).
Habitat:	Adaptable to varying soil conditions, heavy loam ideal, full sun.
Height:	15' - 25'	Diameter:	4" - 7"
Fruit:	Large, reddish maroon ¾ to 1¼" diameter that may persist for extended time; good tasting.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	YES	No

Bareroot - Each
24 - 48	$15.00

Container - Each
7 Gal	$25.00
15 Gal	$50.00

Chickasaw Plum
(Prunus angustifolia)				USDA Zones 5 to 9
A suckering Colonizing shrub,has most merit in wildlife plantings.
Habitat:	Common in the Southeast,full sun,well drained soils around old fence rows and home sites.
Height:	8' - 20'	Diameter:	2" - 4"
Fruit:	Glossy red, 3 to 4 in a cluster, ripening September to October and canpersist into December; favorite of birds.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	YES	YES

Bareroot - Each

12 - 24	$1.00
24 - 36	$2.00
36 -48	$3.00

Container - Each
3 Gal	$10.00

7 Gal $20.00

Common Persimmon
(Diospyros virginiana)				USDA Zones 4 to 9
Tree with a dense cylindrical or rounded crown, or sometimes a shrub, best known by its sweet, orange fruit in autumn.
Habitat:	Moist, alluvial soils of valleys and in dry uplands; also at road sides and in old fields, clearings, and mixed forests.
Height:	20' - 70'	Diameter:	1' - 2'
Fruit:	¾" - 1½" in diameter; a rounded or slightly flat, orange to purplish-brown berry; 48 large, flat seeds; maturing in autumn before frost and often remaining attached into winter; orange pulp becoming soft and juicy at maturity.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	No	No

Bareroot - Each
3 Gal	$10.00
12 - 24	$1.00
24 - 36	$2.00

Dixie Delight Pear
				USDA Zones 5 to 9
Great pear to add to your orchard.Excellent for eating and wildlife.One of the best pears I have eaten.Large pear that drops it fruit late August until mid September.
Habitat:	Alluvial soils of valleys and in dry uplands; also at road sides and in old fields, clearings, and mixed forests.
Height:	15' - 30'
Fruit:	Softball sized fruit and very tasty

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	No	No

Bareroot - Each
36-48"	$15.00
7 Gal	$25.00
15 Gal	$50.00

Flowering Dogwood
(Cornus florida)				USDA Zones 5 to 9
A small tree with showy white flowers in spring. A beautiful flowering tree that isalso been known to feed 43 different types of birds.
Habitat:	High acid, well drained soil and partial shade.
Height:	8' - 20'	Diameter:	2" - 4"
Fruit:	Glossy red, 3 to 4 in a cluster, ripening September to October and can persist into December; favorite of birds.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	YES	YES

Bareroot - Each

12 - 24	$1.00
24 - 36	$2.00

Container - Each
3 Gal	N/A
7 Gal	N/A

Gallaway Pear
				USDA Zones 5 to 9
The Gallaway is our latest bearing pear.The mother tree still had a few pears left in mid December last year.Planting all of pear varieties together insures a late August thru early December drop.Select our new pear package o make your new orchard .
Habitat:	Alluvial soils of valleys and in dry uplands; also at road sides and in old fields, clearings, and mixed forests.
Height:	15' - 30'
Fruit:	The size of a baseball.The Gallaway is a hard pear that will keep once it falls on the ground.Will last with out rotting.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	No	No

Bareroot - Each
36-48"	$15.00
7 Gal	$25.00
15 Gal	$50.00

Japanese Persimmon FUYU
				USDA Zones
Small, long lived tree and typically rounded crown. The Fuyu is a non-astringent variety and a heavy producer. These trees generally produce within three years. Great for human consumption as well as wildlife. We have fifteen gallon plants that are currently making fruit.
Habitat:
Height:	20' - 30'	Diameter:
Fruit:	Baseball size, light orange, late bearing out (November).

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	YES	YES

Bareroot - Each
24 - 48	$20.00

Container - Each

3 Gal

15 Gal

$30.00

$65.00

Japanese Persimmon JIRO
JIRO				USDA Zones 5-9
Small, long lived tree and typically rounded crown. The Jiro is a non-astringent variety and a heavy producer. These trees generally produce within three years. Great for human consumption as well as wildlife. Similiar to fuyu but drops in October- Nov.
Habitat:
Height:	20' - 30'	Diameter:
Fruit:	2 - 3" inches thick and flat , light orange, late bearing ( Oct-Nov).

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	no	no

Bareroot - Each
24 - 48	$20.00

Container - Each

3 Gal

15 Gal

N/A

N/A

John Ledbetter Pear
				USDA Zones 5 to 9
This will be the third tree in our pear selections.The John ledbetter will drop fruit Mid Sept thru October.Drop dates may vary slightly according to the area it's planted.All of our mother trees have been well studied and documented.
Habitat:	Alluvial soils of valleys and in dry uplands; also at road sides and in old fields, clearings, and mixed forests.
Height:	15' - 30'
Fruit:	pale green medium size fruit,similiar to the Author but holds fruit longer

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	No	No

Bareroot - Each
36 - 48	$15.00
7 Gal	$25.00
15 Gal	$ 50.00

Kieffer Pear, Budded
				USDA Zones 4 to 8
A large pear that produces within four years. Very hardy and fast growing; absolutely great for deer.
Habitat:	Sandy loam, full sun.
Height:	15' - 25'	Diameter:
Fruit:	Large, yellow green; ripens July thru September.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	No	No

Bareroot - Each
36 - 48	$15.00

Container - Each
7 Gal	$25.00
15 Gal	$50.00

Methley Plum
				USDA Zones 5 to 9
Self pollinating quality plum. Great for wildlife and human consumption.
Habitat:
Height:		Diameter:
Fruit:	Very juicy, sweet deep red to purple plum. Heavy producer that ripens late.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	No	YES

Bareroot - Each
24 - 48	$10.00

Container - Each
7 Gal	$25.00
15 Gal	N/A

Southern Crab Apple
(Malus angustifolia)				USDA Zones 4 to 8
Thicket-forming tree with straight, often fluted trunk and rounded, dense crown of spreading branches, shiny foliage, showy flowers, and small red to yellow fruit.
Habitat:	Wet or moist soils of valleys and low upland slopes.
Height:	20' - 25'	Diameter:	6" - 10"
Fruit:	¼" in diameter; bright red, orange-red, or yellow; thin, juicy pulp; usually 5 nutlets; many in drooping clusters; maturing in autumn and persisting into winter.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	YES	YES

Bareroot - Each
6 -12	$.50
12 - 24	$1.00
24 - 36	$2.00

Yates Apple, Budded
				USDA Zones 3 to 8
Hybrid apple that has adapted well; known to produce consistent crops and will hold apples until December or January. Small apples good to human taste as well as wildlife. (Minimum of three - cross pollination needed).
Habitat:	Sandy loam, well drained soil with full sun.
Height:	15' - 20'	Diameter:	4" - 6"
Fruit:	Small apples.

Deer	Turkey	Quail
YES	No	No

Bareroot - Each
24 - 48	$15.00

Container - Each
7 Gal	$25.00
15 Gal	$50.00