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Applemint
Applemint is a mint that can compete with quack grass! It is a perennial and can survive cold winters down to (–25) degrees F. I have it planted around some of my apple trees as a ground cover. It comes back each year and is forming a ground cover where I planted it. It attracts bees and other beneficial insects. Applemint can be
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Autumn Olive
Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is a shrub that produces red berries shaped like an elongated olive. The berries are about the diameter of a sweet pea and about twice as long. The berries have a fruity tomato flavor. The leaves have a shape very similar to an olive tree. The berries are very nutritious. They are very high in lycopene which is found in tomatoes.
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Aronia
Aronia is also known as Black Chokeberry, aronia melanocarpa. It is a shrub that produces black colored berries that are very high in antioxidants. The fruit and juice can be used to make wines, jam, juice, tea and tinctures. I have purchased, several times, 2 year old Aronia Seedlings from Burnt Ridge Nursery. Here is the weblink: http://www.burntridgenursery.com/Aronia-Berry-Bushes/products/37/ Here is an excellent write up of
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Comfrey
This plant serves several purposes in my backyard orchard. It has large roots that can grow into hard packed clay soils. This will help loosen compacted soils and improve water absorption. A 1 inch root cutting can be planted by making a slit in hard clay with a shovel, pry open the slit with the shovel, drop in the root cutting,
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Red Prairie Spy Apple Tree
This apple cultivator was developed and introduced in 1940 by the University of Minnesota. It has done well in my area in regards to the winter conditions. I have had little to no branch die back. The tree has blossomed every year. One year almost all of the blossoms were killed by a late frost