Fruit Plant Sale: Order Deadline Is March 31, 2017

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Watauga County Cooperative Extension’s annual fruit plant sale is now underway. The types of fruit plants being sold are apples, blueberries, raspberries, thornless blackberries, strawberries, and asparagus. Proceeds from the sales will benefit horticultural programming and Master Gardener projects.
Sixteen varieties of hard to find heirloom apples will be sold. These are the old time varieties that were an integral part of every farm but are no longer commercially available. What is special about these trees is that they are grafted on a semi-dwarf rootstock. The way this works is 2 plants are joined together to get the best qualities of each. The top part is from heirloom apples of yesteryear that offer such great flavors and versatility of use. The roots are from a tree that only gets 15-20 ft. at maturity, so this keeps the tree smaller and more manageable. Trees will be 2-year-old bare root plants, about 4-5 feet tall that are ready to plant in the orchard.

Four different varieties of 3-year-old blueberry plants will be sold in 1 gallon containers. Strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, and asparagus plants will be sold as bare root plants, which means they do not come potted in soil. This is an effective way to start new plants early in the season and allows the plant to be sold at a lower cost. Proceeds help support horticultural programs in Watauga County.

Orders must be placed and prepaid no later than Friday March 31st, 2017. Orders can be dropped off at or mailed to our office, located at 971 W. King St, Boone. Checks should be made payable to Watauga NCCES. Pickup of your pre-ordered plants will be on Friday April 14th from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday April 15th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. See the links below for the order form and plant descriptions.

*order deadline has passed

Dozens of apples  displayed  with cultivar labels

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Paige Patterson, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionPaige PattersonExtension Agent, Agriculture - Consumer and Commercial Horticulture Call Paige Email Paige N.C. Cooperative Extension, Watauga County Center
Updated on Mar 21, 2019
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