Fruits & Berries

HortiCULTURE

Medlar: An Ancient Fruit for the Modern Garden

See our 2020 medlar availability here Several years ago when we began to plan our 1/2 acre display orchard here at Cricket Hill Garden, we were s...

HortiCULTURE

Romance of the Worm: Connecticut’s Part in ‘Mulberry Mania’

Chinese mulberries (Morus alba) are a ubiquitous non-native ‘weed tree’ throughout much of Connecticut. It is frequently encountered along the sho...

HortiCULTURE

Quince: The Golden Apple of Ancient Greece

See our 2020 quince availability here. In our orchard, there is one kind of tree that has weathered the difficult growing year of 2016 better t...

HortiCULTURE

American Persimmon (Diospyros Virginiana)

See our current 2017 persimmon availability here. The fruit of American persimmons have always been eaten as a wild food by animals and humans. Na...

HortiCULTURE

Pawpaw (Asimina Triloba)

Pawpaws (Asimina triloba) are the largest fruit native to North America. Their ruggedness and versatility make them ideally suited to the backyard...

HortiCULTURE

Mark Twain and Connecticut's Champion Pawpaw Tree

See our current 2017 pawpaw availability here Pawpaw's (Asimina triloba) are not native to Connecticut, though are perfectly hardy throughout the s...