Fruits & Berries

Care & Propagation

Grafting Pawpaws (Asimina Triloba)

Care & Propagation

Grafting Pawpaws (Asimina Triloba)

Pawpaws are easily grafted in the spring. We graft pawpaws after bud break, when new green growth is just commencing. In Connecticut, this is aroun...

Care & Propagation

Growing Pawpaw (Asimina Triloba) From Seed

The process of selecting and breeding superior pawpaws has only just begun, so if you can get seed from a good parent tree, its worthwhile to grow ...

Care & Propagation

How to Grow Figs in Cool Climates

We have a fine selection of potted fig trees ready to ship now. See our selection here. First, a little history: Common figs are native to the Midd...

Care & Propagation

Pruning Pawpaw Trees (Asimina triloba)

Without pruning, pawpaws will grow to over 30' at maturity in a sunny location. With training when young and semi-annual pruning in late winter or ...

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...