Nursery Offers Huge Selection Of Heirloom Fruit Trees

Nursery Offers Huge Selection Of Heirloom Fruit Trees CROPS Miscellaneous If you are looking for heirloom fruit trees and berries Trees of Antiquity may be the place to start The California nursery offers around 450 varieties including 204 apples 32 pears and 13 figs They cover the gamut from Allington Pippin to Yellow Bellflower in apples Abate Fetel to Ya Li pears and Black Mission to Verte figs The Allington Pippin variety was named in 1894 while the original Yellow Bellflower tree was described as large and old in 1817 The Abate Fetel pear was bred by Italian monks centuries ago and the Ya Li is an ancient cultivar from China believed to be the origin country of this fruit Likewise the Black Mission fig predates its late 1700’s introduction to California by Franciscan monks Verte figs have been grown in Europe for centuries “We are always adding heirloom apple varieties peaches cherries and more ” says Neil Collins Trees of Antiquity The nursery was started more than 40 years ago by Terry and Carolyn Harrison Collins and his wife Danielle took over the busines 20 years ago Along with the other fruit trees and berries they specialize in certified organic heirloom apple trees However having lots of trees and bushes in the ground doesn’t mean having them available for sale Bare root trees shipped out this spring were started two years ago limiting availability to expected sales Thanks to increased interest in home fruit production Collins was sold out for 2021 by early January “It is very unusual for us to be sold out so early ” he says “The pandemic has cleaned us out on trees this year ” While conditions may change in the coming year Collins recommends FARM SHOW readers get their orders in early for 2022 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Trees of Antiquity 20 Wellsona Rd Paso Robles Calif 93446 ph 805 467-2509; www treesofantiquity com

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