Description
The Native Fruit Shrubs Kit
Ideal for cultivating your own native jam, this kit contains two (2) of each of the following shrubs for a total 10 of shrubs.
For maximum harvest, plant the shrubs as a hedge and leave a few feet between each plant. Plant in a staggered/offset, double row to build a strong hedge. Plant the Elderberry on the end to give it lots of room to grow. You can let it go wild or prune it back if you want consistent harvests. Early spring Prunus flowers will benefit native pollinators.
2 chokeberry, black | Aronia melanocarpa
2 plum, wild mix | Prunus spp
2 Elderberry | Sambucus Canadensis
2 beach plum | Prunus maritima
2 chokecherry | Prunus virginiana
Prune elderberry bushes annually in late winter or early spring (February-March) while dormant to maximize fruit production. Remove all dead, damaged, or diseased wood, then cut back 3-year-old or older canes to the ground. Keep an equal balance of 1- and 2-year-old canes, aiming for about 6-10 total canes per plant to ensure vigorous growth.
Every kit comes with a tree tag for each tree.
