Named for its yellow foliage. Narrow, conical tree with warty, branchlets and white, peeling bark. Reaches up to 20′ tall and about 15′ wide. Rough, dark cracks on trunks are characteristic of older trees. Leaves are yellow, toothed, and diamond […]

Narrow, conical tree with warty, branchlets and white, peeling bark. Rough, dark cracks on trunks are characteristic of older trees. Leaves are green, toothed, diamond shaped and turn yellow in fall. Males bear tan colored catkins in early spring. This […]

Betula lenta is a deciduous birch tree, reaching 40-55′ tall and 35-45′ wide under cultivation. It is dense and pyramidal in youth, irregular and rounded in maturity. The bark is a lustrous reddish brown, reminiscent of cherry bark, with prominent […]

Betula papyrifera is probably the tree most people think of as a birch tree. It reaches 50-70′ tall, 30-50′ spread. The characteristic bark is silvery, peeling in papery sheets, exposing inner reddish orange bark. Mature trees develop an irregular ovalish […]

‘Lucullus’ has white stems and attractive, dark green leaves. Chard is a biennial which can usually be cropped for a long season before bolting in its second year. In mild climates the plants should crop right through the winter. Once […]

‘Yellow’ is an heirloom variety chard with yellow veins and stalks. Chard is a biennial which can usually be cropped for a long season before bolting in its second year. In mild climates the plants should crop right through the […]

‘Sweetheart’ has unusually beautiful foliage with leaves tinted emerald. Beets, though grown as an annual, are really biennials. Originally, beets had no thick, rounded roots, but just leafy tops. Swiss chard is actually an improved beet. Today’s modern beet has […]

‘Sea Kale Beet’, also known as ‘Green Chard’, or ‘Green Sea Kale Beet’ is an heirloom variety which was most common in the 18th century kitchen garden. Stems are white, 1.5 inches broad, and short. Leaves have a spreading habit, […]

‘Rhubarb’ chard has bright red ribs and stalks, and bears more than a passing resemblance to rhubarb. Chard is a biennial which can usually be cropped for a long season before bolting in its second year. In mild climates the […]

‘Red’ Chard, often called ‘Rhubarb’ Chard, has red veins and stalks, resembling rhubarb. Chard is a biennial which can usually be cropped for a long season before bolting in its second year. In mild climates the plants should crop right […]