Gardening

nice for Crab Apple Jelly and Pickled Crab Apples.

I am not talking about ornamental crab apples. One of mine has deep red skin and flesh and makes absolutely beautiful (and tasty) bright pink pickles. It might be "Prairie Fire" but I would have to dig out records to say for sure. It is very hardy and disease free.

Serviceberries (Amalanchier) are another consideration for small fruit (small tree size also). Also showy flowers in the spring. Here the bears go after them!

If you are in the right zone and want to consider nuts, think about finding a butternut (Juglans cinerea), they are a threatened native species and great eating. As with walnuts you have to be careful not to plant one where the roots get into your vegetable garden because they will kill tomatoes.

Cheers,
Agony