Maypop, Wild Bean and Shiawassee Sunchoke are featured in this newsletter.

This newsletter highlights oaks and the nut crops they produce along with those who helped us on our way to our oak plantings.

Collecting acorns and growing a wide variety of oaks has been a mission of mine since the beginning of Oikos Tree Crops. Here are a few discoveries surrounding the Quercus genus.

The American persimmon with its high energy fruit can grow and fruit far north of its range with a little help from humankind.

Request our newest catalog and see what new types of perennial vegetables we are growing for the 2020 season.

New seed crops as well as our newest perennial vegetables are available this fall yet and next spring.

The Atlantic White Cedar is one of the most durable species evergreens known for its light wood and high decay resistance. Its beauty is found in its graceful branches and delicate foliage resistant to deer browse. Our seed planting created a seed strain now called, “American Beauty” which is a slight selection of seedlings that have grown well at our farm with no winter damage and good growth form. This is not the dwarf forms found in the nursery trade today. Grown from seed from a genetically mixed population is the best way for this wonderful evergreen tree.

Our newsletter in September features seed selections of black mulberries and blackberries where flavor and hardiness are combined.

When the giant of all beans reaches new heights unseen of by modern society, then it’s natural to find out why something so ancient was used so extensively.

The Pawpaw tree is one of our most favorite trees at our farm. Its unique flavor and ability to grow in less than ideal conditions make it a favorite edible landscape tree.