I started out growing apples, pears, chestnuts, etc. for wildlife. I’m now in the beginning stages of backyard food growing.

Things I grow currently:
Pears:
Gate
Becton
Gallaway
Kieffer
Moonglow
Gilmer Christmas
Ms. Laneene
Plumblee
Dr. Deer
Orient
Olympic Korean Giant
Dixie Delight
Raja
Harrow Delight
Harrow Sweet
Harvest Queen
Turnbull
Drippin’ Honey
Chojuro
20th Century

Apples:
Liberty
Enterprise
Winesap
Arkansas Black
Yates
Keener Seedling
Pristine
Priscilla
Kerr

Persimmons:
Deer Magnet
Barbara’s Blush (WS8-10)
Zima Khurma (NB-02)
Prok
John Rick
Mikkusu (JT-02)
Lehman’s Delight (100-46)
Big DV
Early Jewel (H-118)
Celebrity
Kasandra
Nikita’s Gift
Dar Sofiyivky
Osage
Valeene Beauty (I-94)
H-120 (?)
Deer Candy (sold by Chestnut Hill Outdoors…possibly Morris Burton)

Pawpaws:
Susquehana
Shenandoah
NC-1

Mulberry
Silk Hope
Lawson Dawson
Illinois Everbearing
Stearns
Gerardi Dwarf

Figs
Marseilles
Chicago Hardy
Brown Turkey
JH Adriatic
Maltese Beauty
Florea
Azores Dark
Campaniere
Ronde de Bordeaux
Smith
LSU Tiger
Longue D’Auot
Verdino Del Nord
Socorro Black
Pastiliere

Gooseberry
Hinnomaki Red

Asian Chestnuts (hopefully 2025 will see the first pollinated nuts)

Aronia/chokeberry, Native Am. plum planted in 2023