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RECIPE: Spiced Persimmon Cake

RECIPE: Spiced Persimmon Cake Growing weary of the usual suspects for a seasonal dessert? Set aside pumpkin pie for a decadent, unique Spiced Persimmon Cake. It’s easy to make, simple to decorate, and makes for a beautiful fall centerpiece on your table.

All About Persimmons

All About Persimmons Asian and American Persimmon trees are great low-maintenance additions to your garden. Plus, here's a recipe for dehydrating persimmon fruit.

Adding Fruit to Your Homestead

Adding Fruit to Your Homestead For over 200 years, Stark Bro's Nursery has been helping homesteaders across America live more self-sufficient lifestyles. As the oldest continually operating nursery in the country, we've curated a time-tested collection of over 300 unique varieties of fruit trees, nut trees and berry plants.

Native Varieties that Thrive in the Cultivated Garden

Native Varieties that Thrive in the Cultivated Garden Growing a variety of fruiting trees in your yard makes for a rewarding harvest but can also sometimes mean problem solving for many different plants at once. So why not imitate nature, which problem solves on its own?

Natural Holiday Ornaments

Natural Holiday Ornaments Sharing your bountiful harvest doesn’t have to stop at the end of the growing season! These handmade ornaments from the fruit you’ve harvested can be shared with friends as gifts and serve as a representation of what you’ve grown each on your tree at the end of the year.

Garden Wines from Fruits & Berries

Garden Wines from Fruits & Berries You don’t have to grow grapes to make wonderful wines at home. Here are some tips and tools to make your own garden wines, from author Nan K. Chase.

Growing Fruit Trees in Containers, Part 2

Growing Fruit Trees in Containers, Part 2 In part 2 of our series on growing fruit trees in containers we discuss the proper care of potted fruit trees: watering, fertilizing and winterizing.

Growing Fruit Trees in Containers, Part 1

Growing Fruit Trees in Containers, Part 1 If you want to grow your own fruit but have limited space, try growing fruit trees in containers. Here are some recommendations on getting started.

Drought Issues & How to Protect Your Trees

Drought Issues & How to Protect Your Trees When dealing with drought, there are things you can do to protect your trees. Here are some water-wise tips for keeping trees of all ages hydrated.

Fruit Trees: Years to Fruit

Fruit Trees: Years to Fruit Does it really take as long as you think before you are harvesting homegrown fruit? Find out how many years it takes your fruit trees to bear fruit.

An EZ Start® to Growing Trees

An EZ Start® to Growing Trees Some folks prefer to transplant fruit and nut trees with soil around the roots. The alternative to bareroot: potted trees grown in our Stark® EZ-Start® program.

Preparing Trees & Plants for Winter

Preparing Trees & Plants for Winter The quality of rest (dormancy) for trees and plants affects their health and production. Let’s take a few minutes to talk about preparing them for winter.

What are Espaliered Fruit Trees?

What are Espaliered Fruit Trees? You don't have to be a Master Gardener to have beautiful espalier fruit trees in your own backyard. Let's talk about the basics.

Greenhouse & Field Tour 2010

Greenhouse & Field Tour 2010 Every year Stark Bro's Production team shows employees the growing fields and greenhouses. Here are some photos from the 2010 field tour.

Fruit Tree Care: Fall Planting

Fruit Tree Care: Fall Planting At Stark Bro’s, we want to give you, the grower, every opportunity to succeed. Shipping trees in the fall is one. Here are some advantages to fall planting.