This variety was developed from the wild currants native to the Midwest and grows to about 3 to 4 feet tall. In the summer, it produces delicious, sweet, tiny black fruits. In the fall, the leaves turn a fiery orange-red. Best of all, the abundantly produced yellow flowers have a delicious clovelike fragrance in spring. Some varieties, for instance, 'Centennial' and 'Kerr,' are also sweet and delicious picked right off the tree.
Pawpaws are native to the U.S. and are found growing wild from Georgia to Ontario, Canada.
Wild trees can grow to 35 feet tall or more, but in a residential landscape they can be kept under control by pruning. They are excellent fresh and superb in pies or preserves. Either shrubs or trees, serviceberries have pretty white flower clusters in the spring and beautiful leaf color in the fall. The male has lovely red, white, and green variegated leaves and fragrant, small, cream-colored flowers. They have no fuzz, and the skin is soft and tender.