Fruits Grown in the Bee Better Teaching Garden

The Bee Better Teaching Garden experiments with several types of fruit trees and shrubs. Our criteria first and foremost, are the fruit’s performance without spraying. We also consider plants for an average residential property, so we look for varieties that are self-pollinating and also dwarf varieties.. Below is a list of the fruits we have in the teaching garden.

UPDATED: 6/13/25

Malus domestica ‘Honey Crisp’. Photo Credit: Liz Condo

‘North Sentinel’ apple—Malus pumila ‘North Sentinel’— Excellent tasting fruit.

‘Transcendent’ crabapple —Malus domestica ‘Transcendent’. Photo Credit: Liz Condo

Blueberries Photo Credit: Lia Condo

Cherry—Prunus avium ‘Stella’. Still hasn’t produced fruit. I’m not sure why. It’s reported not to need a pollinator.

Chokeberry—Aronia melanocarpa

Chokecherry—Prunus virginiana

Cornelian cherry—Cornus Mas

Fig Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’—Excellent producer.

Fig—Ficus carica ‘LSU Purple’—Excellent producer.

Fig—Ficus carica 'Celeste’—Excellent producer.

Fig—Ficus carica ‘Marseilles’—Excellent producer.

Fig—Italian, is all I know. It was shared from my friend, Rosemary York.

Fig—Ficus carica ’Little Miss Figgy’

Goumi Berry—Elaeagnus multiflora—Elaeagnus can cause fear of god in some people due to its invasiveness. The fruit is tasty.

Grapes: Muscadines—Vitis rotundifolia—Excellent producer.

Dwarf Mulberry, Morus nigra—still a seedlingPineapple Guava—It needs a friend.

Paw-paw—Asimina triloba—Needs two to tango.

Pomegranate, Punica granatum—Excellent producer..

Peach—Prunus persica ‘Redhaven’ Photo Credit: Liz Condo

Pear, Kieffer—Pyrus communis x P. pyrifolia—Excellent producer.

Pear, Asian—Pyrus pyrifolia—Excellent producer.

Persimmon, Japanese —Diospyros kaki ‘Fuyu’

Persimmon, Japanese —Diospyros kaki ‘Fuyu’—Beautiful plant; Excellent producer.

Pomegranate, Punica granatum—Excellent produucer

Raspberries—Ever-bearing, Rubus idaeus—probably Southland—Excellent producer.

Serviceberry—Amelanchier × grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’—Does get rust, but it doesn’t affect the birds from enjoying it.

Strawberries—Fragaria × ananassa