Total Landscape Care

July 2013

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foliage | Sustainable Solutions FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBS Corky's Honey Delight Fig monrovia (Ficus carica 'Corky's Honey Delight') This fast-growing, semi-dwarf deciduous tree yields two crops of fruit per year, typically in mid-June and late summer. Figs have pretty, amber flesh with a honey flavor. Droughttolerant once established. Performs well in coastal areas. Reaches 10 to 12 feet tall and wide. • Hardy to USDA Zones 7 to 10 • Full sun Raspberry Shortcake brazelberry Angel Red Pomegranate monrovia (Punica granatum 'Smith' P.P. #16,578 Angel Red) Eye-popping orange-red flowers, dark green foliage and bright red fruit make this an attractive landscape tree. Keep it watered to yield more fruit. Nice as a courtyard specimen. Grows 10 feet tall and wide. • Hardy to USDA Zones 7 to 11 • Full sun brazelberry (Rubus idaeus BrazelBerries 'Raspberry Shortcake' P.P. #22,141) Charming, new dwarf variety has a dense, compact mounding shape. Thornless canes make berries easy to pick. Thrives in containers or in the landscape without staking. Doesn't need a companion pollinator. Spreads 2 to 3 feet tall and wide. • Hardy to USDA Zones 5 to 9 • Full sun Jelly Bean Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum BrazelBerries 'Jelly Bean,' patent pending) New compact dwarf coldhardy blueberry yields prolific crop of fruit mid-summer. Multi-season foliage interest with bright green spring leaves, turning to dark green and red in summer with big blue berries. Red leaf edges in cooler summer climates. Does well in planters or as a mini-hedge. • Hardy to USDA Zones 4 to 8 • Full sun Text info to 205-289-3796 or visit TLCrequest.com 2 6 To ta l L a n d s cap eCare.c om Untitled-6 1 TLC0713_Foliage.indd 26 j u ly 2 013 6/14/13 10:34 AM 6/21/13 1:23 PM

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