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Siberian Pea Shrub Bareroot

Species: Caragana arborescens

History: As the name implies, Siberian pea shrubs are native to Siberia but also parts of China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan. They came to the US with Eurasian immigrants who used the pods as a source of food while traveling. It has been planted ornamentally and as bonsai, and can be used as erosion control. It is also unfortunately invasive in some parts of the US.

Why We Grow It: A classic permaculture plant! Siberian pea shrubs are nitrogen fixing, very hardy, disease and drought resistant, and, above all, edible. The flowers and young pods can be eaten fresh while the older pods are cooked. The plants are also attractive to pollinators.

    $12.00

    Size:

    5 low in stock

    Fruit Traits:

    Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking, pollinator plant

    Fruit Size:

    Storage:

    Harvest: June - Late

    Cider Class (if applicable):

    Tree Traits:

    Canadian Hardiness Zone: 2

    Soil Preferance: Prefers loam but adaptable to different soil types

    Flowering Time: Spring - Early

    Bloom Colour: Yellow

    Pollination Requirements: Self-pollinating, this variety will produce seed pods without a different variety but will produce more one is present

    Sun/Shade Requirements: Partial shade (approx. 6-8 hours of sun daily)

    General Growth Habit: Shrub reaches 2-6m tall, moderate to high vigour, very hardy. Disease resistant and drought tolerant.

    Overall Disease Resistance Rating*:

    *this rating is combined with our experience growing in our test orchards combined with already available information on the cultivar.

    Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

    Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

    We have simplified our crop inventory for grafted fruit trees into two sizes:

    1m+ Grade: this often has some feathering, and is measured including the rootstock.

    50-80cm Grade: this is like a 'b-grade' tree, sometimes with minor scaring or bent, these trees are priced accordingly.

    Siberian Pea Shrub

    Siberian Pea Shrub Bareroot

    $12.00

    $12.00

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