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Growing Value Nursery: 175+ Varieties Available Starting Spring 2024

Cincinnati Permaculture Institute’s Growing Value Nursery carries a specialized selection of edible perennial trees, shrubs, bushes, and berries, along with complimentary plantings for your food forests and guilds, such as flowers to attract pollinators and perennial ground covers. This rare selection has been curated over the years to include the varieties and species that perform well in our local bio-region and includes many edibles that are hard to find at traditional nurseries and garden centers. By shopping at Growing Value, you help support CPI’s mission to catalyze a resilient culture in Cincinnati.

FULL PLANT LIST - A to Z

Below is a list of all of the plants we expect to have available for sale starting this spring. However, this list may not reflect our current inventory, so if you are looking for something specific or want to ask before you buy, please feel free to reach out by email or call (513) 259-3504 for the most up to date information.

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  • Anise hyssop

  • Apple, Arkansas Black

  • Apple, Domestic

  • Apple, Enterprise

  • Apple, Gold Rush

  • Apple, Grimes Golden

  • Apple, Liberty

  • Apple, Pristine

  • Apple, Zestar

  • Aroniaberry/Chokeberry, Nero

  • Aroniaberry/Chokeberry, Viking

  • Asian Pear, Hosui

  • Asian Pear, Shinsui

  • Asian pear, Tennosui

  • Asian pear, Yoinashi

  • Asparagus

  • Asparagus, Purple passion

  • Basswood/Linden, Native

  • Beebalm/Monarda

  • Black Locust

  • Blackberry, Arkansas Prime

  • Blackberry, Osage

  • Blackberry, Triple Crown

  • Blueberry, Blueray

  • Blueberry, Bonus

  • Blueberry, Duke

  • Blueberry, Jersey

  • Blueberry, Northland

  • Blueberry, Patriot

  • Bur Oak

  • Butternut

  • Buttonbush

  • Cherry, Carmine Jewel

  • Cherry, Chelan

  • Cherry, Coral Champaign

  • Cherry, Evans

  • Cherry, Lapins

  • Cherry, Sam

  • Cherry, Skeena

  • Cherry, Sweetheart

  • Cherry, Tart, Mt. Morancy

  • Chestnut, Chinese

  • Comfrey

  • Coneflower

  • Currant, Black Consort

  • Currant, Black Titania

  • Currant, Pink Champagne

  • Currant, Red Cherry

  • Currant, Red Jonkheer Van Tets

  • Currant, Red Lake

  • Currant, White Primus

  • Dogwood, Cornelian Cherry

  • Dogwood, Gray (Native)

  • Dwarf Mulberry

  • Egyptian walking onion

  • Elderberry, Adams

  • Elderberry, Bob Gordon

  • Elderberry, Marge

  • Elderberry, Native

  • Elderberry, Nova

  • Elderberry, York

  • False Indigo (Baptisia)

  • False Indigo, (Amorpha)

  • Fig, Olympian

  • Goji Berry, Crimson Star

  • Gooseberry, Amish red

  • Gooseberry, Black Velvet

  • Gooseberry, Captivator

  • Gooseberry, Hinnomaki red

  • Gooseberry, Pixwell

  • Goumi Berry, Carmine

  • Goumi Berry, Sweet Scarlet

  • Grape, Agria

  • Grape, Mars

  • Grape, Niagra

  • Grape, Reliance

  • Green Hawthorn

  • Groumi, Red Gem

  • Hazelnut, American

  • Hazelnut, beaked

  • Hazelnut, Jefferson

  • Heartnut

  • Hican, Clarksville

  • Hican, Dooley Burton

  • Hican, Mcallister

  • Honeyberry, Aurora

  • Honeyberry, Boreal Beast

  • Honeyberry, Boreal Beauty

  • Honeyberry, Czech

  • Honeyberry, Tundra

  • Hops, Fugle

  • Hops, Nugget

  • Hops, Sterling

  • Horseradish

  • Jostaberry, black

  • Jostaberry, Red

  • Jujubee

  • Jujubee, Shanxi Li

  • Kentucky Coffee tree, Native

  • Kiwi, Anna

  • Kiwi, Male

  • Kiwi, MI State

  • Mountain Ash

  • Mountain Mint

  • Mulberry

  • Mullein

  • Nettle, Skinny, Native

  • Nettle, Stinging

  • Passionflower

  • Pawpaw, Mange

  • Pawpaw, Native

  • Pawpaw, NC-1

  • Pawpaw, PA golden

  • Pawpaw, Sunflower

  • Peach, Gala

  • Peach, Red Haven

  • Pear, Magness

  • Pear, Potomac

  • Pear, Shenandoah

  • Pecan, Kanza

  • Persimmon, American

  • Persimmon, Asian

  • Plum, American

  • Plum, chickasaw

  • Plum, Satsuma

  • Prickly pear

  • Quince, Champion

  • Raspberry, Boyne Red

  • Raspberry, Double Gold

  • Raspberry, Heritage Red

  • Raspberry, Jewel Black

  • Raspberry, Purple Royalty

  • Raspberry, Yellow Anne

  • Red Cedar (Juniper)

  • Red Mulberry (Native)

  • Red Oak

  • Redbud

  • Rhubarb, Green victoria

  • Rhubarb,Crimson Red

  • Rose, Rugosa

  • Seaberry, Frugana

  • Seaberry, Golden Sweet

  • Seaberry, Male

  • Senna

  • Serviceberry, Downy (Native)

  • Serviceberry, Northline

  • Serviceberry, Regent

  • Serviceberry, Western

  • Siberian Peashrub

  • Sochan/ Cutleaf Coneflower, Native

  • Solomon Seal

  • Spearmint

  • Spicebush, Native

  • Spiderwort

  • Strawberry, AC Valley

  • Strawberry, Gensics

  • Strawberry, Honey

  • Strawberry, Jewel

  • Strawberry, Native

  • Sumac, Staghorn

  • Sunchokes/Jerusalem artichoke

  • Super spur Mayhaw

  • Swamp Rose, Native

  • Swamp White Oak

  • Sweet Annie

  • Sweet Flag (Acorus americana)

  • Sweetshrub/carolina allspice

  • Trifoliate Orange

  • White Pine

  • White Sagebrush

  • Wild Ginger, Native

  • Wineberry, Red

  • Wisteria, Native

  • Witch hazel, Native

  • Yarrow

  • Yucca

Spring 2024 Volunteer Opportunities

Want to help Cincinnati Permaculture Institute prepare for the spring season and maybe learn some new gardening skills along the way? Below is our volunteer schedule.

NURSERY

Saturday, February 10, 11-2:

Saturday, March 9th, 11-2

Saturday, March 30th, 11-2

Wednesdays, April 17 and 24th, 4-dusk

Tuesdays in May: May 7, 14 and 28, 5 PM to 8 PM

Our nursery manager Howard Zuefle will be onsite for all volunteer days providing instruction and access to our tools and materials. Come dressed for the weather, whatever it may be! Our nursery is at 824 Enright Ave. Price Hill Cincinnati (in the back of the lot, behind the greenhouse) and parking is available on Enright and Terry St.

OTHER PROJECTS

Sunday, February 18, 2-4 p.m.: Button Making at the Reading branch of the Cincinnati Public Library - Help our events & marketing committee make buttons to use at our events table this year. All supplies provided. Kids welcome!

SIGN UP

Registration is not required, but signing up helps us communicate with you in the event of a change, cancellation, or other details for each volunteer date. Use this link to be added to our volunteer roster!

QUESTIONS?

Contact us at info@cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org