Nursery

Growing Value Nursery 2025 Fall Plant Selection

Find out what we’re carrying this fall at Growing Value Edible Nursery! We have selections for every layer of your food forest, specially chosen for what does best in our bioregion and growing zone.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This list reflects everything we’ve ordered, but may NOT show what we currently have in stock. If you are looking for something specific, we strongly recommend calling (513) 259-3504 or emailing cpinursery@gmail.com to check on what is available.

FOOD FOREST TREES

APPLE

  • Domestic (pollinator)

  • Golden Delicious

  • Liberty, 2yr semidwarf

  • Pristine, dwarf

  • Pristine, semidwarf

  • Ruby Rush

  • Zestar

ASIAN PEAR

  • Hosui

  • Shinseiki

  • Yoinashi

BASSWOOD/LINDEN, American

CHERRY

  • Balaton (tart)

  • Coral Champagne

  • Shelan

CHESTNUT, Chinese

DOGWOOD, Gray

ELDERBERRY

  • Adams

  • Bob Gordon

  • Marge

  • Pocahontas

  • Ranch (Lg, Sm)

  • Wyldewood (Lg, Sm)

  • York

FIG

  • Olympian

  • Chicago Hardy

HAWTHORN

  • Russian/Black

  • Green

HAZELNUT

  • Jefferson

  • European Hybrid

MULBERRY

  • American/red

  • Wild seedlings

NECTARINE

  • Earliglo

  • Summer Beaut

OAK FAMILY

  • Bur

  • Swamp White

PAWPAW

PEACH

  • Gala

  • Indian Free

  • Indian Blood

PEAR

  • Shenandoah (Lg/Sm)

  • Magness

PERSIMMON

  • American

  • Asian, Fuyu

  • Prairie Star

PLUM

  • Black, P. Nigra

  • Victory

  • Vision

SUMAC, Staghorn

TRIFOLIATE ORANGE

WALNUT FAMILY

  • Heartnut

  • Hican - Dooley Burton

  • Hican - Clarksville

  • Hican - McCallister

WILLOW, Basketry varieties

NITROGEN FIXERS

  • Black Locust

  • False Indigo, A. fruticosa

  • Honey Locust

  • KY Coffee

  • Redbud

  • Siberian Pea Shrub

FRUITING SHRUBS & VINES

ARONIA

  • From seeds of cultivars

  • Mckenzie

  • Viking

BLACKBERRY

  • Apache

  • Caddo

  • Chester

  • Thornless, variety unknown

BLUEBERRY

  • Blue Sunset

  • Chippewa

  • Duke

  • NorthBlue

BUSH CHERRY

  • Jan Bush

  • Joel

  • Joy

CURRANT

  • Titania Black

  • Imperial White

  • Consort Black

GOJI BERRY

  • Phoenix Tears

GOOSEBERRY

  • Amish Red

  • Pixwell

  • Black Velvet

  • Captivator

  • Black

  • Jahns Prairie

  • Unknown var.

GOUMI BERRY

  • Sweet Scarlet

  • Red Gem

HONEYBERRY

  • Aurora

  • Beast

  • Beauty

  • Blizzard

  • Czech 17

  • Indigo Gem

  • Indigo Treat

  • Mystery variety

  • Tundra

HOPS

  • Centennial

  • Fuggle

  • Horizon

  • Mystery variety

  • Sterling

  • Sunbeam

JOSTABERRY, Black (Lg/Sm)

JUJUBE, Lang

KIWI

  • Anna

  • Arctic Beauty Female

  • Arctic Beauty Male

  • Geneva 3

  • Male (unknown)

  • MI State

PASSIONFLOWER, Native

RASPBERRY

  • Anne Yellow

  • Boyne Red

  • Caroline Red

  • Double Gold

  • Fall Gold

  • Heritage Red

  • Jewel Black

  • Nova Red

  • Royalty Purple

  • Wine, Red

ROSE

  • Rugosa

  • Swamp

SEABERRY

  • Male

  • Sirola

  • Seedlings, unsexed

SERVICEBERRY

  • Western

SPICEBUSH, Native

HERBACEOUS, GROUND COVER, ROOTS & FORAGE

ANISE HYSSOP

ASPARAGUS

  • Purple Passion

  • Mary Washington

BAPTISIA, Blue

BEE BALM, M. Didyma

BEE BALM/WILD BERGAMOT, M. Fistulosa

BLACK EYED SUSAN

BLUE ASTER

BLUE FLAG NATIVE IRIS

BUTTERFLYWEED

COLUMBINE

COMFREY

  • Large Leaf

  • Seedless

COMPASS PLANT

CONEFLOWER, E. angustifolia & E. purpurea

CUPFLOWER

DAHLIA

EGYPTIAN WALKING ONION

FO-TI (Polygonum multiflorum - Traditional Chinese Medicine herb)

GARLIC CHIVES

GINGER, Native

GOLDENSEAL

GOTU KOLA (Centella asiatica - Traditional Chinese Medicine herb)

HORSERADISH

HORSETAIL

LANCE LEAF COREOPSIS

LAVENDER

LEMON BALM

MOTHERWORT

MOUNTAIN MINT

MULLEIN

NETTLES, Stinging

PRAIRIE CLOVER

PRICKLY PEAR

RATTLESNAKE MASTER

RHUBARB

ROSEMARY

SAGE, Culinary

SAGEBRUSH (ARTEMISIA)

SELF-HEAL

SOCHAN (CUTLEAF CONEFLOWER)

SOLOMON’S SEAL

  • Variegated

  • Native

SPIDERWORT

STRAWBERRIES

  • mixed varieties

  • Jewel

  • Honeoye

  • Gensic

  • Earliglo

  • AC Valley

SUNCHOKE (JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE)

SWAMP MILKWEED

SWEET FLAG

THYME

VALERIAN

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Howard Zuefle: Nurseryman, Yogi, Linchpin

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Since coming to serve as Nursery Manager at Growing Value Nursery, Howard “Howie” Zuefle has proved himself to be invaluable to Cincinnati Permaculture Institute on so many levels: teacher, nursery manager, advisor, designer, installer, consultant, guide, friend. He wears these hats as easily as he wears his winning smile. He says he owes it all to his basic desire to eat well. Wild forage of food and organic growing of food are among his many passions and pathways to that end. 

His knowledge and experience, combined with his community network in East Price Hill, and other Cincinnati neighborhoods, made him the likely force with both the “Seeds of Change” and the “Boots on the Ground” programs, funded by grants we received in 2024-25. He rather single-handedly consulted, designed, selected, instructed, and installed alongside more than a dozen of our 27 Food Champions at their sites.

All while he was creating and managing the perennial edible nursery stock at CPIs Growing Value Nursery. He takes skillful care of our plants, the high quality of which continues to be praised by GVN customers.


More on Howard Zuefle in his own words:

Howard has been on his journey to find a way of living that integrates our human role in our local ecology for a good while now.  For him it took a car accident to motivate him to look beyond the quick fixes mainstream culture throws at us.  

The journey started in studying neuroscience and psychology at University of Cincinnati.  Then a clear need to be outside took the steering wheel, which brought an internship at the Civic Garden Center, a Permaculture Design Course with CPI, Foraging Mentors, Farming Mentors, and the rich Earth centered community of Cincinnati into his life.  

That was all on the going towards the connection with nature outside of himself part; there was also a coming into his own nature side of the journey by integrating the experience, which has involved embodiment practices, somatic experiencing, yoga, grounding/earthing, and learning to stay with the uncomfortable parts of living.

Finding local food, water, and the community that it takes to allow those to happen has been another major variable on the journey.  When one finds real food and the nourishing feeling that accompanies it there is no going back.

Howard is always looking to do Permaculture consultations, Botanical surveys, Nature Education, lead Foraging excursions and support others on their journey to a harmonious way of living. You can email him at HowGround@proton.me.

Growing Value Nursery 2025 Spring Plant Selection

Find out what we’re carrying this year at Growing Value Edible Nursery! We have selections for every layer of your food forest, specially chosen for what does best in our bioregion and growing zone.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This list reflects everything we’ve ordered, but may NOT show what we currently have in stock. If you are looking for something specific, we strongly recommend calling (513) 259-3504 or emailing cpinursery@gmail.com to check on what is available.

Scroll to the bottom of the list for a gallery that includes pricing information on all varieties.

FOOD FOREST TREES

APPLE

  • Domestic

  • Liberty (Dwarf)

  • Liberty (SemiDw, Lg/Sm)

  • Grimes Golden

  • Ruby Rush (Lg/Sm)

  • NY 35

  • Goldrush

  • Dolgo Crab

  • Zestar

  • Pristine (Dwarf)

  • Pristine (SemiDwarf)

  • Golden Delicious

ASIAN PEAR

  • Hosui

  • Yoinashi

  • Shinseiki

BASSWOOD/LINDEN, American

CHERRY

  • Balaton (tart)

  • Chelan

  • Coral Champagne

  • Evans Bali

  • Sam

  • Skeena

  • Sweet Heart

CHESTNUT, Chinese

DOGWOOD, Gray

ELDERBERRY

  • Adams

  • Bob Gordon

  • Marge

  • Ranch (Lg/Sm)

  • Wyldewood (Lg/Sm)

  • Pocahontas

  • York

FIG

  • Olympian

  • Chicago Hardy

HAWTHORN

  • Russian/Black

  • Green

HAZELNUT

  • Beaked

  • Jefferson

  • European Hybrid

MULBERRY, American/Red

NECTARINE

  • Earliglo

  • Summer Beaut

OAK FAMILY

  • Bur

  • Red

  • Swamp White

PAWPAW - LOW STOCK

  • Native (Lg/Sm)

  • Allegheny

  • Sunflower

PEACH

  • Gala

  • Bounty

  • Indian Free

  • Indian Blood

PEAR

  • Shenandoah (Lg/Sm)

  • Magness

PERSIMMON

  • American

  • Prairie Star

PLUM

  • Black, P. Nigra

  • Fortune

  • Victory

  • Vision

SUMAC, Staghorn

TRIFOLIATE ORANGE

WALNUT FAMILY

  • Heartnut

  • Hican - Dooley Burton

  • Hican - Clarksville

  • Hican - McCallister

NITROGEN FIXERS

  • Buttonbush (NOT EDIBLE)

  • False Indigo

  • Redbud

  • KY Coffee

  • Honey Locust

  • Black Locust

  • Siberian Pea Shrub

  • Wisteria, American

  • Groundnut, Apios

FRUITING SHRUBS & VINES

ARONIA

  • McKenzie

  • Viking

  • Black (Lg/Sm)

BLACKBERRY

  • Caddo

  • Apache

  • Chester

  • Thornless (unknown var.)

BLUEBERRY

  • Northland

  • Chippewa

  • Blue Sunset

  • Duke

  • Robeson

BUSH CHERRY

CURRANT

  • Consort Black

  • Titania Black

  • Junk Van Tet Red

  • Imperial White

  • Pink Champagne

  • Golden

GOJI BERRY

  • non-variety

  • Crimson Star

  • Phoenix Tears - OUT OF STOCK

GOOSEBERRY

  • Amish Red

  • Pixwell

  • Black Velvet

  • Captivator

  • Black

  • Jahns Prairie

  • Unknown var.

GOUMI BERRY

  • Carmine

  • Sweet Scarlet

  • Red Gem

GRAPE

  • Reliance

  • Mars

HONEYBERRY

  • Aurora

  • Tundra

  • Blizzard

  • Beast

  • Indigo Treat

  • Czech 17

HOPS

  • Fuggle

  • Sterling

  • Sunbeam

  • Horizon

  • Centennial

  • Unknown var.

  • Native

JOSTABERRY, Black (Lg/Sm)

KIWI

  • Male

  • MI State

  • Anna (Lg/Sm)

  • Arctic Beauty (m/f)

PASSIONFLOWER, Native

RASPBERRY

  • Caroline Red

  • Heritage Red

  • Nova Red

  • Boyne Red

  • Wine Red

  • Jewel Black

  • Royalty Purple

  • Double Gold

  • Anne Yellow

  • Fall Gold

ROSE

  • Rugosa

  • Swamp

  • Carolina

SEABERRY

  • Male

  • Sirola

  • Seedlings, unsexed

SERVICEBERRY

  • Native

  • Success

  • Western

SPICEBUSH, Native

HERBACEOUS, GROUND COVER & FORAGE

AMERICAN GINSENG

ANISE HYSSOP

ASPARAGUS

  • Purple Passion

  • Mary Washington

BAPTISIA, Blue

BEE BALM/WILD BERGAMOT, M. Fistulosa

BLACK EYED SUSAN

BLUE FLAG NATIVE IRIS

BUTTERFLYWEED

COMFREY

  • Large Leaf

  • Seedless

COLUMBINE

COMPASS PLANT

CONEFLOWER (ECHINACEA)

CUPFLOWER

DAHLIA

EGYPTIAN WALKING ONION

GOLDENSEAL

GOTU KOLA (Centella asiatica - Traditional Chinese Medicine herb)

FO-TI (Polygonum multiflorum - Traditional Chinese Medicine herb)

GARLIC CHIVES

GINGER, Native

HORSERADISH

HORSETAIL

LANCE LEAF COREOPSIS

LAVENDER

LEMON BALM

LOVAGE

MOTHERWORT

MOUNTAIN MINT

MULLEIN

NETTLES, Stinging

PRICKLY PEAR

RAMPS

RATTLESNAKE MASTER

RHUBARB

ROSEMARY

SAGE, Culinary

SAGEBRUSH (ARTEMISIA)

SELF-HEAL

SOCHAN (CUTLEAF CONEFLOWER)

SOLOMON’S SEAL

  • Variegated

  • Native

  • Giant

SPIDERWORT

STRAWBERRIES

  • Jewel

  • AC Valley

  • Earliglo

  • Honeoye

  • Gensic

  • mixed varieties

SUNCHOKE (JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE)

SWAMP MILKWEED

SWEET FLAG

THYME

VALERIAN

YARROW

PRICING INFORMATION BELOW

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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.

((SCROLL DOWN FOR PRICING INFORMATION))

  • 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