Plant Material Info

Explore the selection of plants available for purchase at Pinter's Gardens & Pumpkin. Please note that this list may not always reflect our current inventory, as availability can vary. To check the availability of specific varieties, we recommend giving us a call.

McIntosh Apple

Malus McIntosh Apple

Tart and crisp Heavy bearer, good for eating and baking, fruit tends to drop when ripe.

  • Height 12'-15'
  • Spread 12'-15' Semi Dwarf
  • Zone 4-7
  • Flower Bright Red
  • Ripens Mid-Season
  • Pollinator ‘Sweet Sixteen,’ ‘Honeycrisp’
  • Storage Fair

Mesabi Cherry

Prunus Mesabi Cherry

Long stemmed, red-fleshed fruits with sugar content halfway between pie cherries and 'Bing' cherries. Pyramidal tree grows to a height of 12 feet. Fruit resembles 'Meteor' but pit is smaller.

  • Height 10'-14'
  • Spread 10'-14'
  • Zone 4-8
  • Flower Red
  • Ripens Early July
  • Pollinator Self-fertile, no pollinator needed

Meteor Cherry

Prunus Meteor Cherry

medium-sized cherries. Their tart/sweet yellow flesh is great for sauces, wonderful for pies, and good for fresh eating. A good choice for colder areas.

  • Height 8'-10'
  • Spread 8'-10'
  • Zone 4-8
  • Flower Red
  • Ripens Early to Mid Summer
  • Pollinator Self-fertile, not pollinator required

MN Strain Redbud

Cercis canadensis Northern Strain Redbud #7 Multiple Stem

This handsome tree. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. It bears small pink flowers in Spring before leaves appear. Later brown fruit pods form.

  • Height 20'-30'
  • Spread 20'-25'
  • Zone 4-9
  • Foliage Deep Green
  • Growth Rate Medium: 1 - 2’ per year

Mount Royal Plum

Prunus Mount Royal Plum

Medium sized fruit. Good eaten off tree. Excellent for dessert, jam and preserves. Tender juicy flesh. Considered the best blue cultivar in Wisconsin and Minnesota

  • Height 8'-12'
  • Spread 8'12'
  • Zone 4-8
  • Flower Blue
  • Ripens Late August
  • Pollinator Self-fertile, no pollinator required.

Niobe Weeping Willow

Salix alba Niobe Weeping Willow

Niobe Weeping Willow is a dense deciduous tree with a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It is quite adaptable, preferring to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water.

  • Height 50'
  • Spread 50'
  • Zone 4-7
  • Foliage Dark Green to Yellow
  • Growth Rate Fast: 2 - 3’ per year

North Star Cherry

Prunus Northstar Cherry

Large sized fruit –Tart Flesh is red, meaty and juicy with a pleasantly acidic flavor. Good for fresh eating, baking and canning. A vigorous, natural dwarf variety that is highly productive. Fruit will retain quality on tree for 2 weeks after ripening.

  • Height 8'-10'
  • Spread 6'-'8'
  • Zone 4-8
  • Flower Red
  • Ripens Mid-Summer
  • Pollinator Self-fertile, no pollinator required.

Northern Pin Oak

Quercus ellipsoidalis Northern Pin Oak

An attractive shade tree with a pyramidal-oval habit of growth, pointy leaves and excellent rich red fall color, fast growing for an oak; grows best in loose, slightly acidic soils, but more tolerant of alkaline soils than its popular relative the pin oak.

  • Height 50'
  • Spread 50'
  • Zone 3-6
  • Foliage Dark Green to Red
  • Growth Rate Medium: 1 - 2’ per year

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak #10

A beautiful and artistic shade tree with a picturesque loosely pyramidal habit of growth and good red fall color; fast growing for an oak, an extremely tough and adaptable tree, best for larger landscapes; prefers loose, slightly acidic soils. Under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 300 years

  • Height 70'
  • Spread 70'
  • Zone 3-8
  • Foliage Dark Green to Red
  • Growth Rate Fast: 2 - 3’ per year

Northwood Maple

Acer rubrum Northwood Maple

University of Minnesota introduction. One of the hardiest red maples.

  • Height 50'
  • Spread 35'
  • Zone 3-8
  • Foliage Dark Green to Orange-Red in fall
  • Growth Rate Fast: 2 - 3’ per year

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood

This handsome tree. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. It bears small pink flowers in Spring before leaves appear. Later brown fruit pods form.

  • Height 20'-30'
  • Spread 20'-25'
  • Zone 4-9
  • Foliage Deep Green
  • Growth Rate Medium: 1 - 2’ per year

Parker Pear

Pyrus Parker Pear

Medium sized fruit Parker is a sweet tender pear that is very good for fresh eating, baking, desserts, and storing. Fruit must be picked before it ripens. Upright, vigorous growing tree.

  • Height 15'-20'
  • Spread 10-15
  • Zone 4-8
  • Flower Yellow/Bronze
  • Ripens Mid-August
  • Pollinator Requires pollinator i.e. Summer Crisp

Patten Pear

Pyrus Patten Pear

Good sized fruit
Good quality, excellent for canning; fallen fruit can be messy. Very resistant to fireblight. Should be picked about one week before ripening and then allowed to ripen

  • Height 30'
  • Spread 25'
  • Zone 4-8
  • Flower Yellow w/Red Blush
  • Ripens Mid to late September
  • Pollinator Requires pollinator i.e. Summer Crisp

Pearlbush

Exochorda Pearlbush ‘Lotus Moon’

Very heavy bloomer. Prune it after it flowers. Deer resistant.

  • Height 4-5'
  • Spread 3-4'
  • Zone 4-7
  • Light Sun, Part Shade
  • Flower White in late April and early May
  • Foliage Dark Green

Physocarpus Ninebark ‘Amber jubilee ’

Physocarpus Ninebark ‘Amber jubilee ’

Striking Foliage

  • Height 5-6'
  • Spread 4'
  • Zone 4-7
  • Light Full Sun
  • Flower White flowers in Spring
  • Foliage Orange, yellow and gold turning purple and red in Fall.

Physocarpus Ninebark ‘Fireside’

Physocarpus Ninebark ‘Fireside’

More compact and rounded form with more mildew resistance.

  • Height 5-7'
  • Spread 4-6'
  • Zone 3-7
  • Light Full Sun
  • Flower Pinkish white in Spring
  • Foliage Red-purple

Physocarpus Ninebark ‘Little Devil ’

Physocarpus Ninebark ‘Little Devil ’

Compact and easy to grow. Useful in smaller urban gardens.

  • Height 3-4'
  • Spread 3-4'
  • Zone 4-7
  • Light Full Sun
  • Flower White and pink flowers in June
  • Foliage Deep Burgundy

Physocarpus Ninebark ‘Summer Wine ’

Physocarpus Ninebark ‘Summer Wine ’

Requires little pruning.

  • Height 5-6'
  • Spread 5-6'
  • Zone 3-7
  • Light Full Sun
  • Flower White and pink flowers in mid-summer.
  • Foliage Dark Green to Dark Crimson Red

Prariefire Crab

Malus Prariefire Crab Tree

Disease resistant and has especially good foliage retention during summer. It blooms later than most crabs. Fruit does not drop. (Red Fruit)

  • Height 15'-20'
  • Spread 20'
  • Zone 4-7
  • Flower Red-Purple-Maroon
  • Foliage Red-Purple
  • Growth Rate Medium: 1 - 2’ per year

Princeton Gold Maple

Acer platanoides Princeton Gold Maple

Color holds well through the summer. Nicely shaped, this is definitely a tree that attracts attention.

  • Height 45'
  • Spread Oval - 40'
  • Zone 4-7
  • Flower Samara
  • Foliage Golden Yellow
  • Growth Rate Fast: 2 - 3’ per year