Trees

Diospyros kaki or persimmon also known as sharon fruit is a hardy exotic fruit tree. The fruits are ripe in November

Ceratonia siliqua can be kept as a pot plant, grows slowly and is good as pruning bonsai

Paulownia tomentosa is one of the fastest growing trees, has great large leaves and beautiful flowering in May

Ginkgo biloba gets beautiful fan-shaped green leaf and discolored beautiful yellow in late fall

Diospyros lotus is also called lotus tree, gods pear or persimmon called sweet lotus fruit and is hardy

Cercis siliquastrum or judas tree is a true Mediterranean tree that blooms in April-May before the leaf appears

Toona sinensis also called Onion soup tree is a hardy tree with delicious edible young shoots and leaves

Pistachio vera or pistachio is the only plant for getting real pistachios

Ficus carica or fig tree has special leaves and gets many figs every year, great for eating fresh or making jam

Juglans ailantifolia Cordiformis or Heartseed Walnut is a nice tasting sweet nut that is ripe in the autumn

Hovenia dulcis gets particularly shaped fruit. These fruits taste very sweet.

Ficus carica Bornholm fig tree is a winterhardy fig whose fruits are also ripe in early August