Description

3 – Persimmon

3 – Red Mulberry

3 – Paw Paw

Wholesale prices on this would be around $150+, retail potted around $225+

This package was handpicked to fulfill the demand for top-notch wildlife support alongside feeding domestic livestock like pigs, chickens, and more. All three of these powerhouse trees crank out massive amounts of carbohydrates and nutrients for your animals or local deer herds, from summer mulberry drops to early fall paw paws and late-season persimmons that hang on into winter. It’s the perfect setup for layering on fat and energy for both wild critters and your homestead stock. Whether you’re a homesteader aiming to nourish any kind of livestock, prepping a bugout spot, or setting up a hunting camp, these trees add serious value to your property. This pack thrives in a wide range of zones 4-9. Conservation-grade bare root plants 1′-2′ tall.

Imagine pork fed on mulberry in the summer while finished on persimmon and acorns in the fall… Delicious! Check out this link from Hobby Farms for an article on finishing pigs on Acorns, Persimmon, and Mulberries. Consider checking out the Oak Bonanza pack for some major synergy with this one.

This is the exact three species I am personally using to plant between paddocks specifically for the purpose of moving the needle towards being able to be 100% self sufficient on our own land while fattening livestock with good healthy carbohydrate rich tree crops that provide year after year.

*note* -While White Oak does produce lower tannin acorns, please be careful overdoing it with oaks in ruminant grazing areas. 

American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana 

USDA 4-9

The American Persimmon boasts an incredibly rich, sweet, and complex flavor—like caramel with notes of tangerine and cream, in a custard-smooth texture. Ripe fruits drop around Thanksgiving, and in colder years, trees hold them well into winter for extended foraging. This ultra-hardy native adapts to diverse soils and conditions, tolerating weeds, browse pressure, drought, and floods. You’ll need a few trees for pollination since seedlings can be male or female (gender unknown at this stage), ensuring fruit production. Pigs absolutely devour the fallen fruits for natural fattening, while deer, turkey, and other wildlife flock to them—making it a biodiversity booster. Bare root seedling Conservation Grade 12″.

 

Red Mulberry – Morus rubra

USDA 4-9

Anybody who knows me knows I’m obsessed with mulberries. While I often tout white mulberries for leaf fodder, this native red variety steps up for fruit-focused silvopasture systems to feed livestock, especially pigs. It yields sweet, red-to-black berries brimming with vitamins C, K, iron, and fiber—perfect as high-energy feed for poultry and hogs, with leaves adding protein-rich supplemental fodder. Supports pollinators, songbirds, and small mammals while aiding soil health and erosion control. This is one of my go-to backbone species for long-term carb crops in livestock feeding. Bare root seedling Conservation Grade 12″.

Paw Paw – Asimina triloba

 

USDA 5-9

North America’s hidden tropical gem, the Paw Paw produces large, creamy fruits with banana-mango vibes, loaded with amino acids, magnesium, and antioxidants—delicious fresh or in desserts for people, and a magnet for wildlife like deer, opossums, foxes, and squirrels. Pigs love them as a nutrient-packed treat that boosts growth, immunity, and digestion (some even use the leaves for natural deworming). Hosts zebra swallowtail butterflies, stabilizes soil with deep roots, and requires minimal inputs for sustainable yields. Plant a couple for cross-pollination to guarantee those bountiful harvests. Bare root seedling Conservation Grade 12″.

 

 

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For best results, plant in well-drained, fertile soil with full sun to partial shade, mulch heavily to conserve moisture, water deeply in the first year, and use organic fertilizer lightly to spur growth. First they sleep, then they creep, then they leap—watch these trees evolve your land into a resilient, abundant haven!