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• Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat), 1
• Fagus grandifolia (beechnut), 1
• False indigo (Baptisia), 1
• False spirea (Astilbe), 1
• Fargesia dracocephala ‘Rufa,’ 1
• Feather reed grass (Calamagrostis × acutiflora var. stricta), 1
• Feijoa (pineapple guava), 1
• Fencing animal-proof, 1, 2, 3
  • deer-proof, 1, 2
• Ferns, 1, 2, 3, 4
• Fertilizers, 1, 2, 3, 4
  • chemical vs. organic, 1
  • manure as, 1, 2
  • organic materials, 1, 2
    • using, 1
• Fetterbush (Pieris floribunda), 1
• Figs, 1
• Filbert (hazelnut) (Corylus spp.), 1
• Fire blight, 1
• Firethorn (Pyracantha), 1
• Flag (Iris), 1
• Flame nettle (coleus) (Solenostemon), 1
• Flea beetles, 1
• Flies, beneficial, 1
• Florist’s mums, 1
• Flossflower (Ageratum), 1
• Flowers. See also Annuals;
  • Biennials;
    • Perennials
  • All-America Selections, 1
  • for cutting, 1, 2
  • edible, 1
• Foliage
  • for cutting, 1
  • fragrant, 1
  • plants with striking, 1, 2
• Forsythia (forsythia), 1
• Forsythia × intermedia (border forsythia), 1
• Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’ (Bronx greenstem forsythia), 1
• Foxberry (lingonberry), 1
• Foxglove (Digitalis), 1
• Foxtail lily (Eremurus stenophyllus), 1
• Fruit. See also Brambles;
  • Fruit trees; Nut trees;
    • specific fruit
  • unusual, 1–15
    • banana, 1
    • cornelian cherry, 1
    • cranberry (Vaccinium), 1
    • cranberry, highbush (Viburnum), 1
    • feijoa (pineapple guava), 1
    • jostaberry, 1
    • jujube (Chinese date), 1
    • lingonberry, 1
    • medlar, 1
    • mulberry, 1
    • pawpaw, 1
    • pomegranate, 1
    • prickly pear, 1
    • rose hips, 1
    • service berry (Juneberry), 1
• Fruit trees, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 . See also specific fruit
  • caring for, 1, 2
  • flower and fruit care, 1
  • planting, 1, 2
  • problems of, 1, 2–53
  • propagating, 1
  • restoring old, 1
  • selecting, 1, 2
  • training and pruning, 1, 2
  • winter protection, 1
• Fuchsia (fuchsia), 1
• Funkia (Hosta), 1