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FUJI APPLE Recent introduction from Japan that quickly became
California's favorite apple. Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent
keeper. Dull reddish-orange skin, sometimes russeted. Ripe
mid-September. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Low
chilling requirement - less than 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
GALA APPLE (Original Gala) Wonderful dessert apple from New
Zealand. Crisp, nice blend of sweetness and tartness, rich flavor. Skin
reddish-orange over yellow. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Red
Delicious. Good pollenizer for other varieties. Adapted to cold and
warm-winter climates. Chilling requirement apparently less than 500
hours. Self-fruitful.
GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLE (Yellow Delicious) Long-time favorite
for its sweetness and flavor. Reliable producer, adapted to many climates.
Pollenizer for Red Delicious. Mid-season harvest (September in Central
Calif.). 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
GRANNY SMITH APPLE From New Zealand. Large, late, green,
all-purpose. Crisp, tart, excellent keeper. Requires long summer.
Thrives in hot climates. 600 hours. Prolonged bloom: good pollenizer
for other apples. Self-fruitful.
GRAVENSTEIN APPLE (Red Gravenstein) Famous for sauce and
baking, also used fresh. Crisp, juicy, flavorful, tart. Green with red
stripes. Early bloom, early harvest. 700 hours. Pollen-sterile, pollenizer
required: Empire, Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious.
PINK LADY® APPLE (Cripps Pink) New hot climate apple from
Western Australia. Very crisp, sweet-tart, distinct flavor, good keeper.
Skin reddish-pink over green when ripe. White flesh resists browning.
Harvest begins late October in Central Calif., about three weeks after Fuji.
Self-fruitful. 4-500 hours. Pat. No. 7880.
ROME BEAUTY APPLE Late blooming, a good choice where hard
freezes in late spring are common. Large, round, red, used primarily for
cooking. Heavy bearing. Late harvest. 1000 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLENHEIM (ROYAL) APRICOT All-purpose freestone, sweet,
aromatic, flavorful. Long-time No. 1 apricot in California. Early bloom.
Late June harvest in Central Calif. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
GOLD KIST APRICOT Excellent backyard apricot for warm winter
climates. Freestone, very good quality. Heavy bearing. Early harvest,
3-4 weeks before Blenheim (Royal). 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
MOORPARK APRICOT Long-time favorite of apricot fanciers for its
exceptionally rich flavor and aroma. Reliable producer. Used fresh and
for canning. 600 hours. Self-fruitful.
TOMCOT APRICOT The most consistently productive apricot variety
at Dave Wilson Nursery 1992-97. Large, orange fruit with firm, sweet
flesh. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Wenatchee Moorpark. Originated
at Prosser, WA, introduced in 1989. 600 hours. Partly self-fruitful;
biggest crops if cross-pollinated by another apricot. Pat. No. 7034.
BING CHERRY Large, firm, juicy, sweet, nearly black when ripe -
superb flavor, the No. 1 cherry. Mid-season. Large vigorous tree. 700
hours. Poll. by Black Tart, Van, Rainier. Also Stella in colder climates.
BLACK TARTARIAN CHERRY Medium-sized, nearly black,
sprightly flavor, early season. Vigorous, productive tree. 700 hours.
Pollenizer required -interfruitful with all popular sweet cherries.
CRAIG'S CRIMSON CHERRY Taste test winner. Self-fruitful, natural
semi-dwarf, perhaps the finest sweet cherry. Dark red to nearly black,
medium to large size, wonderful spicy flavor, very firm texture. Mature
tree size about 2/3 of standard (smaller when budded onto Colt or
Mahaleb rootstock). Mid-season. 500-600 hours. Pat. No. 7320.
(Zaiger)
LAPINS CHERRY New, from Canada. Self-fruitful, dark red sweet
cherry. Large, firm, good flavor. Similar to Van in color, Stella in shape.
Sometimes sold as "Self-fertile Bing." Ripens 4 days after Bing. 500
hours.
MONTMORENCY SOUR CHERRY Large, light red skin, yellow
flesh. Perfect for cobblers, pies, etc. Extremely winter hardy. Very
heavy bearing. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
RAINIER SWEET CHERRY Large, yellow with red blush. Sweet and
flavorful - superior to Royal Ann. Very cold hardy. Mid-season harvest.
700 hours. Pollenizer required -interfruitful with Van, Lambert, Black
Tart, Bing & Lapins.
ROYAL ANN CHERRY Long-time favorite yellow sweet cherry for
eating fresh or canning. 700 hours. Pollenizer required - interfruitful
with Van and Black Tart, not Bing.
ROYAL RAINIER CHERRY Large yellow cherry with slightly more
red blush than Rainier. Excellent flavor, taste test winner. Ripens early,
about 3-5 days ahead of Rainier. Moderate chill requirement, (600-700
hrs. estimated). Pollinates with Bing and Black Tartarian, Stella & Van.
STELLA CHERRY Self-fruitful - no pollenizer needed. Large, nearly
black, richly flavored sweet cherry similar to its parent, Lambert. Late
harvest. 500-600 hours. Pollinates Bing, except in mild winter climates.
SWEETHEART CHERRY Van x Newstar. Large, bright red fruit with
good flavor. Precocious tree requires pruning to prevent size problems.
Self-fertile. Matures 5-7 days after Lapins. Developed in Summerland,
British Colombia. Trademarked. Plant patent applied for.
VAN CHERRY Very cold hardy, reliable, heavy bearing. Fine fruit
similar to Bing, though usually smaller. 700 hours. Pollenizer required -
interfruitful with all popular sweet cherries.
BLACK JACK FIG Large, purplish-brown figs with sweet, juicy,
strawberry-red flesh. Harvest August to October in Central California.
Naturally small (semi-dwarf) tree. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLACK MISSION FIG The favorite. Purplish-black skin, strawberrycolored
flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing, long-lived, large tree. Coast or
inland. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
IMPROVED BROWN TURKEY FIG Large, brown skin, pink flesh.
Sweet, rich flavor, used fresh. Widely adapted - coast or inland climate.
Small tree, prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
KADOTA FIG Large, light greenish-yellow `white' skin, amber flesh.
Long-lived, vigorous. Prune to any shape. Very sweet fruit needs hot
weather to ripen. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
WHITE GENOA FIG Old variety, a favorite in cool coastal areas - also
excellent inland. Greenish-yellow skin, amber flesh, distinctive flavor.
Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
GARDEN DELIGHT MINIATURE NECTARINE Large yellow
freestone. Sweet, delicious, refreshing. Mid-August in Central Calif.
Heavy bearing 5-6 ft. tree, easily covered to protect from frost. 500 hours.
Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
NECTA ZEE MINIATURE NECTARINE Sweet, very flavorful yellow
freestone, beautiful red skin. Mid-June to early July in central Calif.
Strong, vigorous tree to 6 ft. Best self-fruitful miniature nectarine. 500
hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 6283. (Zaiger)
ARCTIC BLAZE WHITE NECTARINE Taste test winner. One of the
best of the new low acid white nectarines: rich flavor and firm texture in
early season, very sweet when soft ripe. Large size, red and creamy white
skin. Harvest mid to late-August in Central California, after Arctic Queen
white nectarine. Tested as 121LB410. Estimated chilling requirement
7-800 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 10174. (Zaiger)
ARCTIC JAY WHITE NECTARINE Taste test winner: best of all
fruits at the Dave Wilson Nursery blind fruit tasting held July 5, 1996.
Very attractive, firm, freestone fruit is richly flavored, with a balance of
acid and sugar. Ripens between Arctic Glo and Heavenly White white
nectarines. 800 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 9908. (Zaiger)
ARCTIC ROSE WHITE NECTARINE Delicious, super-sweet, white
nectarine. Very high-scoring in taste tests. Rich flavor and nice crunchy
texture when firm ripe - extremely sweet when soft ripe. Harvest mid to
late July in Central Calif. Highly recommended for home orchards.
6-700 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 7889. (Zaiger)
ARCTIC STAR WHITE NECTARINE Earliest to ripen of the new low
acid, super-sweet white nectarines. Rave reviews in trial tastings.
Beautiful dark red skin, snow-white semi-freestone flesh. Ripens
mid-June in Central Calif., 4-5 weeks ahead of Arctic Rose. Low winter
chilling requirement, about 300 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 9332.
(Zaiger)
DOUBLE DELIGHT NECTARINE Sensational fruit - consistently the
best-flavored yellow nectarine - plus magnificent, double pink flowers.
Dark red-skinned, freestone fruit is sweet, with unusually rich flavor -
very high-scoring in taste tests. Heavy-bearing tree. Harvest early to
mid-July in Central Calif. 300 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
FANTASIA NECTARINE Popular, large, yellow freestone. Early
harvest fruit is firm-ripe and tangy, later harvest is sweet, with rich flavor:
high-scoring in taste tests. Late July/early August in Central Calif. 500
hours. Self-fruitful.
HEAVENLY WHITE NECTARINE Consistently one of the
highest-scoring fruits in Dave Wilson Nursery taste tests. (Three time
taste test winner!) Very large, firm, white-fleshed freestone. Superb
acid-sugar balance and rich, complex flavor - a connoisseur's delight.
Dull red and cream-colored skin. Mid-July in Central Calif. 650 hours.
Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
LIZ'S LATE NECTARINE Sprightly-sweet, intense, spicy flavor - the
state of the art in fruit breeding. Overall score of 7.5 at the August 25,
1995 Dave Wilson Nursery fruit tasting - the highest for any yellow
nectarine or peach to date. Late August/early September in Central Calif.
6-700 hours. Self-fruitful. Patent No. 9437. (Zaiger)
SPICE ZEE NECTAPLUM ™ INTERSPECIFIC The first Nectaplum
™ from Zaiger Hybrids. SpiceZee packs a pile of amazing fruit flavors
into an attractive tree for the home gardener. It is slightly acidic and
loaded with sugar giving it a spicy sweet flavor. One can detect both Plum
and Nectarine traits with ease. Along with great flavor Spice Zee is a
beautiful ornamental tree with a tremendous spring bloom followed by
dark red leaf in the spring that matures to a rich green-red in late summer.
This variety is self-fruitful and very productive. (Patent Pending)
HONEY BABE MINIATURE PEACH Sweet, yellow freestone, rich
peach flavor. Heavy bearing 5 ft. tree. Early to mid-July in Central Calif.
Excellent choice for home orchard. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No.
5276. (Zaiger)
BABCOCK WHITE PEACH Long-time favorite white-fleshed
freestone. Sweet and juicy, aromatic, low in acid. High-scoring in taste
tests. Ripens mid-July in Central Calif. Widely adapted (low chill
requirement, yet not early blooming). 250-300 hours. Self-fruitful.
DONUT (Stark Saturn) WHITE PEACH Also called Saucer or Peento
Peach. Unique white-fleshed fruit with a sunken center (shaped like a
doughnut). Sweet, with a mild flavor described by some as almond-like.
Ripens late June/early July in Central Calif. Estimated chilling
requirement 4-500 hours. Self-fruitful.
ELBERTA PEACH Famous yellow freestone. Classic, rich, peach
flavor: high-scoring in taste tests. Use fresh, canned, cooked. Ripe late
July/early August in Central Calif., up to 3-4 weeks later in colder
climates. 800 hours. Self- fruitful.
FROST ™ PEACH Resistant to peach leaf curl (10-year trials at
Washington State U.). Delicious yellow freestone. Slight red blush over
greenish yellow to yellow skin. Heavy bearing, excellent for canning or
eating fresh. July. Showy pink bloom in spring. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
JUNE PRIDE PEACH Intensely flavored, highly colored yellow
freestone. Perhaps the best-flavored peach for its season - July 1st in
Central Calif. Excellent early peach for home orchards. 6-700 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 6747. (Zaiger)
O'HENRY PEACH Popular fresh market yellow freestone now
available for home planting. Large, firm, full red skin, superb flavor.
Ripens early to mid-August in Central Calif. Good for freezing. Strong,
vigorous, heavy bearing tree. 750 hours. Self-fruitful.
RED BARON PEACH Flowering/fruiting. Large, juicy, firm, richly
flavored yellow freestone fruit. Showy double red blossoms. Mid-July.
Long-time favorite in Southern California. Low chilling requirement,
250-300 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4195.
SNOW BEAUTY WHITE PEACH Taste test winner: one of the
all-time highest-scoring varieties in blind fruit tastings at Dave Wilson
Nursery. Low acid, high sugar, tantalizing flavor. Large, very firm,
attractive red skin. Harvest early to mid-July in Central California. Tested
as 96.5GF330. Estimated chilling requirement 750-850 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 10175. (Zaiger)
SUNCREST PEACH Large, very firm, fine-flavored, yellow freestone.
Bright red skin over yellow. Suncrest is the peach immortalized by the
book Epitaph for a Peach: four seasons on my family farm, by David Mas
Masumoto (1995). Tree-ripe harvest late July in Central California. Frost
hardy blossoms, consistent producer. Originated in Fresno, Calif.
Introduced in 1959. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
BARTLETT PEAR .World's most popular pear. Early mid-season,
high quality, tolerates hot summers. 800 hours. Self-fruitful in most
climates of Western U.S. Elsewhere, pollinated by Bosc, D'Anjou, Winter
Nelis.
BLAKE'S PRIDE PEAR Developed by Dr. Richard Bell at the ARS
Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, WV. it has an
aromatic, rich flavor and a juicy flesh texture. It also has a high degree of
resistance to fire blight.
D'ANJOU PEAR Large, short-necked, firm, good quality, keeps well.
Harvest September 1st, one month after Bartlett in Central California.
800 hours. Pollenized by Bartlett.
HARROW DELIGHT PEAR Fireblight-resistant, with fruit similar to
Bartlett. Yellow skin with attractive red blush. Smooth, fine flesh is
especially flavorful. Ripe two weeks before Bartlett. Heavy-bearing tree.
Introduced in 1982 (Ontario, Canada). 800 hours. Interfruitful with
Bartlett, Bosc, D'Anjou and Moonglow.
KIEFFER PEAR Medium to large late season fruit. Canning/cooking.
Sprightly flavor, coarse texture. Resists fireblight, tolerates hot climates.
Dependable crops. 350 hours. Self-fruitful.
POTOMAC PEAR Moonglow x Buerre D'Anjou. Ripens to a light
green. Flesh texture is moderately fine and buttery. Pleasingly subacid
flavor with mild aroma. Tree shows more resistance to blight than Seckel.
Developed by the USDA and Ohio State University.
SECKEL PEAR Connoisseurs' favorite. Sweet, flavorful, aromatic,
spicy, perhaps the best. Russeted brown skin. Resists fireblight. 500
hours. Full crop 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
WARREN PEAR Excellent quality dessert pear - and highly resistant
to fireblight. Medium to large, long-necked fruit with pale green skin,
sometimes blushed red. Smooth flesh (no grit cells) is juicy and buttery
with superb flavor. Good keeper. Cold hardy to -20oF. From
Mississippi. 600 hours. Self-fruitful.
20TH CENTURY ASIAN PEAR (Nijisseiki, "Apple Pear") Juicy,
sweet, mild-flavored fruit is crisp like apple. Early to mid-August in
Central Calif. Keeps well. Easy to grow, heavy bearing small tree. 450
hours. Self-fruitful or poll. by Shinseiki, Bartlett, or other.
HOSUI ASIAN PEAR Consistently rated the best-tasting Asian pear at
Dave Wilson Nursery fruit tastings. Large, juicy, sweet, flavorful,
refreshing, crisp like an apple. Brownish-orange russeted skin. Harvest
early to mid-August in Central Calif. 450 hours. Pollenized by Shinko,
Chojuro, Bartlett, or 20th Century.
SHINSEIKI ASIAN PEAR Juicy, sweet, refreshing, crisp like an apple.
Easy to grow. Keeps well. Harvest late July/early August in Central
Calif. Bright yellow skin. Vigorous, heavy bearing (usually by 2nd year).
350-450 hours. Self-fruitful.
FUYU PERSIMMON - JIRO ("Apple Persimmon") Medium size, flat
shape, still hard when ripe, non-astringent. Cool or hot climate. Hardy,
attractive tree, practically pest free. Fall harvest. 200 hours. Selffruitful.
GIANT FUYU PERSIMMON Larger, not so flat as Fuyu. Crunchy
when ripe like Fuyu. Sweet, flavorful, non-astringent. Easy to grow, cool
or hot climates. Fall harvest. 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
HACHIYA PERSIMMON Large, deep orange-red, acorn-shaped. Hot
summer required to mature the fruit. Sweet, flavorful, astringent til
soft-ripe. Mature fruit can be frozen and thawed to ripen. Productive,
ornamental. 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
BURGUNDY PLUM Maroon-colored skin and flesh. Sweet, with little
or no tartness and a very pleasing, mild flavor. High taste test scores.
Prolonged harvest, mid-July to mid-August in Central Calif. Very
productive. Narrow, upright habit. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
SANTA ROSA PLUM Most popular plum in California & Arizona.
Juicy, tangy, flavorful. Reddish-purple skin, amber flesh tinged red. Late
June in Central Calif. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
SATSUMA PLUM Long-time favorite plum in California. Mottled
maroon over green skin, dark red meaty flesh. Sweet, mild, not tart.
Excellent for jam. Harvest late July. 300 hours. Pollenized by Santa
Rosa or Beauty.
WEEPING SANTA ROSA SEMI-DWARF PLUM One of the most
flavorful, aromatic Japanese plums when fully ripe. Beautiful 8-10 ft.
tree, weeping growth habit - long slender limbs bow gracefully to the
ground. Easily espaliered. 400 hours. Self-fruitful.
FRENCH IMPROVED PRUNE California's commercial prune.
Reddish-purple skin, dark amber flesh. Very sweet, high quality fruit
-dessert/can/dry. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
ITALIAN PRUNE Large, purple-skin, freestone. Rich flavor, very
sweet when fully ripe. Fresh/dried/canned. Vigorous, cold hardy tree.
Late bloom. Late summer harvest. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
COT-N-CANDY APRIUM® INTERSPECIFIC Wonderful new fruit
from Zaiger Hybrids, early season harvest ripening 1 week later than
Flavor Delight Aprium™. White Flesh is extra sweet and juicy, with a
plumy aftertaste Cot-N-Candy’s size is 2 to 2 ••• inches on average.
Self-fruitful. (Patent Pending)
DAPPLE DANDY PLUOT® INTERSPECIFIC Taste test winner.
Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme Pluots® as best-flavored
fruit at Dave Wilson Nursery tastings. Creamy white and red-fleshed
freestone with wonderful plum-apricot flavor. Skin greenish-yellow with
red spots, turning to a maroon and yellow dapple. August harvest in
Central Calif. 4-500 hours. Pollenized by Flavor Supreme or Flavor
King Pluot®, Santa Rosa or Burgundy Plum. Pat. No. 9254. (Zaiger)
FLAVOR KING PLUOT® INTERSPECIFIC Taste test winner.
Unique plum-apricot hybrid with sensational bouquet and sweet, spicy
flavor. Reddish-purple skin, crimson flesh. Harvest mid August in
Central Calif. Naturally small tree. 4-500 hours. Pollenized by Flavor
Supreme, Dapple Dandy, Santa Rosa or Late Santa Rosa. Pat. No. 8026.
(Zaiger)
FLAVOR SUPREME PLUOT® INTERSPECIFIC Taste test winner.
Plum-apricot hybrid with sweet, richly flavored, firm red flesh.
Greenish-maroon mottled skin. June harvest in Central Calif., about two
weeks before Santa Rosa. 7-800 hours. Pollenized by Santa Rosa, Late
Santa Rosa, or other Pluot®. Pat. No. 6763. (Zaiger)
AMBROSIA POMEGRANATE Fantastically huge fruits: up to three
times the size of Wonderful. Pale pink skin, purple sweet-tart juice,
similar to Wonderful. Long-lived, any soil. Inland or coastal climate. 150
hours. Self-fruitful
EVERSWEET POMEGRANATE Very sweet, virtually seedless fruit.
(Even immature fruits are sweet.) Red skin, clear (non-staining) juice.
Harvest late summer through fall. Coast or inland. 8-10 ft. arching shrub,
or train as tree or espalier. Large, showy, orange-red flowers. 150 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5418
PINK SATIN POMEGRANATE Medium to large size, medium pink to
dark red fruit with medium to large, light-pink edible seeds. Wonderful
refreshing light-colored juice is non-staining, with a sweet, fruit-punch
flavor. Plant is vigoruous and can be grown as a shrub or tree and kepy
any height by summer pruning. East fresh, juice or use in salads.
Excellent source of antioxidants. Chill requirements 150-200 hours.
Self-fruitful.
SWEET POMEGRANATE Sweeter fruit than Wonderful, more widely
adapted (better quality in cool-summer climates). Small, glossy-leafed,
ornamental tree with showy orange-red blossoms in late spring. Very
suitable to espalier and container growing. Harvest late summer. Unsplit
ripe fruit stores in cool, dry place for two months or more. Very low
chilling requirement, about 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
WONDERFUL POMEGRANATE Large, purple-red fruit with
delicious, tangy flavor. Best quality in hot inland climate. Gaudy
red-orange bloom, ornamental foliage. Long-lived, any soil. 150 hours.
Self-fruitful.
GARDEN PRINCE GENETIC DWARF ALMOND Compact, lushly
foliated 10-12 ft. tree. Soft shell, kernels especially sweet and tasty.
Bears young and heavy. Large, light pink blossoms. 250 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5146. (Zaiger)
ALL-IN-ONE GENETIC SEMI-DWARF ALMOND No. 1 almond for
home orchards. Heavy crops of soft-shell nuts with sweet, flavorful
kernels. Hot summer required to ripen. 15 ft. tree, very winter & frost
hardy. 500 hrs. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4304. (Zaiger)
WESTERN SCHLEY PECAN Easy to grow, hardy tree. Less fussy
about soil and nutrition. Long, tapered, medium-sized, thin-shelled nuts.
Fine quality, mid-season. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
CHANDLER WALNUT Developed by U.C. Davis. Heavy bearing
(bears on lateral buds, not just terminals like Hartley). High quality
light-colored nuts. Smaller tree than Hartley, good choice for backyard
walnut. Fall harvest. 700 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4388.
JUBILEE BLUEBERRIES Midseason. Jubilee bushes are upright and
quite compact, with fruit borne on the outer periphery of the bush.
Chilling requirement is estimated at 500-700 hours.
MISTY BLUBERRY Southern Highbush. Early, in the west Misty is
quite vigorus, growing very well both on the coast and in the inland heat.
This excellent flavord fruit does well in ares with chilling as lows as 150
hours and all areas with mild winters and hot summers.
O'NEAL BLUEBERRY Southern Highbush (low chill req., tolerates
heat). Large fruit is especially sweet and flavorful. Early season. Soil
must be acidic, high in humus. 5-6 ft. bush. 200 hours. Self-fruitful, but
plant 2 varieties for biggest crops.
OZARKBLUE BLUE BERRY Northern x Southern hybrid.
Outstanding flavor, late season. Performs well in cold country or in areas
with high summer heat. Large light blue fruit. 600 hrs. (pp#10035)
REVEILLE BLUEBERRY Midseason. This berry has pleasing
crunchy texture and excellent flavor. Chilling hours are listed at 600 to
800 hours.
SHARPBLUE BLUEBERRY Southern Highbush. Nearly evergreen in
mild winter climates. Bares fruit nearly year-round. Vigorous plant to 6
ft. Dime size dark blue fruit. 200 hours.
SOUTHMOON BLUEBERRY Southern Highbush. Exceptional
berries with superb flavor. Florida native with vigorous, upright
character. Performs well in California both inland and coastal. Prefers
light sandy soils. 500 hours. (pp#9834)
SUNSHINE BLUE BLUEBERRY Southern Highbush. Evergreen,
compact habit to 3 ft. Showy pink bloom. Heavy crops. Very low
chilling requirement(150 hours) yet frost hardy. Tolerates higher pH soils
better than other varieties.
CHARDONNAY GRAPE For white burgundy wines. Small round
berry. Best quality where summers are cool. Vigorous vine, Very cold
hardy. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
HAYWARD FEMALE KIWIFRUIT Actinidia chinensis (aka A.
deliciosa). Popular exotic fruit - fuzzy brown skin, bright green flesh,
strawberry-like flavor. Tender to frost. Hot or cool climates. 600 hours.
Pollenized by All-purpose Male.
ALL-PURPOSE MALE KIWIFRUIT Actinidia chinensis (aka A.
deliciosa). Pollenizer for Hayward female. Does not bear fruit. Very
vigorous vine. One male can pollinate up to eight Hayward females. 800
hours.
WESTERN REDBUD - Cercis occidentalis Multi-trunked tree to 15 'x
15. Spectacular bright purplish-pink sweet pea-shaped flowers. Yellow
to red fall color. Drought tolerant, resistant to oak root fungus. Sunset
zones 2-24.
COMMON LILAC - Syringa vulgaris Large showy clusters of pink to
purplish-blue flowers, wonderful fragrance. Full sun (light shade in
hottest areas), alkaline soil. Grows to 20 ft. x 20 ft. Best in Sunset zones
1-12. Less dependable in zones 14-16, 18-22.
LUDWIG SPAETH LILAC (French Hybrid) Reddish purple to dark
purple single flowers. Full flowering and true color in 2-3 years. Best
bloom after cold winters. Full sun (light shade in hottest areas), alkaline
soil, average water. 10-15 ft. bush.
MY FAVORITE LILAC (French Hybrid) Dark purple double flowers.
Full flowering and true color reached in 2-3 years. Plants bloom best
after cold winters. Full sun (light shade in hottest areas), alkaline soil,
average water. 10-15 ft. bush.
SENSATION LILAC (French Hybrid) Single flowers, dark red edged
with white. Full flowering and true color reached in 2-3 years. Plants
bloom best after cold winters. Full sun (light shade in hottest areas),
alkaline soil, average water. 10-15 ft. bush.
PAKISTAN FRUITING MULBERRY Long (3 inches), firm, red to
black, sweet syncarpous (like a blackberry) fruit. Non-staining juice.
Month-long early summer harvest. Fruit used fresh and for pies, jams and
jellies. Large, vigorous, disease-resistant tree.
