Your 2009 Order from Dave Wilson Nursery
Fruit Trees
Shade Trees
Flowering Trees
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.
RED DELICIOUS APPLE (Bisbee Spur) Sweet, crisp, flavorful -
perhaps the best Red Delicious. Early fall. Small, compact tree. Good
pollenizer for most other apples. 700 hours. Pollenized by Liberty,
Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala.
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.
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
GARNET SASH POMEGRANATE Vigorous tree sets big crops of
large, dark red fruit with deep-red, partially edible sweet-tart seeds. Can
be grown as a shrub or tree and kept any height be summer pruning. Eat
fresh or use in cooking. Excellent source of antioxidants. Requires
150-200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.
SHARP VELVET POMEGRANTE Large sized pomegranate with a
very appealing, unique mildly acid refreshing flavor. Fruit has a dark red
exterior and dark seeds, the color of crushed-red velvet. Upright growing
plants sets huge crops of highly ornamental fruit and can be kept any
height by summer pruning. Eat fresh or use in cooking. An excellent
source of antioxidants. Requires 150-200 chill 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.
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.
BLUECROP BLUEBERRY No. 1 variety, the standard of excellence.
Upright, vigorous bush. Very productive. Large, firm, flavorful fruit does
not drop or crack. Tolerates hot summers if soil is moist, acidic, and high
in humus. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLUERAY BLUEBERRY Best variety for hot climates. Large, firm
fruit, excellent flavor. Upright, vigorous bush, very productive.
Blueberry culture requires soil that is moist, acidic, and high in humus.
800 hours. Self-fruitful.
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)
QUAKING ASPEN - Populus tremuloides Very distinctive tree - light
green round leaves flutter and shimmer in the slightest breeze. Fast
growing to 40-60 ft. Smooth bark, light grayish green to whitish. Bright
yellow fall color. Sunset zones 1-7.
GOLDEN CHAIN - Laburnum vossii Small tree to 30 ft. Green bark,
clover-like bright green leaves. Yellow flowers in wisteria-like 10-20
inch-long clusters. Prefers neutral to acidic soil, not tolerant of extreme
heat. Relatively pest-free. Sunset zones 1-10, 14-17.
GREEN JAPANESE MAPLE - Acer palmatum Small tree 6-12' usually
vase shaped as a young tree growing more dome or umbrella shaped with
age. Zones 5b-8.
FOREST PANSY REDBUD - Cercis canadensis `Forest Pansy’
Striking scarlet colored new foliage turning maroon and then green as the
leaves mature. Highly valued as a landscape accent. Swelling buds break
pinkish-red along the bare branches, similar to eastern redbud. Moderate
grower to 20 ft. with a spreading habit. Sunset zones 1-3, 7-20.
PURPLE SMOKE TREE - Cotinus coggygria `atropurpurea' Purple
foliage, rich purple "smoke": hazy-appearing clusters of fuzzy, purple
flower stalks. Multi-trunked shrub or small tree to 20 ft. x 20 ft. Likes
cold, needs good drainage, resists oak root fungus. All zones.
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.
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.
RED DELICIOUS APPLE (Bisbee Spur) Sweet, crisp, flavorful -
perhaps the best Red Delicious. Early fall. Small, compact tree. Good
pollenizer for most other apples. 700 hours. Pollenized by Liberty,
Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala.
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.
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
GARNET SASH POMEGRANATE Vigorous tree sets big crops of
large, dark red fruit with deep-red, partially edible sweet-tart seeds. Can
be grown as a shrub or tree and kept any height be summer pruning. Eat
fresh or use in cooking. Excellent source of antioxidants. Requires
150-200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.
SHARP VELVET POMEGRANTE Large sized pomegranate with a
very appealing, unique mildly acid refreshing flavor. Fruit has a dark red
exterior and dark seeds, the color of crushed-red velvet. Upright growing
plants sets huge crops of highly ornamental fruit and can be kept any
height by summer pruning. Eat fresh or use in cooking. An excellent
source of antioxidants. Requires 150-200 chill 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.
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.
BLUECROP BLUEBERRY No. 1 variety, the standard of excellence.
Upright, vigorous bush. Very productive. Large, firm, flavorful fruit does
not drop or crack. Tolerates hot summers if soil is moist, acidic, and high
in humus. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLUERAY BLUEBERRY Best variety for hot climates. Large, firm
fruit, excellent flavor. Upright, vigorous bush, very productive.
Blueberry culture requires soil that is moist, acidic, and high in humus.
800 hours. Self-fruitful.
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)
QUAKING ASPEN - Populus tremuloides Very distinctive tree - light
green round leaves flutter and shimmer in the slightest breeze. Fast
growing to 40-60 ft. Smooth bark, light grayish green to whitish. Bright
yellow fall color. Sunset zones 1-7.
GOLDEN CHAIN - Laburnum vossii Small tree to 30 ft. Green bark,
clover-like bright green leaves. Yellow flowers in wisteria-like 10-20
inch-long clusters. Prefers neutral to acidic soil, not tolerant of extreme
heat. Relatively pest-free. Sunset zones 1-10, 14-17.
GREEN JAPANESE MAPLE - Acer palmatum Small tree 6-12' usually
vase shaped as a young tree growing more dome or umbrella shaped with
age. Zones 5b-8.
FOREST PANSY REDBUD - Cercis canadensis `Forest Pansy’
Striking scarlet colored new foliage turning maroon and then green as the
leaves mature. Highly valued as a landscape accent. Swelling buds break
pinkish-red along the bare branches, similar to eastern redbud. Moderate
grower to 20 ft. with a spreading habit. Sunset zones 1-3, 7-20.
PURPLE SMOKE TREE - Cotinus coggygria `atropurpurea' Purple
foliage, rich purple "smoke": hazy-appearing clusters of fuzzy, purple
flower stalks. Multi-trunked shrub or small tree to 20 ft. x 20 ft. Likes
cold, needs good drainage, resists oak root fungus. All zones.
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.
