Cummings Cuttings Nursery

64266 Penny Road
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 888-4652

Weekdays, afternoons or by appointment

Fruit Trees

MULTIPLE-BUDDED FRUIT TREES
Please inquire about our 2-n-1, 3-n-1 and 4-n-1's
(two, three or four varieties on a single tree).

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.
RED FUJI APPLE (BC#2) Redder-skinned bud sport of Fuji. Sweet,
very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Ripe September-October in
Central Calif. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Self-fruitful.
WOLF RIVER APPLE Famous for its frequently huge size ("one apple
makes a pie"), used primarily for cooking, also used fresh and for drying.
Fairly round shape, skin mostly blushed and striped red over pale yellow;
some russeting. Firm, juicy flesh is slightly aromatic, with a distinctive,
mild, subacid flavor. Early harvest, about with McIntosh. (Fruit picked
too late will be mealy.) Very winter hardy, disease-resistant, long-lived,
sturdy tree. Spreading growth habit. Slower to begin bearing than other
apple varieties. Chance seedling discovered about 1875 near the Wolf
River in Wisconsin. 1,000 hours. Partly self-fruitful, or cross-pollinate
with another late-blooming variety such as Northern Spy, Melrose or
Golden Delicious.
YELLOW TRANSPARENT APPLE Long-time favorite cooking apple
for the very early summer (June to early July in most climates). Crisp,
juicy and flavorful: excellent for sauce and pies, also used fresh and for
drying. Skin of fully ripe fruit is pale yellow, waxy, thin, transparent. In
hot summer climates especially, begin picking while fruit is still green and
tart. Season lasts 3-4 weeks. Very winter hardy, vigorous, dependable
tree begins bearing very young. Most fruit is borne on short,
heavily-spurred branches. Originated in Russia, introduced to the U.S. in
1870. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLACK TARTARIAN CHERRY Medium-sized, nearly black,
sprightly flavor, early season. Vigorous, productive tree. 700 hours.
Pollenizer required -interfruitful with all popular sweet cherries.
GOLDMINE WHITE NECTARINE Long-time favorite in Calif. and
Western Oregon. Small to medium size white-fleshed freestone.
Aromatic, juicy, sweet. Ripe in August. 400 hours. Self-fruitful.
PANAMINT NECTARINE Attractive red-skinned yellow freestone.
Aromatic, intensely flavored, nice acid-sugar balance. Dependable,
long-time favorite in warm winter Southern California climates. Late
July/early August. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
SPICE ZEE NECTAPLUM ª INTERSPECIFIC The first Nectaplum
ª 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)
BONANZA MINIATURE PEACH Popular yellow freestone - large
fruit is sweet, low in acid, with a mild, refreshing flavor. Mid to late June
in Central Calif., earlier in low desert climates. 5-6 ft. tree. Chilling
requirement very low, 250 hours or less. Self- fruitful.
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)
SATURN PEACH Flowering/fruiting. Spectacular large dark pink
double blossoms. Yellow freestone fruit is large, juicy, sweet, low in
acid, with a fine flavor. Mid-July in Central Calif. Long-time favorite in
So. Calif. Low chilling requirement, 250-300 hours. Self-fruitful.
TRI-LITE PEACH x PLUM A popular variety at DWN fruit tastings
this white flesh peach x plum can be eaten firm, it has a mild classic white
flavor with a wonderful plum aftertaste that makes this fruit a unique treat.
Early ripening in June. Superior quality canning clingstone.
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.
ELEPHANT HEART PLUM Home-orchard favorite - large,
heart-shaped fruit with sweet, juicy, richly flavored, firm red flesh. Dark
reddish-purple mottled skin. Long harvest season - September in Central
Calif. Hardy, heavy bearing. 500 hours. Pollinate with Beauty or Santa
Rosa.
NUBIANA PLUM Purplish-black skin, amber flesh. Large, firm,
flattened shape. Sweet, flavorful, very little tartness at skin or pit.
Favorite fresh market fruit, excellent for home orchard. Late July. 4-500
hours. Self-fruitful.
GREEN GAGE (BAVAY'S) PLUM Superior selection of gage-type
European plum. Small to medium size, richly flavored, very sweet.
Excellent fresh and for cooking. More productive in moderate winter
climates than common Green Gage. Originated in Belgium in 19th
century. Estimated winter chilling requirement 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
SUGAR PRUNE Reddish-purple skin, greenish-yellow flesh, very
sweet. Used fresh and for canning. Lower chilling requirement than
other European prune/plums. 550 hours. Self-fruitful.