Dunn's Nursery & Garden Center

2115 Pinos Altos Road
Silver City, NM 88061
(575) 388-2883

Fruit Trees
Flowering Trees
Nut 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).

APPLE BABE GENETIC DWARF APPLE Crisp, sweet, red apple -
excellent quality even in hot inland climates. Glossy, russett-free skin.
Heavy bearing 8-10 ft compact tree. August. 700 hours. Pollenized by
Garden Delicious or other apple. (Zaiger)
GARDEN DELICIOUS GENETIC DWARF APPLE Sweet, crisp,
superb flavor, even in hot climates. Greenish-yellow with red blush to
full red. Dessert/cook, good keeper. September. 8-10 ft. tree, smaller
with pruning. 600 hours. Self-fruitful.
ARKANSAS BLACK SPUR APPLE Large, late season. Dark red
skin, high quality even where summer nights are warm. For dessert and
cooking. Keeps many months. 800 hours. Partly self-fruitful.
ASHMEADÕS KERNEL APPLE Widely regarded as one of the
all-time best-flavored apples. Small to medium-sized fruit; variable
shape, often lop-sided. Greenish to golden brown russet skin with reddish
highlights. Creamy yellow flesh is aromatic, crisp and sweet. Fruit
picked early is somewhat sharp and acidic, but mellows after a few weeks
off the tree. Ripens after Red Delicious, about with Golden Delicious.
Keeps 3-4 months. Used for dessert, cider and sauce. Resistant to
powdery mildew, somewhat resistant to apple scab. Winter hardy tree,
begins bearing at young age. From England, discovered in the early
1700s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Partly
self-fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
CALVILLE BLANC APPLE (Calville Blanc dÕHiver) Classic French
dessert apple, also excellent for cooking and cider. (Long-time apple
tester Warren Manhart of Portland, Oregon regards Calville as Òthe best
pie and sauce appleÓ he has grown). Flattened, round shape with
prominent, uneven ribs near the base. Usually harvested green, turning
yellow and reaching peak flavor a month or so after picking. Best quality
reached after the first few crops. Harvest in late mid-season, just after
Jonagold. Vigorous grower with weeping side limbs. Origin unknown;
planted in France in the early 1600s. Estimated chilling requirement
800-1000 hours. Pollenizer required.
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 RUSSET APPLE One of the great family orchard apples of
19th century America. Crisp, aromatic, subacid, creamy yellow flesh with
great flavor and legendary sugary juice. Medium size. Used fresh and for
cider, drying and cooking. Ripens about with Spitzenburg: late
September/early October in Central California. Ripe fruit hangs on the
tree til frost; fruit stored properly keeps til April. Skin partly to almost
completely russeted, varying from grayish-green or greenish-yellow to an
attractive golden brown with orange highlights. Winter hardy, vigorous
tree, bears mostly on the tips of branches. Good disease resistance.
Apparently originated in New York as a seedling of English Russet
sometime in the 1700s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours.
Partly self-fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
JONAGOLD APPLE Superb flavor - connoisseurs' choice. A cross of
Jonathan and Golden Delicious. Yellow with red-orange blush. Crisp,
juicy, subacid, all-purpose. 7-800 hours. Pollenized by Fuji, Gala,
Granny Smith or Red Delicious, but not Golden Delicious.
KING APPLE (Tompkins King) Large, old-time red-striped apple with
classic apple flavor. Its coarse, crisp flesh is subacid, sweet and distinctly
perfumed. Used for dessert, cooking and cider. Well-colored fruits are a
very attractive red with some contrasting yellow. Fairly rectangular
shape, with ribs near the base. Ripens mid-season, about with Golden
Delicious. Keeps several months, but at its best soon after harvest.
Horizontal limbs, spreading growth habit. Originated in New Jersey prior
to 1804. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Sterile pollen;
cross-pollination required.
MUTSU (CRISPIN) APPLE A favorite of connoisseurs: very large,
crisp and flavorful. Late September/October harvest. Pick when green or
wait until partly yellow. Large, vigorous tree resists powdery mildew.
600 hours. Pollen sterile - pollinated by Red Delicious, Granny Smith,
Fuji, Gala.
SNOW APPLE (Fameuse) Famous for its pure white flesh and spicy,
aromatic, subacid flavor. Small to medium-sized fruit with beautiful light
red stripes over a cream background. In cool climates, the skin is a solid,
very dark red. Used primarily for dessert, also for cooking and cider.
October harvest, keeps til the holidays. Very hardy, long-lived,
heavy-bearing tree. Originated from French seed planted in Canada in the
late 1600s. Parent of McIntosh. Reported to have a moderately low
winter chilling requirement: perhaps 600 hours. Partly self-fruitful,
biggest crops with cross-pollination.
CHINESE (MORMON) APRICOT Cold hardy, frost hardy, sets heavy
crops of small to medium size sweet fruit. Recommended for difficult,
spring frost-prone climates. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
HARCOT APRICOT From Canada. Frost hardy late bloom. Resists
brown rot and perennial canker. Medium to large fruit ripens early to
mid-June in Central Calif. Sweet, juicy, rich flavor - one of the best. 700
hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NECTAR BABE MINIATURE NECTARINE Excellent quality fruit:
mid-season yellow freestone with sweet, rich, delicious flavor. Heavy
bearing 5-6 ft. tree. 500 hours. Pollenized by Honey Babe or other peach
or nectarine. (Zaiger)
MERICREST NECTARINE Very cold hardy, frost hardy, late bloom.
Crops after sub-zero winters. Large, red-skinned yellow freestone, rich
tangy flavor - very high scoring in taste tests. Highly recommended.
Mid-July in Central Calif. 800 hours. 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)
CRESTHAVEN PEACH Late blooming, hardy yellow freestone. Firm
high quality fruit. Resistant to browning and leaf spot.
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.
J.H. HALE PEACH Old variety, still one of the best. Very large, firm,
superb flavor. Fresh/canned. Ripe August 1st in Central Calif. Excellent
frost hardiness. 800 hours. Another nectarine or peach needed to
pollinate.
POLLY WHITE PEACH One of the most winter hardy peach varieties.
Developed in Iowa, hardy to -20oF. Reliable crops of tasty, sweet,
medium-sized, white-fleshed fruit. Crimson-blushed white skin. 1,000
hours. Self-fruitful.
RANGER PEACH One of the best late-blooming/frost hardy peaches
for cold climates. Medium size, full-flavored, high quality yellow
freestone. Mid-season, 1 week after Redhaven. Fresh/can/freeze. 900
hours. Self-fruitful.
TRA-ZEE PEACH Delicious late season peach. Harvest mid August to
early September in Central Calif. Firm, yellow freestone with very
attractive dark red skin and excellent flavor. Highly recommended. 700
hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 6847. (Zaiger)
VETERAN PEACH One of the most reliable peaches for cold
climates: winter hardy and late-blooming. Yellow to yellow-orange skin.
Yellow flesh is freestone when fully ripe, and richly flavored. Harvest
one week before Elberta. 900 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.
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.
SHINKO ASIAN PEAR Late ripening - September in Central Calif. -
and excellent quality. Juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing, crisp like an
apple. Golden brown russeted skin. 450 hours. Pollenized by Hosui,
Chojuro, Kikusui, Bartlett.
METHLEY PLUM Juicy, sweet, red flesh, mild flavor. Reddish-purple
skin. Harvest in June in Central Calif. Attractive tree, heavy bearing and
vigorous. 250 hours or less. 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.
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)
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.
WEEPING FLOWERING CHERRY (Prunus subhirtella `pendula')
Showy double pink flowers. High-grafted at about six feet, tree grows to
12-18 ft. Graceful weeping limbs nearly reach the ground. Requires good
drainage. Cold hardy. Not tolerant of desert heat.
THUNDERCLOUD FLOWERING PLUM Abundant, light pink to
white flowers, dark purple leaves. Sometimes has small fruits suitable for
jam/jelly. Rounded shape to 20 ft. high x 20 ft. wide.