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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.
HONEYCRISP APPLE Winter hardy tree from the University of
Minnesota. Fruit is crisp and juicy with an aromatic flavor. Stripped red
over yellow color. Stores well. Ripens in late September to late October.
Pollenized by Gala, Granny Smith, Empire, MacIntosh, Red Delicious.
(Pat. No. 7197)
MCINTOSH APPLE (Rogers McIntosh) Round, bright to dark red
over green, superb quality in cool climates. Crisp, aromatic, subacid,
sweet. Dessert/cooking. Early harvest. 900 hours. Partly self-fruitful, or
pollinated by Red Delicious, Gala, or other.
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.
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.
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.
WINESAP APPLE (Stayman Double Red Winesap) Long-time favorite
late red apple. Juicy, smooth texture. Lively flavor, used fresh or cooked.
800 hours. Pollen-sterile, pollinated by Red or Golden Delicious, Fuji,
Gala, Liberty.
15MA522 MINIATURE APRICOT Compact tree with medium sized,
fine quality fruit. The first genetic dwarf apricot that meets the ÒFlavor
TestÓ at Dave Wilson Nursery. The fruit is ripe around June 1st in
CaliforniaÕs Central Valley. Estimated chill requirement 600 hours
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.
FLAVOR GIANT APRICOT One of the earliest fruits of the year
(ripens during cherry season - late May/early June in Central Calif.).
Heavy crops of extremely large, sweet-tart, flavorful fruit. 600 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5308. (Zaiger)
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.
TILTON APRICOT No. 1 apricot for canning, excellent fresh or dried
as well. Medium to large, firm, rich flavor - one of the best. Widely
adapted. Early July in Central Calif. 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.
WENATCHEE MOORPARK APRICOT Long-time favorite in western
OR & WA. Recommended for other western climates where spring rains
and frosts limit apricot culture. Flavorful fruit used fresh, dried, canned.
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.
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)
LAMBERT CHERRY Large, black, late harvest. Highest quality,
rivaling Bing. Less susceptible to cracking due to later season. 800
hours. Pollenized by Van, Rainier, or Black Tartarian.
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.
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 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.
UTAH GIANT CHERRY Best sweet cherry, according to Utah folks.
Larger, firmer, more flavorful than Bing or Lambert. Good canner. Does
not double. 800 hours. Pollenizer required - Bing, Lambert, Rainier,
Van.
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.
JANICE SEED-LESS KADOTA FIG New `white' fig. Large, sweet,
delicious, light greenish-yellow fruit with practically no seeds. Prolonged
harvest, August through November at Fremont, Calif. Suited to coastal
and inland climates. Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. Patent
Pending.
VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX FIG Small to medium size purple-black
fruit wirh a very deep strawberry pulp, a distinctive sweet rich flavor.
Brebas are pyriform with a thick, tapering neck; main crop figs are
variable often without neck, Medium eye. Excellent fresh or dried.
Breba crop, hardy. Good for container culture or small spaces. Zones
5-10.
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)
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)
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.
FLAVORTOP NECTARINE Large, firm, yellow freestone of excellent
quality. One of the highest scoring nectarines in DWN fruit tastings. One
of the very best! Ripe mid-July in Central Calif., between Independence
and Fantasia. Large showy blossoms. 650 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)
HONEY KIST NECTARINE Early-ripening yellow nectarine with
high sugar and low acid (no tartness). One of the top-scored fruits at the
blind tasting held July 5, 1996 at Dave Wilson Nursery. Harvest begins
late June in Central California, about with Independence nectarine.
(Begin picking before the fruit begins to soften; the subacid varieties have
the advantage of being good to eat before they reach peak ripeness.)
1,000 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 9333. (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 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)
ELDORADO MINIATURE PEACH Well-known Jackson & Perkins
variety. Exceptionally high quality, richly-flavored fruit. Yellow
freestone, attractive red-blushed skin. Harvest early to mid-June. 4-5 ft.
tree. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4780.
PIX ZEE MINIATURE PEACH Large fruit ripens mid to late June in
Central Calif., two weeks before Honey Babe. Delicious, firm, yellow
freestone, beautiful red over orange skin. Vigorous to 6 ft. 500 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 6364. (Zaiger)
ARCTIC SUPREME WHITE PEACH Two-time taste test winner.
Large, white flesh, nearly freestone when fully ripe. Red over cream
colored skin. Sweet and tangy, fine delicate flavor, firm texture. Peak
quality reached a short while after picking. Harvest late July/early August
in Central Calif. 700 hours. Self-fruitful. (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.
CARNIVAL PEACH Very late season yellow freestone. Large
red-skinned fruit ripens late September/early October in Central Calif.
Vigorous, productive tree. Estimated chilling requirement 5-600 hours.
Self-fruitful.
FAY (LATE) ELBERTA PEACH Popular yellow freestone: juicy,
moderately sweet, flavorful. Fresh/can/freeze/dry. Ripens 1-2 days later
than Elberta in Central California (August 1st), but blooms earlier. 700
hours. Self-fruitful.
FORTYNINER PEACH Large yellow freestone, similar to its parent
J.H. Hale - excellent dessert quality. Ripens late July in Central
California, 1 week before Fay Elberta. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
FROST ª 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.
GLEASON EARLY ELBERTA PEACH Also called Improved Elberta
or Lemon Elberta. Reliable frost hardy yellow freestone for Utah and
Pacific NW. Juicy, rich flavor. Harvest 10 days before Elberta.
Can/freeze/fresh. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
GOLD DUST PEACH Best early season yellow peach: very high
scores for flavor and overall appeal in Dave Wilson Nursery blind taste
tests. Semi-freestone ripens mid to late June in Central Calif., 2-3 weeks
ahead of Redhaven. All-purpose, superb for eating fresh. Not an early
bloomer. 550 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
REDHAVEN PEACH World's most widely planted peach. High
quality yellow freestone. Ripens early July in Central California. Frost
hardy. Fresh/freeze. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
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)
SUMMERSET PEACH Fine late season yellow freestone, ripens
approximately September 1st in Central California. Large, sweet and
flavorful. Excellent for canning, freezing or fresh use. 700 hours.
Self-fruitful.
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.
TASTY GIANT PEACH Extremely large yellow freestone fruit,
weighing up to one pound each. Excellent flavor - good balance of sugar
and acid. Highly recommended for home planting. Harvest 3 weeks after
Elberta. 500 hours. Self- fruitful. (Zaiger)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EARLY ITALIAN PRUNE (Richards) Similar to Italian, but sweeter,
slightly larger and more productive. Shorter growing season requirement
than Italian (ripens 1-2 weeks earlier). Originated near Yakima,
Washington. Introduced in 1935. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
IMPERIAL PRUNE Mottled purplish red skin with yellow-green
clingstone flesh. High quality, sweet, rich flavor. Ripens mid-September.
Found in France as a chance seedling in 1870. Brought to the U.S in
1883. Once widely grown in california.
COT-N-CANDY APRIUM¨ INTERSPECIFIC Wonderful new fruit
from Zaiger Hybrids, early season harvest ripening 1 week later than
Flavor Delight Apriumª. White Flesh is extra sweet and juicy, with a
plumy aftertaste Cot-N-CandyÕs size is 2 to 2 ¥¥¥ inches on average.
Self-fruitful. (Patent Pending)
FLAVOR DELIGHT APRIUM¨ INTERSPECIFIC Apricot-plum
hybrid. Resembles an apricot but with a distinctive flavor and texture all
its own. High taste-test scores - one of the most flavorful early season
fruits. Early June. Very low chilling requirement. Less than 300 hours.
Self-fruitful, but biggest crops if pollinated by any apricot. Pat. No. 7090.
(Zaiger)
EMERALD DROP PLUOT¨ INTERSPECIFIC Medium to large size
with green skin and yellow-orange flesh. Prolonged harvest: early picked
fruit is firm, yet juicy sweet. Left to hang, fruit turns greenish-yellow with
honey-like orange flesh. Upright tree sets heavy crops once established.
Harvest mid-July to late August. Tested as 7HC165. 400 hours.
Pollinator required. Pat. No. 14599 ( Zaiger)
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)
SPLASH PLUOT¨ INTERSPECIFIC Small to medium sized
red-orange colored fruit, with very sweet orange flesh. Tested as
7HC160, it was consistently among the highest scoring varieties at Dave
Wilson formal fruit tastings. Round to heart shaped fruit is excellent
eaten fresh, dried, or in desserts. Upright tree sets large crops once
established. 400 hours. Pollinator required. Pat. No 14583 (Zaiger)
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.
GRENADA POMEGRANATE A true grenadine selection. Fruit is
colored a dark, burgundy-red all over. Seeds and juice are dark red, with
good flavor and are an excellent source of antioxidants. A budsport of
Wonderful. Ripens well coastal & inland. Zones 7-10.
KASHMIR BLEND POMEGRANATE Medium sized pomegranate
with light pink-red exterior. Ruby red seeds have intense flavor with no
overbearing acidic taste. Plant has a slightly spreading growth habit and
can also be grown as a tree. Keep any height with summer pruning.
Excellent source of antioxidants - eat fresh or use in cooking. Requires
150-200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
RED SILK POMEGRANATE Medium to large size fruit with a
brilliant red silky exterior, Large firm yet edible seeds have a sweet berry
flavor and a great acid/sugar balance. Naturally semi-dwarf tree has a
slightly-spreading growth habit and sets large crops. Grow as a tree or
shrub and keep any height by summer pruning. Excellent sourde
antioxidats. Eat fresh or use in cooking. 150-200 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.
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.
NEPLUS ULTRA ALMOND Large soft-shelled nut. Long, broad, flat
kernel. Spreading tree. Satisfactory pollenizer for Nonpareil in Northern
California. 250 hours. Pollenizer required.
NONPAREIL ALMOND No. 1 commercial almond, the standard of
quality. Interfruitful with Price, Mission, All-In-One, Carmel. (Neplus in
Northern California only.) 400 hours. Pollenizer required.
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.
HARTLEY WALNUT Long-time no. 1 walnut in California for its
quality and dependability. Large, thin-shelled, well sealed nut.
Light-colored flavorful kernel. 700 hours. Self-fruitful. (Rootstock:
NCB walnut.)
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.
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)
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)
BLACK MONUKKA SEEDLESS GRAPE Large, purplish-black,
sweet, crisp. Does not require as much summer heat as Thompson. Fresh
or raisins. Early mid-season. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
FLAME SEEDLESS GRAPE Medium-sized, light red. Crisp, sweet,
excellent flavor. For fresh use or raisins. Needs hot summer. Ripe early,
before Thompson. Vigorous. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
RUBY SEEDLESS GRAPE Dark red, sweet, crisp, excellent fresh or
for raisins. Ripens after Thompson Seedless. Requires less summer heat
than Thompson or Flame. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
INTERLAKEN SEEDLESS GRAPE Hybrid of Thompson Seedless &
American. More cold hardy than Thompson. Less heat to ripen. Pale
green berry is sweet, crisp. Early harvest. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
