Mortimer Nursery

3166 Willow Creek Road
Prescott, AZ 86301
928-776-8000

Fruit Trees
Flowering Trees

BRAMLEY'S SEEDLING APPLE England's favorite cooking apple.
Large in size, with very tart, creamy yellow flesh that makes highly
flavored pies and sauce. Also good for cider. First-picked fruits are
mostly green, riper fruit greenish-yellow with uneven reddish or brownish
stripes to brownish orange with little or no green. Fully ripened fruit is
firm, juicy, less tart and suited to fresh use. Very high in vitamin C.
Mid-season harvest, about with Golden Delicious. Keeps two months.
Spreading tree is heavy-bearing and disease-resistant. Originated in
England in the early 1800s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000
hours. Sterile pollen, pollenizer required.
COX ORANGE PIPPIN APPLE Old favorite dessert apple: firm, juicy,
sweet, rich flavor, not tart, distinctive aroma. Skin is orange-red to bright
red over yellow. Prefers moderate climate. Midseason. 800 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.
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.
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.
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.
YELLOW NEWTON PIPPIN APPLE Yellow-green, late, firm, crisp,
slightly tart, superb flavor. For peak flavor and acid/sugar balance, wait
to harvest til cheeks are blushed yellowish-green (late Oct./early Nov. in
Central Calif.). Good keeper. Famous for cooking, excellent fresh or
dried. Vigorous tree. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
EARLI-AUTUMN APRICOT Wonderful flavor as tested by Dave
Wilson Nursery both fresh or dried. Will please even the most critical of
apricot lovers. Late harvest, first two weeks of August. Self-fruitful. Pat.
No. 9937. 500 Chill 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.
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)
EARLY RICHMOND SOUR CHERRY Heavy-producing, widely
adapted tree: vigorous and healthy in many climates and soils. Grows to
15-18' tall. Early-ripening, flavorful, juicy, bright red fruit used primarily
for cooking and canning. Sometimes used fresh when fully ripe. Origin
unknown, planted in England in the early 1500s. 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.
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.
FAIRTIME PEACH Fine fruit for the very late season. Very large,
yellow freestone, excellent flavor. Mid-September in Central Calif. Early
bloom. 650 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
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.
BOSC PEAR Long & narrow shape, brown skin. Superb quality, one
of the best. Harvest late October. Fresh/cooked. Susceptible to fireblight
in warm, moist climates. 800 hours. Pollenized by Bartlett or other pear.
COMICE PEAR The gift pack pear. Sweet, aromatic, fine texture,
superb flavor and quality - one of the best. Short neck, greenish-yellow
skin with red blush. Late harvest. 600 hours. Self-fruitful in most
climates of Western U.S. or plant with Bartlett.
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.
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.

BLUE DAMSON PLUM Very old variety, rugged and dependable.
Small, blue-black tart plums for jams & jellies. Late blooming, cold
hardy, heavy bearing. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
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)
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)
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.
PINEAPPLE QUINCE Heavy crops of large, tart fruit used in baking,
jams, and jellies. Profuse, ornamental bloom. Cold hardy, yet low
chilling requirement: 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
PEGGY CLARKE FLOWERING APRICOT Prunus mume. Beautiful
double red flowers,distinctive fragrance. Early bloom. 20 x 20 ft.
Long-lived tree.
EARLY RED FLOWERING PEACH Vivid purplish-red double
flowers, very early. Used in So. Calif. for Chinese New Year. Small,
sweet, light green-skinned fruit. Fast growth to 20 x 20 ft. Prune after
bloom for best results next year.
LATE RED FLOWERING PEACH Magnificent double red flowers.
Late bloom, good choice to follow early bloomers or for frost-prone areas.
Fast growth to 20 ft. high x 20 ft. wide.