Your 2009 Order from Dave Wilson Nursery
7501 Cerrillos Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87507
505.471.8642 «» 505.473.0142
Fruit Trees
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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).
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.
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 (Green Gravenstein) Famous for sauce and
baking, also used fresh. Crisp, juicy, flavorful, tart. Early bloom, early
harvest. 700 hours. Pollen-sterile, pollenizer required: Empire, Fuji,
Gala, Red Delicious.
JONATHAN APPLE (Double Red Jonathan) Heavy annual bearer,
high quality when well grown. Cooks well. Medium to dark red. Crisp,
juicy, moderately tart, flavorful. August harvest in Central Calif. 7-800
hours. 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.
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 DELICIOUS APPLE (Harrold) Early fall fruit is sweet, crisp,
fine-flavored. Vigorous, productive tree. Good pollenizer for almost all
other apples. 700 hours. Pollenized by Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, or
Golden Delicious.
YORK APPLE (York Imperial) One of the very best apples for
keeping: in a cool location, it holds its flavor til April or May. Fine
quality for dessert use, excellent for baking and cider. Greenish-yellow
skin with light red blush and stripes to nearly fully red, occasionally
russeted at either end. Very firm, coarse, yellow flesh is crisp, juicy and
slightly aromatic, with a semi-sweet flavor. Medium to large size, many
fruits having a characteristic lopsided, rectangular shape. Late harvest,
with or just ahead of Yellow Newton Pippin and Granny Smith. Fairly
large tree is moderately winter hardy, late-blooming, disease-resistant. At
its best on heavier clay soils. Discovered near York, Pennsylvania; first
propagated prior to 1830. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000
hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
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.
MOORPARK APRICOT Long-time favorite of apricot fanciers for its
exceptionally rich flavor and aroma. Reliable producer. Used fresh and
for canning. 600 hours. Self-fruitful.
ROYAL ROSA APRICOT Extremely vigorous - more disease tolerant
than other apricots. Bears young and heavy. Especially nice fruit: sweet,
low acid, fine flavor. Very early harvest (late May in Central Calif.).
Excellent backyard apricot. 500 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.
NORTH STAR DWARF SOUR CHERRY Attractive, densely foliated,
naturally small tree grows to about 8-10 ft. Hardy to -40oF, very
productive, resists cracking and brown rot. Often bears in second year.
Large, meaty, tart, red-skinned fruit with red juice. Excellent for pies and
cobblers, also used fresh when fully ripe. From Minnesota, introduced in
1950. 800 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.
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.
LI JUJUBE Also called "Chinese date". Round-shaped fruits are larger
than Lang. Reddish-brown, dry and wrinkled, sweet and chewy (like
dates) when fully ripe in early Fall. Attractive, easy-to-grow tree: hardy,
drought-resistant, virtually pest and disease free. Requires long, hot
summer. Very low chilling requirement. Partly self-fruitful, or pollinated
by Lang.
KING FIG (Desert King) Light green `white' skin, strawberry-colored
pulp. Rich flavor, excellent fresh-eating quality. Large breba (spring)
crop. Later crop is light in hot climates, heavier in coastal climates.
Prune only lightly, occasionally. (Heavy winter pruning removes breba
crop.) 100 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.
INDEPENDENCE NECTARINE Bright red skin, firm yellow freestone.
Rich flavor, tangy and sweet, on.e of the best. Consistently very
high-scoring in taste tests. Winter & frost hardy, very reliable producer.
Early July in Central Calif. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
GARDEN SUN MINIATURE PEACH Yellow freestone, ripe one
week after Elberta. Sweet, mild, low acid. 4-5 ft. tree. Showy blossoms.
500 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
ELBERTA PEACH Famous yellow freestone. Classic, rich, peach
flavor: high-scoring in taste tests. Use fresh, canned, cooked. Ripe late
July/early August in Central Calif., up to 3-4 weeks later in colder
climates. 800 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.
REDSKIN ELBERTA PEACH Cross of Redhaven and Elberta.
Excellent quality all-purpose yellow freestone. Frost hardy. Ripens
August 1st in Central Calif. Also called Redskin. 850 hours.
Self-fruitful.
RELIANCE PEACH Late blooming. Very cold hardy/frost hardy.
Sweet, flavorful yellow freestone - best choice for climates having severe
cold in winter and spring. Harvest 2-3 weeks before Elberta. Showy
bloom. 1000 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.
SHINSEIKI ASIAN PEAR Juicy, sweet, refreshing, crisp like an apple.
Easy to grow. Keeps well. Harvest late July/early August in Central
Calif. Bright yellow skin. Vigorous, heavy bearing (usually by 2nd year).
350-450 hours. 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.
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.
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.
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)
PRAIRIFIREª FLOWERING CRABAPPLE Crimson buds followed
by long-lasting, single, pinkish-red blossoms. Persistent dark red fruit.
New foliage reddish-maroon, aging to reddish-green. Highly resistant to
fireblight, scab, cedar apple rust and powdery mildew. Tree form is
upright, spreading, eventually round. 20 ft. x 20 ft.
RADIANT FLOWERING CRABAPPLE Single, deep, pink bloom.
new growth reddish-purple, mature leaves green. Red fruit. Fast-growing
tree, to 20 ft. high.
SNOWDRIFT FLOWERING CRABAPPLE Late, long-lasting, single
white flowers. Glossy green leaves, small fruit. Dense, rounded form, to
20 ft. high x 20 ft. wide.
BRADFORD FLOWERING PEAR Pyrus calleryana ÔBradfordÕ One
of the most popular ornamental deciduous trees. Snow-white bloom in
spring. Attractive glossy foliage turns red in fall. Moderately upright
growth to 40 ft. or more.
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.
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.
EUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH - Betula pendula Most popular
deciduous tree in the West. 30-40 ft. high, with weeping side branches
and delicate, lacy foliage. White bark. Does best with ample water and
fertilizer. Sunset zones 1-11, 14-24.
FRONTIER ELM - Ulmus carpinifolia x parvifolia. Upright pyramidal
to 25 feet tall by 15 feet wide. Dutch Elm disease resistant. Red purple
fall color. Very fast growing. Zones 5 to 8.
CHINESE HACKBERRY - Celtis sinensis Deciduous shade tree,
similar to Elm, but smaller. Glossy, scallop-toothed, dark green leaves.
Deep- rooted, tolerates heat, wind, drought, alkaline soil. 30-40 ft.,
spreading growth habit. Sunset zones 8-16, 18-20.
PAUL'S SCARLET HAWTHORN - Crataegus laevigata `Paul's Scarlet'
The showiest hawthorne. Profuse, double scarlet flowers. Toothed, lobed
leaves. Thorny branches. Grows to 20-25 ft. x 15-20 ft. Tends toward
rank growth if given too much water. Sunset zones 1-11, 14-17.
GOLDEN HONEYLOCUST - Gleditsia tri. inermis `Aurea' Deciduous
shade or accent tree with yellow new foliage. Distinctive small leaflets,
long seed pods. Tolerates heat, cold, wind, drought, alkaline soil. 40-50
ft. Sunset zones 1-16, 18-20.
SHADEMASTERª HONEYLOCUST - Gleditsia tri. inermis
`Shademaster' Very fast-growing, deciduous. Tolerates heat, cold,
wind, drought, alkaline soil. Distinctive small leaflets, long seed pods.
50-60 ft. Sunset zones 1-16, 18-20.
PURPLE ROBE LOCUST - Robinia idahoensis `Purple Robe' Shapely
deciduous tree to 40 ft. Tolerates heat/cold/poor soil/drought. Small
leaflets, reddish new growth. Large, purplish-pink showy flowers,
prolonged bloom. Deep watering recommended. All zones.
BLOODGOOD LONDON PLANE - Platanus acerfolia `Bloodgood'
Fast-growing deciduous tree to 80 ft. Large maplelike leaves, distinctive
patchy bark pattern. Resists anthracnose, tolerates smog. Very desirable
for street, park, and lawn plantings. Sunset zones 2-24.
RED MAPLE - Acer rubrum A favorite deciduous shade tree for
Sunset zones 1-7, 14-17. Grows to 40 x 20 ft. Prefers ample water and
feeding. Brilliant red fall color in cold climates.
SUMMER RED¨ MAPLE - Acer rubrum Burgundy colored new
growth fades to a dark leathery green while growing tips retain red
coloration. Dense canopy and fast growing. Zone 5
FRUITLESS MULBERRY - Morus alba `Fruitless' Fast-growing, to 40
x 50 ft., dense shade. Tolerates summer heat, alkaline soil. Drought
tolerant, but best with ample water and feeding. Not necessary to prune
back to trunk each winter. All zones.
BUR OAK - Quercus macrocarpa Fast growing tree with large, stout,
branches and yellow fall color. Coarse textured bark. Very adaptable.
Zone 3
EASTERN REDBUD - Cercis canadensis Round-headed tree to 25-35
ft. Large, bright green leaves. Spectacular display of purplish-pink
flowers in spring. Fall color in colder climates. Average water. Sunset
zones 1-3, 7-20.
SAWLEAF ZELKOVA - Zelkova serrata Moderately fast growing to
60 ft. x 60 ft., suggested as substitute for elm. Dark green elm-like leaves
with sawtooth edges. Smooth gray bark, similar to beech. Widely
adapted, virtually pest-free. Fall colors vary. Sunset zones 3-21.
