Parker's Greenhouse

251 Church Street E.
Edgewood, NM 87015
(505) 281-1760

Fruit Trees
Shade Trees
Flowering Trees

BRAEBURN APPLE New, from New Zealand. Superb late season
fruit: very crisp and tangy, more flavorful than Granny Smith. Excellent
keeper. Green with dark red blush. October-November harvest. 700
hours (est.). 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.
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)
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.
SIERRA BEAUTY APPLE Favorite late apple in No. Calif. Yellow
with red blush, rich sprightly flavor, moderately sweet. Excellent fresh or
cooked. Good keeper. 7-800 hours. Self-fruitful.
SPITZENBURG (ESOPUS) APPLE Old variety, regarded by some
connoisseurs as the very best dessert apple. Red over yellow skin,
yellowish flesh. Firm, juicy, moderately sweet, renowned flavor. Good
keeper. 800 hours. Pollenizer required.
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.
METEOR SEMI-DWARF SOUR CHERRY Large, bright red fruit
similar to Montmorency, used mostly for cooking. Tart, juicy, meaty
flesh; colorless juice. Attractive, naturally small tree (10-12 ft.) with lush,
dark green foliage. Blooms and harvests one week later than
Montmorency. Hardy to -50oF when fully dormant. From Minnesota,
introduced in 1952. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
MONTMORENCY SOUR CHERRY Large, light red skin, yellow
flesh. Perfect for cobblers, pies, etc. Extremely winter hardy. Very
heavy bearing. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
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.
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.
HALEHAVEN PEACH From a cross of J.H. Hale and South Haven.
Medium to large size, skin red over orange-yellow. Yellow freestone
flesh is juicy, sweet, low in acid, with excellent flavor. Mid-season
harvest, about two weeks before Elberta. Dessert/can/freeze. Winter and
frost hardy. 900 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.
MOONGLOW PEAR Resistant to fireblight. Large fruit, for fresh use
or canning. Productive, spur-type tree. Mid-season harvest. 700 hours.
Pollenizer required, good pollenizer for other pears.
SECKEL PEAR Connoisseurs' favorite. Sweet, flavorful, aromatic,
spicy, perhaps the best. Russeted brown skin. Resists fireblight. 500
hours. Full crop 800 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.
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.
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.
HALL'S HARDY FLOWERING ALMOND Beautiful, profuse pink
flowers. Late blooming. Adapted to cold climates. Vigorous. Kernel
more bitter than commercial almonds. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
SILVER LEAF POPLAR - Populus alba Very distinctive shimmering
foliage, leaves dark green on top, whitish underneath. Fast-growing,
spreading tree to 50 ft. or more. Widely adapted, including desert.
Invasive roots.