APPLE

ARKANSAS BLACK SPUR APPLE  Large, later season. Dark red skin, high quality even where summer nights are warm. For dessert and cooking.  Keeps many months. 800 hours. Partly self-fruitful.

ASHMEAD’S KERNEL  Many think of this apple as one of the all-time best flavored. Small to medium fruit, used for dessert, cider, and sauce. Good keeper. 800 hours. Best with pollenizer.

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.

CALVILLE BLANC APPLE  Classic French dessert apple, also excellent for cooking and cider.  Flattened, round shape with prominent, uneven ribs near the base.  Vigorous grower with weeping side limbs.  Pick green, then turns yellow, with best flavor 1 month after picking.  Estimated chilling requirements 800-1000 hours.  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.  Mid season. 800 hours.  Self-fruitful. 

FUJI APPLE  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 over yellow.  Early harvest.  Good pollenizer for other varieties.  Adapted to cold and warm winter climates. Chilling requirement 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 California. 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 flavor, 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 aromatic flavor. Striped red over yellow color.  Stores well.  Ripens in late September to late October.  Pollinated by Fuji, Gala, or Golden Delicious.

HUDSON’S GOLDEN GEM APPLE  One of the largest and best-flavored russet apples.  Crisp, sugary, juicy flesh.  Flavor described as nutty by some, pear-like by others.  Good keeper.  Medium sized tree, resistant to scab, mildew and fireblight.  Ripens mid-September.  800-1000 hours.  Partly self-fruitful, best crops with pollenizer.

JONAGOLD APPLE  Superb flavor – connoisseur’s choice.  A cross of Jonathan and Golden Delicious.  Yellow with red-orange blush.  Crisp, juicy, sub-acid, all purpose.  700-800 hours.  Pollinated by Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, or Red Delicious, but not Golden Delicious.

MCINTOSH APPLE (Rogers McIntosh)  Round, bright to dark red over green, superb quality in cool climates.  Crisp, aromatic, sub acid, sweet.  Dessert/cooking.  Early harvest.  900 hours. Partly self-fruitful, or pollinated by Red Delicious, Gala, or other.

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.

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 California.  Self-fruitful.  4-500 hours.

PINK PEARL APPLE  Unusual pink-fleshed, highly aromatic fruit.  Medium size, cream and pale green skin, sometimes blushed red.  Tart to sweet-tart, depending on time of picking. Early fall harvest.  Good keeper.  Makes colorful, tasty applesauce.  Early, profuse, pink blossoms in spring.  600 hours. Pollenizer required.

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.  Pollinated by Liberty, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala.

RED FUJI APPLE (BC#2)   Redder-skinned sport of Fuji. Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper.  Ripe September-October in Central Calif.  Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties.  Self-fruitful. 

NEW  ROME BEAUTY APPLE  Red skin with greenish-white, fine grained, juicy flesh. Medium-large, round. Used primarily for baking. Late blooms avoid many spring frosts. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.  

SIERRA BEAUTY APPLE  Favorite late apple in No. Calif. Yellow with red blush, rich sprightly flavor, moderately sweet. Excellent fresh or cooked.  700-800 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.

NEW TYDEMAN’S LATE ORANGE This apple has consistently better quality and flavor in hot summer climates. Good keeper with reddish-orange stripes over greenish-yellow color. Yellow flesh is firm and juicy. 800-1000 hours. Pollenizer required.

NEW 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. 

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3-N-1 APPLE
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APRICOT

BLENHEIM (ROYAL) APRICOT  All-purpose freestone, sweet, aromatic, flavorful.  Long time #1 apricot in California.  Early bloom.  Late June harvest in Central Calif.  500 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.

HARGLOW APRICOT  Late-blooming, productive tree, proven in coastal Northwestern climates.  Medium size, bright orange fruit sometimes blushed red.  Orange freestone flesh is firm, sweet, flavorful.  Resistant to perennial canker and brown rot,  resists cracking.  Originated in Ontario, Canada.  800 hours.
Self-fruitful.

 TOMCOT APRICOT  Consistently productive apricot. The most dependable producer in marginal climates, by far!  Large, orange fruit with firm, sweet flesh.  Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Wenatchee Moorpark.  600 hours.  Partly self-fruitful, best with another apricot like Harcot or Harglow.

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CHERRY

BING CHERRY  Large, firm, juicy, sweet, nearly black when ripe - superb flavor, #1 cherry.  Mid-season.  Large, vigorous tree.  700 hours.  Pollenized by Black Tartarian, 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 root stock).  Mid-season.  800 hours.  Pat. No. 7320.
 
ENGLISH MORELLO SOUR CHERRY  Late-ripening tart cherry used for cooking, sometimes eaten fresh when fully ripe.  Dark red to nearly black fruit with dark juice.  Small, round-headed tree.  700 hours.  Self-fruitful.

LAPINS CHERRY  Self-fruitful dark red sweet cherry.  Large, firm, good flavor.  Similar to Van in color, Bing in shape. Great pollinator for Bing.  Sometimes sold as “Self-fruitful Bing.”  800 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 Tartarian, Bing.
 
ROYAL RAINIER CHERRY  Large yellow cherry with slightly more red blush than Rainier.  Excellent flavor, taste test winner. Ripen early.  Moderate chill requirement, 600-700 hours.  Pollenizer required.  Interfruitful with Van, Lambert, Black Tartarian, 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.

VAN CHERRY  Dark flesh, semi-sweet flavor. This cherry is heavy bearing, cold hardy, and resists cracking. Large fruit. It is a very reliable cherry. 900 hours. Pollenizer required. Bing, Black Tartarian, or Stella. Excellent pollenizer for other sweet cherries.

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6-N-1 ESPALIERED CHERRY

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CRABAPPLE

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FIG

BLACK JACK FIG  (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  Large, purplish-brown figs with sweet, juicy, strawberry-red flesh.  Harvest August to October in Central Calif. Naturally small (semi-dwarf) tree.  100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

BLACK MISSION FIG  (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  The favorite.  Purplish-black skin, strawberry colored flesh, rich flavor.  Heavy bearing, long-lived, large tree.  Coast or inland.  Fresh/dry/can.  100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

DESERT KING FIG  (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  Large green fruit with strawberry flesh.  Excellent quality.  Does best in cooler coastal climate, and does well in colder climates or higher elevations.  Sets a large early crop between late June to August.  Has a second crop in warm areas.

NEW  FLANDERS FIG (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY) Highly productive, violet-striped fruit with white flecks. Richly flavored amber flesh that is resistant to splitting. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.

IMPROVED BROWN TURKEY FIG  (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  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.

KADOTA FIG  (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  Large, light greenish-yellow ‘white’ skin, amber flesh.  Long-lived, vigorous.  Prune to any shape.  Very sweet fruit needs hot weather to ripen.  Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

NEW  PETER’S HONEY FIG (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY) Light yellow-green fruit with outstanding sweet, dark amber flesh. Originally from Sicily. Self-fruitful.

VIOLETTE de BORDEAUX  SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  Large, almost black, fruit with a very deep red pulp. Produces two crops. Excellent fresh or dried. Good for container culture or small spaces.

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JUJUBE

LANG JUJUBE  Also called “Chinese Date”.  Pear-shaped fruits are reddish-brown, dry, 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.  Pollinated by Li.

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.

NEW  SUGAR CANE JUJUBE Extremely sweet and crunchy flesh, dark red-brown color when ripe. Ping-pong ball sized fruit. Partly self-fruitful.

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MULBERRY

PAKISTAN FRUITING MULBERRY  Long (3 inches), firm, red to black, sweet syncarpous (like a blackberry) fruit.  Non-staining juice.  Month-long early summer harvest.  Fruit used fresh and for pies, jams, and jellies.  Large, vigorous, disease-resistant tree.

PERSIAN FRUITING MULBERRY   CROP FAILURE - Please check back next year.

WHITE FRUITING MULBERRY  Morus alba ‘White’.  Medium-sized sweet white fruit shaped like blackberries.  Grows at a moderate rate to 20-60’ depending on soil quality and depth.  Drought tolerant once established.  Grows larger and more rapidly with irrigation.

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NECTARINE

ARCTIC BLAZE WHITE NECTARINE  Taste test winner.  Low acid white nectarine with rich flavor and firm texture.  Large size, red and creamy white skin.  Mid to late August.  700-800 hours.  Self-fruitful.

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 sugar and acid.   800 hours.  Self-fruitful.
Pat. No. 9908.
 
NEW  ARCTIC ROSE NECATRINE Delicious, super-sweet, white nectarine. Rich flavor and nice crunchy texture when firm, extremely sweet when soft. 600-700 hours. Self-fruitful.

DOUBLE DELIGHT NECTARINE  Sensational fruit - consistently the best flavored yellow nectarine - plus magnificent, double pink flowers.  Dark red-skinned freestone fruit is sweet with unusually rich flavor.  Very high scoring in taste-tests.  Heavy-bearing tree.  Harvest mid to early July in Central Calif.  400-500 hours.  Self-fruitful.

FANTASIA NECTARINE  Popular, large, yellow freestone. Early harvest fruit is firm, ripe, and tangy; late harvest is sweet with rich flavor. High scoring in taste tests. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.

HARKO NECTARINE  Sweet, firm, yellow semi-freestone.  One of the highest scoring nectarines in DWN fruit tastings.  Cold hardy variety has showy, large, single pink blossoms.  Ripens with Redhaven Peach in early July .  Tolerant of bacterial spot and brown rot.  800 hours.  Self-fruitful.

HEAVENLY WHITE NECTARINE  Consistently one of the highest scoring fruits in Dave Wilson Nursery taste tests (3 time winner).  Very large, firm, white-fleshed freestone.  Superb acid- sugar balance, and rich, complex flavor – connoisseur’s delight.  Dull red and cream-colored skin.  Mid-July in Central Calif. 
650 hours.  Self-fruitful.

JUNEGLO NECTARINE  Delicious, full-flavored early season fruit ripens late in June in Central Calif.  Semi-freestone when soft-ripe.  Winter & frost hardy.  700 hours.  Self-fruitful.
Pat. No. 5228.

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. 600-700 hours.  Self-fruitful.
Pat. No. 9437.

SAUZEE KING FLAT NECTARINE –  Sweet and juicy white flesh from donut shaped fruit. Heavy and early producer. Thinning is required for large fruit size. Estimated chilling time: 500 hours.

SPICE ZEE NECTAPLUM  –  Nectarine and plum cross. Fruit is slightly acidic and full of sugar giving it a spicy sweet flavor; both plum and nectarine traits are easily detectable.  Attractive red leaves. Self-fruitful and very productive variety.

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PEACH

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 in a short while after picking.  Harvest late July/early August in Central Calif.  700 hours.  Self-fruitful.

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 400-500 hours.  Self-fruitful.

DOUBLE JEWEL PEACH  Flowering/fruiting peach for home orchard and landscape.  Profuse, showy, double pink flowers. Late blooming, but early harvest – late June in Central Calif. Large, richly flavored, yellow freestone.  Self-fruitful.

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.

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.

FANTASTIC ELBERTA PEACH  Beautiful pink double blossoms. Large yellow freestone fruit is flavorful, firm, sweet, highest quality.  All-purpose: fresh/can/freeze/dry.  Ripens August 1st in Central Calif.  700 hours.  Self-fruitful.

FROST 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 harvest.  Showy pink bloom in spring. 700 hours.  Self-fruitful.

GIANT BABCOCK WHITE PEACH  From a cross of Babcock and July (Kim) Elberta.  Large, red-skinned, white-fleshed freestone.  Sweet, aromatic, very similar to Babcock.  Excellent dessert quality.  500 hours.  Self-fruitful.

INDIAN BLOOD CLING PEACH  Large, late-season canning peach.  Red-skinned, red flesh, rich flavor.  Blooms late, sets heavy crops.  800 hours.  Self-fruitful.

INDIAN FREE PEACH  Taste test winner, and one of the all-time highest rated fruits at Dave Wilson Nursery fruit tastings.  Large freestone, firm crimson and cream colored flesh.  Tart until fully ripe, then highly aromatic with a rich, distinctive flavor.  Highly resistant to peach leaf curl.  Late season.  700 hours.  Another nectarine or peach needed to pollinate.

J. H. HALE PEACH  Old variety, still one of the best.  Very large, firm, superb flavor.  Fresh/canned.  Ripens August 1st in Central Calif.  Excellent frost hardiness.  800 hours.  Another peach or nectarine needed to pollinate.

JULY (KIM) ELBERTA PEACH  Also called Early Elberta.  Reliable heavy crops.  Juicy, sweet, very flavorful yellow freestone fruit for canning, freezing, or fresh use.  500 hours.  Self-fruitful.

LORING PEACH   Taste test winner.  Superb large yellow freestone.  Excellent flavor and texture, low acid.  Harvests over 2-3 week period, mid to late July in Central Calif.  Requires little or no thinning.  Excellent for home orchard.  750 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.

NEW  Q-1-8 PEACH  White-fleshed, semi-freestone fruit is sweet and juicy. Peach leaf curl resistant with showy blossoms. 700-800 hours. Self-fruitful.

REDHAVEN PEACH  World’s most widely planted peach.  High quality yellow freestone.  Ripens early July in Central Calif.  Frost hardy.  Fresh/freeze.  800 hours.  Self-fruitful.

RELIANCE PEACH  Extremely hardy peach with a dull red blush over yellow skin and yellow flesh. Good flavor and very productive. Beautiful late bloom. 750-800 hours. Self-fruitful.

RIO OSO GEM PEACH  Favorite late yellow freestone.  Large, sweet, rich flavor, like J.H. Hale.  Fresh/freeze.  Small tree.  Showy bloom.  Mid-August in Central Calif.  800 hours.  Self-fruitful.

SNOW GIANT WHITE PEACH  Very large, sweet, low-acid, white-fleshed fruit.  Creamy white skin with attractive red blush.  Fine flavor, keeps several weeks in refrigerator.  Late August harvest in Central Calif.  600-700 hours.  Self-fruitful.  Pat. No. 8085.

STRAWBERRY FREE WHITE PEACH   Long-time favorite white freestone peach for California.  Very sweet, aromatic, juicy, with superb delicate flavor.  Early to Mid-July in Central Calif.  Highly recommended for home orchards.  400-500 hours.  Self-fruitful.

TRI-LITE PEACH X PLUM  A popular variety of DWN fruit tastings, this white flesh peach X plum can be eaten firm.  It has a mild, classic white flavor, with a wonderful plum aftertaste that makes this fruit a unique treat.  Early ripening in June.  Superior quality canning clingstone.  Self-fruitful.

WHITE LADY WHITE PEACH  Among the best of the new, low acid/high sugar white peaches - a farmer’s market favorite. Most cold-hardy white peach.  Red-skinned fruits are medium to large, very firm, freestone. 800 hours.  Self-fruitful.  Pat. No. 5821.

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PEAR

BARTLETT PEAR  World’s most popular pear.  Early mid-season, about August 1st.  High quality, tolerates hot summers.  800 hours.  Self- fruitful in most climates of the western U.S.  Elsewhere pollinated by Bosc,  D’Anjou,  Winter Nelis.

BLAKE’S PRIDE PEAR  New pear variety with a distinct blend of sugars and acids give it a rich, aromatic taste.  The skin is yellow and light golden in color.  Fruit is of excellent eating quality, and the tree is fire blight resistant.  Ripens mid-August.

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. Pollinated by Bartlett or other pear.

COMICE PEAR  The gift pack pear.  Sweet, aromatic, fine texture, superb flavor & quality - one of the best.  Short neck, greenish-yellow skin with red blush.  Mid-September harvest.  600 hours. Self-fruitful in most 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 the Bartlett in Central Calif.  800 hours.  Pollinated by Bartlett.

HARROW’S DELIGHT PEAR  Fire-blight resistant, with fruit similar to Bartlett.  Yellow skin with attractive red blush.  Smooth, fine flesh is especially flavorful.  Ripens mid-July.  800 hours.  Interfruitful with Bartlett, Bosc, D’Anjou, and Moonglow.

MOONGLOW PEAR  Fire-blight resistant. Large fruit for fresh use or canning. 700 hours. Pollenizer required; good pollenizer for other pears.

POTOMAC PEAR  Fire-blight resistant. Fine and buttery texture with a mild aroma. Ripens to a light green.

RED D’ANJOU PEAR  Large, short-necked, firm fruit.  Strong full red color is very even.  Fruit stores well, and has a smooth texture.  800 hours.  Pollinated by Bartlett.

WARREN PEAR  Excellent quality dessert pear - and highly resistant to fire blight.  Med. 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.  Harvest mid-August. Cold hardy to –20 deg. F.  600 hours.  Self-fruitful.

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3-N-1 PEAR (Disease resistant)
6-N-1 ESPALIERED PEAR 

20TH CENTURY ASIAN PEAR  (Nijisseiki, apple pear)  Juicy, sweet, mild-flavored fruit is crisp like an apple.  Early to mid- August in Central Calif.  Keeps well.  Easy to grow, heavy bearing small tree.  450 hours.  Self-fruitful, or pollinated 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.  Pollinated by Shinko, Chojuro, Bartlett, or 20th Century.

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.

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PLUM

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. 400 hours.  Self-fruitful.
 
ELEPHANT HEART PLUM  Home-orchard favorite – large, heart-shaped fruit with sweet, juicy, rich flavor, 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.

EMERALD BEAUT PLUM  One of the highest-rated plums in the blind fruit tastings at Dave Wilson Nursery.  Light green skin, greenish-yellow to orange freestone flesh.  Harvest begins late August in Central Calif.  Ripe fruit continues to sweeten, becomes exceptionally sweet, but remains crisp and crunchy. Ripe fruit holds on tree longer than any other stone fruit - 2 months or more!  600-700 hours.  Pollenizer required: Beauty, Burgundy, Late Santa Rosa, Flavor King Pluot. Pat. No. 9162.

GREEN GAGE (BAVAY’S PLUM)  Small to medium size fruit, richly flavored, and very sweet. Excellent fresh or for cooking. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.

NEW  HOWARD MIRACLE PLUM Large, firm, juicy freestone with distinctive flavor, this plum has amber flesh and yellow skin blushed with red. Low chilling requirement, about 400 hours. Pollenizer required such as 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. Pollinated 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 limbs bow gracefully to ground.  Easily espaliered.  400 hours. Self-fruitful.

NEW  SUPERIOR PLUM This Japanese-American hybrid has large, firm delicious fruit. Bears earlier and heavier than most plum trees. Ripens August-September.

NEW  TOKA PLUM This is a small to medium sized, apricot-colored, semi-freestone plum. The yellow flesh is firm and tangy. Cold hardy too.

NEW  COT-N-CANDY APRIUM Apricot-plum hybrid.  Resembles an apricot, but with a distinctive flavor and texture all its own. White flesh is extra sweet and juicy with a plum aftertaste. Ripens one week later than Flavor Delight. 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 requirements, less than 300 hours.  Self-fruitful, but biggest crops if pollinated by any apricot.  Pat. No. 7090.

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PLUOT

DAPPLE DANDY PLUOT INTERSPECIFIC Dependable setter and taste test winner.  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.  400-500 hours.  Pollenized by Flavor Supreme pluot, Santa Rosa or Burgundy plum.  Pat. No. 9254.

EMERALD DROP PLUOT Medium to large in size, with green skin and a yellow-orange flesh.  Prolonged harvest.  Upright tree, sets heavy crops once established.  Harvest mid-July to late-August.  Pollinated by Santa Rosa plum, or other pluot.

FLAVOR FINALE PLUOT  Light fleshed fruit with dark skin.  Wonderful late season pluot with long hang time.

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.  400-500 hours. Pollinated by Flavor Supreme, Santa Rosa, or Late Santa Rosa.  Pat. No. 8026.

FLAVOR QUEEN PLUOT INTERSPECIFIC  Exquisite new fruit, a plum-apricot hybrid.  Candy-like sweetness, wonderfully pleasing flavor.  Greenish-yellow skin, amber-orange flesh.  Prolonged harvest:  mid-July thru August.  4-500 hours.  Pollenized by early blooming Pluot, or Japanese plum such as Burgundy.  Pat. No. 7420.

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 2 weeks before Santa Rosa.  700-800 hours.  Pollinated by Santa Rosa, Late Santa Rosa, or other Pluot.  Pat. No. 6763.

SPLASH PLUOT  Small to medium sized red-orange colored fruit, with very sweet orange flesh.  Consistent high scorer in tasting tests.  Round to heart-shaped fruit is excellent eaten fresh, dried, or in desserts.  Upright tree sets large crops once established.  400 hours.  Pollinated by Santa Rosa plum, or another pluot.

MULTI-BUDDED PLUOT: 4-N-1

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POMEGRANATE

AMBROSIA POMEGRANATE  Fantastically huge fruits: up to 3 times the size of Wonderful.  Pale pink skin, purple sweet-tart juice, similar to Wonderful.  Long-lived, any soil, inland or coastal climate.  150 hours.  Self-fruitful.

ANGEL RED POMEGRANATE –  NEW – Fruit is a beautiful red color and soft seeded. Produces 30 days earlier than Wonderful. Heavy bearing with uniform size and color. 

PINK SATIN POMEGRANATE  POTTED ONLY  Refreshing flavor, with edible seeds.

SHARP VELVET POMEGRANATE POTTED ONLY  Fine flavor, very tart.  Large fruit.

SWEET POMEGRANATE  Sweeter fruit than Wonderful, more widely adapted (better quality in cooler summer climates).  Small, glossy-leafed, ornamental tree with showy orange-red blossoms in late spring.  Very suitable to espalier and for container growing.  Harvest late summer.  Unsplit ripe fruit stores in cool dry place for 2 months or more.  Very low chilling requirement, about 100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

WHITE FRUITING POMEGRANATE  Large fruit.  Orange-red flower, pink skinned fruit in the fall.  Flesh color is transparent white.  Fruit is very sweet and juicy when ripe.  Grows to 12 ft.  Ripens early September, before Wonderful.

WONDERFUL POMEGRANATE  Large, purple-red fruit with a delicious, tangy flavor.  Best quality in hot inland climate.  Bright red-orange bloom, ornamental foliage.  Long-lived, any soil.   150 hours.  Self-fruitful.

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PRUNE

EARLY ITALIAN PRUNE (Richard’s)  Similar to the Italian, but sweeter, slightly larger and more productive.  Shorter growing season requirement than the Italian (ripens 2-3 weeks earlier). 800 hours.  Self-fruitful.

FRENCH IMPROVED PRUNE  California’s commercial prune. Reddish-purple skin, dark amber flesh.  Very sweet, high quality fruit.  Dessert/canned/dry.  800 hours.  Self-fruitful.

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FRUIT SALAD

MULTI-BUDDED FRUIT SALAD COMBOS - Depending on availability, a three-way tree typically has a nectarine, plum, and peach. A four-way tree has the same, in addition to an apricot. Specific varieties of the fruits are also dependent on availability, but all are self-fruiting.

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DWARF FRUIT TREES

NEW  FUJI APPLE DWARF  California’s favorite apple.  Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper.  Ripens mid-September.  Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties.  Grows 9-10 feet tall. Low chilling requirement – less than 500 hours.  Self-fruitful.

NEW  GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLE DWARF(Yellow Delicious)  Long-time favorite for its sweetness and flavor.  Reliable producer, adapted to many climates.  Pollenizer for Red Delicious.  Grows 9-10 feet tall. Mid-season harvest, September in Central California. 700 hours.  Self-fruitful

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.

NECTAR BABE MINIATURE NECTARINE  Excellent quality fruit: mid-season yellow freestone with sweet, rich, delicious flavor. Heavy bearing 5-6 ft. tree. 400-500 hours. Self-fruitful.

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.

NEW  HONEY BABE MINIATURE PEACH Sweet, yellow freestone with rich flavor. Heaving bearing tree reaching 5 feet. Excellent choice for home orchards. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.

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NUTS

ALMOND
ALL-IN-ONE GENETIC SEMI-DWARF ALMOND  No.1 almond for home orchards.  Heavy crops of soft-shelled nuts with sweet flavorful kernels.  Hot summer required to ripen.  15 ft. tall tree. Very winter frost hardy.  500 hours.  Self-fruitful.  Pat. No. 4304.

CHESTNUT
COLOSSAL CHESTNUT 
NEVADA CHESTNUT 
CROP FAILURE - Please check back next year.

FILBERT CROP FAILURE - Please check back next year.

PECAN
MOHAWK PECAN  (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)   Very large, thin-shelled nut, excellent quality.  Earliest maturing, so more widely adapted than others. Attractive tree is vigorous, bears young and heavy.  Good choice for home planting.  250 hours.  Self-fruitful.

WESTERN SCHLEY PECAN  (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  Easy to grow, hardy tree.  Less fussy about soil & nutrition.  Long, tapered, medium-sized thin-shelled nuts.  Fine quality, mid-season.  250 hours. Self-fruitful.

PISTACHIO
KERMAN FEMALE PISTACHIO (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  Long hot summers required to ripen.  Plant from containers only, do not disturb root ball when handling.  Very slow-growing to 20-30 ft.  Drought-resistant.  800 hours.  Pollinated by Peters.

PETERS MALE PISTACHIO (AVAILABLE POTTED ONLY)  Pollenizer for Kerman.  Does not bear fruit.  One Peters pollinates up to eleven females (Kerman).  Plant from containers only.  Drought-resistant once established.  800 hours.

WALNUT
Note: All Walnuts are on No. Calif. Black Walnut

AMBASSADOR (CARPATHIAN) WALNUT  Cold hardy for severe climates, from Idaho.  1.25” nuts, thin shell, well sealed.  Plump, light-colored kernels, excellent flavor.  Young trees set heavy crops.  600 hours.  Self-fruitful.

CHANDLER WALNUT  Developed by UC Davis. Heavy bearing, high quality light-colored nuts. Good choice for backyard tree. Fall harvest. 700 h ours. Self-fruitful.

FRANQUETTE WALNUT  Last English walnut to leaf out, less susceptible to spring frost damage.  Very large tree, excellent shade.  Fair production of well sealed, thin-shelled, high quality nuts.  Pollenizer for Hartley.  700 hours.  Self-fruitful.

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.

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GRAPES

WINE

CABERNET SAUVIGNON  Late season red wine grape, small, black, strongly flavored berry.  Vigorous, upright vine.   100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

CHARDONNAY GRAPE  For white wines.  Small round berry.  Best quality where summers are cool.  Vigorous vine, very cold hardy. 100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

MERLOT GRAPE  Black berry, used for distinctive red wines. Best quality in cooler regions.  100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

PINOT NOIR GRAPE  Small black berries that yield the famous French Burgundy wines.  Requires cool summers, cane pruning. Early harvest.  100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

SHIRAZ SYRAH GRAPE  Medium reddish-black berry.  Ripens September to October.
ZINFANDEL GRAPE  For fruity red wines.  Medium size, round, juicy, reddish-black berry, early mid-season.  Prefers mild winters, cool summer.  Heavy bearing.  100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

TABLE

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.

CONCORD EASTERN SEEDED GRAPE  Medium blue-black berry.  Used as a table grape, and for juice.

CONCORD SEEDLESS GRAPE  American grape, a sport Concord.  Berries very similar to Concord, but seedless (or seeds very rare).  Bluish-black skin, green flesh, distinctive Concord flavor.  100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

FANTASY SEEEDLESS GRAPE  Large, bluish-black, pale green flesh.  Sweet, superb quality.  Extremely vigorous vine.  Midseason (early August in Fresno, Calif.).  Derived from Emperor, Black Rose, Red Malaga, Muscat.  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.

PERLETTE SEEDLESS GRAPE  Pale green berry is crisp and juicy.  Larger than Thompson and 2 weeks earlier.  Requires less summer heat than Thompson to ripen.  100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

SUFFOLK RED SEEDLESS GRAPE  Russian seedless X American.  Hardier than European grapes, less heat to ripen. Largest berries of the hybrids.  Early, excellent quality.   100 hours.  Self-fruitful.

THOMPSON SEEDLESS GRAPE  Most popular grape in Calif. & Arizona.  Fresh & raisins.  Pale green, very sweet.  Thin the clusters for larger berries.  Needs plenty of heat.  100 hours. Self-fruitful.

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BERRIES

BLUEBERRIES

BLUECROP BLUEBERRY  No. 1 variety, the standard of excellence.  Upright, vigorous bush.  Very productive.  Large, firm, flavorful fruit doesn’t drop or crack.  Tolerates hot summers if soil is moist, acidic, and high in humus. 800 hours. Self-fruitful. Ripens mid-seson.

BLUERAY BLUBERRY  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.  Ripens early to mid-season.

JUBILEE BLUEBERRY  Midseason.  Jubilee bushes are upright and quite compact, with fruit borne on the outer periphery of the bush.  Chilling requirement is estimated at 500-700 hours.

MISTY BLUEBERRY  Southern Highbush (low chill requirement, tolerates heat). Excellent flavor, early harvest. Does well in inland heat.

O’NEAL BLUEBERRY  Southern Highbush (low chill requirement, tolerates heat).  Large fruit is especially sweet and flavorful.  Early season.  Soil must be high in humus.  5-6 ft. bush.  200 hours.  Self-fruitful, but plant 2 varieties for biggest crops.

OZARK BLUE BLUEBERRY  Late season.  Cross between northern and southern highbush.  Cold hardy, but still performs well in warmer areas with very hot summers and 800 chilling hours.  Large light blue berries with outstanding flavor.  Great late season blueberry. 

NEW  REVEILLE BLUEBERRY   Midseason. This berry has a pleasing crunchy texture and excellent flavor. 600-800 hours. Self-fruitful, but plant 2 varieties for biggest crops.

SOUTH MOON BLUEBERRY  Early season.  Southern Highbush, vigorous grower.  Soil must be high in humus.   Chilling requirement is 500 hours.  Self-fruitful, but plant 2 varieties for biggest crops.

CURRANTS

BLACK REWARD CURRANT  Nice dark berries.  Great fresh, of in jellies and jams.  Ripens mid-July.  3-4’ shrub, does best with afternoon shade.

RED CHERRY CURRANT Large clusters of juicy, flavorful translucent red berries.  Good fresh or in jams and jellies.  Attractive shrub 3-4’ tall.  Ripens in mid summer.  Best with afternoon shade.

GOOSEBERRIES

COLOSSAL GOOSEBERRY Produces very large yellow/green berries in summer.  Delicious flavor.  Good fresh or canned.  Easy to grow.  Best with afternoon shade.

POORMAN  GOOSEBERRY Produces large, dull-red berries in summer.  Medium growth rate, 3-5 feet tall, 3-5 feet wide.  Good for pies, canning, and fresh.  Best with afternoon shade.

BLACKBERRIES

NEW  BLACK BUTTE “World’s Largest” blackberry, 1” in diameter by 2” long, almost twice the size of other blackberries. Grows on trailing canes, best in areas that stay above 10 degrees. Has firmer fruit that is suitable for fresh eating. Ripens late June.

CHESTER (Thornless)  Large fruit with very good flavor.  Sweet, high quality, and firm.  Will not soften, leak, or lose color in hot weather.  Late season producer with a very long production season.

DIRKSEN (Thornless)  Large black fruit with excellent quality and flavor, with a high sugar content.  Resistant to anthracnose.  Ripens early July.

MARION  Medium to large.  Fruit is bright red, firm, very flavorful.  Produced on vigorous, trailing canes.  Suitable for home freezing and canning.  Leading variety in Pacific North- west.  Ripens mid-July to mid-August.

OLALLIE  Large (1½” long, ¾” thick) shiny black, firm berry. Sweeter and less tart than others.  Vigorous growers, very productive.  Hardy to 10 degrees F.  Low chill requirement. Commercially planted in California for market.  Ripens late May to early July.

BOYSENBERRIES

BOYSENBERRY (Thornless)  Medium reddish-black berry.  A less vigorous grower with lower fruit yields compared to Regular Boysenberry.  Good for mild winter areas.  Popular with home owners because its thornless.  Ripens in June.

BOYSENBERRY (Regular)  Large (1.5” long, 1” thick) non-shiny reddish-black colored berry.  Soft, very juicy, sweet-tart berry.  Good for canning, freezing, and eating fresh.  Ripens in June.

LOGANBERRY (Thornless)  Medium-large (1 ¼” long, ¾” thick).  Lavender-red berry.  Does not darken while ripening.  Soft, tart, or sour fruit because of high acidity.  Excellent for pies, juice, canning and wine making.  Ripens in June.

NECTARBERRY  Scientifically the same berry as boysenberry. Large (1 ½” long, 1” thick), non-shiny reddish-black berry.  Soft, very juicy, sweet-tart tasting berry.  Delightful aroma.  Dark green foliage, dusty bloom with medium to large thorns.  Good for canning, freezing, or eating fresh.  Good for mild winter areas.  Ripens in June.

YOUNGBERRY (Thornless)  Large, dark red berry.  Similar to boysenberry, but is thornless, and does not bear fruit as heavily.  Good for mild winter areas.  Good for canning and freezing.  Ripens in June.

RASPBERRIES

NEW  AMITY (Red, Everbearing) Large, medium red, good quality berry. Stem does not come free until ripe. Medium plant growth, nearly thornless.

BABABERRY (Red, Everbearing)  Subject to availability.  Extra large, red, sweet, firm excellent flavored berry.  Excellent for hot valley areas and mild winter areas.  Will also grow in cold areas.  Bears large crops in early summer and a small crop in the fall.

CANBY (Red)  Medium to large.  Light red berry.  Firm, sweet, and excellent for fresh use or freezing.  Vigorous canes. Moderate winter hardiness.  Likes cooler summers.  Nearly thornless.  High level of virus & aphid immunity.  Ripens June.

CUMBERLAND BLACK (Black)  Medium-large, blue-black berry. More seeds than other varieties. Good fresh or in jams and jellies. Good in cold areas.  Ripens midseason.

FALL GOLD  Very sweet, yellow, large, juicy, and firm.  Very winter hardy.  Vigorous.  Ripens July-August, and fall.

HERITAGE (Red, Everbearing)  Large, very firm, excellent quality.  Moderate early July crop and heavy production of quality early September fruit.  An everbearing variety with good vigor, hardy canes which do not need staking.  The No. 1 Fall variety nationwide.

INDIAN SUMMER (Red, Everbearing)  Medium-large, dark red berry.  Rather soft, very tasty, everbearing.  Produces small crop in late spring and larger crop in fall.  Well-adapted for heavy soils.  Good for canning, freezing, preserves, and jams.  Ripens May and September.

SEPTEMBER (Red, Everbearing)  Medium.  Rose-red color, good tart flavor, good quality.  Vigorous, hardy, productive plants.  Mosaic resistant.  Good choice for cold climates.  Bears light crops in June and a heavy crop in September.

WILLIAMETTE (Red)  Large.  Dark red, medium acid.  Heavy producer.  Excellent for shipping.  Old standard and once most widely planted in the world.  Newer varieties give higher yields. Ripens in June.

STRAWBERRIES

CHANDLER  (June bearing) Very large.  Medium red, glossy, attractive finish. Long conical to long wedge shaped.  High yielding.  Excellent quality fruit, much firmer than Douglas.  Excellent coastal variety.  Adapted to winter and summer plantings. 

 SEQUOIA (Everbearing)  Very large.  Medium red color, not good for shipping but great for home owner.  The sweetest, best tasting strawberry, and the most popular.  #1 recommended variety for back yard use.  Blooms 10 weeks after planting.

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SMALL VEGGIES & FRUIT

IMPROVED GREEN GLOBE ARTICHOKES  Popular vegetable, also good for landscaping with fountain-like look.  3-4 ft. high with 6’ diameter.  Perennial crop with long yield in fall or spring, depending on location.  Use flowers for dried arrangements.  Plant 4-6’ apart, 8’ between rows with top of crown at soil level.

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES  Perennial.  Produces edible tubers which are good in salads, boiled, or in soups.  Plants good for landscaping, making a high hedge in one season.  Ripens fall.

ASPARAGUS (U.C. 157)  Perennial vegetable.  Plants take 2-3 years to come into full production, then furnish delicious spears every spring for 10-15 years.  Tall, feathery, graceful, highly ornamental plants.  U.C. 157 produces earlier, is more uniform in color and size, more productive than other varieties.

VICTORIA CHERRY RHUBARB (Seedlings) Vigorous, deep red, heavy thick stalks.  Tart flavored, succulent.  Great for pies, sauces, and canning.  Perennial.  Some variation in coloring will be seen from plant to plant.

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ORNAMENTAL TREES

AUTUMN BLAZE MAPLE Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Dense, oval shaped canopy, green foliage. Fall color is brilliant orange-red.  Reaches 50’ x 40’. Sunset zones 1-9, 14-24.

OCTOBER GLORY MAPLE Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’   Nearly round canopy, glossy green foliage.  Better suited to mild winter and hot summer climates than other maples.  Showy red fall color. Ample soil moisture required.  Reaches 40’x 35’. Sunset zones 1-9, 14-24.

CANDIED APPLE WEEPING FLOWERING CRABAPPLE  Malus ‘Candied Apple Weeping’  Small tree, weeping form, 15’ x 15’.  New foliage reddish, aging to dark green.  Flowers large, purplish pink.  Small fruits are brilliant red.  Excellent resistance to fireblight and mildew.  Sunset zones 1-11, 14-21. 
 
PRAIRIFIRE CRABAPPLE Malus ‘Prairifire’  Crimson buds followed by long-lasting single, hot pink blossoms. Persistent dark red fruit. New foliage is reddish-maroon, aging to reddish-green. Highly resistant to fireblight, scab, cedar apple rust, and powdery mildew. 20’ x 20’

QUAKING ASPEN  Populus tremuloides  Very distinctive tree -light green round leaves flutter and shimmer in the slightest breeze.  Fast growing, 30’ tall, 15’ wide.  Smooth bark, light grayish to white.  Bright yellow fall color.  Sunset zones 1-7.

KRAUTER VESUVIUS FLOWERING PLUM Prunus cer. ‘Krauter Vesuvius’   Dark purple leaves, light pink blossoms, little or no fruit.  Relatively small tree, 18’ high, 12’ wide.  Favorite purple-leaf plum for California.  Foliage of newly planted tree sometimes greenish until vigorous growth begins.

KWANZAN FLOWERING CHERRY Prunus ser. ‘Kwanzan’ Spectacular, large, double, rosy-pink flowers, drooping clusters. Mid-season bloom, long blooming period.  Upright tree to 30 ft. tall, 20’ wide.

WEEPING FLOWERING CHERRY Prunus subhirtella ‘pendula’ High grafted.  About 6’ tree grows to 12-18’.  Graceful, weeping limbs nearly reach the ground.  Double pink flowers in spring.  Requires good drainage.  Cold hardy.  Not tolerant of desert heat.

ARISTOCRAT FLOWERING PEAR Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’ Showy snow-white blossoms in spring.  Attractive, glossy foliage turns purplish-red in fall.  Fast-growing pyramidal shape, to 40’ or more.  Narrower than Bradford.  Pat. No. 3193.

BRADFORD FLOWERING PEAR Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ One of the most popular ornamental deciduous trees.  Snow- white bloom in the spring.  Attractive, glossy foliage turns red in the fall.  Moderately upright growth to 40’ tall and 20’ wide.

SCARLET CURLS WILLOW  Salix mats. ‘Tortuosa’ x ‘Scarcuzam’  A small, vigorous tree with twisted, golden branches and scarlet stems.  Color shows best after first frost.  Unique curly green leaves create interest throughout the growing season.  30’ x 20’. 

WEEPING WILLOW Salix babylonica  Fast-growing, cold hardy, short dormant period.  Long narrow leaves, pronounced weeping growth habit.  Needs plenty of water.  Stake high to develop usable area underneath. 30’x30’ or larger.

‘FAN GIANT BLUE’ WILLOW Salix blanda ‘Fan Giant’  Reported to be less susceptible to borers than Salix babylonica .  Very vigorous, leaves bluish-green, broader than S. babylonica. Growth habit somewhat less weeping.  40-50’.  Wider than tall.

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VINES & SHRUBS

COOKE’S PURPLE WISTERIA Wisteria sinensis ‘Cooke’s Purple’  Lightly fragrant purple flowers. Spring bloom, and again late summer. 25-30’ long.  Full sun, part shade. Deciduous vine.    

BLUE WISTERIA  Wisteria sinensis ‘Blue’  Lightly fragrant blue flowers.  Spring bloom, and again late summer. Fast growth 25-30 ft. long.  Sun or part shade.  Deciduous vine. Will bloom in considerable shade.

PINK WISTERIA  Wisteria sinensis x floribunda ‘Rosea Beni Fuji’  Lightly fragrant pink flowers.  Spring bloom, and again late summer. Fast growth to 25-30’ long.  Full sun to part shade.  Deciduous vine.

WHITE WISTERIA  Wisteria floribunda ‘Longissima Alba’ Fragrant white flowers. Spring bloom, and again late summer.  Fast growth to 25-30’ long.  Full sun to part shade. Deciduous vine.

CONTORTED FILBERT Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ (Harry Lauder’s walking stick)  Very unusual and distinctive small tree to 8-10 ft.  Picturesquely twisted and gnarled branches, small leaves.  Interesting container plant.  Sunset zones 1-9, 14-20.

PINK FLOWERING ALMOND Deciduous shrub with fantastic double pink flowers in early spring.  Upright growth to 6 ft. tall and wide.

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ALTHEAS

Althea: Hibiscus syriacus varieties
Deciduous shrubs, 10-12’ tall, with summer flowers.  Sunset zones 1-21.

APHRODITE ALTHEA  Single pink flowers w/burgundy red eye. 

ARDENS ALTHEA Double pink to blue flowers w/red throat.  

BLUE BIRD ALTHEA Single blue flowers w/purple throat.

LUCY ALTHEA Double magenta-rose flowers w/deep red eye.

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LILACS

BURGUNDY QUEEN LILAC  Single burgundy red flowers.  Full flowering and true color reached in 2-3 years.  Plants bloom best after cold winters.  Full sun (light shade in hottest areas).  Alkaline soil and average water. 10-15’ bush.

COMMON LILAC  Deciduous shrub with fragrant bluish lavender flowers in spring.  15-20 ft tall and wide.

KATHERINE HAVEMEYER LILAC  Double pink flowers.  Full flowering and color reached in 2-3 years.  Plants bloom best after cold winters.  Full sun (light shade in the hottest areas).  Alkaline soil and average water.  10-15’ bush.

KRASAVITSA MOSKVY LILAC “Beauty of Moscow” Lavender-rose tinted buds open to creamy white double flowers. Full sun (light shade in the hottest areas).  Alkaline soil and average water.  10-15’ bush.

LUDWIG SPAETH LILAC Reddish-purple to dark purple single flowers.  Plants bloom best after cold winters.  Full sun (light shade in the hottest areas).  Alkaline soil and average water.  10-15’ bush. Full flowering and true color in 2-3 years. 

MY FAVORITE  Dark purple double flowers. Full flowering and true color reached in 2-3 years. Plants bloom best after cold winters. Full sun (light shade in the hottest areas).  Alkaline soil and average water.  10-15’ bush.

PRESIDENT LINCOLN  Claimed to be the best single blue lilac. Vigorous, vase-shaped plant. Very fragrant. Full sun (light shade in hottest areas). Alkaline soil and average water. 10-15’ bush.

SENSATION LILAC  Single wine-red flowers edged with white.  Full flowering and color reached in 2-3 years.  Plants bloom best after cold winters.  Full sun (light shade in the hottest areas).  Alkaline soil and average water.  10-15’ bush.

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CONIFER SEEDLINGS

DOUG FIR Pseudotsuga menziesii   50 ft. tall, 20-30 ft. wide.  Full sun or light shade.  Sunset zones 1-10, 14-17.

RED FIR  CROP FAILURE - Please check back next year.

WHITE FIR  Abies concolor  80-120 ft. tall, 30-50 ft. wide.  Filtered sun or afternoon shade.  Sunset zones 1-9, 14-24.

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CROP FAILURES

The following trees will not be available this year due to a crop failure.
Please check back next year for availability.

Persian Fruiting Mulberry
Chestnuts (all)
Filbert
Red Fir

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How to Reserve Your Bareroot Order

There are two ways you can reserve your bareroot order:

1) Place an order over the phone. Call us at (530) 626-3494 and tell us you want to place a bareroot order. We will take the necessary information along with a small deposit (the deposit must be placed to reserve your order). We can take your credit card info over the phone. Once your order comes in (between late November through January, depening on what you ordered), we will call you to pick up your items.

2) Come into the nursery. We will take the necessary information along with a small deposit (the deposit must be placed to reserve your order). Once your order comes in (between late November through January, depening on what you ordered), we will call you to pick up your items.

Sorry, at this time, we do not accept orders over the web. We also do not ship orders, so if you plan to reserve anything, be sure you can pick it up in Placerville!

BUYING BAREROOT PLANTS

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