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Selecting a nursery with a DWN Master Fruit Taster on staff will add a sense of confidence when making your fruit tree selections.

These individuals have taken the time to experience fruit at a more expert level.

In becoming a Master Fruit Taster, they have sampled over 90 varieties of fruit at different stages of ripeness through two seasons. Master Fruit Tasters can help select the best suited, best tasting varieties for your Back Yard.

Talk with people who know what it's like to "eat it fresh from the tree!" Just click the Master Fruit Taster minitaste button symbol when you see it next to the name of a local retail nursery.



The Master Fruit Tasters


Steve McShane
McShane's Nursery & Supply

Salinas, CA

Janet Simkins
Sierra Nursery

Roseville, CA

Shelby Hall
Shelby's Garden and Landscape Design

Modesto, CA

Mark & Robyn Holland
Western Sierra Nursery

Oakhurst, CA

Steve Campbell
Alden Lane Nursery
Livermore, CA

Matt LePow
Almaden Valley Nursery
San Jose, CA

Marcia Guelff
Bay Laurel Nursery
Atascadero, CA

Ken Brizzi
Capital Nursery #1
Sacramento, CA

Jose Garcia
Dinuba Garden Center
Dinuba, CA

Jake Mikolajic
Mid City Nursery
American Canyon, CA

Darlene Donlen & Elicia James
Donlen Nursery
Hwy. 49 — Altaville, CA

Colette Hull
Scenic Nursery
Modesto, CA

Marilyn Long & Sandy Hendricks
The Front Yard
Placerville, CA

Carolyn Villa-Scott
Yamagami's Nursery
Cupertino, CA

George Schumacher & Jay DeGraff
The Greenery
Turlock, CA

Earlene Freeman
Eisley Nursery
Auburn, CA

Ken Hodge
Hodge's Nursery
Durham, CA

Peter Van Winden
Van Winden's Pueblo Garden
Napa, CA

Chris Greenwood & Leah Greenwood
Armstrong Gardens Corporate Office

Steve Hofvendahl
Tree People
Los Angeles

Travis Woodard
Urban Tree Farm
Fulton, CA

Lydia Constantini
Sonoma Mission Gardens
Sonoma, CA


Master Gardeners,
California Rare Fruit Growers
& more Qualified Master Fruit Tasters


Andrew Mariani
Andy's Orchard

Jill Sabol
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Joe Sabol • Professor Emeritus
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Shawn Overstreet
Cal Poly, Pomona

Lark Carter • Professor Emeritus
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Paul Fisher - CRFG
Merritt Mountain Nursery

Michael Zarky - CRFG

Pet Daniels - CRFG

Marvin Daniels - CRFG

W. Karl Gross - CRFG

Don Johnson - CRFG

Phoebe Liebig - CRFG

Dick Pottratz - CRFG

Larry Shore - CRFG

David Maislen - CRFG

David Payton - CRFG

Debbie Sortomme - CRFG

Eph Konigsberg - CRFG

George Quesada - CRFG

Gretchen Sanders - CRFG

Jerry Sortomme - CRFG

Karen Payton - CRFG

Nino Cupaiuolo - CRFG

Charles Allen - CRFG

Thomas Pope - CRFG

Lyle Overley - CRFG

Doreen Wright-Wendell - CRFG

William Hollins - Master Gardener

Tom Savio - Master Gardener

Yvonne Savio - Master Gardener

Winnie Wu - Master Gardener

Shelly Wardrop - Master Gardener

John Ernsberger - Master Gardener

Barbara Lauck - Master Gardener

Paul Guy
Professor of Statistics at Chico State
(and for help with homework - thanks! )


Media


Fred Hoffman & Jeanne Hoffman
FarmerFred.com — KFBK & KSTE

Bob Tanem & Bev Tanem
The Happy Gardener


Tasters Emeritus...


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James Patterson

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Kristie Wells

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Nikki Karmizad

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Mary Walcher

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Hoy Shih

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Robin Yurkovic

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Don Gholson

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Martin Hildebrandt

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Glenn Young



Talk with people who know what it's like to "eat it fresh from the tree!"

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Just click this Master Fruit Taster minitaste button symbol
when you see it next to the name of a local retail nursery.