Adams Gardens & Nursery

4500 East Greenhurst Rd.
Nampa, ID 83686
(208) 461-6101

Fruit Trees
Shade Trees
Flowering Trees
Nut Trees
Grapes

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).

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.
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.
(Pat. No. 7197)
RED FUJI APPLE (BC#2) Redder-skinned bud sport of Fuji. Sweet,
very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Ripe September-October in
Central Calif. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. 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.
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. Introduced in 1982. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
TILTON APRICOT No. 1 apricot for canning, excellent fresh or dried as
well. Medium to large, firm, rich flavor - one of the best. Widely
adapted. Early July in Central Calif. 600 hours. Self-fruitful.
BING CHERRY Large, firm, juicy, sweet, nearly black when ripe -
superb flavor, the No. 1 cherry. Mid-season. Large vigorous tree. 700
hours. Poll. by Black Tart, Van, Rainier. Also Stella in colder climates.
LAPINS CHERRY New, from Canada. Self-fruitful, dark red sweet
cherry. Large, firm, good flavor. Similar to Van in color, Stella in shape.
Sometimes sold as "Self-fertile Bing." Ripens 4 days after Bing. 500
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
Tart, Bing.
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.
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.
VAN CHERRY Very cold hardy, reliable, heavy bearing. Fine fruit
similar to Bing, though usually smaller. 700 hours. Pollenizer required -
interfruitful with all popular sweet cherries.
IMPROVED BROWN TURKEY FIG 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.
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.
PETER'S HONEY FIG Beautiful, shiny, greenish yellow fruit when
ripe. Very sweet, dark, amber flesh. High quality. Superb for fresh eating.
Warm location with a southern exposure is required for ripening fruit in
maritime Northwest. Originated in Sicily. Good cold tolerance. Zones
6-10.
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. (Zaiger)
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 acid
and sugar. Ripens between Arctic Glo and Heavenly White white
nectarines. 800 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 9908. (Zaiger)
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 early to
mid-July in Central Calif. 300 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
FANTASIA NECTARINE Popular, large, yellow freestone. Early
harvest fruit is firm-ripe and tangy, later harvest is sweet, with rich flavor:
high-scoring in taste tests. Late July/early August in Central Calif. 500
hours. Self-fruitful.
GARDEN GOLD MINIATURE PEACH Delicious yellow freestone,
ripe 2 weeks after Elberta, more vigorous than other miniatures. Later
bloom, less susceptible to frost damage. Showy blossoms. 5-6 ft. tree.
600 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
HONEY BABE MINIATURE PEACH Sweet, yellow freestone, rich
peach flavor. Heavy bearing 5 ft. tree. Early to mid-July in Central Calif.
Excellent choice for home orchard. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No.
5276. (Zaiger)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.
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.
(Pat. No. 7197)
RED FUJI APPLE (BC#2) Redder-skinned bud sport of Fuji. Sweet,
very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Ripe September-October in
Central Calif. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. 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.
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. Introduced in 1982. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
TILTON APRICOT No. 1 apricot for canning, excellent fresh or dried as
well. Medium to large, firm, rich flavor - one of the best. Widely
adapted. Early July in Central Calif. 600 hours. Self-fruitful.
BING CHERRY Large, firm, juicy, sweet, nearly black when ripe -
superb flavor, the No. 1 cherry. Mid-season. Large vigorous tree. 700
hours. Poll. by Black Tart, Van, Rainier. Also Stella in colder climates.
LAPINS CHERRY New, from Canada. Self-fruitful, dark red sweet
cherry. Large, firm, good flavor. Similar to Van in color, Stella in shape.
Sometimes sold as "Self-fertile Bing." Ripens 4 days after Bing. 500
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
Tart, Bing.
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.
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.
VAN CHERRY Very cold hardy, reliable, heavy bearing. Fine fruit
similar to Bing, though usually smaller. 700 hours. Pollenizer required -
interfruitful with all popular sweet cherries.
IMPROVED BROWN TURKEY FIG 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.
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.
PETER'S HONEY FIG Beautiful, shiny, greenish yellow fruit when
ripe. Very sweet, dark, amber flesh. High quality. Superb for fresh eating.
Warm location with a southern exposure is required for ripening fruit in
maritime Northwest. Originated in Sicily. Good cold tolerance. Zones
6-10.
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. (Zaiger)
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 acid
and sugar. Ripens between Arctic Glo and Heavenly White white
nectarines. 800 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 9908. (Zaiger)
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 early to
mid-July in Central Calif. 300 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
FANTASIA NECTARINE Popular, large, yellow freestone. Early
harvest fruit is firm-ripe and tangy, later harvest is sweet, with rich flavor:
high-scoring in taste tests. Late July/early August in Central Calif. 500
hours. Self-fruitful.
GARDEN GOLD MINIATURE PEACH Delicious yellow freestone,
ripe 2 weeks after Elberta, more vigorous than other miniatures. Later
bloom, less susceptible to frost damage. Showy blossoms. 5-6 ft. tree.
600 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
HONEY BABE MINIATURE PEACH Sweet, yellow freestone, rich
peach flavor. Heavy bearing 5 ft. tree. Early to mid-July in Central Calif.
Excellent choice for home orchard. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No.
5276. (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.
J.H. HALE PEACH Old variety, still one of the best. Very large, firm,
superb flavor. Fresh/canned. Ripe August 1st in Central Calif. Excellent
frost hardiness. 800 hours. Another nectarine or peach needed to
pollinate.
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.
SNOW KING WHITE PEACH Large, red-skinned, very firm, subacid,
white-fleshed freestone. Farmer's market favorite for its appearance,
sweetness and flavor. Harvest late August in Central California, 3-4
weeks after Elberta. Showy blossoms. Introduced in 1993. 800 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 8415. (Zaiger)
SUNCREST PEACH Large, very firm, fine-flavored, yellow freestone.
Bright red skin over yellow. Suncrest is the peach immortalized by the
book Epitaph for a Peach: four seasons on my family farm, by David Mas
Masumoto (1995). Tree-ripe harvest late July in Central California. Frost
hardy blossoms, consistent producer. Originated in Fresno, Calif.
Introduced in 1959. 700 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.
CHOJURO ASIAN PEAR Russeted golden brown skin. Crisp like an
apple when ripe. Harvest mid-August in Central Calif. 450 hours.
Pollinated by Hosui, Shinko, or other pear.
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.
ISHIIWASE ASIAN PEAR Large, greenish-brown, russeted skin.
Juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing, crisp like an apple when ripe. Early to
mid-August in Central Calif. 450 hours. Pollinated by Kikusui, 20th
Century, or other Asian pear.
KIKUSUI ASIAN PEAR Juicy, sweet, yellow-skinned fruit - crisp like
an apple when ripe. Superb fresh eating, one of the best. Easy to grow.
Keeps well. Mid-August in Central Calif. 450 hours. Partly self-fruitful
or pollinated by Ishiiwase, 20th Century, or other.
SHINKO ASIAN PEAR Late ripening - September in Central Calif. -
and excellent quality. Juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing, crisp like an
apple. Golden brown russeted skin. 450 hours. Pollinated by Hosui,
Chojuro, Kikusui, Bartlett.
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.
SENECA EUROPEAN PLUM Large reddish-purple fruit with very
sweet, crisp, yellow freestone flesh. Resists brown rot and cracking.
Used fresh and for canning and drying. Vigorous, productive, upright
tree. Successful in many climates, including Western Washington.
Originated in New York, introduced in 1972. 800 hours. Pollenizer
required: another European plum such as Brooks or Early Italian.
DAPPLE DANDY PLUOT® INTERSPECIFIC Taste test winner.
Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme PluotsR as best-flavored
fruit at Dave Wilson Nursery tastings. 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. 4-500 hours. Pollenized by Flavor Supreme or Dapple
Dandy Pluot®, Santa Rosa or Burgundy Plum. Pat. No. 9254. (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. Pollinated by Flavor
Supreme, 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. Pollinated by Santa Rosa, Late
Santa Rosa, or other Pluot®. Pat. No. 6763. (Zaiger)
IDAHO WALNUT Cold hardy carpathian-type. Large, sweet, high
quality kernel. Bears young and heavy. Vigorous tree. 700 hours.
Self-fruitful. (Rootstock: NCB walnut.)
MESA (CARPATHIAN) WALNUT From the University of New
Mexico. Winter hardy, late-blooming. Large, well-sealed nuts are
resistant to sunburn. Plump, light-colored kernels of good flavor. 700
hours. Self-fruitful. (Rootstock: NCB walnut.)
BLUECROP BLUEBERRY No. 1 variety, the standard of excellence.
Upright, vigorous bush. Very productive. Large, firm, flavorful fruit does
not drop or crack. Tolerates hot summers if soil is moist, acidic, and high
in humus. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
HIMROD SEEDLESS GRAPE Hybrid of Thompson Seedless and
American grape. Highest quality pale green berries. Vine more winter
hardy than Interlaken. Early harvest. Self-fruitful.
INTERLAKEN SEEDLESS GRAPE Hybrid of Thompson Seedless &
American. More cold hardy than Thompson. Less heat to ripen. Pale
green berry is sweet, crisp. Early harvest. 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.
KRAUTER VESUVIUS FLOWERING PLUM 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 trees
sometimes greenish til vigorous growth begins.
CALIFORNIA WHITE ALDER - Alnus rhombifolia Fast-growing, very
tolerant of heat and wind. Dark green foliage. Prefers plenty of water.
Deep watering recommended. Seeds attract birds. 50-80 ft. x 40 ft.
Sunset zones 1-9, 14-21.
SIOUXLAND COTTONWOOD (COTTONLESS) - Populus canadensis
`Siouxland' Fast-growing to 60 ft., with distinctive, ornamental,
shimmering leaves. Spreading growth habit, branches wider-angled than
P. candicans. Bark ridged rather than smooth. Early dormancy, very cold
hardy. Good disease resistance. Invasive roots. All zones.
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.
JAPANESE PAGODA TREE - Sophora japonica Attractive,
trouble-free, deciduous. Oak-like bark, dark green leaflets. Interesting
flower clusters and seed pods in late summer. Rapid growth when young,
then more slowly to 40'x40'. Resists oak root fungus. All soils, all zones.DAPPLE DANDY PLUOT® INTERSPECIFIC Taste test winner.
Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme PluotsR as best-flavored
fruit at Dave Wilson Nursery tastings. 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. 4-500 hours. Pollenized by Flavor Supreme or Dapple
Dandy Pluot®, Santa Rosa or Burgundy Plum. Pat. No. 9254. (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. Pollinated by Flavor
Supreme, 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. Pollinated by Santa Rosa, Late
Santa Rosa, or other Pluot®. Pat. No. 6763. (Zaiger)
IDAHO WALNUT Cold hardy carpathian-type. Large, sweet, high
quality kernel. Bears young and heavy. Vigorous tree. 700 hours.
Self-fruitful. (Rootstock: NCB walnut.)

MESA (CARPATHIAN) WALNUT From the University of New
Mexico. Winter hardy, late-blooming. Large, well-sealed nuts are
resistant to sunburn. Plump, light-colored kernels of good flavor. 700
hours. Self-fruitful. (Rootstock: NCB walnut.)

GLOBE WILLOW - Salix matsudana `Umbraculifera' Fast growing to
35' x 35'. Round (umbrella) shaped canopy, long narrow leaves. Short
dormant period. Drought tolerant, adapted to most zones including high
desert.