Your 2008 Order from Dave Wilson Nursery
Fruit Trees
Shade Trees
Flowering Trees
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.
BLACK MISSION FIG 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.
KADOTA FIG 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.
AMBROSIA POMEGRANATE Fantastically huge fruits: up to three
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
EVERSWEET POMEGRANATE Very sweet, virtually seedless fruit.
(Even immature fruits are sweet.) Red skin, clear (non-staining) juice.
Harvest late summer through fall. Coast or inland. 8-10 ft. arching shrub,
or train as tree or espalier. Large, showy, orange-red flowers. 150 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5418
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.
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.
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.
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.
FOREST PANSY REDBUD - Cercis canadensis `Forest Pansy’ Striking
scarlet colored new foliage turning maroon and then green as the leaves
mature. Highly valued as a landscape accent. Swelling buds break
pinkish-red along the bare branches, similar to eastern redbud. Moderate
grower to 20 ft. with a spreading habit. Sunset zones 1-3, 7-20.
PURPLE SMOKE TREE - Cotinus coggygria `atropurpurea' Purple
foliage, rich purple "smoke": hazy-appearing clusters of fuzzy, purple
flower stalks. Multi-trunked shrub or small tree to 20 ft. x 20 ft. Likes
cold, needs good drainage, resists oak root fungus. All zones.
SENSATION LILAC (French Hybrid) Single flowers, dark red edged
with white. 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, average water. 10-15 ft. bush.
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.
PERSIAN FRUITING MULBERRY - Morus nigra Densely foliated tree
to 25-30 ft. Large heart-shaped leaves. Large syncarpous (like a
blackberry) fruit is juicy, dark red to black, good for jam.
