Your 2009 Order from Dave Wilson Nursery
Fruit Trees
ANNA APPLE Remarkable fruit for mild-winter climates in So. Calif.,
So. Ariz. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples even in low desert.
Fresh/cooked. Keeps 2 mos. in refrigerator. 200 hours. Self-fruitful or
pollinated by Dorsett Golden or Einshemer.
ASHMEAD’S KERNEL APPLE Widely regarded as one of the
all-time best-flavored apples. Small to medium-sized fruit; variable
shape, often lop-sided. Greenish to golden brown russet skin with reddish
highlights. Creamy yellow flesh is aromatic, crisp and sweet. Fruit
picked early is somewhat sharp and acidic, but mellows after a few weeks
off the tree. Ripens after Red Delicious, about with Golden Delicious.
Keeps 3-4 months. Used for dessert, cider and sauce. Resistant to
powdery mildew, somewhat resistant to apple scab. Winter hardy tree,
begins bearing at young age. From England, discovered in the early
1700s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Partly
self-fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
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.
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. Midseason. 800 hours.
Self-fruitful.
EMPIRE APPLE Sweet and juicy, sprightly flavor, a cross of McIntosh
and Red Delicious. McIntosh-type apple for hot summer climates. Heavy
bearing tree. Early fall harvest. Good pollenizer for Mutsu, Gravenstein,
Winesap, Jonagold. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
FUJI APPLE Recent introduction from Japan that quickly became
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-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.
GORDON APPLE Popular variety for Southern Calif. Low chilling
requirement, about 400 hours. Red over green skin, good quality. For
fresh use and cooking. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4144.
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 (Green Gravenstein) Famous for sauce and
baking, also used fresh. Crisp, juicy, flavorful, tart. Early bloom, early
harvest. 700 hours. Pollen-sterile, pollenizer required: Empire, Fuji,
Gala, Red Delicious.
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 Calif., about three weeks after Fuji.
Self-fruitful. 4-500 hours. Pat. No. 7880.
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.
WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN APPLE High quality, all-purpose apple
- an old favorite, especially for fresh use. Widely adapted, including
California’s mild-winter coastal climates. Medium to large size, round to
oval shape, pale yellow skin with dull red blush. Cream-colored flesh is
fine-grained, crisp, juicy and aromatic with a rich, subacid to sprightly
flavor. September/October harvest, good keeper. Healthy, vigorous,
spreading, heavy-bearing tree. Excellent pollinator for other apples.
Believed to be the oldest known English apple, dating back to 1200 A.D.
Low winter chilling requirement, about 400 hours. Self-fruitful.
YELLOW BELLFLOWER APPLE Long-time favorite pie and sauce
apple, also excellent fresh and for making hard cider. Attractive, lemon
yellow skin. Pale, creamy yellow flesh is firm, crisp, aromatic and juicy,
with a rich flavor. For winter dessert use, the fruit may be picked while
still tart; it mellows in storage, reaching peak flavor and acid-sugar
balance after a few months. Elongated, cone-shaped, often lop-sided
fruits vary in size from small to very large. Mid-September harvest in
Central California, about with Golden Delicious and Jonagold. Vigorous,
spreading tree. Discovered in New Jersey in the mid-1700s. Low winter
chilling requirement, about 400 hours. Mid-season bloom. Pollenizer
required.
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.
BLENHEIM (ROYAL) APRICOT All-purpose freestone, sweet,
aromatic, flavorful. Long-time No. 1 apricot in California. Early bloom.
Late June harvest in Central Calif. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
NUGGET APRICOT Large, flavorful yellow freestone. Attractive
orange skin blushed with red. Ripens mid-June in Central Calif., 1-2
weeks earlier than Blenheim. Vigorous, productive tree. Originated in
Ontario, California. Introduced in 1956. Estimated chilling requirement
5-600 hours. Self-fruitful.
ROYAL ROSA APRICOT Extremely vigorous - more disease tolerant
than other apricots. Bears young and heavy. Especially nice fruit: sweet,
low acid, fine flavor. Very early harvest (late May in Central Calif.).
Excellent backyard apricot. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLACK JACK FIG Large, purplish-brown figs with sweet, juicy,
strawberry-red flesh. Harvest August to October in Central California.
Naturally small (semi-dwarf) tree. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLACK MISSION FIG The favorite. Purplish-black skin, strawberrycolored
flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing, long-lived, large tree. Coast or
inland. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
CONADRIA FIG Light greenish-yellow skin, pink flesh. Not as sweet
as Kadota, but resists spoilage. Fresh/dried. Very vigorous, long-lived
tree. Heavy crops coast or inland. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
WHITE GENOA FIG Old variety, a favorite in cool coastal areas - also
excellent inland. Greenish-yellow skin, amber flesh, distinctive flavor.
Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
ARCTIC ROSE WHITE NECTARINE Delicious, super-sweet, white
nectarine. Very high-scoring in taste tests. Rich flavor and nice crunchy
texture when firm ripe - extremely sweet when soft ripe. Harvest mid to
late July in Central Calif. Highly recommended for home orchards.
6-700 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 7889. (Zaiger)
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 4-500 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
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.
COMICE PEAR The gift pack pear. Sweet, aromatic, fine texture,
superb flavor and quality - one of the best. Short neck, greenish-yellow
skin with red blush. Late harvest. 600 hours. Self-fruitful in most
climates of Western U.S. or plant with Bartlett.
SECKEL PEAR Connoisseurs' favorite. Sweet, flavorful, aromatic,
spicy, perhaps the best. Russeted brown skin. Resists fireblight. 500
hours. Full crop 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
20TH CENTURY ASIAN PEAR (Nijisseiki, "Apple Pear") Juicy,
sweet, mild-flavored fruit is crisp like apple. Early to mid-August in
Central Calif. Keeps well. Easy to grow, heavy bearing small tree. 450
hours. Self-fruitful or poll. by Shinseiki, Bartlett, or other.
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. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
EMERALD BEAUT PLUM One of the highest-rated plums in 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, becoming exceptionally sweet, but
remaining crisp and crunchy. Ripe fruit holds on tree longer than any
other stone fruit - two months or more! 6-700 hours. Pollenizer required:
Beauty, Burgundy, Late Santa Rosa, Nubiana, Flavor King Pluot®. Pat.
No. 9162. (Zaiger)
MARIPOSA PLUM ("Improved Satsuma") Large, red-fleshed, sweet,
juicy, firm, delicious. Small pit, nearly freestone. Mottled maroon over
green skin. Use fresh or cooked. Harvest August. 250 hours. Pollinated
by Catalina, Nubiana, 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.
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 slender limbs bow gracefully to the
ground. Easily espaliered. 400 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.
ITALIAN PRUNE Large, purple-skin, freestone. Rich flavor, very
sweet when fully ripe. Fresh/dried/canned. Vigorous, cold hardy tree.
Late bloom. Late summer harvest. 800 hours. 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 requirement. Less than 300 hours.
Self-fruitful, but biggest crops if pollinated by any apricot. Pat. No. 7090.
(Zaiger)
DAPPLE DANDY PLUOT® INTERSPECIFIC Taste test winner.
Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme Pluots® 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 Flavor
King Pluot®, Santa Rosa or Burgundy Plum. Pat. No. 9254. (Zaiger)
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. (Zaiger)
SMYRNA QUINCE Extremely large fruit - light yellow flesh, bright
yellow skin. Attractive tree (or multi-stemmed shrub) has dark green
foliage, very showy bloom. Tolerates wet soil. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
SUNSHINE BLUE BLUEBERRY Southern Highbush. Evergreen,
compact habit to 3 ft. Showy pink bloom. Heavy crops. Very low
chilling requirement(150 hours) yet frost hardy. Tolerates higher pH soils
better than other varieties.
TOP HAT BLUEBERRY Half-High blueberry. Similar in shape to
mound shaped spiraea. Beautiful plant form with fine quality berries.
Great ornamental for planters or walkways.
