Chet's Garden Center

229 S.W. 'H' St.
Grants Pass, OR 97526
(541) 476-4424

Fruit Trees
Shade Trees
Nut Trees

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).

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.
CANADIAN WHITE BLENHEIM APRICOT Taste test winner! One of
all-time top-scoring apricots in Dave Wilson Nursery blind taste tests.
Syrupy sweet white flesh with firm texture. 700 hours. Pollinated by
other late blooming apricot.
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.
TOMCOT APRICOT The most consistently productive apricot variety at
Dave Wilson Nursery 1992-97. Large, orange fruit with firm, sweet
flesh. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Wenatchee Moorpark. Originated
at Prosser, WA, introduced in 1989. 600 hours. Partly self-fruitful;
biggest crops if cross-pollinated by another apricot. Pat. No. 7034.
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 rootstock). Mid-season. 500-600 hours. Pat. No. 7320.
(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)
MERICREST NECTARINE Very cold hardy, frost hardy, late bloom.
Crops after sub-zero winters. Large, red-skinned yellow freestone, rich
tangy flavor - very high scoring in taste tests. Highly recommended.
Mid-July in Central Calif. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
SAUZEE KING NECTARINE Nectarine From Zaiger hybrids the first
donut style nectarine! Outstanding early season variety has white flesh
that is sweet and juicy. Tree sets at a young age and produces heavily.
Thinning is required for large fruit size. Red skin over a blush of yellow.
Chilling requirement unknown estimated at 500 hrs. (Patent Pending)
ELDORADO MINIATURE PEACH Well-known Jackson & Perkins
variety. Exceptionally high quality, richly-flavored fruit. Yellow
freestone, attractive red-blushed skin. Harvest early to mid-June. 4-5 ft.
tree. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4780.
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)
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.
FORTYNINER PEACH Large yellow freestone, similar to its parent
J.H. Hale - excellent dessert quality. Ripens late July in Central
California, 1 week before Fay Elberta. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
TRA-ZEE PEACH Delicious late season peach. Harvest mid August to
early September in Central Calif. Firm, yellow freestone with very
attractive dark red skin and excellent flavor. Highly recommended. 700
hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 6847. (Zaiger)
WARREN PEAR Excellent quality dessert pear - and highly resistant to
fireblight. Medium 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. Cold hardy to -20oF. From
Mississippi. 600 hours. Self-fruitful.
ELEPHANT HEART PLUM Home-orchard favorite - large,
heart-shaped fruit with sweet, juicy, richly flavored, 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.
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 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)
GEO PRIDE PLUOT® INTERSPECIFIC Red-skinned, yellow flesh
plum/apricot hybrid, ranked in top five at both July and August fruit
tastings in 1997 (as re-stated). Balanced acid-sugar to predominantly
sweet with unique plum-apricot flavor. Medium size, very heavy
production. Harvest is mid-July to early August, just ahead of Flavor
Queen Pluot®. Tested as 32GF125. Estimated chilling requirement
5-600 hours. Pollenizer required: Flavor Supreme Pluot®, Dapple Dandy
Pluot®, Santa Rosa plum. . Good pollenizer for other plums and
Pluots®. Pat. No. 10386. (Zaiger)
GARDEN PRINCE GENETIC DWARF ALMOND Compact, lushly
foliated 10-12 ft. tree. Soft shell, kernels especially sweet and tasty.
Bears young and heavy. Large, light pink blossoms. 250 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5146. (Zaiger)
COLOSSAL CHESTNUT Thought to be a hybrid of Asian and
European chestnuts. High quality medium to large size nuts fall easily
from hull, are easy to peel. Large, long-lived, spreading tree. 4-500
hours. Pollinated by Nevada or Colossal seedling.
NEVADA CHESTNUT Pollenizer for Colossal - also a good producer.
One Nevada can pollinate 8-10 Colossal trees. Not tolerant of alkaline
soil. 4-500 hours. Pollinated by Colossal.
AMBASSADOR WALNUT Cold hardy Carpathian hybrid for severe
climates, from Idaho. 1 1/4 inch nuts, thin shell, well sealed. Plump,
light-colored kernels, excellent flavor. Young trees set heavy crops. 600
hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4132. (Rootstock: NCB walnut.)
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.