Cummings Cuttings Nursery

64266 Penny Road
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 888-4652

Weekdays, afternoons or by appointment

Fruit 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).

NORTHPOLE TM COLUMNAR APPLE Large, red-skinned
McIntosh-type fruit is crisp, juicy and aromatic. Attractive, distinctive,
narrow-growing (columnar) tree, grows to about ten feet. Trees topped
for height control develop upright side limbs. Easily adapted to container
growing. Estimated chilling requirement 800 hours. Pollinated by Scarlet
SentinelTM or other apple varieties.
SCARLET SENTINEL COLUMNAR APPLE TM Dense clusters of
white blossoms followed by large, delicious, red-blushed, greenish-yellow
fruit. Attractive, distinctive, narrow-growing (columnar) tree, grows to
about ten feet. Trees topped for height control develop upright side limbs.
Easily adapted to container growing. Estimated chilling requirement 800
hours. Pollinated by NorthpoleTM or other apple varieties.
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.
BELLE DE BOSKOOP APPLE Highly esteemed cooking and pie
apple, outstanding dessert quality as well. Heavy crops of large to very
large fruits. Green and red skin in patches and stripes with a brown russet
extending from the base. Coarse, crisp, juicy, creamy white flesh is richly
flavored, sweet-tart to subacid, and highly aromatic. Keeps well,
improves in storage. Very late harvest, with Yellow Newton Pippin and
Granny Smith. Large tree, open shape with drooping branches.
Originated in Holland in 1856. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000
hours. Sterile pollen, pollenizer required.
CALVILLE BLANC APPLE (Calville Blanc d’Hiver) Classic French
dessert apple, also excellent for cooking and cider. (Long-time apple
tester Warren Manhart of Portland, Oregon regards Calville as “the best
pie and sauce apple” he has grown). Flattened, round shape with
prominent, uneven ribs near the base. Usually harvested green, turning
yellow and reaching peak flavor a month or so after picking. Best quality
reached after the first few crops. Harvest in late mid-season, just after
Jonagold. Vigorous grower with weeping side limbs. Origin unknown;
planted in France in the early 1600s. Estimated chilling requirement
800-1000 hours. Pollenizer required.
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.
GOLDEN RUSSET APPLE One of the great family orchard apples of
19th century America. Crisp, aromatic, subacid, creamy yellow flesh with
great flavor and legendary sugary juice. Medium size. Used fresh and for
cider, drying and cooking. Ripens about with Spitzenburg: late
September/early October in Central California. Ripe fruit hangs on the
tree til frost; fruit stored properly keeps til April. Skin partly to almost
completely russeted, varying from grayish-green or greenish-yellow to an
attractive golden brown with orange highlights. Winter hardy, vigorous
tree, bears mostly on the tips of branches. Good disease resistance.
Apparently originated in New York as a seedling of English Russet
sometime in the 1700s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours.
Partly self-fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
HUDSON’S GOLDEN GEM APPLE One of the largest and
best-flavored russet apples. Crisp, sugary, juicy flesh with flavor
described as nutty by some, pear-like by others. Conical in shape with a
very distinctive appearance: a smooth, uniform, grayish-gold or light
yellowish-brown russet over the entire surface. Ripens after Jonagold,
about with Melrose. In most climates where it is grown, the fruit hangs
on the tree into winter. Good keeper. Medium-sized, vigorous, winter
hardy tree. Resistant to scab, mildew and fireblight. Fruit tends to crack
the first two or three years only. Chance seedling discovered in a fence
row at Tangent, Oregon. Introduced in 1931. Estimated chilling
requirement 800-1000 hours. Partly self-fruitful, biggest crops with
cross-pollination.
KING APPLE (Tompkins King) Large, old-time red-striped apple with
classic apple flavor. Its coarse, crisp flesh is subacid, sweet and distinctly
perfumed. Used for dessert, cooking and cider. Well-colored fruits are a
very attractive red with some contrasting yellow. Fairly rectangular
shape, with ribs near the base. Ripens mid-season, about with Golden
Delicious. Keeps several months, but at its best soon after harvest.
Horizontal limbs, spreading growth habit. Originated in New Jersey prior
to 1804. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Sterile pollen;
cross-pollination required.
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.
SNOW APPLE (Fameuse) Famous for its pure white flesh and spicy,
aromatic, subacid flavor. Small to medium-sized fruit with beautiful light
red stripes over a cream background. In cool climates, the skin is a solid,
very dark red. Used primarily for dessert, also for cooking and cider.
October harvest, keeps til the holidays. Very hardy, long-lived,
heavy-bearing tree. Originated from French seed planted in Canada in the
late 1600s. Parent of McIntosh. Reported to have a moderately low
winter chilling requirement: perhaps 600 hours. Partly self-fruitful,
biggest crops with cross-pollination.
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.
YORK APPLE (York Imperial) One of the very best apples for
keeping: in a cool location, it holds its flavor til April or May. Fine
quality for dessert use, excellent for baking and cider. Greenish-yellow
skin with light red blush and stripes to nearly fully red, occasionally
russeted at either end. Very firm, coarse, yellow flesh is crisp, juicy and
slightly aromatic, with a semi-sweet flavor. Medium to large size, many
fruits having a characteristic lopsided, rectangular shape. Late harvest,
with or just ahead of Yellow Newton Pippin and Granny Smith. Fairly
large tree is moderately winter hardy, late-blooming, disease-resistant. At
its best on heavier clay soils. Discovered near York, Pennsylvania; first
propagated prior to 1830. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000
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.
BLACK TARTARIAN CHERRY Medium-sized, nearly black, sprightly
flavor, early season. Vigorous, productive tree. 700 hours. Pollenizer
required -interfruitful with all popular sweet cherries.
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)
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.
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.
GLEASON EARLY ELBERTA PEACH Also called Improved Elberta
or Lemon Elberta. Reliable frost hardy yellow freestone for Utah and
Pacific NW. Juicy, rich flavor. Harvest 10 days before Elberta.
Can/freeze/fresh. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
POLLY WHITE PEACH One of the most winter hardy peach varieties.
Developed in Iowa, hardy to -20oF. Reliable crops of tasty, sweet,
medium-sized, white-fleshed fruit. Crimson-blushed white skin. 1,000
hours. Self-fruitful.
RANGER PEACH One of the best late-blooming/frost hardy peaches
for cold climates. Medium size, full-flavored, high quality yellow
freestone. Mid-season, 1 week after Redhaven. Fresh/can/freeze. 900
hours. Self-fruitful.
VETERAN PEACH One of the most reliable peaches for cold climates:
winter hardy and late-blooming. Yellow to yellow-orange skin. Yellow
flesh is freestone when fully ripe, and richly flavored. Harvest one week
before Elberta. 900 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLAKE'S PRIDE PEAR Developed by Dr. Richard Bell at the ARS
Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, WV. it has an
aromatic, rich flavor and a juicy flesh texture. It also has a high degree of
resistance to fire blight.
HARROW DELIGHT PEAR Fireblight-resistant, with fruit similar to
Bartlett. Yellow skin with attractive red blush. Smooth, fine flesh is
especially flavorful. Ripe two weeks before Bartlett. Heavy-bearing tree.
Introduced in 1982 (Ontario, Canada). 800 hours. Interfruitful with
Bartlett, Bosc, D'Anjou and Moonglow.
KIEFFER PEAR Medium to large late season fruit. Canning/cooking.
Sprightly flavor, coarse texture. Resists fireblight, tolerates hot climates.
Dependable crops. 350 hours. Self-fruitful.
POTOMAC PEAR Moonglow x Buerre D'Anjou. Ripens to a light
green. Flesh texture is moderately fine and buttery. Pleasingly subacid
flavor with mild aroma. Tree shows more resistance to blight than Seckel.
Developed by the USDA and Ohio State University.
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.
BEAUTY PLUM Sweet, flavorful plum, more widely adapted than
Santa Rosa (more productive in cool, rainy climates). Red over yellow
skin, amber flesh streaked red. Ripens June in Central Calif. 250 hours.
Self-fruitful.
BURBANK PLUM Red and golden yellow skin. Yellow-orange
(apricot colored) flesh is firm, sweet, aromatic, juicy and uniquely
flavored. Relatively small tree, cold hardy. Imported from Japan by
Luther Burbank. 400 hours. Pollinated by Santa Rosa.
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.
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.
LARODA PLUM Very high scores for flavor and overall appeal in
Dave Wilson Nursery taste tests. Dark purple-skinned fruit with juicy,
richly flavored red and amber flesh. Prolonged harvest: late July to late
August in Central Calif., 5-6 weeks after Santa Rosa. 400 hrs. Pollenizer
required: Santa Rosa, Late Santa Rosa, Burgundy, Nubiana.
LATE SANTA ROSA PLUM Medium to large reddish-purple skin,
red-streaked amber flesh. Tart-sweet with rich flavor when fully ripe.
Harvest about one month after Santa Rosa. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
NUBIANA PLUM Purplish-black skin, amber flesh. Large, firm,
flattened shape. Sweet, flavorful, very little tartness at skin or pit.
Favorite fresh market fruit, excellent for home orchard. Late July. 4-500
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.
SUGAR PRUNE Reddish-purple skin, greenish-yellow flesh, very
sweet. Used fresh and for canning. Lower chilling requirement than
other European prune/plums. 550 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 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 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)
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)