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(two, three or four varieties on a single tree).
DORSETT GOLDEN APPLE Outstanding sweet apple for warm
winter areas. Firm, very flavorful, sweet like Golden Delicious.
Productive throughout So. California and Phoenix, Arizona. Good early
season sweet apple for Central Calif. 100 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.
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.
JONAGOLD APPLE Superb flavor - connoisseurs' choice. A cross of
Jonathan and Golden Delicious. Yellow with red-orange blush. Crisp,
juicy, subacid, all-purpose. 7-800 hours. Pollenized by Fuji, Gala,
Granny Smith or Red Delicious, but not Golden 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.
RED DELICIOUS APPLE (Bisbee Spur) Sweet, crisp, flavorful -
perhaps the best Red Delicious. Early fall. Small, compact tree. Good
pollenizer for most other apples. 700 hours. Pollenized by Liberty,
Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala.
GOLD KIST APRICOT Excellent backyard apricot for warm winter
climates. Freestone, very good quality. Heavy bearing. Early harvest,
3-4 weeks before Blenheim (Royal). 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
KATY APRICOT Large, all-purpose flavorful freestone. Tree-ripe
fruit is subacid (not tart). A favorite apricot for warm-winter climates.
Early harvest, 3-4 weeks before Blenheim (Royal). 400 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4339. (Zaiger)
MINNIE ROYAL CHERRY Medium-sized red cherry; firm with good
flavor. Ripens 11-14 days ahead of Bing. Tree is very productive with a
low chill requirement; mainly used as a pollinizer for Royal Lee.
Pollenized by Royal Lee. Est. Chill 400-500 hours. US Plant Patent #
12942 (Zaiger)
ROYAL LEE CHERRY Medium-large cherry; heart shaped, very firm
with excellent flavor; ripens 11-14 days ahead of Bing. Tree is very
productive with a low chill requirment. Pollenized by Minnie Royal. Est.
Chill 400-500 hours. US Plant Patent # 12472. (Zaiger)
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.
EXCELL FIG Medium size, yellow fruit with amber pulp. Sweet rich
flavor. Resistant to splitting even under adverse conditions. Superb, all
purpose fig. Introduced in 1975. Considered very hardy. Zones 7-10.
FLANDERS FIG Medium sized long necked fruit with violet stripes
and scattered white specks; amber to white meat with light strawberry
pulp. Rich flavor, split resistant, highly productive. 100 Hours.
Self-fruitful.
JANICE SEED-LESS KADOTA FIG New `white' fig. Large, sweet,
delicious, light greenish-yellow fruit with practically no seeds. Prolonged
harvest, August through November at Fremont, Calif. Suited to coastal
and inland climates. Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. Patent
Pending.
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.
OSBORNE PROLIFIC FIG Large fruit with very attractive
purplish-brown skin, amber pulp. Especially pleasing flavor. Long-time
favorite in cool coastal areas, excellent inland as well. Prune to any
shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX FIG Small to medium size purple-black
fruit wirh a very deep strawberry pulp, a distinctive sweet rich flavor.
Brebas are pyriform with a thick, tapering neck; main crop figs are
variable often without neck, Medium eye. Excellent fresh or dried.
Breba crop, hardy. Good for container culture or small spaces. Zones
5-10.
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 STAR WHITE NECTARINE Earliest to ripen of the new low
acid, super-sweet white nectarines. Rave reviews in trial tastings.
Beautiful dark red skin, snow-white semi-freestone flesh. Ripens
mid-June in Central Calif., 4-5 weeks ahead of Arctic Rose. Low winter
chilling requirement, about 300 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 9332.
(Zaiger)
SPICE ZEE NECTAPLUM ª INTERSPECIFIC The first Nectaplum
ª from Zaiger Hybrids. SpiceZee packs a pile of amazing fruit flavors
into an attractive tree for the home gardener. It is slightly acidic and
loaded with sugar giving it a spicy sweet flavor. One can detect both Plum
and Nectarine traits with ease. Along with great flavor Spice Zee is a
beautiful ornamental tree with a tremendous spring bloom followed by
dark red leaf in the spring that matures to a rich green-red in late summer.
This variety is self-fruitful and very productive. (Patent Pending)
Q-1-8 WHITE PEACH Peach leaf curl-resistant variety, tested at the
WSU research station at Mt. Vernon, Washington. In the Dave Wilson
Nursery orchards, the white-fleshed, semi-freestone fruit is sweet and
juicy like Babcock, with a more sprightly flavor. Harvest mid to late July
in Central Calif. Showy blossoms. 7-800 hours. Self-fruitful.
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.
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.
CHOCOLATE PERSIMMON Small to medium size, oblong, bright
red skin. Sweet, spicy, firm, brown flesh, superb flavor - the choice of
connoisseurs. Astringent until ripe. 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
COFFEECAKE PERSIMMON (Nishimura Wase) For Fuyu Lovers
only Pollenized by Chocolate or other persimmon, ripens one month
earlier. Unique spicy-sweet flavor that instantly evokes images of
cinnamon pastery, hot coffee and morning sunshine. If you are
considering a Fuyu, plant the pair for the perfect persimmon experience.
Non-astringent, eaten while still firm. Hardy attractive tree, practically
free of pests and disease. 200 hours. Another persimmon variety required
as a pollinizer. Gosho or Chocolate are best pollenizers.
FUYU PERSIMMON - JIRO ("Apple Persimmon") Medium size, flat
shape, still hard when ripe, non-astringent. Cool or hot climate. Hardy,
attractive tree, practically pest free. Fall harvest. 200 hours. Selffruitful.
HACHIYA PERSIMMON Large, deep orange-red, acorn-shaped. Hot
summer required to mature the fruit. Sweet, flavorful, astringent til
soft-ripe. Mature fruit can be frozen and thawed to ripen. Productive,
ornamental. 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
IZU PERSIMMON Very sweet, tasty, non-astringent fruit ripens about
three weeks before Fuyu. Medium to large size, round shape. Relatively
small tree, good choice for backyard persimmon. Sometimes difficult to
start from bareroot. 100 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.
COT-N-CANDY APRIUM¨ INTERSPECIFIC Wonderful new fruit
from Zaiger Hybrids, early season harvest ripening 1 week later than
Flavor Delight Apriumª. White Flesh is extra sweet and juicy, with a
plumy aftertaste Cot-N-CandyÕs size is 2 to 2 ¥¥¥ inches on average.
Self-fruitful. (Patent Pending)
EMERALD DROP PLUOT¨ INTERSPECIFIC Medium to large size
with green skin and yellow-orange flesh. Prolonged harvest: early picked
fruit is firm, yet juicy sweet. Left to hang, fruit turns greenish-yellow with
honey-like orange flesh. Upright tree sets heavy crops once established.
Harvest mid-July to late August. Tested as 7HC165. 400 hours.
Pollinator required. Pat. No. 14599 ( Zaiger)
FLAVOR GRENADE PLUOT¨ INTERSPECIFIC Elongated green
fruit with red blush. Crisp texture and explosive flavor. Taste test winner.
Hangs on the tree for 4-6 weeks. Polinate with Japanese plum. Est. 5-600
chill hours.
FLAVOROSA PLUOT¨ INTERSPECIFIC Deep purple skinned fruit
with red flesh. Mild sweet flavor. Ripens end of May. Pollinate with
Japanese plum. 400 hours chill required.
SPLASH PLUOT¨ INTERSPECIFIC Small to medium sized
red-orange colored fruit, with very sweet orange flesh. Tested as
7HC160, it was consistently among the highest scoring varieties at Dave
Wilson formal fruit tastings. Round to heart shaped fruit is excellent
eaten fresh, dried, or in desserts. Upright tree sets large crops once
established. 400 hours. Pollinator required. Pat. No 14583 (Zaiger)
GARNET SASH POMEGRANATE Vigorous tree sets big crops of
large, dark red fruit with deep-red, partially edible sweet-tart seeds. Can
be grown as a shrub or tree and kept any height be summer pruning. Eat
fresh or use in cooking. Excellent source of antioxidants. Requires
150-200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.
CONCORD SEEDLESS GRAPE American grape, a sport of Concord.
Berries very similar to Concord, but seedless (or seeds very rare).
Bluish-black skin, green flesh, distinctive Concord flavor. 100 hours.
Self-fruitful.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON Late season red wine grape, small, black,
strongly flavored berry. Vigorous, upright vine. 100 hours. Selffruitful.
CHARDONNAY GRAPE For white burgundy wines. Small round
berry. Best quality where summers are cool. Vigorous vine, Very cold
hardy. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
MERLOT GRAPE Black berry, used for distinctive red wines. Best
quality in cooler regions. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
PINOT NOIR GRAPE Small black berries that yield the famous French
Burgundy wines. Requires cool summers, cane pruning. Early harvest.
100 hours. Self-fruitful.
ZINFANDEL GRAPE For fruity red wines. Medium size, round,
juicy, reddish-black berry, early mid-season. Prefers mild winters, cool
summer. Heavy bearing. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
HAYWARD FEMALE KIWIFRUIT Actinidia chinensis (aka A.
deliciosa). Popular exotic fruit - fuzzy brown skin, bright green flesh,
strawberry-like flavor. Tender to frost. Hot or cool climates. 600 hours.
Pollenized by All-purpose Male.
ALL-PURPOSE MALE KIWIFRUIT Actinidia chinensis (aka A.
deliciosa). Pollenizer for Hayward female. Does not bear fruit. Very
vigorous vine. One male can pollinate up to eight Hayward females. 800
hours.
MT. FUJI-SHIROTAE FLOWERING CHERRY Early, semi-double
white, aging to purplish-pink. Horizontal habit, 20 ft. high.
SHIROFUGEN FLOWERING CHERRY Latest flowering cherry to
bloom. Spectacular, abundant, double flowers - pink aging to white.
Long- stemmed, drooping. Beautiful dark green foliage. Spreading tree,
to 25 ft. high.
WEEPING FLOWERING CHERRY (Prunus subhirtella `pendula')
Showy double pink flowers. High-grafted at about six feet, tree grows to
12-18 ft. Graceful weeping limbs nearly reach the ground. Requires good
drainage. Cold hardy. Not tolerant of desert heat.
FLORIBUNDA FLOWERING CRABAPPLE Profuse single pink
flowers, aging white. Green leaves, small fruit. Height to 20 ft.,
spreading habit.
PRAIRIFIREª FLOWERING CRABAPPLE Crimson buds followed
by long-lasting, single, pinkish-red blossoms. Persistent dark red fruit.
New foliage reddish-maroon, aging to reddish-green. Highly resistant to
fireblight, scab, cedar apple rust and powdery mildew. Tree form is
upright, spreading, eventually round. 20 ft. x 20 ft.
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.
CHARLES JOLY LILAC (French Hybrid) Dark purplish red, double
flowers. 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.
ELLEN WILMOTT LILAC (French Hybrid) Double white flowers.
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.
KATHERINE HAVEMEYER LILAC (French Hybrid) Double pink
flowers. 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.
MY FAVORITE LILAC (French Hybrid) Dark purple double flowers.
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.
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.
