Top DWN Home Grower Fruit Varieties in Northern California


This list of most-ordered fruit varieties (“top” varieties as ranked by number of retail nurseries ordering) for Northern California is a good starting point for home growers researching DWN fruit varieties to plant. Grower objectives, local climate and pollination requirements should always be considered.

178 Northern California retail nurseries ordered 500 different DWN fruit varieties for 2022. The 103 varieties listed below (top 100 and ties) were ordered by 51 or more nurseries. The top 36 varieties (★/★★) were ordered by 85 or more nurseries; the top 11 (★★) were ordered by 121 or more nurseries.

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Fruit Trees

Apple
FUJI ★★
GALA ★★
GOLDEN DELICIOUS
GRANNY SMITH ★★
GRAVENSTEIN
HONEYCRISP
PINK LADY® ★★
RED FUJI

Apricot
BLENHEIM ★★
HARCOT
MOORPARK

Aprium® Interspecific
COT-N-CANDY (z)
FLAVOR DELIGHT (z)

Cherry, Sour
MONTMORENCY

Cherry, Sweet
BING ★★
BLACK TARTARIAN
CRAIG’S CRIMSON (z)
LAPINS ★★
RAINIER
ROYAL CRIMSON (z)
ROYAL RAINIER (z)
STELLA

Fig
BLACK MISSION
BROWN TURKEY
VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX

Jujube
LI
LANG

Mulberry
MULBERRY, DWARF BLACK

NectaPlum™ Interspecific
SPICE ZEE (z)

Nectarine, White
ARCTIC BABE (z)
ARCTIC JAY (z)
HEAVENLY WHITE (z)
SNOW QUEEN

Nectarine, Yellow
DOUBLE DELIGHT (z) ★
FANTASIA
NECTA ZEE (z)

Olive
MISSION

Peach, White
ARCTIC SUPREME (z)
BABCOCK
DONUT ‘STARK SATURN’
INDIAN FREE
SNOW BABE (z)

Peach, Yellow
ELBERTA
FROST™
HONEY BABE (z)
JULY ELBERTA
O’HENRY
PIX ZEE (z)

Pear, Asian
20TH CENTURY
HOSUI
SHINSEIKI

Pear, European
BARTLETT ★★
BOSC
COMICE
SECKEL
WARREN

Persimmon
FUYU ‘JIRO’ ★★
HACHIYA

Plum
BURGUNDY
ELEPHANT HEART
EMERALD BEAUT (z)
SANTA ROSA ★★
SATSUMA

Pluot® Interspecific
DAPPLE DANDY (z) ★
FLAVOR GRENADE (z)
FLAVOR KING (z) ★
FLAVOR QUEEN (z)
FLAVOR SUPREME (z)

Pomegranate
PARFIANKA
WONDERFUL

Prune/European Plum
FRENCH IMPROVED

Nut Trees

Almond
ALL-IN-ONE (z) ★

Vine & Bush Fruit

Blackberry & Hybrid
BABY CAKES® BLACKBERRY (compact growing)
BLACK SATIN
BOYSENBERRY, THORNLESS
MARION
OLALLIE
TRIPLE CROWN

Blueberry
BLUECROP
JELLY BEAN® (compact growing)
JEWEL
JUBILEE
MISTY
O’NEAL
PEACH SORBET® (compact growing)
PINK ICING® (compact growing)
PINK LEMONADE
SHARP’S BLUE
SOUTHMOON
SUNSHINE BLUE

Goji Berry
GOJI

Grape, Table
BLACK MONUKKA
CRIMSON SEEDLESS
FLAME SEEDLESS ★★
PRINCESS
THOMPSON SEEDLESS

Kiwifruit
TOMURI MALE
VINCENT FEMALE

Raspberry
BABA
CANBY THORNLESS
FALL GOLD
HERITAGE
RASPBERRY SHORTCAKE® (compact growing)

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