Top DWN Home Grower Fruit Varieties in Southern California


This list of most-ordered fruit varieties (“top” varieties as ranked by number of retail nurseries ordering) for Southern 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.

137 Southern California retail nurseries ordered 424 different DWN fruit varieties for 2022. The 104 varieties listed below (top 100 and ties) were ordered by 23 or more nurseries. The top 35 varieties (★/★★) are those that were ordered by 59 or more nurseries; the top 11 (★★) were ordered by 83 or more nurseries.

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Fruit Trees

Apple
ANNA ★★
DORSETT GOLDEN
FUJI ★★
GALA
GRANNY SMITH
HONEYCRISP
PINK LADY®

Apricot
BLENHEIM ★★
GOLD KIST (z) ★★
KATY (z)
TROPIC GOLD

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

Cherry, Sweet
BING
LAPINS
MINNIE ROYAL (z) ★
ROYAL CRIMSON (z) ★
ROYAL LEE (z) ★
ROYAL RAINIER (z)
STELLA

Fig
BLACK MISSION ★★
BROWN TURKEY
KADOTA
PANACHE (TIGER)
VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX

Jujube
LANG
LI

Mulberry
MULBERRY, DWARF BLACK
PAKISTAN FRUITING

NectaPlum® Interspecific
SPICE ZEE (z)

Nectarine, White
ARCTIC STAR (z)
GOLDMINE
SNOW QUEEN

Nectarine, Yellow
DESERT DELIGHT (z)
DOUBLE DELIGHT (z)
NECTA ZEE (z)
PANAMINT

Olive
ARBEQUINA AS-1®
MANZANILLO
MISSION

Peach, White
BABCOCK ★★
DONUT ‘STARK SATURN’

Peach, Yellow
AUGUST PRIDE (z) ★
BONANZA
EVA’S PRIDE (z)
HONEY BABE (z)
JULY ELBERTA
MID-PRIDE (z) ★
RED BARON ★★

Pear, Asian
20TH CENTURY
SHINSEIKI

Pear, European
BARTLETT
KIEFFER

Persimmon
FUYU ‘JIRO’ ★★
HACHIYA

Pluerry™ Interspecific
SWEET TREAT (z)

Plum
BEAUTY
BURGUNDY
GOLDEN NECTAR
SANTA ROSA ★★
SATSUMA
WEEPING SANTA ROSA

Pluot® Interspecific
DAPPLE DANDY (z)
FLAVOR GRENADE (z)
FLAVOR KING (z)

Pomegranate
EVERSWEET
PARFIANKA
WONDERFUL

Nut Trees

Almond
ALL-IN-ONE (z)

Vine & Bush Fruit

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

Blackberry & Hybrid
BABY CAKES® (compact growing)
BLACK SATIN THORNLESS
BOYSENBERRY THORNLESS
MARION BERRY
NAVAHO
OLALLIE
SNOWBANK
TRIPLE CROWN

Goji Berry
GOJI

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

Grape, Wine
CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Raspberry
BABA
CAROLINE
FALL GOLD
HERITAGE
NOVA RED
RASPBERRY SHORTCAKE® (compact growing)
WILLAMETTE RED

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