| Bare Root Fruit Trees Available
for Jan. 2010 (IN 5 GAL.
CONTAINERS FOR $29.99)
Standard Bare Root:
$17.99
All
#1 EZ Picks, & Standard Apriums, Pluots, & Nectaplum:
$19.99 Many
varieties with EZ pick
after it are also available in standard bare root. EZ Picks usually have larger
caliper, more roots and more branching.
3 n 1 Apple, Cherry or Fruit Salad:
$34.99
Persimmon, Walnut or Pecan -
$29.99
However we do NOT guarantee these bare root - only potted!!!
Figs and Pomegranate are available only potted
in 5 gal. for
$29.99. Many varieties are available year round.
(The hours after the variety
means it needs that many hours under 45 degrees to set fruit properly. Not
usually a problem in the foothills.)
ARKANSAS BLACK APPLE - EZ
Medium. Dark red skin, almost black in color. Flesh firm, white, crisp. Flavor
is balanced, pleasant and sweet. Excellent for juice. Resistant to cedar
apple rust and moderately resistant to codling moth. Hardy and vigorous.
(800-900 hours) Ripens: October to November.
FUJI APPLE- EZ 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.
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- EZ 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.
HONEYCRISP APPLE - EZ - Well balanced sweet/tart
flavor. Texture similar to crisp watermelon or Asian pear and very juicy.
Prefers cooler climates so does better in higher elevations. Ripens late
Sept. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
MUTSU (CRISPIN) APPLE - EZ A favorite of connoisseurs:
very large, crisp and flavorful. Late September/October harvest. Pick when green
or wait until partly yellow. Large, vigorous tree resists powdery mildew. 600
hours. Pollen sterile - pollinated by Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala.
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 FUJI APPLE (BC#2) - EZ 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.
Gravenstein
APPLE- EZ (or Red Gravenstein) Famous for sauce and baking, also used fresh.
Crisp, juicy, flavorful, tart. Green with red stripes. Early bloom, early
harvest. 700 hours. Pollen-sterile: pollinated by Empire, Fuji, Gala or Red
Delicious.
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.
Pollinated by Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith or Red Delicious, but not Golden
Delicious.
Liberty APPLE- EZ
Disease-resistant, cold hardy apple. Resists scab, rust, mildew, fireblight.
Solid red even in hot climate. Crisp, rich sprightly flavor. Fresh or cooked.
Early fall harvest. Interfruitful with Red Delicious, Empire, Mclntosh. 800
hours. Self fruitful.
BLENHEIM (ROYAL) APRICOT- EZ All-purpose freestone,
sweet, aromatic, flavorful. Long-time No. 1 apricot in California. Early bloom.
Late June harvest in Central Calif. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
HARCOT APRICOT- EZ 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.
TILTON APRICOT- EZ No. 1 apricot for canning, excellent
fresh or dried as well. Medium to large, firm, rich flavor - one of the best.
Widely adapted. Early July in Central Calif. 600 hours. Self-fruitful.
Aprium®
- Flavor Delight 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.
APRIUM® - COT-N-CANDY INTERSPECIFIC Wonderful new
fruit from Zaiger Hybrids, early season harvest ripening 1 week later than
Flavor Delight Aprium™. White Flesh is extra sweet and juicy, with a plumy
aftertaste Cot-N-Candy’s size is 2 to 2 ½ inches on average. Self-fruitful.
(Patent Pending)
BING CHERRY- EZ 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- EZ Medium-sized, nearly black,
sprightly flavor, early season. Vigorous, productive tree. 700 hours. Pollenizer
required -interfruitful with all popular sweet cherries.
LAPINS SWEET CHERRY - EZ Called the
"self-fertile" Bing. Dark red sweet cherry. Large and firm.
Ripens slightly later than Bing. 800 hours.
RAINIER SWEET CHERRY- EZ Large, yellow with red blush.
Sweet and flavorful - superior to Royal Ann. Very cold hardy. Mid-season
harvest. 700 hours. Pollenizer required -interfruitful with Van, Lambert, Black
Tart, Bing.
STELLA CHERRY- EZ Self-fruitful - no pollenizer needed.
Large, nearly black, richly flavored sweet cherry similar to its parent,
Lambert. Late harvest. 500-600 hours. Pollinates Bing, except in mild winter
climates.
ARCTIC FANTASY® WHITE NECTARINE- EZ
Similar to everyone's favorite, Goldmine, except larger, tastier and better
color. White flesh is sweet but not all sugar. Has subacid taste like yellow
fleshed varieties. Red over 70-80 percent - attractive. Freestone. (400 hours)
Ripens: Early August.
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)
ARCTIC ROSE WHITE NECTARINE Delicious, super-sweet,
white nectarine. Very high-scoring in taste tests. Rich flavor and nice crunchy
texture when firm ripe - extremely sweet when soft ripe. Harvest mid to late
July in Central Calif. Highly recommended for home orchards. 6-700 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 7889. (Zaiger)
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)
GOLDMINE WHITE NECTARINE - EZ Large juicy and
sweet with excellent flavor. Freestone. White skin with red blush.
Ripens early August. 400 Hours. Self-fruitful.
SNOW QUEEN WHITE NECTARINE - EZ Sweet juicy
early season white fleshed freestone. Needs little chilling. Ripens
late June. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
DOUBLE DELIGHT NECTARINE Sensational fruit -
consistently the best-flavored yellow nectarine - plus magnificent, double pink
flowers. Dark red-skinned, freestone fruit is sweet, with unusually rich flavor
- very high-scoring in taste tests. Heavy-bearing tree. Harvest early to
mid-July in Central Calif. 300 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
FANTASIA NECTARINE Popular, large, yellow
freestone. Early harvest fruit is firm-ripe and tangy, later harvest is sweet,
with rich flavor: high-scoring in taste tests. Late July/early August in Central
Calif. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
Independence
NECTARINE - EZ Bright red skin, firm yellow freestone. Rich flavor, tangy
and sweet, one of the best. Consistently very high-scoring in taste tests.
Winter & frost hardy, very reliable producer. Early July in Central Calif. 700
hours. Self-fruitful.
RUBY GRAND NECTARINE - EZ Large. Rich yellow skin
with bright red blush. Flesh yellow, firm, melting - tangy but sweet. Exceptional quality.
Freestone. Good for eating, canning, freezing and drying. (600 hours) Ripens:
Late June to Early July.
NECTAPLUM - SPICE ZEE ™ INTERSPECIFIC The first Nectaplum ™ 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)
ARCTIC SUPREME WHITE PEACH Two-time taste test
winner. Large, white flesh, nearly freestone when fully ripe. Red over
cream colored skin. Sweet and tangy, fine delicate flavor, firm texture.
Peak quality reached a short while after picking. Harvest late July/early August
in Central Calif. 700 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
CHAMPAGNE WHITE PEACH - EZ (Patent No. 4865)
Medium to large. Round fruit with a light reddish blush and light pubescence.
Clear white flesh with attractive red at pit. Smooth, melting texture; fine
sweet flavor, well balanced. Flavor quality is excellent when picked firm ripe
and held at room temperature 3 to 4 days. Vigorous, very productive tree. (650
hours) Ripens: Mid-August.
Elberta PEACH - EZ Famous yellow freestone. Classic, rich, peach flavor:
high-scoring in taste tests. Use fresh, canned, cooked. Ripe late July/early
August in Central Calif., up to 3-4 weeks later in colder climates. Self-
fruitful. 800 hours.
GIANT BABCOCK WHITE PEACH - EZ
Large. Skin predominantly red. White flesh streaked outwardly
from stone with shades of red. Sweet and juicy. (400 hours)
Ripens: July, two weeks after Babcock. Self-fruitful.
Gleason Elberta PEACH-
EZ
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.
FortyNiner PEACH- EZ
Large yellow freestone, similar to its parent J.H. Hate - excellent dessert
quality. Ripens late July in Central Calif., 1 week before Fay Elberta. 700
hours. Self-fruitful.
JUNE PRIDE PEACH -
Intensely flavored, highly colored yellow freestone. Perhaps the best-flavored
peach for its season-July 1st in central Calif. Excellent early peach for home
orchards. 6-700 hours. Self-fruitful
NECTAR WHITE PEACH - EZ Large. Red blushed skin.
Firm, sweet, juicy, fine textured, white flesh. Beautiful color and distinctive
aroma. One of the best
white peaches. Better flavor than Babcock. (800 hours) Ripens: Early July.
Self-fruitful.
O'HENRY PEACH Popular fresh market yellow freestone
now available for home planting. Large, firm, full red skin, superb flavor.
Ripens early to mid-August in Central Calif. Good for freezing. Strong,
vigorous, heavy bearing tree. 750 hours. Self-fruitful.
POLLY WHITE PEACH - EZ The best white peach for cold climates.
Very hardy. White skin with red blush. Med. size but juicy and aromatic.
Exceptional quality. Ripens late July. 1100 hours.
Self-fruitful.
Redhaven PEACH - EZ World's
most widely planted peach. High quality yellow freestone. Ripens early July in
central California. Frost hardy. Fresh/freeze. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
Rio Oso Gem PEACH- EZ Favorite
late yellow freestone. Large, sweet, rich flavor, like J.H. Hale. Fresh/freeze.
Small tree. Showy bloom. Mid-August in Central Calif. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
SNOW BEAUTY WHITE PEACH Taste test winner: one of
the all-time highest-scoring varieties in blind fruit tastings at Dave Wilson
Nursery. Low acid, high sugar, tantalizing flavor. Large, very firm, attractive
red skin. Harvest early to mid-July in Central California. Estimated chilling
requirement 750-850 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 10175. (Zaiger)
SUMMERSET PEACH- EZ Fine late season yellow freestone,
ripens approximately September 1st in Central California. Large, sweet and
flavorful. Excellent for canning, freezing or fresh use. 700 hours.
Self-fruitful.
BARTLETT PEAR- EZ World's most popular pear. Early
mid-season, high quality, tolerates hot summers. 800 hours. Self-fruitful in
most climates of Western U.S. Elsewhere, pollinated by Bosc, D'Anjou, Winter
Nelis.
D'Anjou PEAR-
EZ
Large, short-necked, firm, good quality, keeps well. Harvest
September 1st, one month after Bartlett in Central California. 800 hours.
Pollinated by Bartlett.
Seckle PEAR- EZ
Connoisseurs' favorite. Sweet, flavorful, spicy, aromatic, perhaps the best.
Russeted brown skin. Resists fire- blight. 500 hours. Full crop 800 hours.
Self-fruitful in arid West.
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. 600 hours.
Self-fruitful.
Beauty PLUM
Sweet, flavorful plum, more widely adapted than Santa Rosa (more
productive in coastal climates). Red overyellow skin, amber flesh streaked red.
Ripens June in Central Calif. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
BURGUNDY PLUM- EZ Maroon-colored skin and flesh. Sweet, with little or
no tartness and a very pleasing, mild flavor. Prolonged harvest, mid-July to
mid-August in Central Calif. Very productive. Narrow, upright habit. 400 hours.
Self-fruitful.
Golden Nectar PLUM - EZ Popular
yellow dessert plum. Large, oblong fruit with waxy, thin, amber skin. Amber
flesh is firm, sweet & flavorful. Very small pit. August harvest in Central
California. Chilling requirement about 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
Elephant Heart PLUM - EZ
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.
Late Santa Rosa PLUM- EZ
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.
SANTA ROSA PLUM - EZ Most popular plum in California.
Juicy, tangy, flavorful. Reddish-purple skin, amber flesh tinged red. Late June
in Central Calif. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
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)
Dapple Dandy Pluot®
interspecific. Taste test winner. Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor
Supreme Pluot® 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 Pluot®,
Santa Rosa or Burgundy Plum. Pat. No. 9254.
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. 5-600 hours. Pollinated by plum
or other Pluot®, (Dapple Dandy Pluot® or Burgundy Plum) but not Flavor King.
Pat. No. 7420. (Zaiger) ALL-IN-ONE GENETIC SEMI-DWARF ALMOND No. 1 almond for home orchards.
Heavy crops of soft-shell nuts with sweet, flavorful kernels. Hot summer
required to ripen. 15 ft. tree, very winter & frost hardy. 500 hrs.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4304. (Zaiger)
(Persimmons are usually available in containers for
$39.99. NOT guaranteed in bare root!))
PERSIMMON FUYU - Medium size, flat shape, still hard when ripe,
non-astringent. Cool or hot climate. Hardy, attractive tree, practically pest
free. Fall harvest. 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
PERSIMMON - HACHIYA - 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. PERSIMMON COFFEECAKE - Unique
spicy-sweet flavor that instantly evokes images of cinnamon pastry, hot coffee
and morning sunshine. Coffeecake™ ripens about the same time as Chocolate and
about three weeks to one month earlier than Fuyu. Coffeecake™ Persimmon is
non-astringent and can be eaten while still firm. Hardy, attractive tree,
practically free of pests and disease. Estimated chilling requirement: 200 hours
or less. Another persimmon variety required as a pollinizer. Gosho or Chocolate
are the best pollenizers for Coffeecake™. |