COMMON NAME | VARIETY | Comments |
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Apples | Braeburn Apple | Late season, crisp and tangy, similar to Granny Smith but richer flavor. Excellent keeper. Green with dark red blush. October-November harvest. Self-fruitful. |
Apples | Fuji Apple | Sweet, crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Late September. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Self-fruitful. |
Apricots | Blenheim (Royal) Apricot | The standard, with delicious juicy fruit. Very early in this area--late May - June. |
Berries--Blackberry | Boysenberry, thornless | Very large fruit, very productive. Reddish-black fruit. Sweet and tart all-purpose berries. The berry of Knott s Berry Farm! June. [sorry, our grower was not able to supply this year] |
Berries--Blackberry | Marion Berry | Firm large fruit holds its shape in cooking. The classic commercial blackberry. Very sweet, rich flavor, described as complex. The Cabernet of Blackberries. June. |
Berries--Blackberry | Triple Crown Berry, thornless | Large fruit, excellent flavor. Blackberry class. Late producer extends season into July. |
Blueberries | Bluecrop Blueberry | Northern Highbush, but grows here. Upright bush is fiery red in fall [LeC]. Leading commercial variety, large high-quality fruit. |
Blueberries | Emerald Blueberry | Southern Highbush. Large berries, very productive, great flavor. Ripens over a long period. |
Blueberries | Jewel Blueberry | Southern Highbush. 5 to 6 feet tall with 4 to 5 foot spread. Vigorous plant, very productive, large high-quality fruit. Early to mid season. |
Blueberries | O Neal Blueberry (box) | Southern Highbush. Four-foot-tall bush. Attractive flowers, nice fall color. Fruit ripens very early and over a long period. Considered by some to have the best flavor of any of the Southern Highbush types [MBN] |
Blueberries | O Neal Blueberry (gallon pot) | Southern Highbush. Four-foot-tall bush. Attractive flowers, nice fall color. Fruit ripens very early and over a long period. Considered by some to have the best flavor of any of the Southern Highbush types [MBN] |
Blueberries | Pink Lemonade Blueberry | Southern Highbush. Upright grower to about 5 feet tall. Berries are pink when ripe, very sweet. Only requires about 300 chilling hours. |
Blueberries | Sunshine Blue Blueberry | Southern Highbush. Very compact bush with showy pink flowers; evergreen. Tolerant of high pH soil; low chilling requirement. Widely adaptable. |
Figs | Black Mission Fig | Purplish-black skin, pink flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing large tree with 2 crops per year. Fresh or dry. One of the classic California figs. |
Figs | Violette de Bordeaux Fig | Natural dwarf tree, easily kept under 10'. Bears very heavily. Fruit is small, black, with red flesh. Very sweet. 2 crops per year. |
Grapes, table | Ruby Seedless Grape | Dark red, sweet, crisp fruit. Ripens in August. |
Grapes, table | Black Monukka Seedless Grape | Seedless black table grape, very sweet with crisp texture. August - September. |
Grapes, table | Eastern Concord Seedless Grape | Blue black seedless grapes with strong, rich flavor. Popular for juice, jelly. Attractive foliage; nice for arbors. August - September. |
Grapes, table | Flame Seedless Grape (b/r) | Very vigorous, productive red seedless grape with good flavor and texture. Ripens August - September |
Grapes, table | Flame Seedless Grape (box) | Very vigorous, productive red seedless grape with good flavor and texture. Ripens August - September |
Jujube | Chico Jujube (Chinese date) |
Round, flat-bottomed fruit of medium size. Known for its rich, sweet and tangy flavor. -- DWN |
Mulberries | Persian Mulberry* | Fruit like juicy blackberries. Harvest in early summer for over a month. Birds love them. |
Mulberries | Teas Weeping Mulberry* | Sweet, juicy fruit in early summer. Birds love them. Tree makes a striking accent, or playhouse for young kids. |
Nectarines | Double Delight Nectarine | Beautiful flowers, excellent fruit on this attractive landscape tree. Mid-July. |
Nectarines | Fantasia Nectarine | Bright red skin, firm fleshed fruit. One of the best. Mid - late July. |
Nectarines | Flavortop Nectarine | Excellent fruit, firm texture; showy flowers. Early to Mid-July. |
Nectarines | Heavenly White Nectarine | Outstanding flavor and texture; one of the best summer fruits of all. July. |
Nectarines | JuneGlo Nectarine | Outstanding fruit, one of the best early stone fruits. Semi-freestone when fully ripe. |
Nectarines | Necta Zee Nectarine* | Miniature tree. Sweet, very flavorful yellow freestone, beautiful red skin. Mid-June to early July in central CA. Strong, vigorous tree to 6 ft. Best self-fruitful miniature nectarine. 400 hours or less. Self- fruitful. -- Dave Wilson Nursery |
Peaches | Arctic Supreme Peach | Astounding white peach. Rich flavor, firm texture (unlike most white peaches). Cling ( nearly freestone when fully ripe ). |
Peaches | Fantastic Elberta Peach | Beautiful flowers and heavy production of outstanding Elberta peaches on this dual-purpose landscape tree. One of the best. Good all-purpose peach. Early August. |
Peaches | Gold Dust Peach | Excellent early peach with very good flavor and firm flesh. Excellent to plant with later varieties. Mid-June. |
Peaches | Honey Babe Miniature Peach* | Very high quality fruit on a miniature tree. Easy way to grow peaches in very limited space; nice accent in herb or vegetable garden. Mid-July. |
Peaches | Loring Peach | One of the best. Showy flowers, large fruit, very productive, great texture, top-rated flavor! Highly recommended! Mid-July. |
Peaches | O Henry Peach | Large showy flowers. Very productive, firm texture, very good quality fruit with rich flavor. Excellent all-purpose late peach. August. |
Peaches | Red Baron Peach | Stunning double red blooms--the showiest of all. Wonderful landscape tree. Very rich, sweet, juicy fruit over a long period. Softens quickly, eat right away. Mid-July to early August. Low chilling hours. |
Peaches | Rio Oso Gem Peach | Very large fruit with firm texture and excellent flavor, on a naturally small tree. An outstanding very late variety. One of the best. Mid-August. |
Pears, Asian | 20th Century Pear (Asian) | (aka Nijisseiki, "Apple Pear") Earliest variety. Juicy fruit with pleasant flavor. Very susceptible to fireblight, but vigorous so it can outgrow it seasonally. Self-fruitful. Late July - mid-August. |
Pears, Asian | Shinko Pear (Asian) | Medium - large brownish fruit. Very rich, sweet with good texture. Stores well for several weeks. One of the best. Very good fireblight resistance. August - mid-September. |
Pears, Asian | Shinseiki Pear (Asian) | Medium size yellow, juicy fruit with mild flavor. Self-fruitful. Late July - mid-August. |
Pears, European | Warren Pear (European) | Very productive, even when young. Juicy fruit is soft textured when ripe. No grit cells. Very resistant to fireblight. Reliably self-fruitful. |
Persimmons | Fuyu Persimmon | Medium size flattened red-orange fruit can be eaten while still firm. Non-astringent. November. A mature Fuyu can produce 500 or more fruit! Jiro is the form of Fuyu most common in California; Imoto is the form most common in Japan. |
Persimmons | Hachiya Persimmon | Very large oblong red-orange fruit (has a short point) with very rich flavor. The best for cooking. Astringent until fully ripe; must be squishy soft before you can eat it. December. |
Plums | Burgundy Plum | Red skin with red flesh all the way to the pit. Mellow, sweet, great for fresh eating. Self-fruitful. Pollenizer for pluerry. Holds on tree well: early July to early September! |
Plums | Nubiana Plum | Large dark purple plum with sweet, firm amber flesh. Holds well on tree for 2 - 3 weeks. Self-fruitful. Mid - late July. |
Plums | Santa Rosa Plum | Purplish tart skin, yellow-to-red sweet flesh. Very popular and productive, heavy producing all-purpose plum. Self-fruitful and good pollenizer for other plums and pluots. Mid-June, into July. |
Plums | Satsuma Plum | Red plum, firm dark red juicy flesh, amazing rich flavor. Excellent! A true gourmet fruit. Needs pollenizer. August. |
Plums | Weeping Santa Rosa* | Weeping variant of the Santa Rosa that makes a lovely garden accent. Very productive, self-fruitful. Ripens early to mid July |
Pluots | Dapple Dandy Pluot | Taste test winner! Mottled red and yellowish fruit with tangy sweet plum-apricot flavor. One of the best! Pollenize with Flavor Supreme, Flavor Queen, or Santa Rosa plum. August. |
Pluots | Flavor Supreme Pluot | Taste test winner; one of the best summer fruits. Greenish mottled fruit with red flesh. Sweet, rich, tangy, early. Outstanding! Pollenize with Santa Rosa plum or any other pluot. The earliest pluot. June. |
Pomegranates | Parfianka Pomegranate | Does very well here. Highly rated for flavor. Great for juice or fresh eating. UC Davis introduction. |
Quince | Smyrna Quince* | Huge quantities of lemon yellow fruit with rich perfume and wonderful flavor, used in cooking and preserves. September - November. |
Rhubarb | Rhubarb, Crimson Cherry | The reddest rhubarb, very tender and flavorful. |
Almonds | All-in-One Almond | Heavy producer, self-fruitful, great for home gardens. |
Almonds | Garden Prince Almond | Natural dwarf tree to 10' or less. Very productive. Showy pink flowers. Self-fruitful. |
dwarf redleaf flowering plum | Purple Pony | Naturally dwarf red-leaf plum to 10 - 12 ; easily kept lower. White flowers make a strong contrast against dark red new growth. Very little or no fruit. Excellent small tree for garden or patio. |
Redbud, Western | Grows to 8 - 10 +, as large shrub or small multi-trunked tree. Beautiful magenta flowers in March, and distinctive grey-green foliage. Nice plantings in the UC Davis Arboretum. Very drought-tolerant and requires that summer irrigation be infrequent. Susceptible to verticillium wilt. | |
Asparagus | Saturday, December 19, 2020Asparagus, Mary Washington | Heirloom variety from 1900 selected for disease resistance. Vigorous, productive. |
Asparagus | Asparagus, Sweet Purple | Purple spears turn green when cooked. Very thick, tender, sweet spears. |
Horseradish | Horseradish | |
* = ordered but not confirmed | ||
also available in limited numbers, container stock: | Apples -- Gala, Golden Delicious, Pink Lady; Fig -- Kadota; Peach -- Stark Saturn (Donut); Pomegranate Wonderful (bush and tree forms) |