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  • Bareroot Fruit Descriptions 2004



    Type Variety Comments
    Almond Garden Prince Almond Natural dwarf tree to 10' or less. Very productive. Showy pink flowers.
    Apples Fuji Apple Very popular! Firm, sweet, juicy. Keeps well. Early - mid September
    Apples Granny Smith Apple Bright green skin. For eating, cooking, sauce. Aug - September.
    Apricots Blenheim (Royal) Apricot The standard, with delicious juicy fruit. Very early in this area--late May - June.
    Apricots Harcot Apricot Excellent flavor and quality. Large, sweet, juicy, rich flavor. Brown rot resistant. Mid-June.
    Cherries Lapins Cherry Dark red, firm, sweet. “Self-fertile Bing”. Late.
    Cherries Rainier Cherry Yellow with red blush. Fine texture, very firm. Resists cracking. Pollenizer needed. Mid season.
    Cherries Royal Ann Cherry Cream with red blush. Sweet, firm. Early - mid season. Pollenizer needed (not Bing).
    Cherries Stella Cherry Dark red, firm, sweet, like Lambert. Resists cracking. Mid-season.
    Cherries Van Cherry Deep red, great quality. Like Bing but resists cracking. Pollenizer needed (any other cherry). Mid-season.
    Cherries Pie Montmorency (pie) Cherry Bright red, very pretty fruit on a very ornamental little tree. Rich flavor. Late season.
    Figs Blackjack Fig Natural dwarf tree, easily kept under 10'. Fruit like Mission. 2 - 3 crops per year.
    Figs Brown Turkey Fig [Ordered, not received. We'll try to reorder.]
    Grapes Black Monukka Grape Seedless black table grape. August - September.
    Grapes Eastern Concord Grape Blue black grapes with strong, rich flavor. Popular for juice. August - September.
    Grapes Fantasy Grape Large black seedless grapes with outstanding flavor and texture. Early August.
    Grapes Ladyfinger Grape Large, elongated light green grapes with tangy flavor. Good sub for Thompson Seedless and less tricky to prune. October.
    Grapes Niabell Grape Large blue black grapes like Concord. Very pretty foliage; great for arbors. August.
    Jujube Li Jujube (Chinese date) Very productive, pretty little tree (10 - 15') with shiny foliage. Fall ripening.
    Mulberries Pakistan Mulberry Huge, maroon, luscious berries. Does not stain! Month-long ripening in early summer.
    Mulberries Persian Mulberry Fruit like juicy blackberries. Month-long harvest in early summer.
    Mulberries Teas Weeping Mulberry Pretty little weeping tree with sweet, juicy fruit in early summer.
    Nectarines Arctic Fantasy Nectarine Great new white nectarine. Freestone. Early August.
    Nectarines Fantasia Nectarine Bright red skin, firm fleshed fruit. One of the best. Mid - late July.
    Nectarines Independence Nectarine Bright red skin, firm flesh, excellent flavor. One of the best. Late June.
    Peaches Champagne Peach Med-large light red fruit with white flesh. Melting texture, fine sweet balanced flavor. A gourmet treat! Mid-August.
    Peaches Donut Peach aka Stark Saturn. Flattened fruit with firm texture and unique sweet flavor like almond paste. Late June - early July.
    Peaches Early Elberta Peach Elbertas have yellow skin tinged with red. Very rich, distinctive flavor. Early July.
    Peaches Fay Elberta Peach aka Late Elberta. Elbertas have yellow skin tinged with red. Very rich, distinctive flavor. Early August.
    Peaches Loring Peach Showy flowers, large fruit, very productive, great texture, top-rated flavor! One of the best fruit trees of all! Mid-July.
    Peaches Red Baron Peach Stunning double red blooms for several weeks. Very good sweet, juicy fruit--also over several weeks from mid-July to mid-August.
    Peaches Rio Oso Gem Peach Naturally small tree with large red fruit. The best late variety. Mid-August.
    Pears Kieffer Pear (hybrid) Large greenish fruit with crisp, juicy flesh. Euro/Asian hybrid. Stores well, self-fertile. Very resistant to fireblight. October - November.
    Pears Moonglow pear (European) Large brownish fruit like Bartlett. Soft flesh, little grit. Very fireblight resistant. Early August.
    Pears Asian Hosui Pear (Asian) Med large golden fruit with juicy sweet flavor and good texture. Very popular! Early - late August.
    Pears Asian Shinko pear (Asian) Med - large brownish fruit. Very rich, sweet with good texture. August - mid-September.
    Persimmons Chocolate Persimmon Med elongated fruit. Orange skin, brown flesh. Non-astringent. Late October - early November.
    Persimmons Fuyu Persimmon Med flattened red-orange fruit. Non-astringent. November.
    Plums Casselman Plum Med red skin with yellow-to-red flesh. Natural variation of Santa Rosa. Self-fruitful. Late June.
    Plums French Plum (prune) Large fruit with dark blue skin. Tender, great texture, very sweet. Your basic prune. Self-fruitful. August.
    Plums Green Gage Plum Greenish-yellow fruit, very sweet and juicy. Self-fruitful. July.
    Plums Santa Rosa Plum Purplish tart skin, yellow-to-red sweet flesh. Very popular and productive. Self-fruitful and good pollenizer for other plums, pluots. Mid-June.
    Pomegranates Grenada Pomegranate Natural variation of Wonderful. Deeper red blossoms, ripens a month earlier, a bit less tart.October.
    Pomegranates Sweet Pomegranate Orange-red flowers, pink fruit. Sweet, juicy, not tart. October - November.
    Pomegranates Wonderful Pomegranate The standard large red fruited variety. November.
    Quince Smyrna Quince Very pretty pink blossoms on a large shrubby tree. Huge quantities of lemon yellow fruit with rich perfume and wonderful flavor. September.
    Walnut Chandler Walnut Very high quality nuts on a medium-large tree with huge crops. Late September.
    Walnut Franquette Walnut Med-large, elongated nuts with thin shell. CA's leading variety. Last to bloom and leaf out. Late October.
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