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Fruit and shade trees, shrubs, and vines
available bareroot, winter 2010

Descriptions by Don Shor.
For printable version (pdf), click here
Ripening Chart
Note: we are retail only and do not ship.

TYPE_Class	COMMON NAME	VARIETY	Comments
Fruit	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.
Fruit	Apples	Fuji Apple	Sweet, crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Late September. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Self-fruitful.
Fruit	Apples	Granny Smith Apple	Bright green skin, tart/sweet flavor, great texture. For eating, cooking, sauce. October - November harvest.
Fruit	Apples	Red Gravenstein Apple	Red variant of the applesauce apple, also great for cooking. Fine for fresh eating if picked a little underripe. Late July - August harvest. Sets larger crops if another type of apple is nearby.
Fruit	Apricots	Blenheim (Royal) Apricot	The standard, with delicious juicy fruit. Very early in this area--late May - June.
Fruit	Apricots	Harcot Apricot	Excellent flavor and quality. Large, sweet, juicy, rich flavor. Brown rot resistant. Mid-June.
Fruit	Cherries	Bada Bing Cherry	Self-fruitful version of the commercial sweet cherry. Late May - early June harvest.
Fruit	Cherries	Lapins Cherry	Large dark red, firm, sweet fruit like Bing. Self-fertile Bing . Resists cracking. Early to mid June.
Fruit	Cherries	Rainier Cherry	Yellow with red blush. Very sweet, fine texture, very firm. Resists cracking. Pollenizer needed. Late May to early June.
Fruit	Cherries	Royal Ann Cherry	Old favorite white cherry. Cream with red blush. Sweet, firm. Pollenizer needed (not Bing). Late May to mid June.
Fruit	Cherries	Stella Cherry	Dark red, firm, sweet, like Lambert. Resists cracking. Self-fruitful. Early to mid-June.
Fruit	Cherries	Van Cherry	Deep red, great quality and heavy production. Like Bing but resists cracking. Pollenizer needed (any other sweet cherry). Early to mid June.
Fruit	Cherries, pie	Montmorency Cherry	Bright red, pretty fruit on a very productive, ornamental, spreading little tree. Rich flavor. Self fruitful. Clear juice, white flesh, bright red skin, less acidic pie cherry. Mid to late June, even into July.
Fruit	Figs	Black Mission Fig	Purplish-black skin, pink flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing large tree with 2 - 3 crops per year. Fresh or dry.
Fruit	Figs	Blackjack Fig	Natural dwarf tree, easily kept under 10'. Fruit like Black Mission. 2 - 3 crops per year.
Fruit	Figs	Brown Turkey Fig	Brown skin, pink flesh. Sweet, rich flavor, used fresh. 2 - 3 crops per year. Widely adapted. Small tree.
Fruit	Figs	Kadota Fig	White fruit (greenish-yellow) is firm-textured, good for processing, very sweet. 2 - 3 crops per year. Large, beautiful tree, can be kept smaller by pruning.
Fruit	Figs	Texas Everbearing Fig	Brown-yellow skin, amber flesh. Sweet, rich flavor, used fresh. 2 - 3 crops per year. Widely adapted. Small tree.
Fruit	Grapes, table	Black Emerald Seedless Grape	Black seedless grape ripens early. Excellent flavor. Beautiful fall foliage color. July.
Fruit	Grapes, table	Black Monukka Grape	Seedless black table grape, very sweet with crisp texture. August - September.
Fruit	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.
Fruit	Grapes, table	Fantasy Grape	Large black seedless grapes with outstanding flavor and texture. Early August. Very vigorous vine with attractive foliage. [MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE 2010]
Fruit	Grapes, table	Flame Seedless Grape	VERY vigorous, productive red seedless grape with good flavor and texture. Ripens August - September
Fruit	Grapes, table	Thompson Seedless Grape	The seedless grape everyone knows. Easy to grow. Thin the clusters for larger fruit. Early August.
Fruit	Grapes, wine	Cabernet Sauvignon Grape	Distinctive aroma, somewhat tannic. One of the grapes used in Bordeaux, and one of the most commonly grown wine grapes in the world.
Fruit	Grapes, wine	Merlot Grape	Large clusters of soft, juicy grapes. Ripen early. Higher sugar content than Cabernet, lower than Zinfandel. Medium body. Often used for blending in Bordeaux-style wines.
Fruit	Grapes, wine	Pinot Chardonnay Grape	One of the many synonyms of Chardonnay. In hot climates, Chardonnay produces strong, rich-flavored grapes with lots of sugar.
Fruit	Grapes, wine	Shiraz Grape	AKA Syrah (but not the same as Petite Sirah!). Generally a very strong-flavored but less tannic red wine grape. Often used for blending.
Fruit	Grapes, wine	Zinfandel Grape	Planted in California since the 1850 s. Very high sugar content, suitable for fresh eating or to dry as raisins.
Fruit	Mulberries	Black Beauty Russian Mulberry	Fruit like juicy blackberries. Harvest in early summer for over a month. Birds love them. ... large soft, juicy, intense, sweet/tart berries ...natural dwarf, grafted low, so it will be a bush....sterile seeds. -- http://www.burntridgenursery.com
Fruit	Mulberries	Teas Weeping Mulberry	Sweet, juicy fruit in early summer. Birds love them. Tree makes a striking accent, or playhouse for young kids.
Fruit	Nectarines	Arctic Fantasy Nectarine	Great new white-flesh nectarine. Large rich-flavored red fruit. Early August.
Fruit	Nectarines	Fantasia Nectarine	Bright red skin, firm fleshed fruit. One of the best. Mid - late July.
Fruit	Nectarines	Flavortop Nectarine	Excellent fruit, firm texture; showy flowers. Early to Mid-July.
Fruit	Nectarines	Goldmine Nectarine	Large, attractive juicy fruit with white flesh and rich, sweet flavor. Early August.
Fruit	Nectarines	Independence Nectarine	Bright red skin, firm flesh, excellent flavor. One of the best. Late June.
Fruit	Nectarines	Ruby Grand Nectarine	Large fruit, yellow skin with red blush. Firm, melting flesh. Excellent! Taste test winner. Late June to early July.
Fruit	Peaches	Bonanza Miniature Peach	Miniature peach with beautiful pink flowers and good fruit. Great in containers or as small accent in vegetable or herb garden. Late June.
Fruit	Peaches	Champagne Peach	Medium-large light red fruit with white flesh. Melting texture. Good balance of sweet and tangy flavor. A gourmet peach! Mid-August.
Fruit	Peaches	Donut Peach	(aka Stark Saturn). Flattened fruit with firm texture and unique sweet flavor like almonds. Late June - early July.
Fruit	Peaches	Early Elberta Peach	(aka Kim and July Elberta). Elbertas have yellow skin tinged with red. Very rich, distinctive flavor. Good all-purpose peaches; the ones you grew up with. Early July.
Fruit	Peaches	Fay (Late) Elberta Peach	(aka Late Elberta) Heavy production of outstanding Elberta peaches on this late variant. Very rich, distinctive flavor; good all-purpose peach. Early August.
Fruit	Peaches	Feicheng Tao Peach	White peach similar to Babcock but more aromatic and firmer texture (keeps better). Ripens early July.
Fruit	Peaches	Gleason Elberta Peach	(aka Improved Elberta and Lemon Elberta) Another excellent variant of Elberta, ripens in early July.
Fruit	Peaches	Indian Blood Peach	Old cling variety with extra-rich flavor. Flesh streaked with red. Late August, holds into September.
Fruit	Peaches	J.H. Hale	Very large fruit, extra rich flavor, little fuzz. Firm flesh keeps well. Well-known cling variety. Needs a pollenizer (any other peach will do). Early August.
Fruit	Peaches	June Gold Peach	Large fruit with rich flavor, melting texture. Cling. Prolific. Late May to early June.
Fruit	Peaches	Loring Peach	Showy flowers, large fruit, very productive, great texture, top-rated flavor! Highly recommended! Mid-July.
Fruit	Peaches	Red Baron Peach	Stunning double red blooms--the showiest of all. Wonderful landscape tree. Very good sweet, juicy fruit. Mid-July to early August.
Fruit	Peaches	Rio Oso Gem Peach	Very large fruit with firm texture and excellent flavor, on a naturally small tree. The best late variety. Mid-August.
Fruit	Peaches	Summerset Peach	Late season yellow freestone. Large, sweet and flavorful. Good all-purpose fruit. Ripens early Sept.
Fruit	Pears, Asian	20th Century Pear (Asian)	(aka Nijisseiki, "Apple Pear") Earliest variety. Juicy fruit with pleasant flavor. Self-fruitful. Late July - mid-August.
Fruit	Pears, Asian	Shinko Pear (Asian)	Medium - large brownish fruit. Very rich, sweet with good texture. One of the best. August - mid-September.
Fruit	Pears, Asian	Shinseiki Pear (Asian)	Medium size yellow, juicy fruit with mild flavor. Self-fruitful. Late July - mid-August.
Fruit	Pears, European	Moonglow Pear (European)	Large brownish fruit like Bartlett. Soft flesh, little grit. Very fireblight resistant. Early August.
Fruit	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.
Fruit	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.
Fruit	Plums	Green Gage	Greenish-yellow fruit, very sweet and juicy. Self-fruitful. July.
Fruit	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.
Fruit	Plums	Satsuma Plum	Red plum, firm dark red juicy flesh, rich flavor. Excellent. Needs pollenizer.
Fruit	Plums, prune	French Plum (Prune)	Large fruit with dark blue skin. Tender, great texture, very sweet. One of the commercial prune varieties. Self-fruitful. August.
Fruit	Plums, prune	Italian Plum (Prune)	Large fruit with dark purple skin. A commercial prune variety with excellent sweet flavor. Self-fruitful. August - mid-September.
Fruit	Pomegranates	Angel Red Pomegranate	New! Soft seeds -- no spitting! -- and the highest juice content of any pomegranate. Vivid red fruit ripens in October.
Fruit	Pomegranates	Grenada Pomegranate	Natural variation of Wonderful. Deeper red blossoms, ripens a month earlier, a bit less tart. October.
Fruit	Pomegranates	Sweet Pomegranate	Orange-red flowers, pink fruit. Sweet, juicy, not tart. October - November.
Fruit	Pomegranates	Wonderful Pomegranate	The standard large red-fruited variety. Showy orange-red flowers in May - June, high-quality fruit ripens in November.
Fruit	Quince	Smyrna Quince	Huge quantities of lemon yellow fruit with rich perfume and wonderful flavor, used in cooking and preserves. September - November.
Nuts	Almonds	Garden Prince Almond	Natural dwarf tree to 10' or less. Very productive. Showy pink flowers. Self-fruitful.
Nuts	Almonds	Ne Plus Almond	Major local commercial crop. Very early bloom--late Feb. - early March. Requires pollenizer.
Nuts	Almonds	Nonpareil Almond	Major local commercial crop. Very early bloom--late Feb. - early March. Requires pollenizer.
Nuts	Pecans	Western Schley Pecan	Self-fruitful pecan, good for home gardeners.
Nuts	Walnuts	Carmelo Walnut	Carmelo has very large, high-quality nuts. Large, spreading trees. Produce heavy crops of nuts.
Nuts	Walnuts	Chandler Walnut	Very high quality nuts on a medium-large tree with huge crops. Late September.
Nuts	Walnuts	Franquette Walnut	Med-large, elongated nuts with thin shell. CA's leading variety. Last to bloom and leaf out. Late October.
Nuts	Walnuts	Robert Livermore Walnut	This hybrid between English walnut and a Chinese species produces high-quality red kernels!
Shrubs	Lilac	Lavender Lady Lilac	True lilac colored flowers in huge clusters. Descanso hybrid, but very fragrant. One of the best.
Shrubs	Lilac	Ludwig Spaeth Lilac	Wine purplish-red flowers in huge clusters. French hybrid.
Trees	Cherries, flowering	Akebono flowering cherry	Beautiful flowering cherry with a spreading and slightly weeping habit. Billows of soft pink, double flowers. Give it room to spread--about 15 across. Paint the trunk with interior white latex paint when young to prevent sunburn. Needs excellent drainage.
Trees	Cherries, flowering	Kwanzan flowering cherry	Especially showy, with large double pink flowers and a vase-shaped habit.
Trees	Cherries, flowering	Okame flowering cherry	Upright oval habit. Very early bloom, single carmine-pink flowers over a long period. Attractive foliage and nice fall color.
Trees	Cherries, weeping flowering	Snow Fountains dwarf Weeping Cherry	Beautiful dwarf flowering cherry: a fountain of single white flowers. Orange & gold fall color. 8 - 10 tall, 6 spread.
Trees	Cherries, weeping flowering	Subhirtella Weeping Cherry	Very graceful weeping flowering cherry with pale pink flowers in great profusion.
Trees	Crabapples, flowering	Prairifire Crabapple	Round head, 20 x 20; Red buds, deep pink flowers. Dark red fruit hangs well into winter. Foliage changes from red to bronze-green. Disease resistant.
Trees	Maples, hybrid	Autumn Blaze hybrid Maple	The fastest growing hybrid maple, 5 +/year, to 50 x 40 . Upright habit when young, then a broad oval. Bright orange-red fall color.
Trees	Maples, hybrid	Autumn Fantasy hybrid Maple	Fast-growing tree (3 - 5 /year) to 50 with 40 spread. Leaves in fall are bright red, with pink undersides--very strong, reliable fall color.
Trees	Pears, flowering	Capital Flowering pear	Callery pear with very upright growth habit; excellent in narrow areas for shade and privacy. White flowers in spring, wine red fall color.Fast-growing, upright shade trees with shiny green foliage. Moderately drought-tolerant, but also tolerate heavy soil and lawn watering.
Trees	Plane trees & sycamores	Columbia hybrid Sycamore	Very fast growing shade tree. Resistant (not immune!) to anthracnose blight and mildew. Nice dappled shade, usually deep rooted. One of the few very fast trees without significant drawbacks.
Trees	Plane trees & sycamores	Roberts California Sycamore	Very fast growing shade tree. Resistant (not immune!) to anthracnose blight. Leaves are big and bold. California native. Limited availability.
Trees	Plum, flowering	Blireiana Flowering plum	Plum with red leaves in spring, turning dark green in summer. Very little or no fruit. Earliest tree to bloom in spring, with pale pink flowers in February. Grows 3 - 4 a year to about 25 , easily kept at 15 . Upright when young, eventually spreading.
Trees	Plum, Redleaf flowering	Krauter Vesuvius Flowering plum	Plum with red leaves that stay burgundy through the summer. Usually very light fruit production. Grows 2 - 3 a year to about 15 with equal spread.
Trees	Plum, Redleaf flowering	Purple Pony Flowering plum	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.
Trees	Redbud	Don Egolf hybrid Chinese Redbud	New hybrid from US National Arboretum. Vivid rosy mauve flowers, no seed pods. Slow growing, compact habit. Large shrub or small tree. Good disease resistance.
Trees	Redbud, Oklahoma	Oklahoma Redbud	Hybrid Oklahoma is more tolerant of garden watering than C. occidentalis, more heat-tolerant than C. canadensis. One of the best redbuds for garden or landscape. Shiny leaves, upright habit. Excellent large shrub or small tree.
Trees	Redbud, Western	Western Redbud	Beautiful magenta flowers in March. Grey-green foliage. Grow as large shrub or small multi-trunked tree. Nice plantings in the UC Davis Arboretum. Very drought-tolerant. Prone to rot if over-watered in summer. Supply limited.
Trees	Zelkova, Sawleaf	Village Green Zelkova	Fast grower with smooth trunk, arching habit, nice fall color (rusty red).
Vines	Wisteria	Cooke's Purple Wisteria (Tree form)	aka Cooke s Special. Vine has been trained to a single leader so you can stake it as a small tree . Also a handy way to get a single trunk going up onto an arbor.
Vines	Wisteria	Cooke's Purple Wisteria	aka Cooke s Special. Very fast-growing, large vine with fragrant purple flowers which open all at once in early spring. This variety often has a few blooms in summer as well. Blooms best when irrigated infrequently. Prune hard just after bloom. Will bloom in part shade.
Vines	Wisteria	Longissima Kyushaku Japanese Wisteria	This variety has the longest clusters of all--up to 6 long! Blooms best when irrigated infrequently. Full sun.
Vines	Wisteria	White Silky Wisteria (venusta alba)	Very fast-growing vines with extra fragrant, pure white flowers. Blooms best when irrigated infrequently.

Fruit and shade trees, shrubs, and vines available bareroot, winter 2010

Descriptions by Don Shor. For printable version (pdf), click hereRipening Chart Note: we are retail only and do not ship.

Fruit and shade trees, shrubs, and vines
available bareroot, winter 2010

Descriptions by Don Shor.
For printable version (pdf), click here
Ripening Chart
Note: we are retail only and do not ship.