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APPLES
ANNA Remarkable fruit for mild-winter climates in So. Calif., So. Ariz. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples, even in the low desert.
Fresh/cooked. Keeps 2 mos. In refrigerator. 200 hours. Self-fruitful or pollinated by Dorsett Golden or Eisenheimer.
DORSETT GOLDEN Outstanding sweet apple for warm winter areas. Firm, very flavorful, sweet like Golden Delicious. Productive throughout
So. Calif. and Pheonix, AZ. Good early season sweet apple for Central Calif. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
EISENHEIMER Heavy-bearing, very low-chilling requirement. Sweet yellow apples in early summer (late June in Central Calif.). Excellent
pollinator for Anna. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
FUJI 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 pollinator for other apple varieties. Low chilling requirement – less than
500 hours. Self-fruitful.
GALA (Original Gala) Wonderful dessert apple from New Zealand. Crisp, nice blend of sweetness and tartness, rich flavor. Skin reddish-
orange over yellow. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Red Delicious. Good pollinator for other varieties. Adapted to cold and warm-winter climates.
Chilling requirement apparently less than 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
GRANNY SMITH 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.
PINK LADY® (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.
WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN High quality, All-purpose apple – an old favorite, especially for fresh use. Widely adapted, including California’s
mild-winter coastal climates. Medium to large size, round to oval shape, pale yellow skin with dull red blush. Cream-colored flesh is fine-grained,
crisp, juicy and aromatic with a rich, subacid to sprightly flavor. Sep/Oct harvest, good keeper. Healthy, vigorous, spreading, heavy-bearing tree.
Excellent pollinator for other apples. Believed to be the oldest known English apple, dating back to 1200 A.D. Low winter chilling requirement,
about 400 hours. Slef-fruitful.
APRICOTS
BLENHEIM (ROYAL) APRICOT 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.
CANADIAN WHITE BLENHEIM Taste test winner! One of all-time top-scoring apricots in Dave Wilson Nursery blind taste tests. Syrupy
sweet white flesh with firm texture. 500-700 hours. Partly self-fruitful: biggest crops if cross-pollinated by other apricot.
FLORA GOLD All-purpose freestone. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Blenheim (Royal). Very good quality, reliable producer
(produces when other varieties don’t). Good choice for backyard apricot. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
GOLD KIST Excellent backyard apricot for warm winter climates. Freestone, very good quality. Heavy bearing. Early-harvest, 3-4 weeks before
Blenheim (Royal). 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
KATY Large, all-purpose flavorful freestone. Tree-ripe fruit is subacid (not tart). A favorite apricot for warm-winter climates. Early harvest, 3-4
weeks before Blenheim (Royal). 400 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4339. (Zaiger)
CHERRIES
LAPINS New, from Canada. Self-fruitful, dark red sweet cherry. Large, firm, good flavor. Similar to Van in color, Stella in shape. Sometimes sold
as “Self-fertile Bing.” Ripens 4 days after Bing. 500 hours.
ROYAL RANIER Large yellow cherry with slightly more red blush than Rainier. Excellent flavor, taste test winner. Ripens early, about 3-5 days
ahead of Rainier. Moderate chill requirement, (600-700 hrs. estimated).
FIGS
BLACK MISSION The favorite. Purplish-black skin, strawberry-colored flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing, long-lived, large tree. Coast or inland.
Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
IMPROVED BROWN TURKEY Large, brown skin, pink flesh. Sweet, rich flavor, used fresh. Widely adapted – coast or inland climate. Small tree,
prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
KADOTA Large, light greenish-yellow ‘white; skin, amber flesh. Long-lived, vigorous. Prune to any shape. Very sweet fruit needs hot weather to
ripen. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
WHITE GENOA Old variety, a favorite in cool coastal areas – also excellent inland. Greenish-yellow skin, amber flesh, distinctive flavor. Prune to
any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
NECTARINES
ARCTIC STAR WHITE Earliest to ripen of the 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)
PANAMINT Attractive red-skinned yellow freestone. Aromatic, intensely flavored, nice acid-sugar balance. Dependable, long-time favorite in
warm winter Southern California climates. Late July/early August. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
SAUZEE KING Nectarine from Zaiger hybrids the first donut style nectarine! Outstanding early season variety has white flesh that is sweet and
juicy. Tree sets at a young age and produces heavily. Thinning is required for large fruit size. Red skin over a blush of yellow. Chilling requirement
unknown estimated at 500 hrs. (Patent Pending)
PEACHES
AUGUST PRIDE Large, all-purpose yellow freestone for mild-winter climates. Sweet, aromatic, rich flavor, one of the very best. Ripens 3-4 weeks
after Mid-Pride. Chilling requirement less than 300 hours. Self fruitful. (Zaiger)
BABCOCK WHITE Long-time favorite white-fleshed freestone. Sweet and juicy, aromatic, low in acid. High-scoring in taste tests. Ripens mid-
July in Central Calif. Widely adapted (low chill requirement, yet not early blooming). 250-300 hours. Self-fruitful.
DONUT (Stark Saturn) WHITE Also called Saucer or Peento Peach. Unique white-fleshed fruit with a sunken center (shaped like a donut).
Sweet, with a mild flavor described by some as almond-like. Ripens late June/early July in Central Calif. Estimated chilling requirement 400-5—
hours. Self-fruitful.
EVA’S PRIDE Delicious, fine-flavored peach with very low-chilling requirement ripens 2-3 weeks before Mid-Pride. Medium to large-sized yellow
freestone – also recommended as early season peach for moderate climates – harvest 3 weeks before July Elberta. 100-200 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat.
No. 7751. (Zaiger)
JULY (KIM) ELBERTA Also called Early Elberta. Reliable heavy crops. Juicy, sweet, very flavorful yellow freestone fruit for canning, freezing, or
fresh use. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
MAY PRIDE Very early-ripening peach for warm winter climates. Ripens in May, about with Desert Gold. Delicious, sweet and tangy, semi-
freestone when soft-ripe. Very large for such an early peach. Large, showy pink blossoms. 175-200 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 7775. (Zaiger)
MID-PRIDE Best yellow freestone for warm climates of So. Calif., Phoenix, Houston, S.F. Bay Area. Also recommended for Central California for
its exceptional flavor and dessert quality. Mid-season. 250 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
RED BARON Flowering/fruiting. Large, juicy, firm, richly flavored yellow freestone fruit. Showy double red blossoms. Mid-July. Long-time
favorite in Southern California. Low chilling requirement, 250-300 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4195.
RIO OSO GEM Favorite late yellow freestone. Large, sweet, rich flavor, like J.H. Hale. Fresh/freeze. Small tree. Showy bloom. Mid-August in
Central CA. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
SWEET BAGEL Flat “Donut” shaped peach with yellow flesh and classic peach flavor. Has large fruit and sets heavily in central California.
Moderate chill requirement, 500-700 hours.
TROPIC SNOW WHITE Delicious white freestone for warm-winter climates – balanced acid and sugar, superb flavor. Harvest begins mid-June in
Central California, about 3 weeks before Babcock. Showy blossoms in spring. From Florida, introduced in 1988. Very low winter chilling
requirement, about 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
PEARS
BARTLETT 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.
FLORDAHOME Low-chill pear from Florida. Very nice quality: sweet, smooth-textured, juicy, flavorful. Harvest July/August in So. Calif. Early
bloom. Chilling requirement less than 400 hours. Partly self-fruitful.
HOOD Very low chilling requirement, inter-fruitful with Flordahome. Large, early season fruit has a yellow-green skin and sweet, mild-flavored
flesh. Reported to be highly resistant to fireblight. 100-200 hours.
20TH CENTURY ASIAN (Nijisseki, “Apple Pear”) Juicy, sweet, mild-flavored fruit is crisp like an apple. Early to mid-August in Central Calif.
Keeps well. Easy to grow, heavy bearing small tree. 450 hours. Self-fruitful or pollinated by Shinseiki, Bartlett, or other.
HOSUI ASIAN Consistently rated the best-tasting Asian pear at Dave Wilson Nursery fruit tastings. Large, juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing,
crisp like an apple. Brownish-orange russeted skin. Harvest early to mid-August in Central Calif. 450 hours. Pollinated by Shinko, Chojuro,
Bartlett, or 20th Century.
PERSIMMONS
FUYU – JIRO (“Apple Persimmon”) 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.
HACHIYA Large, deep orange-red, acorn shaped. Hot summer required to mature the fruit. Sweet, flavorful, astringent until soft-ripe. Mature fruit
can be frozen and thawed to ripen. Productive, ornamental. 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
PLUMS
BEAUTY Sweet, flavorful plum, more widely adapted than Santa Rosa (more productive in cool, rainy climates). Red over yellow skin, amber flesh
streaked red. Ripens June in Central Calif. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
BURGUNDY Maroon-colored skin and flesh. Sweet, with little or no tartness and a very pleasing, mild flavor. High taste test scores. Prolonged
harvest, mid-July to mid-August in Central Calif. Very productive. Narrow, upright habit. 400 hours. Self-fruitful.
CATALINA Large, black, favorite fresh market plum. Sweet and juicy but still firm when fully ripe, with very little tartness at skin and pit. Very
high taste test scores – one of the best plums for fresh-eating. Ripe late July in Central Calif. Vigorous, productive tree. 400 hours. Self-fruitful.
ELEPHANT HEART 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.
MARIPOSA (“Improved Satsuma”) Large, red-fleshed, sweet, juicy, firm, delicious. Small pit, nearly freestone. Mottled maroon over green skin.
Use fresh or cooked. Harvest August. 250 hours. Pollinated by Catalina, Nubiana, or Santa Rosa.
NUBIANA Purplish-black skin, amber flesh. Large, firm, flattened shape. Sweet, flavorful, very little tartness at skin or pit. Favorite fresh market
fruit, excellent for home orchard. Late July. 400-500 hours. Self-fruitful.
SANTA ROSA Most popular plum in California & Arizona. Juicy, tangy, flavorful. Reddish-purple skin, amber flesh tinged red. Late June in
Central Calif. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
SATSUMA Long-time favorite plum in California. Mottled maroon over green skin, dark red meaty flesh. Sweet, mild, not tart. Excellent for jam.
Harvest late July. 300 hours. Pollinated by Santa Rosa or Beauty.
INTERSPECIFICS
FLAVOR DELIGHT APRIUM® 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. Pat. No. 7090. (Zaiger)
DAPPLE DANDY PLUOT® Taste test winner. Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme Pluots® 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
maroon and yellow dapple. August harvest in Central Calif. 400-500 hours. Pollenized by Flavor Supreme or Dapple Dandy Pluot®, Santa Rosa or
Burgundy Plum. Pat. No. 9254. (Zaiger)
FLAVOR GRENADE PLUOT ® Elongated green fruit with red blush. Crisp texture and explosive flavor. Taste test winner. Hangs on the tree for
4-6 weeks. Pollinate with Japanese plum. 500-600 hours.
FLAVOR KING PLUOT® 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. 400-500 hours. Pollinated by Flavor Supreme, Santa Rosa or Late Santa
Rosa. Pat. No. 8026. (Zaiger)
NUTS
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)
PLACENTIA WALNUT Best of the Santa Barbara-types, selected in the early 1900’s. Adapted to mild-winter coastal cimates of Southern
California. Medium-sized nuts with fairly well-sealed thin shells. Light-colored plump kernel, mild flavor. Estimated chilling requirement: less than
300 hours. Self-fruitful.
POMEGRANATE
EVERSWEET Very sweet, virtually seedless fruit. (Even immature fruits are sweet). Red skin, clear (non-staining) juice. Harvest late summer
through fall. Coast or inland. 8-10 feet arching shrub, or train as tree or espalier. Large, showy, orange-red flowers. 150 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No.
5418.
WONDERFUL Large, purple-red fruit with delicious, tangy flavor. Best quality in hot inland climate. Gaudy red-orange bloom, ornamental foliage.
Long-lived, any soil. 150 hours. Self-fruitful.
MULBERRIES
PAKISTAN FRUITING Long (3 inches), firm, red to black, sweet syncarpous ( like a blackberry) fruit). Non-staining juice. Month-long early
summer harvest. Fruit used fresh and for pies, jams and jellies. Large, vigorous, disease-resistant tree.
WHITE FRUITING-Morus alba “White” Medium sized, sweet, white fruit shaped like blackberries. Grows at a moderate rate to 20-60’
depending on soil quality and depth. Drought tolerant once established. Grows larger and more rapidly with irrigation.
Information provided by Dave Wilson Nursery Hickman, CA
ANNA Remarkable fruit for mild-winter climates in So. Calif., So. Ariz. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples, even in the low desert.
Fresh/cooked. Keeps 2 mos. In refrigerator. 200 hours. Self-fruitful or pollinated by Dorsett Golden or Eisenheimer.
DORSETT GOLDEN Outstanding sweet apple for warm winter areas. Firm, very flavorful, sweet like Golden Delicious. Productive throughout
So. Calif. and Pheonix, AZ. Good early season sweet apple for Central Calif. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
EISENHEIMER Heavy-bearing, very low-chilling requirement. Sweet yellow apples in early summer (late June in Central Calif.). Excellent
pollinator for Anna. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
FUJI 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 pollinator for other apple varieties. Low chilling requirement – less than
500 hours. Self-fruitful.
GALA (Original Gala) Wonderful dessert apple from New Zealand. Crisp, nice blend of sweetness and tartness, rich flavor. Skin reddish-
orange over yellow. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Red Delicious. Good pollinator for other varieties. Adapted to cold and warm-winter climates.
Chilling requirement apparently less than 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
GRANNY SMITH 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.
PINK LADY® (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.
WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN High quality, All-purpose apple – an old favorite, especially for fresh use. Widely adapted, including California’s
mild-winter coastal climates. Medium to large size, round to oval shape, pale yellow skin with dull red blush. Cream-colored flesh is fine-grained,
crisp, juicy and aromatic with a rich, subacid to sprightly flavor. Sep/Oct harvest, good keeper. Healthy, vigorous, spreading, heavy-bearing tree.
Excellent pollinator for other apples. Believed to be the oldest known English apple, dating back to 1200 A.D. Low winter chilling requirement,
about 400 hours. Slef-fruitful.
APRICOTS
BLENHEIM (ROYAL) APRICOT 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.
CANADIAN WHITE BLENHEIM Taste test winner! One of all-time top-scoring apricots in Dave Wilson Nursery blind taste tests. Syrupy
sweet white flesh with firm texture. 500-700 hours. Partly self-fruitful: biggest crops if cross-pollinated by other apricot.
FLORA GOLD All-purpose freestone. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Blenheim (Royal). Very good quality, reliable producer
(produces when other varieties don’t). Good choice for backyard apricot. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
GOLD KIST Excellent backyard apricot for warm winter climates. Freestone, very good quality. Heavy bearing. Early-harvest, 3-4 weeks before
Blenheim (Royal). 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
KATY Large, all-purpose flavorful freestone. Tree-ripe fruit is subacid (not tart). A favorite apricot for warm-winter climates. Early harvest, 3-4
weeks before Blenheim (Royal). 400 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4339. (Zaiger)
CHERRIES
LAPINS New, from Canada. Self-fruitful, dark red sweet cherry. Large, firm, good flavor. Similar to Van in color, Stella in shape. Sometimes sold
as “Self-fertile Bing.” Ripens 4 days after Bing. 500 hours.
ROYAL RANIER Large yellow cherry with slightly more red blush than Rainier. Excellent flavor, taste test winner. Ripens early, about 3-5 days
ahead of Rainier. Moderate chill requirement, (600-700 hrs. estimated).
FIGS
BLACK MISSION The favorite. Purplish-black skin, strawberry-colored flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing, long-lived, large tree. Coast or inland.
Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
IMPROVED BROWN TURKEY Large, brown skin, pink flesh. Sweet, rich flavor, used fresh. Widely adapted – coast or inland climate. Small tree,
prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
KADOTA Large, light greenish-yellow ‘white; skin, amber flesh. Long-lived, vigorous. Prune to any shape. Very sweet fruit needs hot weather to
ripen. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
WHITE GENOA Old variety, a favorite in cool coastal areas – also excellent inland. Greenish-yellow skin, amber flesh, distinctive flavor. Prune to
any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
NECTARINES
ARCTIC STAR WHITE Earliest to ripen of the 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)
PANAMINT Attractive red-skinned yellow freestone. Aromatic, intensely flavored, nice acid-sugar balance. Dependable, long-time favorite in
warm winter Southern California climates. Late July/early August. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
SAUZEE KING Nectarine from Zaiger hybrids the first donut style nectarine! Outstanding early season variety has white flesh that is sweet and
juicy. Tree sets at a young age and produces heavily. Thinning is required for large fruit size. Red skin over a blush of yellow. Chilling requirement
unknown estimated at 500 hrs. (Patent Pending)
PEACHES
AUGUST PRIDE Large, all-purpose yellow freestone for mild-winter climates. Sweet, aromatic, rich flavor, one of the very best. Ripens 3-4 weeks
after Mid-Pride. Chilling requirement less than 300 hours. Self fruitful. (Zaiger)
BABCOCK WHITE Long-time favorite white-fleshed freestone. Sweet and juicy, aromatic, low in acid. High-scoring in taste tests. Ripens mid-
July in Central Calif. Widely adapted (low chill requirement, yet not early blooming). 250-300 hours. Self-fruitful.
DONUT (Stark Saturn) WHITE Also called Saucer or Peento Peach. Unique white-fleshed fruit with a sunken center (shaped like a donut).
Sweet, with a mild flavor described by some as almond-like. Ripens late June/early July in Central Calif. Estimated chilling requirement 400-5—
hours. Self-fruitful.
EVA’S PRIDE Delicious, fine-flavored peach with very low-chilling requirement ripens 2-3 weeks before Mid-Pride. Medium to large-sized yellow
freestone – also recommended as early season peach for moderate climates – harvest 3 weeks before July Elberta. 100-200 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat.
No. 7751. (Zaiger)
JULY (KIM) ELBERTA Also called Early Elberta. Reliable heavy crops. Juicy, sweet, very flavorful yellow freestone fruit for canning, freezing, or
fresh use. 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
MAY PRIDE Very early-ripening peach for warm winter climates. Ripens in May, about with Desert Gold. Delicious, sweet and tangy, semi-
freestone when soft-ripe. Very large for such an early peach. Large, showy pink blossoms. 175-200 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 7775. (Zaiger)
MID-PRIDE Best yellow freestone for warm climates of So. Calif., Phoenix, Houston, S.F. Bay Area. Also recommended for Central California for
its exceptional flavor and dessert quality. Mid-season. 250 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
RED BARON Flowering/fruiting. Large, juicy, firm, richly flavored yellow freestone fruit. Showy double red blossoms. Mid-July. Long-time
favorite in Southern California. Low chilling requirement, 250-300 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4195.
RIO OSO GEM Favorite late yellow freestone. Large, sweet, rich flavor, like J.H. Hale. Fresh/freeze. Small tree. Showy bloom. Mid-August in
Central CA. 800 hours. Self-fruitful.
SWEET BAGEL Flat “Donut” shaped peach with yellow flesh and classic peach flavor. Has large fruit and sets heavily in central California.
Moderate chill requirement, 500-700 hours.
TROPIC SNOW WHITE Delicious white freestone for warm-winter climates – balanced acid and sugar, superb flavor. Harvest begins mid-June in
Central California, about 3 weeks before Babcock. Showy blossoms in spring. From Florida, introduced in 1988. Very low winter chilling
requirement, about 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
PEARS
BARTLETT 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.
FLORDAHOME Low-chill pear from Florida. Very nice quality: sweet, smooth-textured, juicy, flavorful. Harvest July/August in So. Calif. Early
bloom. Chilling requirement less than 400 hours. Partly self-fruitful.
HOOD Very low chilling requirement, inter-fruitful with Flordahome. Large, early season fruit has a yellow-green skin and sweet, mild-flavored
flesh. Reported to be highly resistant to fireblight. 100-200 hours.
20TH CENTURY ASIAN (Nijisseki, “Apple Pear”) Juicy, sweet, mild-flavored fruit is crisp like an apple. Early to mid-August in Central Calif.
Keeps well. Easy to grow, heavy bearing small tree. 450 hours. Self-fruitful or pollinated by Shinseiki, Bartlett, or other.
HOSUI ASIAN Consistently rated the best-tasting Asian pear at Dave Wilson Nursery fruit tastings. Large, juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing,
crisp like an apple. Brownish-orange russeted skin. Harvest early to mid-August in Central Calif. 450 hours. Pollinated by Shinko, Chojuro,
Bartlett, or 20th Century.
PERSIMMONS
FUYU – JIRO (“Apple Persimmon”) 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.
HACHIYA Large, deep orange-red, acorn shaped. Hot summer required to mature the fruit. Sweet, flavorful, astringent until soft-ripe. Mature fruit
can be frozen and thawed to ripen. Productive, ornamental. 200 hours. Self-fruitful.
PLUMS
BEAUTY Sweet, flavorful plum, more widely adapted than Santa Rosa (more productive in cool, rainy climates). Red over yellow skin, amber flesh
streaked red. Ripens June in Central Calif. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
BURGUNDY Maroon-colored skin and flesh. Sweet, with little or no tartness and a very pleasing, mild flavor. High taste test scores. Prolonged
harvest, mid-July to mid-August in Central Calif. Very productive. Narrow, upright habit. 400 hours. Self-fruitful.
CATALINA Large, black, favorite fresh market plum. Sweet and juicy but still firm when fully ripe, with very little tartness at skin and pit. Very
high taste test scores – one of the best plums for fresh-eating. Ripe late July in Central Calif. Vigorous, productive tree. 400 hours. Self-fruitful.
ELEPHANT HEART 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.
MARIPOSA (“Improved Satsuma”) Large, red-fleshed, sweet, juicy, firm, delicious. Small pit, nearly freestone. Mottled maroon over green skin.
Use fresh or cooked. Harvest August. 250 hours. Pollinated by Catalina, Nubiana, or Santa Rosa.
NUBIANA Purplish-black skin, amber flesh. Large, firm, flattened shape. Sweet, flavorful, very little tartness at skin or pit. Favorite fresh market
fruit, excellent for home orchard. Late July. 400-500 hours. Self-fruitful.
SANTA ROSA Most popular plum in California & Arizona. Juicy, tangy, flavorful. Reddish-purple skin, amber flesh tinged red. Late June in
Central Calif. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
SATSUMA Long-time favorite plum in California. Mottled maroon over green skin, dark red meaty flesh. Sweet, mild, not tart. Excellent for jam.
Harvest late July. 300 hours. Pollinated by Santa Rosa or Beauty.
INTERSPECIFICS
FLAVOR DELIGHT APRIUM® 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. Pat. No. 7090. (Zaiger)
DAPPLE DANDY PLUOT® Taste test winner. Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme Pluots® 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
maroon and yellow dapple. August harvest in Central Calif. 400-500 hours. Pollenized by Flavor Supreme or Dapple Dandy Pluot®, Santa Rosa or
Burgundy Plum. Pat. No. 9254. (Zaiger)
FLAVOR GRENADE PLUOT ® Elongated green fruit with red blush. Crisp texture and explosive flavor. Taste test winner. Hangs on the tree for
4-6 weeks. Pollinate with Japanese plum. 500-600 hours.
FLAVOR KING PLUOT® 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. 400-500 hours. Pollinated by Flavor Supreme, Santa Rosa or Late Santa
Rosa. Pat. No. 8026. (Zaiger)
NUTS
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)
PLACENTIA WALNUT Best of the Santa Barbara-types, selected in the early 1900’s. Adapted to mild-winter coastal cimates of Southern
California. Medium-sized nuts with fairly well-sealed thin shells. Light-colored plump kernel, mild flavor. Estimated chilling requirement: less than
300 hours. Self-fruitful.
POMEGRANATE
EVERSWEET Very sweet, virtually seedless fruit. (Even immature fruits are sweet). Red skin, clear (non-staining) juice. Harvest late summer
through fall. Coast or inland. 8-10 feet arching shrub, or train as tree or espalier. Large, showy, orange-red flowers. 150 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No.
5418.
WONDERFUL Large, purple-red fruit with delicious, tangy flavor. Best quality in hot inland climate. Gaudy red-orange bloom, ornamental foliage.
Long-lived, any soil. 150 hours. Self-fruitful.
MULBERRIES
PAKISTAN FRUITING Long (3 inches), firm, red to black, sweet syncarpous ( like a blackberry) fruit). Non-staining juice. Month-long early
summer harvest. Fruit used fresh and for pies, jams and jellies. Large, vigorous, disease-resistant tree.
WHITE FRUITING-Morus alba “White” Medium sized, sweet, white fruit shaped like blackberries. Grows at a moderate rate to 20-60’
depending on soil quality and depth. Drought tolerant once established. Grows larger and more rapidly with irrigation.
Information provided by Dave Wilson Nursery Hickman, CA