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 The rind is also easily peeled the flesh is either seedless or found with a  few cream-colored seeds. Minneola tangelos have a sweet-tart flavor  with the tangy, floral acidity of grapefruit mixed with the fragrant,  honeyed flavor of tangerines.

Overload of lemons! When life gives you lemons make lemonade and so much more! Meyer lemons, Ponderosa lemons and even Eureka lemons. So many health benefits from one fruit!

Oro blanco in Spanish literally means “white gold.”With a thicker skin, they are as easy to peel as an orange, and filled with up to 110% of the recommended daily allowance for Vitamin C’ in each one, you will be eager to start your day at the breakfast table ready to… “go for the gold!

Remarkable fruit for mild winter climates in Arizona. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples even in low desert. Fresh/cooked apples keep for 2 months in refrigerator. Requires 200 chill hours. Self-fruitful or pollenized by Dorsett Golden or Einshemer. 

Outstanding sweet apple for warm winter areas. Firm, very flavorful, sweet like Golden Delicious. Productive throughout Phoenix, AZ. Good early season sweet apple. Requires 100 chill hours. Self-fruitful. 

Heavy-bearing, very low chilling requirement. Sweet yellow apples in early summer.  Excellent pollenizer for Anna. Requires 100 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

For the apple lover seeking a truly unique variety, the Ghost apple is in a category by itself. With totally white skin, these white flesh apples hang on the tree like floating goblins. The sweet sub-acid flavor was a taste pleaser at several fruit tastings. A heat-loving apple, Ghost harvests at the beginning of July. Requires 300 chill hours. Apple with mid-season bloom required as pollenizer.

The hallmark of Pink Lady is an attractive pink blush over a yellow undertone. The fruit often displays ribbing or a bumpy skin, but remains appealing to consumers even so. Medium to large-sized a4d oblong, the fruit has a crisp texture and dense, cream-colored flesh. The flavor is tart-sweet with an excellent sugar to acid balance. The tree is vigorous with large leaves. Requires 400 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Originated about 1935 as a chance seedling found growing on the Williams  farm in Donnybrook, Western Australia. Medium sized rounded fruit  becomes much larger when thinned. Firm white flesh is crisp and juicy. Flavor is pleasant,  sweet and balanced. Quality improves the longer the fruit hangs on the  tree.  Is good for all uses, fresh, sauce, baking  and cider. Fruit harvests fall into winter. Pollination required with include Fuji, Granny Smith, King David, Pink Lady.  Requir200 chill hours.

 Chance seedling discovered near  Long Beach, CA., introduced in 1949. Large fruit with red over green  skin, ripening late September to mid-October.  Crisp and juicy, with a balance of sugar and acid. Good  keeper. Large, vigorous, productive tree. Requires 300 chill hours. Self fruitful.

Gala apples are crisp, sweet apples covered in a thin yellow to orange  skin, highlighted with pink to red stripes that vary in hue dependent  upon the apples maturity. Their dense flesh is creamy yellow, offering a  mildly sweet flavor and floral aroma.They are small to medium in size and ripen in  August. Gala apples require 500 chill hours and require a pollinator such as Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Fuji, and Jonathan.

The  Fuji Apple may be considered the finest apple to take southern summer  heat. The Fuji Apple Tree is not only delicious to people but has become  popular with deer lovers for its late abundant crop. The Fuji apple may  be considered the finest apple to take southern summer heat. The Fuji  apple tree is the latest ripening southern apple, coming off  the tree in mid-September. 350-400 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

 A favorite of connoisseurs: very  large, crisp and flavorful. Late September/October harvest. Pick when  green or wait until partly yellow. Bakers love this apple! Large, vigorous tree resists powdery  mildew. 500 hours. Proven very productive in trial with much less  chilling than the estimated requirement. Pollenizer required: Red  Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala.

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Excellent backyard apricot for warm winter climates. Freestone, very  good quality. Heavy bearing. Early harvest, 3-4 weeks before Blenheim  (Royal). Requires 300 chill hours. Self-fruitful. 

Ripening in the 4th week of May, the Katy apricot features large, firm,  freestone fruit with a pleasing sub-acid flavor. A long-time favorite  apricot for warm-winter climates. Requires 400 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

 Reliable  producer of medium-large yellow fruit with orange-red blush and  exceptional flavor. Ripens late June.   Requires 350 chill hours. Self fruitful.

Interesting ornamental form: twisted, contorted branching. Round-shaped edible fruits similar to Li. Fruits reddish-brown when ripe, eaten firm and crunchy or room-dried to date-like chewy sweetness. Early fall harvest. Attractive, easy-to-grow tree: hardy, drought resistant, virtually pest and disease free. Requires long, hot summer. Very low chilling requirement.

While smaller than other jujube fruit, Honey Jar makes up for it in sweetness, crunch, juiciness and thinness of skin. The round-shaped Honey Jar fruit is excellent for fresh eating or dehydrating and is the juiciest jujube variety. Honey Jar is one of the earliest jujubes to ripen as the fruit can be eaten when it’s yellowish-green. Compact tree-form.

Shanxi Li wins first place in the size category – fruit is often 2 inches long! Known as the pear jujube, it has a crisp texture with a rich sweet flavor. Excellent for fresh eating or drying. Ripens in September. Self fertile.

The Black Beauty Mulberry produces a large, tasty blackberry-like fruit that is sweet and juicy. This is the smallest of the mulberry trees offered, growing to 15 feet or so. The Black Beauty Mulberry, like all the other mulberries, is self-fertile and ripens over an extended period in early summer late May to early June.

The Pakistan mulberry is a deciduous tree known for producing very  long mulberries (3 to 4 inches) that are dark ruby red-purple with a  sweet raspberry/blackberry like flavor.  Some people compare the taste  to that of Boysenberries.  As a bonus, the fruit juice does not stain!    Pakistan mulberries are less juicy than some other varieties, making  them easier to use in baking.

This variety was developed in  Islamabad, Pakistan, where it is popular throughout the Middle East and  Central Asia.

A fast growing bushy tree. Produces fruit that would look like a blackberry except for the fact that is white with a slight red-pink blush. You can often find these fruits in their dried form in grocery stores or online. THEY ARE A TREAT! Imagine picking handfuls from your own backyard! Trees will eventually reach heights of 30′ in height and width. 

Proven heavy producer of delicious nectarines for warm winter western climates. Skin is solid red, flesh is juicy and yellow freestone with rich flavor. Ripens mid to late May. Requires 250 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Double Delight produces unusually rich-tasting yellow nectarines with snappy, bright red skin.  You’ll thrill to the springtime display of double-petaled, lush pink flowers. This is a self-pollinating variety, so you’ll get fruit from a single tree. However, you’ll want to use at least two trees to increase the size of your yearly crop. They are too pretty to resist, after all! Requires 300 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Panamint Nectarine is a heavy bearer in mild winter areas, that requires less winter chill than other varieties to provide an ample harvest.This is a freestone when ripe, which occurs in early to mid-July.  Requires 300 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Large, all-purpose yellow freestone peach for mild winter climates. Has sweet, aromatic, rich flavor with tart skin;, one of the very best. Ripens mid to late season, 3-4 weeks after Mid-Pride. Requires 300 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Babcock peaches blooms  with a profusion of showy pink blossoms in the spring. The subsequent  fruit is a white peach that was the gold standard of white peaches at  one time. It is a prodigious bearer of sweet, juicy, aromatic freestone  peaches. The flesh is bright white with red near the pit and the skin is  light pink with a blush of red. It has nearly fuzz-less skin.  Requires 250 chill hours. Self fruitful.

This very vigorous and heavy-bearing tree offers fruit with exceptionally good flavor and sweetness for such an early variety. Its medium-sized semi-freestone fruit has firm yellow flesh and yellow skin with a red blush. Fragrant pink flowers adorn the green foliage on this self-fruiting tree. Tolerates heat and humidity. Requires 250 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Unique white-fleshed fruit with a sunken center (shaped like a  doughnut). Sweet, with a mild flavor described by some as almond-like.  Ripens late June/early July  with estimated chilling  requirement 200-300 hours. Self-fruitful.

Yellow skin with a red blush. Firm, excellent flavor, fine texture,  yellow flesh. Medium to large size. Heavy producer-may want to thin   some for larger sizes.  Self-fertile. Semi-freestone.  Require 225 chill hours.  Ripens: Late April to Late May

Eva’s Pride Peach is a new and  distinct yellow peach with outstanding rich flavor for warm-winter  climates! Eva’s Pride is a heavy and regular producer of medium-large,  firm, yellow and red-streaked fruit. The flesh is incredibly sweet and  juicy, a bib may be required! This cling-stone variety stores and ships  well.  Prune this vigorous peach tree  regularly for the best results. Requires 100-200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

The Florida-prince is an excellent flavored peach for very mild winter areas. This medium sized firm yellow peach ripens in mid-May. A red blush covers 80% of the skin, forming attractive dark red stripes over yellow. It is very beautiful inside and out. Requires 150 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Very early peach for warm winter climates. Ripens in May, about with  Desert Gold. Delicious, sweet and tangy, semi-freestone when fully ripe.  Very large for such an early peach. Large, showy pink blossoms. Requires 150-200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Great flavor, yellow flesh with red at pit.  Very freestone.  Heavy fruit set, even at an early age of medium to large fruit.  Colorful, 90% red over yellow skin, with showy spring bloom. Excellent performance in warm zone areas. Good for all uses, including freezing.  Harvest early July over 2-3 weeks. Requires 150-200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

The Red Baron Peach Tree is a patented variety of unsurpassed excellence. Not only is the fruit a large, beautiful red, but the tree itself is prized for its large double red blossoms that cover the tree for several weeks in early spring. These delicious 3" diameter fruits ripen over an extended period of time from mid-July to mid-August.. Requires 250 chill hours.  Self-fruitful.

Santa Barbara, a large, superb tasting yellow peach with fine texture that melts in your mouth. Best for fresh eating. Requires 300 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

The flat peach also known as the doughnut/donut peach or Saturn peach, is a variety of peach with pale yellow fruit that is oblate in shape. It has a thin and smooth skin with less fuzz than other peach fruits. It  has a soft texture and tastes sweet. It practically melts in the  mouth. 200-300 chill hours. Approximate harvest period June. Self-fruitful.

The tropic snow white peach tree is a freestone peach with melting flesh and a slightly tart mouthfeel taste. The actual fruit does carry a bit of fuzz on the outside and has low acid content.  Fruit is medium sized and just a tad smaller than the juicy peaches at the grocery store. This white peach tree ripens in summer and the fruit will be soft to touch when it is ready to be picked. Requires 150-200 chill hours.Self fruitful.

Flordahome pears grow well in warmer weather.Flordahome pears produce large, semi-hard pears that ripen in mid summer. The pears are green and sweet, though slightly tart, and can be eaten fresh or canned. The Flordahome is leaf spot and fire blight resistant. Requires 150-250 chill hours and self fruitful but would benefit with additional pear tree.

Hood pears are a great way to start, thanks to the low chill hour  requirements. White blooms emerge in the spring, followed by large fruit  that ripens in the summer. The pears are greenish-yellow, crisp, and  are great for fresh eating or canning. Ripens in mid- to late July bears fruit in 4–7 years. Needs only 100–200 chill hours. Is self-fertile, but cross-pollination with Baldwin, Flordahome or Pineapple will ensure a larger crop multiples.

Produces large, long, golden yellow fruit with a crimson blush and flesh that is crisp, white, and coarse in texture — good for canning, baking, preserves, and pear honey. Blooms late in the season and ripens mid-September to mid-October Tolerates hot climates Is self-fertile but provides a better crop when planted in multiples.Requires 350 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Southern Bartlett is an early yielding and prolific pear. The fruit  is very large and juicy with a fine textured flesh. The shape is similar  to Bartlett. The tree is vigorous and spreading. It has excellent  disease resistance. 

Fruit Ripens from August-September Requires 300 chill hours . Self-fruitful.

One of the better early plum varieties and more productive at the coast than Santa Rosa. Large plum with bright red skin. Amber flesh tinged with red. Strong, vigorous tree. Ripens early June. Requires 250 chilling hours. Self-fruitful. 

Burgundy is an all around great home-garden plum, delicious for fresh eating, cooking, drying and in jams and jellies. Reddish purple fruit with deep red flesh ripens early July but typically keeps well on the tree for several weeks. Requires 250-300 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Catalina plum is a popular large, black, fresh market plum. The white flesh is sweet and juicy but still firm when fully ripe. There is very little tartness at skin and pit. This plum receives very high taste test scores and is one of the best plums for fresh eating. The tree is vigorous and very productive. Requires 300-400 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

.Fruiting ornamental.  Introduced commercially in 1936. Very delicious  fruit is medium-sized and round, with blood-red flesh and skin. Ripens  in late June and hangs well on the tree. Good for jelly and canning.  Red-leafed tree has upright growth habit.  300-400 hours.   Self-fruitful.  

Cross of plum & apricot. Unique blend of flavors. Pinkish orange  skin, crimson and amber marbled flesh, freestone. Very early bloom.  Compact, small tree. 400 hours. Self-fruitful.

Large, freestone plum. Skin purplish to crimson with yellow flesh. Fruit is juicy and tart. Excellent flavor. Keeps well. Prolific bearer. Requires 400 chill hours. Self fruit-ful.

This resilient Fig was widely used in the historic California missions. Its  larger size offers dense shade and its black fruit is sweet and  ornamental. Plant as a single specimen or among other fruit trees in an  orchard. Bears best in hot inland areas. root-pruned  occasionally. Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Conadria is one of the first artificial hybrid figs developed by Ira Condit in 1956 at Riverside, California. It is a light green, large fig with whitish-pink flesh and a sweet mild flavor. This Conadria Fig Tree  flourishes in hot areas and is a vigorous long-lived tree. 

Desert King is very productive and reliable, producing abundant, yellowish-green figs with sweet and richly flavorful, strawberry colored flesh. Desert King also withstands fruit damaging late spring frosts better than any other variety we grow. We sometimes call this fig the Dessert King!!

The fig in the Newtons! Fruit is tasty and has a beautiful amber color when ripe. Highly recommended for drying, canning, and preserves. Hardy to 15°F. Needs winter protection. Pruning needs are minimal. Grows well in containers! Heat-tolerant. Ripens late summer to early fall. 

The distinctive Panache Tiger Fig Tree produces attractive fruits with a green and yellow striped exterior. When ripe, the fruit inside is strawberry red with a slightly dry but extremely sweet flesh. The plants have good vigor, with growth up to 12 feet tall and multiple branches. Small to medium sized fruit, green skin with yellow stripes. Very cool looking. Some faint striping is evident even in the young branches in the spring.

The Peter's Honey Fig produces very sweet, shiny and high-quality fruit. Featuring a syrupy and honey-like flavor, Peter's Honey Fig Tree  is superb and will melt in your mouth!  These uniquely sweet, greenish-yellow fruit with dark-amber flesh, ripen in May and produce a later crop in October-November. The beautiful, shiny lobed leaves put on a show all summer!

Widely regarded—and beloved—as the finest tasting fig, ‘Violette de Bordeaux’ produces a small abundance of small to medium size purple-black fruit with a very deep red strawberry pulp and out of this world , sweet, rich flavor. Hardy 6-10’ self-fruiting plants produce a harvest of fruit that can be enjoyed fresh or dried. Plants will thrive in extremes of heat, humidity, and drought; very good resistance to pests and disease. 

The White Genoa Fig has a moderate growth rate and is a long lived tree. It will grow to a height of 3 – 9 ft and thrives in a sunny, sheltered position with well-drained soil. Once established, this fig is tolerant to all but the severest conditions. The root system is fairly shallow and can be spreading.  Fruit ripens in February and the White Genoa is known for its’ sweet, juicy flesh. The figs are versatile and can be eaten fresh or dried and made into jams.

Ambrosia pomegranate is a fantastically huge fruit: up to three times the size of Wonderful. Ambrosia is pale pink skin, purple sweet-tart juice, similar to Wonderful. Long-lived, any soil. Inland or coastal climate. Requires 150 chill hours. Self-fruitful.

Large fruit size. A bud mutation of Wonderful. Resembles Wonderful with deeper red blossoms, regular bearing fruit, but it ripens a full month earlier. Fruit is a darker color and less tart than Wonderful. Tree is identical to Wonderful in form/appearance.

The large size red fruit of Parfianka is the best of the best. With small edible seeds it is great for juice or fresh eating. Parfianka consistently receives high ratings for overall flavor, some arguing it is the best tasting pomegranate there is! A vigorous upright plant with high yields.

Medium to large size, medium pink to dark red fruit with medium to large, light-pink edible seeds. Wonderful refreshing light colored juice is non-staining, with a sweet, fruit punch flavor. Plant is vigorous and can be grown as a shrub or tree. Keep at any height by summer pruning. Eat fresh, juice or use in salads. Excellent source of antioxidants. 

With its gorgeous orange-red blossoms in the spring and golden yellow foliage in the fall, ‘Wonderful’ offers seasonal interest, as well.  This pomegranate is a beautiful addition to the landscape with its colorful fruit and waxy flowers.    ‘Wonderful’ is drought resistant, adaptable, and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.  This pomegranate also grows well in containers, making it the perfect addition to your patio garden!

Taste test winner. Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme Pluot®  varieties 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, requires 400 chill hours. USDA Zones 5-10.  Pollenized by Flavor Supreme Pluot®, Flavor King Pluot®, Santa Rosa,  Catalina or Burgundy Plum

Flavor Queen has yellow-green skin and amber yellow flesh. Flavor  Queen Pluot is a hybrid fruit that is a cross between a plum and an  apricot.The fruit is very sweet with a slight apricot flavor and very little  tartness.  This semi-dwarf tree features green foliage and blooms from  early March through early April with beautiful white flowers.  Fruit  begins ripening in July and trees can produce over 50 lbs of delicious  fruit. Requires 400 chill hours. Pollinate with another pluot or Santa R

A showstopper at farmers markets,these pluots are delightful when eaten fresh with a plum like flavor with an apricot after taste. Matures late to mid August. Requires 400 chill hours. Pollinate with another pluot or Santa Rosa Plum tree.