Fruit Tree List

Apple

Ashmead’s Kernel Apple An old English Winter Russet with small lop-sided fruit. Sweet, aromatic, and highly regarded for its crisp, dense flesh and intense flavor. Fine choice for East Bay gardens. Partly self-fruitful. Ripens September - October.

Anna Apple Large, pale fruit, blushed red. Very low chill with surprisingly good flavor and crispness. Reliably heavy crops. Excellent choice for warm winter climates. Use fresh or cooked. Self-fruitful. Ripens July - August.

Braeburn Apple Medium to large fruit of high culinary value—excellent when eaten out of hand, fabulous for pie, and great in our climate. Orange-red blush over green-yellow background. Crisp, tangy, aromatic. Best selling apple of New Zealand. November - December harvest. Self-fruitful.

Cox Orange Pippin Apple Long prized dessert apple, and an old English favorite: firm, juicy, sweet, rich flavor, not tart, distinctive aroma. Skin is orange-red to bright red over yellow, usually striped. Excellent cool summer apple. Mid-season harvest. Self-fruitful.

Empire Apple A sprightly Macintosh, Red Delicious cross for cooking and eating fresh. Brought in at Shana’s request based on her experience with a North Berkeley tree—crisp, juicy, aromatic, fine for our region. Good pollenizer. Fall harvest. Self-fruitful.

Fuji Apple Sweet, always crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Our nursery apple is a Fuji. Best flavor with warm autumns; ripens early winter. Excellent pollenizer for other apples. Self-fruitful.

Gala Apple Beautiful dessert apple from New Zealand. Crisp texture, aromatic, rich flavor with a perfect balance of sweet and tart. Reddish-orange stripes over yellow. Good pollenizer. Late July harvest. Self-fruitful.

Gordon Apple Large, greenish-yellow fruit, blushed red. Sweet-tart flavor, crisp, juicy, firm texture, excellent for baking or eating fresh. Ripens September. Low-chill and self-fruitful.

Golden Delicious Apple Long time favorite for sweetness and flavor—truly delicious when home grown. Excellent coastal apple. Reliable, long season producer. September harvest. Self-fruitful.

Granny Smith Apple Large, green, all-purpose heirloom. Firm, crisp, juicy, tart, excellent keeper—sweetens in storage. November harvest. Self fruitful.

Gravenstein Apple Famous for sauce and baking. Can also be used fresh. Crisp, juicy, flavorful, aromatic. Late July harvest. Requires pollinator: Fuji, Gala.

Hudson’s Golden Gem New! One of the largest and best flavored russets. Delicious. Crisp, sugary, juicy. Described as nutty by some, pear-like by others. Fine for East Bay. Resistant to scab, mildew, fireblight. Ripens in October and fruit will hang on the tree well into winter.

Pink Lady Apple Very crisp, sweet-tart, early winter harvest. Zesty. Cream and green skin blushed peppermint pink. Pure white flesh resists browning. Low chill and self fruitful.

Pink Pearl Apple Unusual pink-fleshed, highly aromatic fruit. Cream and pale green skin, sometimes blushed red. Tart to sweet, depending on picking time. Excellent coastal variety. Profuse pink blossoms in spring. Fall harvest. Requires pollinator.

Snow ‘Fameuse’ Apple New! Famous for its pure white flesh and spicy, aromatic, subacid flavor. Eat fresh or use in pie and cider. Small to medium fruit with red stripes over cream. Low chill. Larger crops with a pollinizer.

White Winter Pearmain Apple High quality, all-purpose heirloom. Excellent coastal apple. Pale yellow skin with a red blush. Crisp, very juicy and aromatic with a rich flavor. Healthy, vigorous, spreading, heavy-bearing tree. Excellent pollinator. Believed to be the oldest known English apple. Late fall harvest. Self-fruitful.

Yellow Bellflower Apple Excellent low-chill heirloom, long time favorite for pie, sauce, and fresh eating. Yellow skin, creamy flesh. Rich, snappy flavor when fresh, mellows in storage--great keeper. Lop-sided fruits of varying sizes. Needs pollinator.

Yellow Newton Pippin Apple An old New York variety still in great demand because of its versatility. Green skin, firm, crisp, slightly tart with superb flavor. For peak acid to sugar balance let fruit hang on tree until fruit is blushed yellow. Famous for cooking, cider, excellent fresh or dried, good keeper. Vigorous. Late harvest. Self-fruitful.

Apricot

Blenheim Apricot Number one California apricot and for good reason. All purpose freestone, sweet, aromatic, sprightly flavor. Excellent for all uses. Productive. Low chill. Late June harvest. Self-fruitful.

Nugget Apricot Highly flavored yellow heirloom on a vigorous and productive tree. Freestone. Low chill and less susceptible to brown rot than most. June harvest. Self-fruitful.

Royal Rosa Apricot Vigorous, disease resistant apricot with especially nice fruit: sweet, low acid, fine flavor. Excellent backyard apricot. Early harvest. Self-fruitful.

Cherry

Lapins Cherry New! Self-fruitful, dark red, sweet cherry with large, firm fruit and good flavor. Purported to perform well in our cherry hostile climate.

Fig

Black Jack Fig Large purplish-brown figs with sweet, juicy, strawberry-pink flesh. Great flavor similar to Black Mission. Naturally small tree, ideal for containers, small Bay Area gardens.

Black Mission Fig Purple-black figs with strawberry-colored flesh. Favored for dependability and excellent flavor, fresh and dry use. Heavy bearing, long lived tree.

Brown Turkey Large, coppery-brown skin, pink flesh with few seeds. Sweet, rich flavor, best used fresh. Naturally small tree, prune to any shape.

Conadria Fig Choice thin-skinned light fig blushed violet with firm, pink flesh. Sweet rich flavor, used fresh or dried. Vigorous and long lived. Excellent coastal fig.

Excel Fig New! Superb all purposed fig. Yellow fruit with amber pulp. Sweet, rich flavor. Resists splitting.

Jan ice Seedless Kadota Fig New! Large, light greenish-yellow fruit with practically no seeds. Suitable for coastal and inland. Prolonged harvest—August through November.

King Fig Large fruit with dark green skin, violet-pink flesh for fresh eating. Late summer crop. Rich flavor, excellent quality in cool coastal climates.

White Genoa Fig A favorite for cool coastal valleys, California coast. Good quality. Greenish yellow skin, amber flesh with few seeds, distinctive flavor.

Nectarine

Arctic Star Nectarine Earliest to ripen of the new low acid, white nectarines. Beautiful dark red skin, white flesh, semi-freestone. For best results plant in an open, sunny place in the warmest parts of the region. Low chill. Self fruitful. Mid-June harvest.

Peach

Babcock White Peach New! Long time favorite white-fleshed freestrone. Juicy, sweet, low acid. Widely adapted. Peaches like heat. For best results plant in an open, sunny place in the warmest parts of the region. Mid-season harvest. Low chill and self-fruitful.

Donut White Peach Flattened, white saucer peach ripens more easily in coastal climates than traditional peaches will. Sweet, delicate flavor with a hint of almond. Low chill. Self fruitful.

Pear

Bartlett Pear World’s most popular pear. Medium to large fruit, green to pale yellow skin. Fine-grained, juicy with a strong musky flavor. Late August harvest. Self-fruitful in most Western climates.

Comice Pear Sweet, aromatic, superb flavor and quality—one of the best. Stout fruit with a short neck, greenish yellow skin with a red blush. Provide period of cold storage. Late harvest. Self-fruitful.

Seckel Pear Connoisseurs’ favorite. Small, oval round fruit. Sweet rich, aromatic, spicy flavor; melting, buttery flesh, perhaps the best. Russeted brown skin. Excellent coastal, home orchard pear. Resists fireblight. Late September harvest. Self-fruitful.

20th Century Asian Pear A flat greenish-yellow pear is mild-flavored, firm, tender, juicy, and sweet; crisp like an apple. Easy to grow, heavy bearing tree. Mid-September harvest. Self-fruitful.

Fuyu Persimmon Medium sized, shiny orange red, flattened fruit, crunchy when ripe. Hardy, attractive landscape tree, practically pest free.

Hachiya Persimmon Large, deep orange-red, acorn-shaped. Sweet, rich, and flavorful, astringent until soft-ripe. Excellent when dried. Attractive landscape tree.

Plum

Burgundy Plum Small round fruit with maroon-colored skin and flesh. Sweet with little or no tartness, mild flavor. Four stars for flavor; scores high in taste tests. Productive, prolonged harvest. Great for home gardens. Late August harvest. Self-fruitful.

French Prune California’s commercial prune. Dark purple skin, amber flesh. Sweet, high quality fruit excellent for canning, baking, drying. Self-fruitful.

Italian Prune Plum Large purple skinned freestone, yellow flesh which turns red when cooked. Delicious--very rich and sweet. High quality fruit for dessert, cooking, drying. Great for pie. Late summer harvest. Self-fruitful.

Green Gage Plum Long time favorite for dessert, cooking, canning. Richly flavored, aromatic, very sweet. Excellent fresh and for cooking. Originated in Belgium in 19th Century. Self fruitful.

Mariposa Plum Large red fleshed, sweet, juicy firm, delicious. Small pit, nearly freestone. Mottled maroon over green skin. September harvest. Pollinate with Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa Plum Most popular plum in California and one of the best. Juicy, tangy, flavorful. Reddish-purple skin, amber flesh tinged red. Tree is vigorous and productive. Mid-July harvest. Self-fruitful.

Weeping Santa Rosa Plum One of the most flavorful, aromatic plums when fully ripe. Beautiful eight to ten foot tree with weeping habit – slender limbs bow gracefully to the ground. Easy for espalier. Self-fruitful.

Aprium/Pluot

Flavor Delight Aprium Plum apricot cross that 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. Very low chill. June harvest.

Dapple Dandy Pluot Taste test winner. As pretty as it is flavorful. Skin greenish-yellow with red spots, turning to a maroon and yellow dapple. Creamy white flesh streaked crimson. Late August harvest. Pollinate with another pluot or a Santa Rosa or Burgundy plum.

Flavor Queen Pluot Very sweet with a wonderfully pleasing flavor. Greenish yellow skin, amber orange flesh. Excellent in home gardens for harvest over a long season. Pollinated by early blooming pluot or Japanese plum.