January 2025
(Subject to availability)
| Apple | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Apple | 200 hours | Remarkable fruit for mild-winter climates. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples. Great fresh off the tree or cooked. Can keep well in the refrigerator for up to 2 months. Self-fruitful or pollinated by ‘Dorsett Golden’ or ’Gravenstein’. Ripens August –October. |
| Braeburn Apple | 600-700 hours | 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. |
| Fuji Apple | < 500 hours | Sweet, always crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Best flavor with warm autumns. Ripens early winter. Excellent pollinator for other apples. A Bay Area Favorite. Self-fruitful. |
| Golden Delicious Apple | 600-700 hours | Longtime favorite for sweetness and flavor—exceptional quality when home grown. Excellent East Bay apple. Reliable, long season producer. Highly recommended. August through October harvest. Self-fruitful. |
| Granny Smith Apple | 600 hours | Large, green, all-purpose heirloom. Firm, crisp, juicy, tart, excellent keeper—sweetens in storage. Classic for cooking & saucing. November harvest. Self-fruitful. |
| Gravenstein Apple | 700 hours | Famous for sauce and baking. Can also be used fresh. Crisp, juicy, flavorful, aromatic. Choice apple for East Bay. Late July harvest. Requires pollinator: Fuji, Gala. |
| Honeycrisp Apple | 600-700 hours | Winter hardy tree from the University of Minnesota. Ripe fruit is crisp and juicy with a very aromatic flavor. Striped red over golden color. Stores well. Ripens mid-late August. Pollinated by Gala, Granny Smith, Empire. |
| Pink Lady Apple | 300-400 hours | Crisp, juicy, sweet-tart with white flesh that resists browning. Pretty pinkish-red blush over green skin. Keeps well—mellows in storage. Good fresh, baked, as sauce. Ripens November, December. Self-fruitful. |
| Sierra Beauty Apple | 700-800 hours | A favorite late apple in No. Cal. gardens. Ripe fruit is yellow with red blushed streaks. A rich sprightly flavor that is moderately sweet. Excellent fresh or cooked. Keeps well in cool storage. Ripens November. Self-fruitful. |
| Sundowner Apple | 200-300 hours | Perhaps the sister to the popular ‘Pink Lady’. Red/green skin, with a crispy, sweet white flesh with memorable flavor. Considered a late harvest variety, ripening Oct. into Nov. in most areas. Hardy under trying growing conditions, with little to no fruit damage. Self-fruitful. |
| Yellow Newton Pippin Apple | 700 hours | 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. |
| 6 in 1 Espalier | * | Six of our favorite apple varieties grafted on one rootstock in an espalier style. Great for a fenceline, wall or small space. (‘Braeburn’, ‘Fuji’, ‘Gala’, ‘Golden Delicious’, ‘Gravenstein’, ‘Red Delicious’) |
* Chilling requirements in the Dave Wilson Nursery fruit and nut variety descriptions are given in chill hours: hours below 45°F during the dormant period.
| Apricots | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| Blenheim Apricot | 500 hours | Number one California apricot and for good reason. All-purpose freestone, large, sweet, aromatic, and sprightly. Excellent for all uses. Productive. Low chill. Late June harvest. Self-fruitful. |
| Nugget Apricot | 500 hours | 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 | 500-600 hours | Vigorous, disease resistant apricot with especially nice fruit: sweet, low acid, fine flavor. Excellent backyard apricot. Early harvest. Self-fruitful. |
| Cherries | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| English Morello Sour Cherry | 500 hours | Shiny dark-red skin and red flesh that is firm and full of sour juice are as delectable right off the tree, still warm from the sun, as they are baked or made into jam and jelly. Self-fruitful. |
| Lapins Cherry | 500 hours | Self fruitful, dark red, sweet cherry with large, firm fruit and good flavor. Proven to perform well in our cherry hostile climate. Self-fruitful. |
| Royal Crimson Cherry | 200-300 hours | A newer variety that produces an abundance of exceptionally sweet red fruit, with firm crunchy flesh. Harvest late May. Tested to be very adaptable in western, mild climates. Excellent pollinator for other cherries. Self-fruitful. |
| Stella Cherry | 400-600 hours | Fruit large, w/ dark red, nearly black skin. Flesh sweet, dark red with good flavor and texture. Bears at a young age. SELF-FRUITFUL! And a good pollinizer for all sweet cherries. Late harvest in June. |
| Nectarines | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| Double Delight Nectarine | 300-400 hours | Earliest to ripen of the low-acid, super-sweet white nectarines. Top reviews in taste-tests. Beautiful dark red skin, snow-white semi-free-stone flesh. Nectarines like heat. For best results plant in an open, sunny place only in the warmest parts of the region. Ripens mid-late June. Self-fruitful |
| Honey Kist Nectarine | 500 hours | Early ripening yellow nectarine with high sugar content & low acid. Harvest before the fruit begins to soften; most sub-acid varieties have the advantage of being good to eat before they reach peak ripeness. For best results plant in an open, sunny place only in the warmest parts of the region. Early July harvest. Self-fruitful. |
| Snow Queen Nectarine | 250-300 hours | One of the sweetest of all nectarines in most taste tests. Features free-stone, snow white flesh. Long-time So. Cal. favorite. Ripens later in season than most nectarines. For best results plant in an open, sunny place only in the warmest parts of the region. Self-fruitful. |
| Peaches | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| Babcock White Peach | 250-300 hours | Long-time favorite white-fleshed freestone. Sweet, juicy, aromatic and low acid flavor. A taste test winner every year. Adaptable to many CA climates and soils. For best results plant in an open, sunny place in the warmest parts of the region. Self-fruitful. |
| Eva’s Pride Peach | 100-200 hours | Med.-large yellow freestone with delicious, fine-flavored, juicy flesh. Earliest to ripen in coastal climates. For best results plant in an open, sunny place in the warmest parts of the region. Self-fruitful. |
| Frost Peach | 600-700 hours | Delicious, med-large yellow freestone with red blush; showy pink blossoms, great sweet flavor for canning or eating fresh. Heavy bearing; thin fruit often. Resistant to peach leaf curl. For best results plant in an open, sunny place in the warmest parts of the region. Self-fruitful. |
| Red Baron Peach | 200-300 hours | Large, firm, juicy, richly flavored, yellow freestone. Showy double red blossoms. Long-time favorite in Southern CA. Self-fruitful. |
| Sauzee Swirl Peach | 300-500 hours | A new variety of saucer or donut style peach characterized by its super-sweet white flesh with red marbling. Med.-sized, clingstone with a flavor that has you wanting MORE! For best results plant in an open, sunny place in the warmest parts of the region. Self-fruitful. |
| Pears | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett Pear | 800 hours | 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. |
| 20th Century Asian Pear | 400 hours | 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. |
| Red D’Anjou | 600-800 hours | Strong, full red color on large, short-necked firm fruit. Very sweet, smooth textured fruit stores well. Pollinator required: ‘Bartlett’, ‘Warren’, ‘Seckel’, ‘Bosc’. |
| Shinseiki Asian Pear | 250-300 hours | Medium to large fruit with amber skin. Flesh is white, sweet, mild, tender, crisp, juicy. Ripens August. Productive. Self-fertile, but another variety will greatly increase yield. Use “Bartlett” or “20th Century”. |
| Plums | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| Burgundy Plum | 400 hours | 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. |
| Golden Nectar Plum | 600 hours | Unforgettable flavor! Extra-large, w/ amber skin & flesh, small pit. Great fresh or dried. Stores well. Vigorous. Give well-drained soil. Self-fruitful. |
| Santa Rosa Plum | 300 hours | 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 | 400 hours | 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. |
| Multi-bud Low Chill Plum | 300-500 hours | Four different plums grafted on one rootstock! Each delicious variety selected for the ability to produce abundant long harvests in our mild Bay Area climate. (includes 4 of the following: Methly, Beauty, Santa Rosa, Burgundy, or Golden Nectar) |
| Hybrids | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| Cot-N-Candy Aprium | 400 hours | White flesh apricot-plum hybrid. Medium-sized with incredible flavor, very sweet and juicy. Ripens early- to mid-July. Self-fruitful. |
| Flavor Delight Aprium | 200-300 hours | Plum-apricot cross, looks like an apricot; dense flesh w/ clean tang of apricot and a touch of plum sweetness. Flavorful early season fruit–ripe in June. Partially self fruitful but best crop when pollinated by another apricot. |
| Spice Zee NectaPlum | 200-300 hours | Skin is dark maroon at fruit-set, and turns pale pink when ripe. White fleshed ripe fruit is unparalleled in flavor, with both nectarine and plums traits. Very productive. Beautiful pink spring bloom. Harvest July-Aug. Self-fruitful. |
| Dapple Dandy Pluot | 400-500 hours | 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. |
| Multi-bud Fruit Salad | < 600 hours | Enjoy multiple stone fruits on one tree! Possible Varieties: ‘Elberta’ Peach, ‘Fantasia’ Nectarine, ‘Blenheim’ Apricot, ‘Babcock’ Peach, ‘Santa Rose’ Plum. All self-fruitful. |
| Other Fruits | Chilling Req | |
|---|---|---|
| Persian Mulberry | * | Large, juicy blackberry like fruit on a large, dense, fast-growing, spreading tree. Fruit is delicious in pies or jams. |
| Fuyu Persimmon | 200 hours | Medium sized, shiny orange red, flattened fruit, crunchy when ripe. Hardy, attractive landscape tree, practically pest free |
| Hachiya Persimmon | 200 hours | Large, deep orange-red, acorn-shaped. Sweet, rich, and flavorful, astringent until soft-ripe. Excellent when dried. Attractive landscape tree. |
* Chilling requirements in the Dave Wilson Nursery fruit and nut variety descriptions are given in chill hours: hours below 45°F during the dormant period.