FRUIT |
VARIETAL |
HARVEST TIME |
DESCRIPTION |
NUMBER OF TREES |
HARVEST POUNDS |
Apple |
Arkansas Black Spur |
Oct/Nov |
Large, late season apple w/ dark red skin. Great for dessert
and cooking. |
5 |
100 |
|
Braeburn |
Oct/Nov |
Superb variety from New Zealand. Green w/ dark red blush; very
crisp and tangy. |
10 |
180 |
|
Cox Orange Pippin |
Aug/early Sept |
Dessert apple. Flesh is firm and juicy with sweet rich aroma.
No tartness. |
5 |
100 |
|
Fuji |
mid Sept/ Oct |
Sweet, crisp flavorful. Dull reddish-orange skin. |
10 |
150 |
|
Gala |
August/Sept |
Wonderful dessert apple. Skin is reddish orange, nice blend of
sweet and tartness. |
10 |
230 |
|
Golden Delicious |
Sept/Oct |
Crisp and sweet, long time favorite. |
3 |
40 |
|
Granny Smith |
Oct/Nov |
Crispt and tart, green, very popular. |
10 |
250 |
|
Gravenstein |
late July/early Aug |
Famous for sauce and baking, also used fresh. Crisp, juicy
and tart. |
5 |
100 |
|
Honey Crisp |
late Sept/late Oct |
Sweet, crispy and juicy. Excellent for eating and cooking. |
10 |
200 |
|
Mutsu |
Sept/Oct |
Great for apple sauce. Crisp, flavorful, very large. |
5 |
100 |
|
Pink Lady |
late Oct/early Nov |
Very crisp with sweet/tart flavor. Skin is reddish pink over
green. |
5 |
100 |
|
Red Fuji |
Sept/Oct |
Sweet, crisp and flavorful. Yellow, green base with a red
blush. |
5 |
100 |
|
Spitzenburg |
late Sept/late Oct |
Old variety, one of the best dessert apples. Red over
yellowish skin. |
5 |
100 |
|
Calville Blanc d' Hiver |
Sept/Oct |
|
1 |
30 |
|
Ashmead Kernel |
Sept |
|
3 |
65 |
|
Winesap |
Sept/Oct |
Red apple with juicy smooth texture and lively flavor. Great
fresh or cooked. |
5 |
100 |
Apricot |
Blenheim |
Late June/early July |
All-purpose freestone, sweet and flavorful. |
8 |
60 |
|
Canadian White Blenheim Apricot |
Late June |
Extremely sweet white flesh with firm texture. |
3 |
25 |
|
Harcot |
mid June/July |
Outstanding variety, medium to large freestone fruit. |
8 |
100 |
|
Katy |
Early June |
Mild, sweet flavor. Yellow skin with slight red cheeck. |
5 |
100 |
|
Moorpark |
July/ Aug |
Exceptionally rich flavor and aroma. |
3 |
50 |
|
Royal Rosa |
Late May/June |
Sweet, low acid fine flavored fruit. |
5 |
100 |
|
Shaa-Kar Pareh |
June/July |
The skin is white with a pink blush. Very sweet taste. |
4 |
80 |
|
Tomcot |
Late May/Early June |
Large orange fruit with firm, sweet flesh. |
3 |
80 |
Cherries |
Bing |
Late May/Mid June |
Large, firm, juicy, sweet - superb flavor. Nearly black when
ripe. |
5 |
150 |
|
Rainer |
Late May/Early June |
Large yellow fruit with red blush. Sweet, crisp and
flavorful. |
5 |
150 |
|
Royal Ann |
Late May/Early June |
Long-time favorite yellow sweet cherry for eating fresh or
canning |
12 |
250 |
|
Royal Rainer |
Late May/Early June |
Large yellow cherry with more red blush than rainer. Excellent
flavor |
3 |
50 |
|
Stella |
early to mid June |
Large, nearly black. Richly flavored sweet cherry. |
5 |
50 |
|
Van |
Late May - mid June |
Fine fruit, large firm juicy and sweet. |
3 |
50 |
Figs |
Black Jack |
Aug to Oct. |
Large, long purple fruit with strawberry colored flesh. Juicy
with sweet flavor. |
3 |
50 |
|
Black Mission |
Aug to Oct. |
Purplish black skin, strawberry colored flesh, rich flavor. |
5 |
200 |
|
Celestial |
early summer and fall |
Firm, juicy, very sweet. Small to medium size with
purplish-brown skin. |
4 |
180 |
|
Flanders |
Aug to Oct. |
Violet striped fruit with white flecks. Richly flavored. |
4 |
180 |
|
Improved Brown Turkey |
Aug-late Sept. |
Large fig with brown skin, pink flesh and sweet, rich flavor.
Used fresh. |
10 |
300 |
|
Kadota |
Aug to Oct. |
Light greenish yellow "white" skin, amber flesh.
Very sweet. |
8 |
250 |
|
Lattarula (Italian Honey Fig) |
Aug-Oct |
Greenish yellow fruit with sweet honey colored flesh. Good for
fresh eating, canning or drying. |
5 |
100 |
|
Osborne Prolific |
Aug to Oct. |
Large fruit w/purplish brown skin amber pulp and expecially
pleasing flavor. |
5 |
100 |
|
Panachee Tiger |
Aug to Oct. |
Especially fine flavor. Green color with yellow tiger
stripes. |
10 |
200 |
|
Peter's Honey Fig |
Aug to Oct. |
The skin is shiny, yellow green and the sweet flesh is amber
colored. |
5 |
30 |
|
White Genoa |
Aug to Oct. |
Medium fruit w/thin greenish-yellow skin and amber flesh with
distinctive flavor. Best for fresh eating. |
4 |
280 |
Nectarines |
Fantasia |
late July/early Aug |
Can be firm -ripe and tangy or soft ripe w/sweet rich flavor. |
5 |
170 |
|
Flavortop |
mid July / Aug |
Firm, yellow freestone with excellent quality. |
5 |
170 |
|
Snow Queen |
late June / July |
Sweet, juicy which freeston. Long time favorite in
California. |
5 |
100 |
Peaches |
Arctic Supreme |
late July/early Aug |
Sweet, tangy, exquisite flavor. |
5 |
100 |
|
Babcock |
mid July / Aug |
White fleshed freestone fruit. Sweet and juicy. |
7 |
130 |
|
Donut |
Late June/early July |
Sweet with a mild almond flavor. White Fleshed freestone
fruit. |
10 |
200 |
|
Earlitreat |
early May/June |
Medium sized, red over yellow skin. Yellow flesh and a sweet
flavor. |
5 |
280 |
|
Elberta |
late July/early Aug |
Yellow freestone with classic rich peach flavor. |
4 |
120 |
|
Fantastic Elberta |
mid Aug/Sept |
Large, yellow freestone. Flavorful and firm. |
5 |
140 |
|
Galaxy |
late June/July |
Sweet tasting white flest. Pleasantly firm texture, skin in
light cream w/red blush. |
5 |
140 |
|
Indian Blood Cling |
mid Aug/Sept |
Red skinned, red fleshed with rich flavor. Great for canning.
|
3 |
80 |
|
O'Henry |
mid to late Aug |
Large, with red skin and superb flavor. |
3 |
80 |
|
Red Baron |
mid July/mid Aug |
Yellow freestone fruit is large, firm sweet, juicy and richly
flavored. |
3 |
80 |
|
Saturn |
Aug/Sept |
Large yellow freestone with juicy, sweet, fine-flavored flesh |
5 |
130 |
|
Snow Beauty |
early-mid July/ Aug |
Low acid, high sugar, white fleshed fruit with tantalizing
flavor. |
5 |
140 |
|
Sweet Bagel |
Aug/Sept |
Flat donut shaped peach with yellow flest and classic peach
flavor. |
5 |
140 |
|
White Lady |
mid July/Aug |
White flesh,ed low acid, high sugar fruit. |
3 |
100 |
Pears, European and Hybrid |
Bartlett |
mid Aug/Sept |
Large golden yellow fruit with smooth skin and classic pear
shape. |
10 |
300 |
|
Bosc |
mid to late Sept. |
Brown skin, long and narrow shape. Superb quality. |
8 |
250 |
|
Comice |
late Sept/early Oct |
Sweet, aromatic with fine texture. Greenish yellow skkin w/
red blush. |
10 |
300 |
|
D'anjou |
Sept/Oct |
large, short nexked, firm, good quality |
8 |
250 |
|
Fan Stil |
Aug/Sept |
Medium, bell shaped fruit has crisp juicy white flesh and
creamy yellow skin w/slight red blush. |
5 |
200 |
|
Keiffer |
Sept/Oct |
Greenish yellow skin w/red blush. Crisp and juicy. Used for
cooking and canning. |
5 |
170 |
|
Seckel |
Aug/Sept |
Sweet, flavorful aromatic. Brown skin, a favorite. |
5 |
140 |
Asian Pears |
20th Century |
early to mid Aug/ Sept. |
Medium sized fruit with smooth thin skin. Juicy, sweet with
mild flavor. |
8 |
260 |
|
Chojuro |
mid Aug./Sept |
Medium sized fruit with think, russetted, golden brown skin.
Crisp, firm with very sweet flavor. |
5 |
280 |
|
Hosui |
early to mid Aug/Sept. |
Large, juicy, sweet, flavorful and refreshing.
Brownish-orange skin russet type. |
7 |
300 |
|
Kikusui |
mid Aug/Sept |
Medium sized juicy fruit with smooth greenish yellow skin. |
5 |
200 |
|
Shinko |
Sept./Oct |
Russet type with greenish or golden brown skin. Sweet, crisp
and flavorful. |
5 |
200 |
|
Tsu Le |
Sept./Oct |
Medium to large pear shaped, yellow-green Chinese variety.
Juicy and crisp with mild, excellent flavor. |
4 |
40 |
|
Tsu Li |
Sept./Oct |
Medium to large pear shaped, yellow-green Chinese variety.
Juicy and crisp with mild, excellent flavor. |
4 |
40 |
Persimmons |
Chocolate |
late Oct-Nov |
Small to medium size with bright red skin. Sweet, spicy, firm
brown flesh with superb flavor. |
3 |
80 |
|
Coffeecake |
mid Sept-mid Oct |
Medium to large fruit with a unique, spicy-sweet flavor. |
3 |
80 |
|
Fuyu |
mid Oct-mid Nov |
Medium sized, non-astringent with flat-shape. |
15 |
280 |
|
Giant Fuyu |
mid Oct-mid Nov |
Large, juicy, and sweet. Not as flat as the fuyu. |
5 |
140 |
|
Hachiya |
mid Nov to early Dec |
Large deep orange red, acorn shape. Sweet and flavorful. |
8 |
80 |
|
Izu |
late Sept -Oct |
Very sweet, tasty fruit with round shape. |
3 |
80 |
|
Saijo |
Nov /Dec |
Medium, yellow fruit. One of the sweetest persimmins. |
3 |
80 |
|
Suruga |
early Nov/Dec |
Large red fruit with non-astringent flavor. |
3 |
80 |
Plums and Prunes |
Autumn Rosa Plum |
early to late Sept./ Oct. |
Medium to large heart shaped fruit with purplish red skin.
Solid, excellent flavor. |
4 |
280 |
|
Beauty Plum |
June/July |
Sweet flavorful plum with red over yellow skin and amber
flesh. |
5 |
280 |
|
Burgundy Plum |
late July/mid August |
Sweet juicy and mild flavored fruit with maron colored skin
and flesh. |
5 |
300 |
|
Elephant Heart Plum |
Sept/Oct |
:arge heart shaped fruit with rich flavor and dark
reddish-purple skin. |
5 |
200 |
|
French Improved Prune |
Aug/Sept |
Very sweet, high quality fruit with reddish purple skin and
dark amber flesh. |
3 |
180 |
|
Italian Prune |
late Aug/early Sept |
Large purple skinnned freestone with rich flavor. Used
fresh, dried or canned. |
3 |
180 |
|
Santa Rosa Plum |
late June/ July |
Most popular plum in CA. Juicy, tangy flavorful amber flesh
and tart, reddish purple skin. |
10 |
400 |
|
Satsuma Plum |
late July/Aug |
Sweet mild, not tart. Great for jam. Maroon over green skin
with dark red flesh. |
10 |
300 |
Pomegranates |
Ambrosia |
Aug-Oct |
Pale pink skin, large fruit with sweet, tart juice. |
5 |
300 |
|
Eversweet |
Aug-Oct |
Very sweet, virtually seedless fruit. Red skinned with sweet
juicy pulp. |
5 |
300 |
|
Granada |
Aug/Sept |
Resembles the Wonderful but has a darker color and is less
tart. |
5 |
300 |
|
Kashmir Blend |
Oct./ Nov |
Medium sized fruit with a light pinkish red exterior. Intense
flavor with no overbearin acidic taste. |
5 |
300 |
|
Pink Satin |
Oct./ Nov |
Medium to large, pinkish fruit with light pionk seed. Sweet,
fruit punch flavor. |
5 |
300 |
|
Red Silk |
Oct/ Nov |
Red silky exterior. Seeds have a sweet berry flavor. Eat
fresh or use in cooking. |
5 |
300 |
|
Sweet |
early Sept/Oct. |
Large, greenish pink fruit with light pink flesh; very sweet
and juicy when ripe. |
5 |
300 |
|
White |
early Sept./Oct. |
Large pink fruit with white transparent flesh. Fruit is very
sweet and juicy. |
5 |
300 |
|
Wonderful |
Fall Sept/Oct |
Large purple red fruit with delicious tangy flavor. |
30 |
500 |
Interspecific Hybrids |
Flavor Delight Aprium |
early June/July |
Remarkable new apricot-plum hybrid. Resembles an apricot but
with its own distinct flavor. |
3 |
170 |
|
Flavorell Plumcot |
July/Aug |
Medium sized fruit w/transluscent golden color and an
excellent flavor. |
5 |
180 |
|
Dapple Dandy Pluot |
Aug/Sept |
Plum-apricot hybrid. Creamy white and red fleshd fruit with a
sweet flavor. |
10 |
400 |
|
Flavor Grenade Pluot |
mid Aug/Sept |
Elongated green fruit with a red blush. Crisp texture and
explosive flavor. |
3 |
100 |
|
Flavor King Pluot |
mid/late Aug |
Reddish purple skin with crimson flesh. Rich, spicy and sweet
flavor with little or no tartness. |
5 |
130 |
|
Flavor Queen Pluot |
mid July/Aug |
Wonderful Plum Apricot hybrid. Greenish yellow skin with
amber orange flesh and a sweet flavor. With no tartness |
5 |
130 |
|
Flavor Supreme Pluot |
mid July/Aug |
Medium sized plum apricot hybrid with a sweet, richly flavored
red flesh and greenish maroon skin. |
7 |
180 |
|
Splash Pluot |
July/Aug |
Small to medim sizedred orange colored fruit with very sweet
orange flesh. |
5 |
180 |
Miscellaneous Fruits |
Jujube, contorted |
Fall Sept/Oct |
Sweet apple like flavor. |
3 |
50 |
|
Jujube, GA |
mid Fall Oct/Nov. |
Large elongated fruit with a sweet apple flavor. |
3 |
50 |
|
Jujub, Lang |
Fall Sept/Oct |
Reddish brown fruit with sweet apple like flavor. |
3 |
50 |
|
Jujubi, Li |
Fall Sept/Oct |
Round shaped fruits with sweet flavor. |
3 |
50 |
Nuts: Almonds |
Nonpareil |
Aug-late Sept. |
The standard of quality for almonds. |
5 |
100 |
Walnuts |
Chandler |
late Sept/early Oct |
High quality, light colored nuts. |
5 |
100 |
|
Carmelo |
late Sept./early Oct |
|
10 |
250 |
|
Franquette |
Sept/Oct |
Thin shelled, high quality nuts. |
3 |
100 |
|
Hartley |
late Sept./early Oct |
High quality and dependable. Large, thin shelled nut with
flavorful kernel. |
4 |
100 |
|
Thomas Black |
mid Oct/ Nov |
Large round nut with semi-soft shell; delicious. |
2 |
50 |
Cane Berries |
Blackberry Apache |
mid-late June |
Very large, high quality fruit. Glossy black, conical shaped
fruit. |
10 |
30 |
|
Blackberry, Black Butte |
late June/July |
Nearly twice the size of most blackberries. Firm fruit, great
for fresh eating. |
5 |
10 |
|
Blackberry, Black Satin Thornless |
July/ Aug |
Medium to large fruit withhoney sweet falvor. |
5 |
10 |
|
Blackberry Chicksaw |
July/ Aug |
Fruit is long, cylindrical and slightly flattened in shape
with a glossy blacck finsh. |
5 |
10 |
|
Blackberry Dirksen Thornless |
July/ Aug |
Large, very sweet glossy black berries |
5 |
10 |
|
Blackberrry Kiowa |
late June/July |
Large, attractive, glossy black fruit. |
5 |
10 |
|
Blackberry, Marion |
mid July-mid Aug |
Medium to large, bright red to black, firm, very flavorful. |
5 |
10 |
|
Blackberry, Navajo Thornless |
June/July |
Medium sized fruit with superior quality and a flavor that is
less tart. |
5 |
10 |
|
Blackberry, Olallie |
June/July |
Large, shiny, black firm fru. Sweet, less tart than others. |
5 |
10 |
Grapevines, table grapes |
Black Monnukka Seedless |
early mid season Sept/Oct |
Large, purplish-black, sweet and crisp. |
2 |
30 |
|
Concord Eastern |
mid - late season Sept/Oct |
Versatile grape, blue-black slip-skin berry with rich
distinctive flavor. |
2 |
30 |
|
Fantasy Seedless |
mid season Sept/Oct |
Large, bluish-black grape with pale green flesh. Sweet,
superb quality. |
3 |
50 |
|
Flame Seedless |
Ripens early Aug/Sept |
Medium sized light red with crisp, sweet excellent flavor. |
2 |
50 |
|
Muscat of Alexandria |
late season Oct/Nov |
Large dull green, with juicy, distinctive flavor and aroma. |
2 |
50 |
|
Perlette Seedless |
Ripens early Aug/Sept |
small to medium, thin skinned pale green berry is crisp and
juicy. |
2 |
50 |
|
Summer Muscat Seedless Grape |
late Aug/Sept |
Flavor is sweet with strong mmuscat flavo. |
3 |
50 |
|
Thompson Seedless |
early - mid season Sept/Oct |
Pale green, very sweet, high quality. |
3 |
50 |
Sour Cherries |
English Morrello |
July/Aug |
|
5 |
50 |
Quince |
Orange |
Sept./Oct |
|
3 |
0 |
|
Pineapple |
Sept./Oct |
|
4 |
0 |
|
Smyrna |
Sept./Oct |
|
3 |
0 |