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Wiersig Garden Plants - Products - Fruit Trees
Products - Fruit Trees
Blueberries -
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| Blueberry - Jubilee |
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Southern Highbush - Midseason, upright and quite compact, with fruit borne on the outer periphery of the bush. Chilling requirement is estimated at 500 to 700 hours. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Blueberry - Misty |
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Southern Highbush - Early. In the west, Misty is quite vigorous, growing very well both on the coast and in the inland heat. This excellent fruit does well in areas with chilling as low as 150 hours and all areas with mild winters and hot summers. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Blueberry - O'Neal |
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Southern Highbush - Low chill, tolerates heat. Large fruit is especially sweet and flavorful. Early season. Soil must be acidic, high in humus. 5-6ft. bush. 200 hours. Self-fruitful, but plant 2 varieties for biggest crops. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Blueberry - Reveille |
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Southern Highbush - Midseason. This berry has a pleasing crunchy texture and excellent flavor. Chilling requirements are estimated to be between 400 and 500 hours. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
Figs -
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| Fig - Black Mission |
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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. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Fig - Black Jack |
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Large, purplish-brown figs with sweet, juicy, strawberry-red flesh. Harvest August to October in Central California. Naturally small (semi-dwarf) tree. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Fig - Celestial |
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Purplish-brown skin, pink flesh. Widely adapted. Two crops per year - early summer and late summer to early fall. Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Fig - Conadria |
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Light greenish-yellow skin, pink flesh. Not as sweet as Kadota, but resists spoilage. Fresh/dried. Very vigorous, long-lived tree. Heavy crops, coast or inland. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Fig - Brown Turkey |
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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. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Fig - Janice Seedless Kadota |
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New "white" fig. Large, sweet, delicious, light greenish-yellow fruit with practically no seeds. Prolonged harvest, August through November at Fremont, California. Suited to coastal and inland climates. Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. Patent Pending. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Fig - Kadota |
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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. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Fig - Violette de Bordeaux |
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Small to medium size purple-black fruit with a very deep red strawberry pulp, a distinctive sweet rich flavor. Brebas are pyriform with a thick, tapering neck; main crop figs are variable often without neck. Medium eye. Excellent fresh or dried. Breba crop, hardy. Good for container culture or small spaces. Zones 5-10. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
Persimmons -
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| Persimmon - Fuyu (Jiro) |
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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. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
| Persimmon - Hachiya |
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Large, deep orange-red, acorn-shaped. Hot summer required to mature the fruit. Sweet, flavorful, astringent til soft-ripe. Mature fruit can be frozen and thawed to ripen. Productive, ornamental. 200 hours. Self-fruitful. Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery. |
Grapes -
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| Grape - Concord (American) |
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Versatile, long-time favorite American grape. Blue-black berry with rich, distinctive flavor, used for table, juice, jelly and wine. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. |
| Grape - Flame Seedless (European table) |
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Medium-sized, light red. Crisp, sweet, excellent flavor. For fresh use or raisins. Needs hot summer. Ripe early, before Thompson. Vigorous. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. |
| Grape - Perlette Seedless (European table) |
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Pale green berry is crisp and juicy. Larger than Thompson and two weeks earlier. Requires less summer heat than Thompson to ripen. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. |
| Grape - Ruby Seedless (European table) |
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Dark red, sweet, crisp, excellent fresh or for raisins. Ripens after Thompson Seedless. Requires less summer heat than Thompson or Flame. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. |
| Grape - Thompson Seedless (European table) |
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Most popular grape in Calif. & Ariz. Fresh & raisins. Pale green, very sweet. Thin the clusters for larger berries. Needs plenty of heat. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. |
Citrus Fruit Trees
| Grapefruit - Oroblanco (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Japanese Citrus-Sudachi Hybrid (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Kumquat-Nagami (standard) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Kumquat-Nordmann Seedless Nagami (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Lemon-Improved Meyer (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Lemon-8A Lisbon (standard) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Lemon-Variegated Pink Eureka (standard) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Lemon-Allen Eureka (standard) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Mandarin-Algerian Clementine (dwarf) |
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| Mandarin-Page (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Mandarin-Kishu (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Mandarin-Murcott (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Mandarin-Yosemite Gold (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Mandarin-Frost Owari Satsuma (standard) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Orange-Parent Washington Navel (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Orange-Sanguinelli Blood (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Orange-Cara Cara Pink Navel (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Orange-Powell Navel (semi-dwarf) |
UC-Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. |
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| Orangequat-Nippon (semi-dwarf) |
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Deciduous Fruit Trees
| Apple-Fuji (dwarf) |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
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 pollenizer for other apple varieties. Chilling requirement
apparently less than 600 hours. Self fruitful. |
| Apple-Gala (dwarf) |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
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 pollenizer for other varieties. 5-600 hours. Self fruitful. |
| Apple-Mutsu (Crispin) |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
A favorite of connoisseurs: very large, crisp and flavorful. Late September/October harvest. Pick when green or wait until partly yellow. Large, vigorous tree resists powdery mildew. 600 hours. Pollen sterile -- pollinated by Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala. |
| Apricot-Katy |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
Large, all-purpose flavorful freestone. Treeripe 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)
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| Apricot-Tomcot |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
The most consistently productive apricot variety at Dave Wilson Nursery 1992-97. Large, orange fruit with firm, sweet flesh. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Wenatchee Moorpark. Originated at Prosser, WA, introduced in 1989. 600 hours. Partly self-fruitful; biggest crops if cross-pollinated by another apricot. Pat. No. 7034. |
| Cherry-Lapins |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
New, from Canada. Self-fruitful, dark red sweet cherry. Large, firm, good flavor. Similar to Van in color. Sometimes sold as "Self-fertile Bing." Ripens 4 days after Bing. 800 hours. |
| Cherry-Stella |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
Self-fruitful - no pollenizer needed. Large, nearly black, richly flavored sweet cherry. Similar to its parent, Lambert. Late harvest. Pollinates Bing, except in mild winter climates. 700 hours. |
| Nectarine-Flamekist |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
High quality late season clingstone. Large, firm, red over yellow skin. Popular fresh market variety. Ripens late August/early Sept. in central CA. 700 hours. Self-fruitful. |
| Nectarine-Necta Zee (miniature) |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
Sweet, very flavorful yellow freestone, beautiful red skin. Mid-June to early July in central Calif. Vigorous growth to 6 ft. Best self-fruitful miniature nectarine. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 6283.(Zaiger) |
| Peach-Donut (Stark Saturn) |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
Also called Saucer or Peento Peach. 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 in Central Calif. Estimated chilling requirement 400 - 500 hours. Self-fruitful. |
| Peach-Eva's Pride |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
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. 1-200 hours. Self- fruitful. Pat. No. 7751. (Zaiger) |
| Peach-Mid Pride |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
Best yellow freestone for warm winter climates of So. Calif., Phoenix, Houston, S.F. Bay Area. Also recommended for central Calif. for its exceptional flavor and dessert quality. Mid-season. 250 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger) |
| Peach-Pix Zee (miniature) |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
Large fruit ripens mid to late June in Central Calif., two weeks before Honey Babe. Delicious, firm, yellow freestone, beautiful red over orange skin. Vigorous to 6 ft. 500 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 6364.(Zaiger) |
| Plum-Burgundy |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
Maroon-colored skin and flesh. Sweet, with little or no tartness and a very pleasing, mild flavor. Prolonged harvest, mid-July to mid-August in Central Calif. Very productive. Narrow, upright habit. 400 hours. Self-fruitful. |
| Plum-Santa Rosa |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
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. |
| Pluot-Dapple Dandy Pluot |
Image courtesy of Dave Wilson Nursery |
Taste test winner. Ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme PluotŪ 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 in Central Calif. 4-500 hours. Pollenized by Flavor Supreme PluotŪ, Santa Rosa or Burgundy Plum. Pat. No. 9254. (Zaiger) |
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