Kind | Variety | Zones (Sunset) | Season | Maturity Zone 13 | Remarks | Self-fruitful |
Almond | All-in-One (semi-dwarfing) | 8-10,12-16,19-21 | Â | August | Medium to large. Soft shelled with good quality sweet kernels. Classified semi-dwarf to 15 feet. Chilling requirement of 500 hours (may not be suited for Salt River Valley). Number 1 almond for home orchards. | x |
Almond | Garden Prince Genetic Dwarf | 8-10,12-16,19-21 | Â | August | Compact, lushly foliated 10-12 foot tree. Soft shell, kernels especially sweet and tasty. Bears young and heavy. Chilling requirement of 250 hours. | x |
Almond | Neplus Ultra | 8-10,12-16,19-21 | Â | August | Large soft-shelled nut, long broad flat kernel. Chilling requirement of 250 hours. Needs pollenizer. Best pollenizer: Nonpareil. | Â |
Almond | Nonpareil Almond: | 8-10,12-16,19-21 | Â | August | No. 1 commercial almond, the standard of quality. Inter-fruitful with All-In-One and Neplus. Chilling requirement 400 hours. Pollenizer required | Â |
Apple | Anna | 24-Jul | Â | June | Excellent flavor when ripe. Breaks down rapidly. Needs fruit thinning. Remarkable fruit for mild-winter climates in Southern Arizona. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples even in low desert. Fresh or cooked. Keeps 2 months in refrigerator. Chilling requirement 200 hours. Self-fruitful or pollinated by Dorsett Golden or Ein shemer | x |
Apple | Arkansas Black | 1-3,10-11 | L | Â | Deep red colored fruit. Flesh is hard and crisp – needs pollenizer. | Â |
Apple | Beverly Hills | 12,13,18-24 | Â | June | Produces a pale yellow medium sized fruit. Chilling requirement 300 hours. | x |
Apple | Braeburn | 1-10,14-16 | L | Â | Medium to large size fruit with crisp firm flesh. Fruit set better with pollenizer | Â |
Apple | Dorsett Golden | 12,13,17-24 | E | June | Yellow, flavorful, firm. Outstanding sweet apple for warm winter areas. Firm, very flavorful, sweet like Golden Delicious. Productive throughout the low desert. Good early season sweet apple. Chilling requirement of 100 hours. | x |
Apple | Ein shemer | 12,13,17-24 | Â | June | Heavy-bearing, very low chilling requirement of 100 hours. Sweet yellow apples. Excellent pollenizer for Anna. | x |
Apple | Empire | 2,3,6,7,10,14-16 | M | Â | Medium dark red fruit with white creamy flesh. | Â |
Apple | Firm Gold | 2,10 | L | Â | Yellow large fruited type of golden delicious. | Â |
Apple | Fuji | 7-10,14-16 | L | August | Dull red, medium sized fruit. Very sweet with excellent aroma and cream colored flesh. Recently introduced from Japan, has quickly become California’s favorite apple. Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Dull reddish-orange skin, sometimes russeted. Chilling requirement listed as 600 hours, but preliminary testing in the low desert indicate that it may be less. | x |
Apple | Gala | 4-10,14-16 | M | August | Medium size fruit. Red blush over yellow color with aromatic flavor. Wonderful dessert apple from New Zealand. Crisp, nice blend of sweetness and tartness, rich flavor. Skin reddish-orange over yellow. Chilling requirement listed as 500-600 hours, preliminary testings suggest it maybe less. | x |
Apple | Golden Delicious | 1-3,7-11,14-24 | L | Â | Yellow large fruit. Excellent pollenizer. | Â |
Apple | Gordon | 2,10,12,18-24 | Â | June | Produces a reddish-green fruit for fresh use and cooking. Chilling requirement, 400 hours. | x |
Apple | Granny Smith | 6-11,14-16 | L | Â | Large green fruit with tart flavor. Fruit set better with pollenizer. | Â |
Apple | Gravenstein | 4-11,14-24 | E | Â | Medium to large fruit. Needs cross pollenation. | Â |
Apple | Jerseymac | 2,10 | E | Â | Fruit has semi-solid red blush; creamy. White flesh – needs thinning. | Â |
Apple | Jonagold | 2-10,14-16 | M | Â | Large golden apple with red stripes. Stores well. Need cross pollenation. | Â |
Apple | Jonathon | 2-10,14-16 | M | Â | Red and pale yellow medium size fruit. Firm, tart, crisp flavor. | Â |
Apple | Lodi | 2,10 | E | Â | Large fruit with tart flavor. Needs cross pollenation. | Â |
Apple | Red Delicious | 2,10 | M | Â | Large red fruit with sweet taste. Need cross pollenation. | Â |
Apple | Summered | 2-10,15-16 | E | Â | Medium to large fruit with red blush | Â |
Apricots | Castlebrite | 12,13 | E | May | Freestone, excellent flavor. Firm and juicy. Good flavor when fully ripe, otherwise somewhat tart. Good size. Bright orange with red blush. 450 chill hours. | x |
Apricots | Gold Kist | 12,13 | E | 5/15-6/15 | Freestone, excellent quality. Excellent backyard apricot for warm winter climates. Freestone, very good quality. Heavy bearing. Early harvest, late May to early June. Requires 300 chill hours. | x |
Apricots | Katy | 12,13 | E | 5/15-6/15 | Excellent size and fruit quality. Freestone. Large, all purpose flavorful freestone. Tree ripe fruit is subacid (not tart). A favorite apricot for warm-winter climates. Early harvest, late May to early June. Requires 400 chill hours. | x |
Apricots | Modesto | 2,10 | Â | 5/15-6/15 | Commercially grown for shipping. 300-400 hours chilling. | x |
Apricots | Moorpark | 2,3,6-11,14-16 | L | Â | Large fruit and great flavor. Fruit may ripen unevenly. | Â |
Apricots | Patterson | 2,10,12,13 | Â | June | A vigorous tree. Fruit are medium to large in size with good firm, modestly flavorful flesh. Good for freezing, drying, and canning. Requires 500 chill hours. | x |
Apricots | Royal (Blenheim) | 2,3,6-23 | M | Â | Medium size fruit with excellent flavor and sweetness | Â |
Apricots | Royal Rosa | 2,10 | E | May | Extremely vigorous, more disease tolerant than other apricots. Bears young and heavy. Especially nice fruit: sweet, low acid, fine flavor. Very early harvest (early-to-mid May). Excellent backyard apricot. Requires 500 chill hours. | x |
Apricots | Tilton | 1-8,10,11,18,20 | M | Â | Medium size fruit with excellent flavor. | Â |
Apricots | Wenatchee | 2,3,6,10 | M | Â | Large size with yellow skin and flesh. | Â |
Blackberry | Brazos | Â | Â | 4/15-5/15 | Very vigorous, thorny, erect plant which produces an abundance of large high quality berries. Berries are large, attractive appearance and heavy yields, tart acid flavor. | Â |
Blackberry | Rosborough | Â | Â | 4/15-5/15 | Vigorous moderately upright canes which produces well in a wide variety of soil and climatic conditions. Fruit are large, attractive in appearance and have a sweeter flavor than Brazos. | Â |
Cherry, sour | Montmorency | 1-10,14-17 | M | Â | Large bright red fruit which is tart (pie use). | Â |
Cherry, sour | North Star | 1-10,14-17 | M | Â | Red fruit, tart, genetic dwarf. | Â |
Cherry, sweet | Bing | 2,6,7,10,14,15 | M | Â | Large black fruit. Excellent quality. Needs pollenizer. Use Van, Stella, or Hedelfingen | Â |
Cherry, sweet | Lambert | 2,6,7,10,14,15 | L | Â | Fruit dark red, heart shaped; smaller than Bing. Pollenize with Rainier or Van. | Â |
Cherry, sweet | Rainier | 2,6,7,10,14,15 | M | Â | Fruit has light yellow skin. Needs pollenizer. Use Van, Stella or Bing. | Â |
Cherry, sweet | Stella | 2,6,7,10,14,15 | L | Â | Black, heart shaped fruit. Self fertile. Good pollenizer. | Â |
Cherry, sweet | Van | 2,6,7,10,14,15 | M | Â | Dark fruit, good quality. Excellent pollenizer. Use Bing or Rainier | Â |
Fig | Black Mission | 4-10,12-24 | E | August-October | Best all around fig. Two crops. Black skin and strawberry pulp. Popular and flavorful for eating fresh or dried. Medium to large pear-shaped fruit has skin which is black-purple and strawberry-colored flesh. Tree is large and long lived. Well adapted to elevations below 2,000 feet. | Â |
Fig | Brown Turkey | 4-10,12-24 | Â | August-October | Sweet tasting and best eaten fresh. Bell shaped medium to large fruit has browish- purple skin with pink flesh. Tree is large and best adapted to 2,000 – 3,000 feet. Not as prolific as Mission. | Â |
Fig | Conadria | 4-10,12-24 | Â | August-October | Mild and sweet with whitish-pink flesh. Large fruit with cream to light green colored skin. Good, eaten fresh or dried. Tolerates heat well. | Â |
Fig | Kadota | 4-10,12-24 | M | August-October | Yellow skin and amber pulp. Good, fresh or dried, suitable for canning. Fruit is medium sized with yellow skin. Flesh is amber with few seeds. Hot weather aids in ripening | Â |
Grapefruit, White | Duncan | 8,9,12-24 | Â | December-May | Â | Â |
Grapefruit, White | Marsh | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Mid-Nov to May | Â | Â |
Grapefruit, Pink | Flame | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Mid-Nov to May | Â | Â |
Grapefruit, Pink | Red Blush | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Mid-Nov to May | Â | Â |
Grapefruit, Pink | Texas Star Ruby | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Jan-April | Â | Â |
Grapefuit x Pummelo | Melogold | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Dec-January | Â | Â |
Grapefuit x Pummelo | Oro Blanco | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Nov-January | Â | Â |
Grapes | Cardinal | 8,9,11-16,18-21 | Â | 6/15-7/15 | Clusters large to medium in size. Very large, seeded, cherry red berries become reddish black with maturity. Use for arbor or summer house. Spur pruned. | Â |
Grapes | Exotic | Â | Â | 6/15-7/15 | Berries are black, large, seeded, crisp and sweet. Berry irregular to oval in shape and has large clusters. Ripen in July. Spur pruned. | Â |
Grapes | Fantasty | Â | Â | July | Large, black, seedless berry used for table or raisin. Excellent flavor. Ripens in July. Cane pruned. | Â |
Grapes | Flame seedless | 6-9,12-21 | Â | June | Light red, seedless, crisp, sweet berry. Cool nights are required for full color development. Ripens June – July. Spur pruned. | Â |
Grapes | Perlette | 3,7-16,18-21 | Â | 5/15-6/15 | Pale green, round, crisp, juicy seedless medium sized berry. Larger than Thompson, unique flavor – mild aromatic in flavor. Spur pruned, ripens in June. | Â |
Grapes | Ruby seedless | 8,9,12-16,18-20 | Â | 6/15-7/15 | Dark red, sweet, crisp, excellent fresh or raisin. Ripens after Thompson seedless. Chilling requirement of 100 hours, self-fruitful. Ripens in June. Spur pruned. | Â |
Grapes | Thompson seedless | 8,9,11-14,18,19 | Â | 6/15-7/15 | Most popular grape. Green, seedless berry, fresh or raisin. Very sweet. Self-fruitful. Chilling requirement of 100 hours. Ripens mid June – July. Cane pruned. | Â |
Jujube | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Kiwi | Tomuri Male | 4-9,12,14-24 | Â | November | Pollenizer for Vincent Female. Does not bear fruit. One male can pollinate up to eight Vincent females. | Â |
Kiwi | Vincent Female | 4-9,12,14-24 | Â | November | Low chilling required, which is adapted to Southern California. Tasty, well-regarded fuzzy skinned fruit. Pollinated by Tomuri male. | Â |
Lemon | Eureka | 8,9,12-24 | Â | August-Feb | Â | Â |
Lemon | Lisbon | 8,9,12-24 | Â | August-Feb | Â | Â |
Lemon | Ponderosa | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Year around | A citron-lemon hybrid, this ponderous choice is a novelty. Fragrant blooms produce gigantic lemons with many seeds. Tree tends to be rangy and open; needs pruning to control shape. | Â |
Lime | Mexican | 13,21-23 | Â | Year around | (Key Lime) the small bar lime(1.5 inches in diameter), sometime seedy but extremely juicy and a genuine tropical flavor when ripe. Produces year round, but more abundantly in the fall. Very thorny. Very frost sensitive. | Â |
Lime | Tahiti | 8,9,12-24 | Â | August-Jan | (Bearss, Persian) green lemon size fruit. Thorny branches. | Â |
Lime | Kaffir | 13,21-23 | Â | August | (Thai lime) The fruit is bumpy. The leaves, fruit juice and zest are used in tropical Asian cuisine. Similar frost resistance as the key lime. | Â |
Lime | Palestine Sweet | 13,21-23 | Â | Â | Low acidity and sugar. Many people find the taste bland at first, but the taste of the juice grows on you. | Â |
Limequat | Tavares | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Nov-March | Â | Â |
Kumquat | Fukushu | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Oct-March | Â | Â |
Kumquat | Meiwa | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Oct-March | Â | Â |
Kumquat | Nagami | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Oct-March | Â | Â |
Nectarines | Red Gold | 2,10 | M | Â | Large, yellow flesh fruit. Self-fruitful, freestone. | Â |
Nectarines | Sun Glo | 2,10 | M | Â | Large, deep yellow flesh, freestone. | Â |
Olives | Manzanillo | 12,13 | L | Â | Major processing variety. Medium size fruit. | Â |
Olives | Sevillano | 12,13 | L | Â | Very large fruit. Good pollenizer for Manzanillo | Â |
Orange, Navel | Cara Cara | 12,13 |  | Dec-January | Pigmented navel orange with a crimson flesh similar to red grapefruit. The flavor and peel color of the ‘Cara Cara’ is similar to other navel orange varieties. Fruit segments are attractive in salads due to its crimson color. |  |
Orange, Navel | Fukumoto | 12,13 | Â | 10/15-12/31 | Â | Â |
Orange, Navel | Lane Late | 12,13 | Â | January-March | Â | Â |
Orange, Navel | Parent Washington | 12,13 | Â | Nov-January | Â | Â |
Orange, Sweet | Diller | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Dec-February | Â | Â |
Orange, Sweet | Hamlin | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Nov-January | Â | Â |
Orange, Sweet | Marrs | 8,9,12-24 | Â | 10/15-2/15 | Â | Â |
Orange, Sweet | Pineapple | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Dec-February | Â | Â |
Orange, Sweet | Trovita | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Dec-February | Â | Â |
Orange, Valencia | Campbell | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Feb-May | Â | Â |
Orange, Valencia | Delta | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Feb-May | Â | Â |
Orange, Valencia | Midknight | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Feb-May | Â | Â |
Orange, Valencia | Olinda | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Feb-May | Â | Â |
Orange, Blood | Moro | 8,9,12-24 | Â | 11/5-3/1 | Â | Â |
Orange, Blood | Ruby | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Jan-February | Â | Â |
Orange, Blood | Salustiana | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Jan-February | Â | Â |
Orange, Blood | Sanguinelli | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Jan-March | Â | Â |
Orange, Blood | Tarroco | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Jan-February | Â | Â |
Peach | August Pride | 12,13 | E | July | Large, sweet, aromatic, rich flavor. Large, all-purpose yellow freestone for mild-winter climates. Sweet, aromatic, rich flavor, one of the best. Chilling requirement less than 300 hours. | Â |
Peach | Babcock | 12,13,15,16,19-24 | E | June | White fleshed freestone. Sweet, juicy and aromatic. Low in acid. Long-time favorite white-fleshed freestone. Sweet and juicy, aromatic, low in acid. Very high-scoring in taste test. Chilling requirement of 250-300 hours. | x |
Peach | Belle of Georgia | 2,10 | M | Â | White flesh, soft and juicy. Very productive. | Â |
Peach | Bonanza Miniature | 12,13 | Â | 5/15-6/15 | Popular yellow freestone – large fruit is sweet, low in acid, with a mild, refreshing flavor. Mid-to-late May in low desert climates. Five- to six-foot tree. Chilling requirement very low, 250 hours or less. | x |
Peach | Cresthaven | 2,10 | M | Â | Yellow, juicy freestone. Firm and flavorful. | Â |
Peach | Desert Gold | 8,9,12,13,23 | Â | 5/15-6/15 | Very early ripening: mid-May in Arizona. Tree-ripened fruit has good flavor and sweetness for such an early variety. Yellow Clingstone. Heavy bearing. Chilling requirement of 250 hours. | x |
Peach | Desert Red | 12,13 | Â | 4/15-5/15 | An excellent quality, firm cling peach that has good color. Produces large fruit when thinned and girdled. Chilling requirement of 200-300 hours. | x |
Peach | Earligrande | 12,13 | E | May | Large yellow fruit with a distinctive point. Excellent flavor. Medium size, low-chill peach from Gulf Coast Texas. Yellow semi-freestone. Very early (May). Successful in Arizona and similar climates. Chilling requirement of 275 hours. | x |
Peach | Eva’s Pride | 12,13 |  | May | Delicious, fine-flavored peach with very low-chilling requirement. Medium- to large-sized yellow freestone. Ripens early-to-late May. Chilling requirement of 100-200 hours. | x |
Peach | Fay Elberta | 2,3,6-11,14,15,18,19 | M-L | Mid-Late | Large size, good flavor, little red blush, good producer. | Â |
Peach | Flordagrande | 12,13,18-24 | Â | 4/15-5/15 | Excellent yellow-fleshed semi-freestone peach. Flesh will have some red coloration at maturity. Requires less than 100 chill hours. | Â |
Peach | Flordaking | 12,13,18-24 | Â | 4/15-5/15 | High quality early season peach. Large, firm, flavorful semi-freestone, very sweet when fully ripe. Mid-May in warm winter climates. Chilling requirement 450 hours or less. | x |
Peach | Flordaprince | 12,13,18-24 | E | 4/15-5/15 | Large to medium size red blush fruit. Semi-clingstone. Needs thinning to make size. From Florida, successfully grown in Arizona. Yellow, semi-cling, larger fruit than Desert Gold, more tolerant of desert heat. Ripens late April to early May in Arizona. Very good quality when tree-ripe. Chilling requirement of 150 hours. | x |
Peach | Midpride | 12,13 | M | June | Yellow freestone. Excellent quality. Best yellow freestone for warm winter climates. Mid-season peach. Chilling requirement of 250 hours. | x |
Peach | Ranger | 3,5,9,14-16,18 | M | Â | Large yellow fruit. Freestone wither excellent flavor. | Â |
Peach | Red Globe | 3,6-11,14-16 | M | Â | Large yellow fruit with red markings. Freestone | Â |
Peach | Redhaven | 3,5,12,14-16 | M | Â | Medium size fruit. Sets heavy crops and requires heavy thinning. | Â |
Peach | Redskin | 1,3,6-12,14-16 | M | Â | Yellow flesh with red blush. Heavy producer. Freestone | Â |
Peach | Reliance | 9-Apr | L | late Season | Winter hardy. Flesh is soft, juicy and yellow. Freestone. | Â |
Peach | Rio Oso Gem | 3,7-9,14,15 | M | Â | Large fruit with red skin. Freestone. | Â |
Peach | Tropic Beauty | 12,13 | Â | 5/15-6/15 | Excellent quality yellow flesh, firm freestone peach. Produces a large fruit when thinned and girdled properly. Chilling requirement of 100-200 hours. Good for the low desert. Ripens early May. | x |
Peach | Tropic Snow | 12,13 | E | May | Skin is white with red blush. White sweet flesh. Freestone. Medium-sized fruit. Skin is white with red blush. White sweet flesh. Good flavor. Freestone. Ripens early May. Chilling requirement 175-200 hours. | x |
Peach | Tropic Sweet | 12,13 | E | 5/15-6/15 | Yellow fleshed large freestone. Good quality freestone, yellow-fleshed peach. Fruit are very large when thinned and girdled properly. Ripens just after Tropic Beauty. Chilling requirement of 100-200 hours. Ripens mid-May. | x |
Peach | Vallagrande | 12,13 | Â | 5/15-6/15 | Â | Â |
Pear, Asian | 20th Century | 2,3-23 | M | Â | Medium to large fruit with greenish yellow skin. | Â |
Pear, Asian | Shinseiki | 2,3-23 | M | June | Medium to large fruit with yellow skin. Flesh is creamy white and firm. Juicy, sweet, refreshing, crisp like an apple. Easy to grow. Keeps well. Harvest June in the desert. Bright yellow skin. Vigorous, heavy bearing. Chilling requirement of 350-400 hours. | x |
Pear, Asian | Yakumo | 2,3-23 | Â | June | Early harvest, before Shinseiki. Slight tapered neck, instead of round shape of other Japanese pears. Very nice quality – sweet, juicy, refreshing. Crisp like apple when ripe. Chilling requirement of 450 hours. Pollenizer required. | Â |
Pears | Bartlett | 1-11,14-18 | M | Â | Large fruit with golden yellow color. Green at picking. Needs pollenizer for bet production. | Â |
Pears | Bosc | 1-11,14-18 | M | Â | Medium to large fruit – long tapering neck, darkly russeted. Stores well. | Â |
Pears | Floridahome | 2,3-23 | E | 6/15-7/15 | Medium size fruit with thin green skin. Flesh is white and juicy. Harvest fruit green. Needs pollenizer. Hood is best pollenizer. Very nice quality, sweet, smooth-textured, juicy, flavorful. Early bloom. Chilling requirement less than 400 hours. | Â |
Pears | Hood | 2,3-23 | E | Â | Good pollenizer for Floridahome. | Â |
Pears | Keiffer | 2,3-23 | E | 6/15-7/15 | Fair quality, hard fruit containing grit cells. Needs pollenizer. Medium to large late season fruit. Canning/cooking. Sprightly flavor, coarse texture. Resists fireblight, tolerates hot climates. Dependable crops. 350 hours. | x |
Pears | LeConte | 2,3-23 | E | Â | High quality, low chill pear. Needs cross pollination. | Â |
Pears | Orient | 2,3-23 | E | Â | Very large fruit with white flesh. | Â |
Pears | Red Sensation | 1-11,14-18 | M | Â | Red Bartlett. | Â |
Pears | Seckel | 1-11,14-18 | M | Â | Small reddish brown fruit. Dessert quality. | Â |
Pears | Surecrop | 1-11,14-18 | M | Â | Small reddish brown fruit. Dessert quality. | Â |
Pecan | Cheyenne | 4-10,12-16,18-23 | Â | 10/15-11/15 | Bears heavy and early. Nuts are medium size, soft shell, with excellent kernel quality. Tree is somewhat susceptible to limb breakage; slow growing tree. | Â |
Pecan | Choctaw | 4-10,12-16,18-23 | Â | 10/15-11/15 | Tree is vigorous and is an excellent producer. Moderately precocious. Produces pecans of outstanding quality. Shells are thin and cracks into half kernels very easily. | Â |
Pecan | Comanche | 4-10,12-16,18-23 | Â | 10/15-11/15 | Medium to large sized nuts, nearly round, thin shelled. Good producer, nut quality is excellent. Nuts tend to sprout. | Â |
Pecan | Sioux | 4-10,12-16,18-23 | Â | 10/15-11/15 | Good producer with small to medium sized nuts with outstanding kernel quality. A little slow to begin producing, moderately precocious. | Â |
Pecan | Western Schley | 4-10,12-16,18-23 | Â | 10/15-11/15 | Easy to grow, nut long, tapered, medium sized, thin-shelled, good kernel quality. Self-fruitful. Early bearing 4 to 5 years. Recommended for single tree planting in home garden. Less affected by zinc deficiency than other cultivars. Precocious and prolific. Tendency for nuts to sprout (pregerm) in the low desert. | Â |
Pecan | Wichita | 4-10,12-16,18-23 | Â | 10/15-11/15 | Highly flavored, medium to large sized nuts are well-filled, soft shell. Plump, rich, distinctively flavored kernel. Bears heavy at young age. Pollinators are Cheyenne or Western Schley. Prone to zinc deficiency. Strong tendency for nuts to sprout(pregerm) in the low desert. | Â |
Persimmon | Fuyu (Jiro) | 7-16,18-23 |  | September | (“Apple Persimmonâ€): Medium size, flat shape, still hard when ripe, non-astringent. Cool or hot climate. Hardy, attractive tree, practically pest free. Chilling requirement 200 hours. | x |
Persimmon | Giant Fuyu | 7-16,18-23 | Â | September | Larger, not so flat as Fuyu. Crunchy when ripe like Fuyu. Sweet, flavorful, non-astringent. Easy to grow, cool or hot climates. Chilling requirement of 200 hours. | x |
Persimmon | Hachiya | 7-10,14-16,18-23 | M | Â | Astringent until soft. | Â |
Persimmon | Hosui | 4-10,14-16,18-23 | M | Â | Fruit has golden rusted skin. Flesh is firm, juicy and mild. | Â |
Persimmon | Izu | 1-11,14-18 | Â | September | Very sweet, tasty, non-astringent. Fruit ripen about three weeks before Fuyu. Medium to large size, round shape. Relatively small tree, good choice for backyard persimmon. Sometimes difficult to start from bareroot. Chilling requirement of 100 hours. | x |
Plum | Beauty | 23-Jul | Â | 5/15-6/15 | Sweet, flavorful plum. Red over yellow skin, amber flesh streaked red. Chilling requirement of 250 hours. | x |
Plum | Fuyer | 10 | M | Â | Nonastringent and sweet. | Â |
Plum | Green Gage | 2-10,14-22 | M | Â | Medium size greenish fruit. Practically self-fruitful. Greater yields with cross pollination | Â |
Plum | Gulf Gold | 12,13 | Â | 6/15-7/15 | Green-skinned plum which turns yellowish when ripe. Juicy, sweet, yellow flesh. Chilling requirement of 250 hours. | x |
Plum | Gulf Ruby | 12,13 | Â | 6/15-7/15 | Sweet, juicy plum, with reddish-purple skin and amber flesh.Chilling requirement of 250 hours. | x |
Plum | Methley | Â | Â | 5/15-6/15 | Juicy, sweet, red flesh, mild flavor. Reddish purple skin. Attractive tree, heavy bearing and vigorous. Chilling requirement of 250 hours. | x |
Plum | Santa Rosa | 2,3,7-23 | E | June | Large purple fruit. Yellow flesh. Self-fruitful. | x |
Plum | Satsuma | 2,3-22 | M | Â | Medium dark red, juicy, tart fruit. Most popular plum in California and Arizona. Juicy, tangy, flavorful. Reddish-purple skin, amber flesh tinged red. Chilling requirement of 300 hours. | x |
Plum | Stanley | 2-10,14-22 | L | Â | Large, purple fruit that is juicy and sweet. Self fruitful. | x |
Pomegranate | Ozark Premier | 2,10 | M | Â | Very large red fruit. Self-fruitful. | x |
Pomegranate | Wonderful | 5,6-24 | Â | Â | Bright orange flowers, purplish red fruit. | x |
Quince | Champion | 2-10,14-24 | L | Â | Cold hardy. | Â |
Quince | Orange | 3,4-24 | M | August | Tart, good quality. Large, round, bright yellow fruits often exceed 1 lb. Flavorful, aromatic, used for cooking. Early harvest. Old variety. Cold hardy, yet low chilling requirement of 300 hours. | x |
Quince | Pineapple | 3,4-24 | M | August | Tart, good quality. Heavy crops of large, tart fruit used in baking, jams, and jellies. Profuse, ornamental bloom. Cold hardy, yet low chilling requirement of 300 hours. | x |
Quince | Smyrna | 3,4-24 | L | Â | Large fruit. | Â |
Quince | Wonderful | 3,4-24 | L | Â | Red skin color. Self-fruitful. | Â |
Strawberry | Camerosa | Â | Â | March-July | Plants are large and vigorous. Fruit are large, firm wedge shaped berries of good quality. | Â |
Strawberry | Chandler | Â | Â | March-July | Plant is large and vigorous. Produces nice berries which are smaller than Camerosa, but tend to be sweeter. | Â |
Strawberry | Sequoia | Â | Â | March-July | Produces a big vigorous plant. Fruit are large, wedge shaped of high quality, but soft when ripe. | Â |
Strawberry | Tioga | Â | Â | March-July | This plant is very large and vigorous with big, dark green glossy leaves. Fruit are very large, firm wedge shaped berries of medium quality. | Â |
Tangelo | Minneola | 8,9,12-24 | Â | 12/15-3/1 | Â | Â |
Tangelo | Orlando | 8,9,12-24 | Â | 11/1-1/15 | Â | Â |
Tangerine | Clementine | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Nov-December | (Algerian tangerine) comes from North Africa | Â |
Tangerine | Daisy | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Dec-January | Â | Â |
Tangerine | Dancy | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Dec-January | Â | Â |
Tangerine | Fairchild | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Nov-December | Â | Â |
Tangerine | Kinnow | 8,9,12-24 | Â | Dec-February | Â | Â |