Fruit Trees...

Ambrosia

Ambrosia is a relatively new cultivar of apple originating in British Columbia in the early 1990s. It is medium to large in size and has mostly red colouration, with yellow patches. It has cream-coloured, firm meat with a sweet, crisp, aromatic flavour reminiscent of pear and low acidity. Ambrosia harvest is mid to late season. The Ambrosia strain was first cultivated by the Mennell family of Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, who discovered the apple growing in their orchard.

Braeburn

A New Zealand native, the Braeburn is an excellent keeping apple with a sweet yet tart flavour and firm, crisp, juicy flesh. Its shape is slightly oval, and its colouring is red on a green background. They’re superb apples for eating fresh or using in salads. Also excellent in pies and sauces.Harvested in early October.

Fuji

Originating in Japan, the Fuji is a cross between a Red Delicious and a lesser-known variety called Ralls Janet. It’s super sweet with firm, crisp flesh that gives you a satisfying crunch. The Fuji has red stripes over a yellow-green background and it’s a big one – about the size of a softball. Fuji apples are excellent for eating on their own or in salads. They’re also great for baking and desserts because they hold their shape well. Naturally sweet, you’ll find you need less sugar. Harvested in mid-October.

Royal Gala

A crisp, firm, bright red or orange patterned fruit with a yellow background. Small to medium sized with a thinner skin, this sweet, succulent apple is a cross between a Golden Delicious and Kidd’s Orange Red. Originating in New Zealand in the 1920s, it’s a favourite around the world. Royal Galas are best eaten on their own or in a salad. But they’re also good for pies, baking and sauces. Harvested in late August.

Honeycrisp

The Honeycrisp earned its name from being sweet as honey and extraordinarily crisp. A cross between Macoun and Honey Gold, Honeycrisps are jumbo sized, with mostly red colouring over a yellow background. Honeycrisp apples are excellent for eating on their own, in salads, sauces, and baking. Harvested in early September.

Goldbar Apricot

Very large light yellow-orange oval fruit with a reddish blush. The flesh is light orange, very firm and moderately juicy. Ripens in mid to late July. Good for eating fresh or making jams. It is a vigorous tree that flowers heavily but sets a light crop which increases fruit size.

Hargrand Apricot

A 1980 release from Harrow Research Station, Canada.Produces very large yellow-orange fruit with a slight blush. Orange flesh is firm. A freestone. Very good for eating fresh, drying or in jams and preserves. Ripens in late July. Tree is winter hardy and

Wenatchee Moorpark

Usually called MOORPARK.Yellow skin and flesh. Large fruit, good flavor. Use fresh, dried or canned.Heavy and regular croppings.Ripens early August.Frost tender.Splits easily.Has green shoulders.

Bing Cherry

Bing is a cultivar that originated in the Pacific Northwest, in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States. The Bing remains a major cultivar in Oregon, Washington, California, Wisconsin and British Columbia. It is the most produced variety of sweet cherry in the United States. Bing cherries are used almost exclusively for fresh market. Bings are large, dark and firm cherries that ship well, but will crack open if exposed to rain near harvest.Ripens in mid-July.Needs a pollinator.

Lapin Cherry

The Lapin Cherry is a larger cultivar with a deep purple-red color and a lighter and very juicy red flesh. The word Lapin is French for rabbit. The Lapin is often a much larger cherry and can be quite a mouth full by itself. The Lapin Cherry is a prolific producer and unlike the Bing the Lapin Cherry is quit resistant to splitting due to its flexible skin. The Lapin does not need a pollinator so it can be grown solo if you only desire one cherry tree in your yard. Ripens in late July.

Montmorency Cherry

The standard for pie cherries. Medium large, bright red fruit with firm yellow flesh. Rich, tart, tangy flavor. Tree grows to 15’ tall. Hardy to -40°F.(-40°C).Self-fertile.

Stella Cherry

Earliblaze Nectarine

This is a medium-sized, clingstone, yellow fleshed fruit that ripens ahead of the ‘Redhaven’ peach. It has red skin and a prominent suture (seam down the length of the fruit). Origin: California. Ripens in early August.

Golden Prolific Dwarf Nectarine

A genetic dwarf tree that produces medium reddish juicy fruit with yellow freestone flesh.Showy pink flowers in early spring.Ripens in late August.Glossy green foliage.Makes a nice single specimen or patio container tree.A true specialty item for any yard.Self-pollinating.Grows 4 to 5 feet tall.

Red Gold Nectarine

Cresthaven Peach

Dwarf Empress Peach

A genetic dwarf tree with juicy sweet flavored fruit.Large golden yellow-fleshed freestone fruit.Handsome glossy green foliage and beautiful pink flowers in spring.Makes a nice single specimen or patio container tree.A true specialty item for any yard.Self-pollinating.Grows 4 to 5 feet tall.

Early Redhaven Peach

Medium to large reddish-gold fruit with yellow firm juicy flesh.Self pollinating semi-clingstone variety.Excellent for canning and eating fresh. Good shipping qualities. Ripens in early August.Showy pink flowers in early spring.

Giant Elberta Peach

Developed by master plant breeder Luther Burbank, this variety is a peach lover’s dream. Beneath beautiful bright red skin is sweet golden yellow flesh. Features a small pit-to-fruit ratio. Also adds beauty to your landscape with clouds of fragrant red blossoms in spring. Heattolerant.Ripens in early August.Self-pollinating.

Hale Haven Peach

Hale Haven fruit is large, yellow with red cheek, freestone. Flesh firm, juicy, very sweet, and richly flavored. The Hale Haven ripens September 1st to 5th. Tree is very productive, hardy. One of the best canning peaches of all. Peaches are self-pollinating and freestone.

Red Globe Peach

A large golden round fruit with a red blush.Firm juicy yellow flesh with good flavor, skin slightly stronger.Freestone.Excellent for eating fresh, canning or cooking.Ripens early to mid September. Good commercial variety. Showy pink flowers in early spring.Glossy green foliage.

Redhaven Peach

A blue-ribbon peach that’s easy to grow and maintain. This luscious, award-winning fruit is great as a fresh snack or for canning and freezing. Large peaches with almost fuzzless skin over firm, creamy yellow flesh. Tree is heavy-bearing and cold-tolerant. Ripens in mid-August.Self-pollinating.

Veteran Peach

Veteran is a peach with yellow flesh covered by golden yellow skin when ripe in late August into September. An excellent canning peach as well as a great tasting fresh eating peach. This peach tree is well known for its extreme cold hardiness. Self-pollinating.

Anjou Pear

The D’Anjou pear, sometimes referred to as the Beurréd’Anjou or simply Anjou, is a short-necked cultivar of European Pear. The d’Anjou is considered a medium to large pear. It has a wide, globular base, short stem, and thin skin. The flesh is described as "creamy white, aromatic, juicy, sweet, slightly acidic, with buttery and slightly gritty texture." Ripens in late September. Needs a pollinator.

Bartlett Pear

The #1 pear worldwide! First introduced in 1797, this multi-purpose pear is a long-standing favorite of orchard customers and home fruit enthusiasts alike. Starts bearing at a young age and is very productive. Fruit features a smooth, firm texture and a juicy, spicy taste. Ripens in late August.Needs a pollinator.

Clapp’s Favourite

Clapp’s Favorite Pear is very large, elongated, long-necked fruit that is green colored when immature, but ripens to a lemony yellow. Its white flesh is fine-grained, very sweet and highly flavored - great for dessert, fresh eating and canning. Trees are strong, sturdy, very hardy and vigorous. Ripens in mid-August.Needs a pollinator.

Flemish Beauty

Partially Self-fertile. Self-fertile fruit trees will produce a much better crop when cross pollinated with a different variety. Flemish Beauty is a Semi dwarf pear tree. It produces roundish fruit with thick clear yellow skin speckled with red when ripe. The creamy colored flesh becomes tender when ripe. A vigourous tree that will self-pollinate, but it’s best to have another variety such as ’Bartlett’ Ripens in mid-September.

20th CENTURY

A mid-season variety, with uniform size, and sweet, slightly tart, firm and very juicy flesh. It has a globular lopsided shape and yellow green color. Good storage -- 4 to 5 months in the refrigerator.More productive with a pollenizer.

Early Italian Plum

Large oval purple fruit with greenish-yellow flesh that turns red when cooked. Good for canning and drying. Good commercial prune-plum. Ripens in 14 days earlier than Italian Plum. Partly self-fertile but better with pollination from other European Plums (Prunusdomestica).

Italian Plum

Self-fertile.Large oblong, purple fruit with white waxy bloom on the fruit.Excellent flavor. Used for fresh eating, canning or drying. Ripens in early September.

Stanley Plum

Sweet enough to dry without being pitted. European freestone bears huge crops of plump, dark blue fruits. Ripens in Sept. Self-pollinating.Zones 5-8. Firm, tender, fine grained, yellowish-green, freestone flesh. Sweet, rich flavor.European plum. Flesh turns purplish-red when canned. Yields more heavily when pollinated with another variety(Green Gage, Damson). Heavy, annual producer.

President Plum

The President plum is a late ripening fruit that is a large, round to oblong fruit with blue-black skin. Flesh is fine-textured and yellow. It is a vigorous, upright tree that is a heavy producer. It is one of the last plums to ripen in the season. Needs a pollenizer.

Red Heart Plum

Large dark red heart-shaped fruit with dark red sweet flesh.Ripens in late August.Great for eating fresh, canning, preserves or jellies.Requires pollination from other European plums (Prunusdomestica) varieties.

Santa Rosa Plum

An all-time favorite home and commercial variety, producing an abundant harvest of dark crimson fruit each summer, with firm flesh and a wonderfully pleasing flavor. Excellent for fresh eating or in preserves. This lovely accent or border tree provides a showy display of white flowers in spring. A pollenizer is not necessary, but fruit production will be increased when another Plum tree is planted nearby.

Satsuma Plum

The Satsuma plum has medium to large, round, dark red fruit with a small pit. The firm, juicy fruit has a sweet and lovely flavor that is excellent for fresh eating, cooking, canning or preserves. It ripens in early to mid-season. Requires a pollenizer.

Shiro Plum

Medium to large sized yellow plum sometimes with a pink blush. Sweet and juicy flesh.Very hardy and productive tree.Requires pollination from other Japanese plums (Prunussalicina) varieties.Ripens in early August.Excellent tasting, great for canning.