Suggested Fruit Tree Varieties for Plumas-Sierra Counties University of California Cooperative Extension

Apples VARIETY HARVEST TIME COLOR NOTES Arkansas Black Late October Dark red Fresh, cooking, cider Baldwin October Red-striped Fresh, cooking, cider; productive Caville Blanc d'Hiver October - December Pale green Fresh; stores well Earligold August Yellow Fresh, cooking; high quality Esopus Spitzenburg November Red-striped Fresh, stores well; high quality; ripens unevenly Fameuse (Snow) October Fresh Fresh, cider, productive, hardy Fuji, Rising Sun September Red-striped Early ripening variety, fresh Golden Delicious October Yellow Fresh, cooking, low chill, blossom frost resistance Grimes Golden September Yellow Fresh, stores moderately well Haralred Late September Red Fresh, cooking, cider Haralson Late September Red-striped Cooking; tart Hazen September Red Fresh, cooking; mild flavor Honeycrips Late fall Red-striped All-around; stores well Honeyhold Early October Yellow Fresh, cooking Hudson's Golden Gem Late October Yellow Fresh Liberty September Dark red Scab resistant; good fresh; fair for cooking Lodi (Transparent) July Yellow Cooking; fair quality McIntosh September Red blush All-around; tart Mustu September Yellow Fresh, cooking, cider Northern Spy Early October Yellow-striped, red All-around; high quality Orleans Reinette October Red -striped Fresh, cooking; stores well Smokehouse September Red striped Fresh, cooking, cider Spartan Early October Red All-around; high quality State Fair August Red-striped Fresh; excellent quality Sweet Sixteen September Red-striped Fresh, cooking; high quality Wealthy September Red-striped Cooking; high quality Winter Banana Late October Yellow skin, red blush Fresh, cooking, cider; low chill, pineapple/banana scent, cold hardy Zestar! September Red-striped Fresh; high quality Apricots VARIETY HARVEST TIME FRUIT SIZE NOTES Debie's Gold Early July Small - Medium Fresh, canned; winter hardy to -40 Hargrand July - August Large Freestone Harogem Early August Small - Medium Freestone, cross pollinates with Hargrand Chinese (Mormon) Early July Small - Medium Good for frost-prone areas Harcot July - August Medium - Large Late blooming and frost hardy Harglow July Medium - Large Freestone Harlayne Late July Large Late blooming, hardy Moongold Late July Large Frost-resistant bloom, hardy Perfection July Large Late bloom, hardy Sungold Late July Large Late bloom, hardy Westcot July Large Dependable cold-climate producer

Cherries VARIETY HARVEST TIME FRUIT SIZE NOTES Attika (Kordia) Large Sweet, blooms late Meteor Early summer Medium-large Tart, small tree, very hardy (-50 F) Montmorency Early summer Medium-large Tart, small tree, very hardy (-40 F) Northstar Early summer Large Tart, small tree, very hardy (-40 F) Black Gold Early summer Medium Sweet, blooms late, cold hardy, self-fertile, good pollinizer Lapins Mid summer Large Sweet, self-fertile Gold (aka Golden Sweet, Golden Cherry) Small Sweet, good pollinizer Kristin Mid July Large Sweet, hardy Evans Bali August Large Tart, very hardy, self-fertile Montmorency Early summer Medium - large Tart, self-fertile Peaches VARIETY HARVEST TIME FRUIT SIZE NOTES Elberta (Early) Early September Large Freestone, self-fertile, good pollinizer, 800-950 chill hours JH Hale Early August Large 800 chill hours Contender August Large Freestone, 1050 chill hours, very heardy Vivid August Medium - large Freestone Redhaven Early August Medium Freestone, 800-950 chill hours Vetran Late August Large Freestone, self-fertile, very hardy, 1000+ chill hours Early White Early July Large Freestone, self-fertile

Pears VARIETY HARVEST TIME COLOR NOTES Bartlett Late August Yellow Stores up to 3 months, pollinates well with Moonglow Productive, hardy, store well, resistant to fire blight, pollinates with with Blake's Pride Early September Yellow Bartlett or Bosc Bosc Late September Brown Stores well, pollinates well with Bartlett Clapp's Favorite August Red blush Not suitable for storage Comice Early October Yellow/red blush Fireblight resistant; pollinates well with Moonglow Flemish Beauty Late September Red blush Medium-size, good quality fruit; very hardy Gourmet Late September Green Round, crisp and sweet fruit; hardy Highland Late September Yellow Stores well Honeysweet Late August Tan Rich flafor, partially self-fertile John September Yellow Small fruit, fair quality, extremely hardy Luscious Late September Yellow Large, sweet, and juidy fruit; hardy Moonglow Late August Red blush bartlet type, very hardy Parker Mid-September Yellow/red blush Large fruit, moderately hardy Sauvignac September Yellow Medium-size, juicy fruit; one of the hardiest Seckel September Yellow blushed red Small, good-quality fuit, resistant to fireblight Summercrisp August Yellow blushed red Good storability, good pollenizer Ubileen Early August Red blush Fresh, good disease resistance Ure September Red blush Small, good-quality fuit; extremely hardy Plums VARIETY HARVEST TIME COLOR NOTES European Blue Byrd Early September Blue skin, yellow flesh Productive, pollinates well with Stanley and President Castleton Late August Blue skin, yellow flesh Self-fertile Ember August Yellow skin with reddish blush Medium-sized fruit Empress Early September Blue skin, yellow flesh Cross pollinates with President; hardy Green Gage August - September Yellowish green Self-fertile, cross pollinates with Italian, hardy Imperial Epineuse Purple skin, yellow flesh Hardy Italian September Purple skin, yellow flesh Productive, hardy Mount Royal Late August Purple skin, yellow flesh Self-fertile, cross pollinates with Green Gage, very hardy Opal Late July Red sking, orange flesh Self-fertile, very hardy, productive President September Blue skin, yellow flesh Pollinates with other European plumas, productive Santa Rosa Mid July Red skin, yellow flesh Self-fertile, heat tolerant Stanley Late September Surple skin, yellow flesh Self-fertile, hardy Superior August Red skin, yellow flesh Hardy Underwood August Red skin, yellow flesh Hardy, vigorous tree with large fruits Victory Late September Purple skin Late blooming, not pollinated by Stanley Japanese Methley August Purple skin, red flesh Sweet, hardy Satsuma Early September Red skin, red flesh Sweet, hardy Hybrid Alderman Late August Burgundy skin, yellow flesh Sweet, hardy Pembina Late August Red skin, yellow flesh Large fruit, sweet, hardy Sapalta Late August Purple skin, red flesh Excellent quality, very hardy Tecumseth Mid-August Red skin, yellow flesh Good quality, hardy Toka August Reddish-orange skin, yellow flesh Very hardy