FRUITCOLOR BARS CORRESPOND& NUT TO APPROXIMATE HARVEST HARVEST PERIODS FOR HICKMAN (NEAR MODESTO DATES) CALIFORNIA. MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DEC ALMOND 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 Pluot Fig BLACK MISSION, BLACK JACK, BROWN TURKEY, CELESTIAL, CHICAGO HARDY, CONADRIA, DESERT KING, EXCEL, FLANDERS, FLAVOROSA FLAVOR SUPREME SPLASH KADOTA, LATTERULA, OSBORNE PROLIFIC, JANICE SEED-LESS, PANACHE, PETER’S HONEY, TEXAS BLUE GIANT, GEO PRIDE VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX, WHITE GENOA APPLE EMERALD DROP MARCIA’S FLAVOR Aprium FLAVOR QUEEN MINIATURE FLAVOR DELIGHT DAPPLE DANDY FLAVOR KING APPLE FLAVOR GRENADE Pear White Aprium FLAVOR FINALE HARROW DELIGHT APRICOT COT-N-CANDY MOONGLOW Pomegranate RESCUE AMBROSIA HOOD WONDERFUL CALIFORNIA SWEET Pluot, Aprium, NectaPlum Peacotum FLORDAHOME EVERSWEET WHITE APRICOT BELLA GOLD BARTLETT GRENADA & Peacotum are ORIENT GARNET SASH registered trademarks of WARREN RED SILK Asian Pear SENSATION RED BARTLETT PARFIANKA APRIUM Zaiger Genetics Inc., ICHIBAN NASHI SECKEL PINK SATIN White Peach POTOMAC KASHMIR BLEND of Modesto, California SUGAR MAY YAKUMO SHINSEIKI D’ANJOU SHARP VELVET TROPIC SNOW HOSUI BOSC DONUT (STARK SATURN) WHITE APRIUM SHINSUI COMICE STRAWBERRY FREE SEIGYOKU KIEFFER SNOW BEAUTY ISHIIWASE WINTER NELIS NECTAR BLUEBERRY WHITE LADY CHOJURO KIKUSUI NORTHERN HIGHBUSH BABCOCK TH Pecan Q-1-8 20 CENTURY Plum YOINASHI PERUQUE METHLEY POLLY SHINKO MAJOR BLUEBERRY BEAUTY GIANT BABCOCK YA LI PAWNEE SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH SHIRO SUGAR LADY TSU LI TEJAS SANTA ROSA ARCTIC SUPREME IND. BLOOD CL. MOHAWK WEEPING SANTA ROSA SNOW KING WESTERN SCHLEY SWEET REDHEART SNOW GIANT MAHAN CHERRY WICKSON INDIAN FREE WHITE HEATH Plum-cot SPRITE PLUM PARFAIT DELIGHT SOUR FLAVORELLA BURBANK Persimmon CATALINA COFFEECAKE (NISHIMURA WASE) CHERRY BURGUNDY IZU NUBIANA MARU Nectarine GIANT FUYU DESERT DAWN MARIPOSA FIG DESERT DELIGHT LARODA FUYU (JIRO) JUNEGLO LATE SANTA ROSA Jujube CHOCOLATE INDEPENDENCE HOWARD MIRACLE LANG HACHIYA HONEY KIST FRIAR LI TAMOPAN JUJUBE HARKO SATSUMA DOUBLE DELIGHT FORTUNE MERICREST KELSEY FLAVORTOP SUPERIOR JOLLY RED GIANT GOLDEN NECTAR NECTARINE Apricot White Nectarine PANAMINT EMERALD BEAUT ROYAL ROSA ARCTIC STAR CAVALIER ELEPHANT HEART KATY SNOW QUEEN FANTASIA MINIATURE FLAVOR GIANT ROSE ZEE GLO NECTARINE GOLD KIST ARCTIC GLO LATE LEGRAND FLORA GOLD ARCTIC JAY FLAMEKIST PIXIE-COT(DWF) ARCTIC ROSE LIZ’S LATE WHITE HARCOT HEAVENLY WHITE NECTARINE GOLDCOT White Apricot ARCTIC QUEEN Walnut CHINESE CANADIAN WHT BLENHEIM GOLDMINE PAYNE TOMCOT ARCTIC BLAZE SERR PERFECTION NectaPlum AMBASSADOR ™ NECTAPLUM Wen. MOORPARK PLACENTIA The First Name in Fruit Trees NUGGET SPICE ZEE EUREKA RIVAL PEDRO Dave Wilson Nursery HARGLOW IDAHO BLENHEIM 19701 Lake Road, Hickman, CA 95323 PEACH TILTON CARMELO MESA MOORPARK (209) 874-1821 • (800) 654-5854 • Fax (209) 874-1920 Apple PUGET GOLD HARTLEY EARLI-AUTUMN Peach YELLOW TRANSPARENT CHANDLER AUTUMN GLO FRANQUETTE www.davewilson.com WHITE PEACH EARLITREAT EINSHEMER ROYAL GOLD DORSETT GOLDEN FLORDAKING ANNA BEVERLY HILLS Almond DAVE WILSON NURSERY PEACH-PLUM DESERT GOLD NON PAREIL FLORDAPRINCE RED GRAVENSTEIN FRUIT & NUT HARVEST DATES GRAVENSTEIN PRICE HYBRID MAY PRIDE NEPLUS This chart is intended as a reference tool to be used in planning EARLIGRANDE HONEYCRISP AKANE CARMEL successive harvest for home orchards. With the exception of GOLD DUST Peach-Plum Hybrid PEERLESS MINIATURE ELSTAR European pears and some apples which are ripened off the ZEE DIAMOND TRI-LITE BUTTE APPLE BABE tree, harvest periods on this chart are approximate tree-ripe PEACH Sweet Cherry JUNE GOLD GALA MISSION ALL-IN-ONE MINNIE ROYAL DOUBLE JEWEL MOLLIE’S DELICIOUS harvest periods for Hickman (near Modesto), California. BLACK TARTARIAN EVA’S PRIDE GARDEN PRINCE Actual harvest dates vary from year to year and climate to REDHAVEN WOLF RIVER PEACOTUM ROYAL LEE MCINTOSH climate. For example, in area’s where winters are mild and CRAIG’S CRIMSON REGINA JUNE PRIDE HARALSON early warm weather the norm, harvests may be up to four ROYAL RAINIER COX ORANGE PIPPIN UTAH GIANT HARKEN weeks earlier than shown on this chart. In cooler coastal or GOLDEN JUBILEE EMPIRE PEAR RAINIER JONATHAN Quince cold weather climates harvest periods are generally later than BING MID-PRIDE RELIANCE BISBEE RED DELICIOUS PINEAPPLE shown on this chart. SUNBURST HARROLD RED DEL. ORANGE ROYAL ANN SUNCREST CANADIAN HARMONY SPARTAN SMYRNA For reference, Hickman, California is in Sunset Western VAN GARDEN DELICIOUS ASIAN PEAR STELLA FROST Garden Book zone 9, and USDA Plant Hardiness zone 9. HALEHAVEN European Plums SNOW (FAMEUSE) LAMBERT GORDON Normal winter chilling in the Hickman area is about 1,000 LAPINS VETERAN SANTA BARBARA BAVAY’S GREEN GAGE LIBERTY hours, adequate for practically all deciduous fruit. Summers SWEETHEART SUGAR GOLDEN DELICIOUS PECAN JULY (KIM) ELBERTA IMPERIAL are long and hot. The last significant frost usually occurs in SATURN ASHMEAD’S KERNAL EARLY ITALIAN BRAMLEY’S SDLG mid to late February, and most varieties of peach, nectarine, LORING FRENCH IMPROVED KING (TOMPKINS) plum and apricot are in peak bloom by early March. Sour Cherry SCARLET ROBE STANLEY YLW. BELLFLOWER PERSIMMON EARLY RICHMOND GLEASON ELB. BROOKS ELEGANT LADY JONAGOLD 6th Edition NORTH STAR SENECA WINTER BANANA MONTMORENCY CRESTHAVEN Copyright 2010, Dave Wilson Nursery, Hickman, CA RED BARON ITALIAN CALVILLE BLANC METEOR BLUE DAMSON MELROSE ENGL. MORELLO FORTYNINER PLUM Blueberry BABY CRAWFORD NORTHERN SPY MUIR HUDSON’S GOLDEN GEM WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTORS Dave Wilson Nursery O’NEAL RANGER MUTSU (CRISPIN) STAR BONITA SPITZENBURG is the exclusive JUBILEE PLUM-COT J.H. HALE STAYMAN WINESAP MISTY GOLDEN RUSSET U.S. licensor and BLUERAY REDSKIN ELBERTA ELBERTA PETTINGILL primary propagator EUROPEAN & BLUECROP FANTASTIC ELBERTA W. WINTER PEARMAIN of varieties developed REVEILLE FAY ELBERTA FUJI DAMSON PLUMS SHARPBLUE DIXON CLING TYDEMAN’S LT. ORNG. by Zaiger Genetics Inc., SOUTHMOON AUGUST PRIDE RED FUJI SUNSHINE BLUE of Modesto, California CHAMPAGNE BELLE DE BOSKOOP BERKELEY ARKANSAS BLACK SPUR PLUOT ELLIOT RIO OSO GEM ORANGE CLING BRAEBURN LEGACY O’HENRY SIERRA BEAUTY TRA-ZEE YORK Miniature Peach YELLOW NEWTON PIPPIN ELDORADO SWEET BAGEL POMEGRANATE BONANZA HALFORD CLING ROME BEAUTY PIX ZEE SUMMERSET GRANNY SMITH HONEY BABE TASTY GIANT PINK LADY Miniature Nectarine GARDEN SUN FAIRTIME WALTANA QUINCE NECTA ZEE GARDEN GOLD CARNIVAL NECTAR BABE GARDEN DELIGHT WALNUT 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DEC