Anna Apple is an Israeli selection with a remarkably low chill requirement. It is large and has light greenish-yellow skin with a slight red blush. The Anna Apple fruit is sweet, slightly tart, and crisp with a creamy white flesh. Anna Apples are good choice for fresh eating, apple sauce, or homemade pies. The trees produce at an early age and the fruit stores very well. Anna Apple trees need only 200- 300 chill hours to produce delicious apple that ripen in late June. Pollinator required. Ein Shemer and Dorsett Golden are perfect pollinators for the Anna Apple tree. Tree height 10’ to 20’ and width 10’ to 20’. About Dorsett Golden Apple Tree...
The Dorsett Golden Apple Tree is an excellent choice to pollinate with the Anna Apple Tree. It has a medium to large fruit that is firm, smooth, has crisp flesh and has a sweet and tart flavor. The Dorsett Golden Apple Tree has yellow skin with an orange-red blush and ripens mid-June to early July. This apple requires a pollinator and the Anna Apple is a great pollinator. This apple has low chill hours of 250 and the tree size is 10 to 20 feet tall and wide. Aprium – Apricot/Plum Hybrid
Aprium trees produce fruit that is extremely sweet. The fruit has a strong apricot overtone with a hint of plum. The fruit is 75% apricot and 25% plum. In appearance, an aprium resembles an apricot without the fuzzy coat. The aprium is a stone fruit. The very sweet flavor of the aprium can greatly enhance pies, salads, and preserves. Aprium trees do best if planted on well drained soil in areas out of strong winds. Apriums are self-pollinating or self-fertile but larger fruit and more fruit will be achieved by pollinating with any other apricot tree. Apriums need 500 to 600 chilling hours, which is the chilling requirement of temperatures below 45F degrees necessary to fully break dormancy of deciduous fruit trees.
Avocado, Lila
"Lila" avocado trees bear a medium-sized, pear-shaped fruit in the early spring season. The fruits of this cold hardy tree have a rich, pleasant taste and high oil content. The tree is hardy to 20degrees. Lila avocado is 6 – 12 oz. in size and ripens July – Sept. , thrive in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9 through 11, where they often serve as shade trees. Tree size is 25ft tall and 20 ft. wide.
Avocado, Joey
The Joey was ooriginally found in Uvalde, TX. by Joey Ricers. Joey is a medium sized Mexican avocado weighing approximately 6-10 ounces. It is known to be a heavy bearer with the fruit ripening from August to October. As a mature tree it may withstand temperatures as low as 15-18 degrees. Joey avocado is a self pollinator. The Joey avocado tree grows erect, usually to 30 ft.
Avocado, Mexicola Grande
The Mexicola Grande has a glossy, near black, thin easy to peel skin. The fruit is creamy, almost delicate in texture and has a flavor that is rich, nutty and smooth. Mexicola Grande avocados are petit in size and weigh an average of four ounces to eight ounces. The fruit ripens from August to October. The tree is fast growing and very cold tolerant to 18 or 20 degrees and grows to a height of 25 to 30 feet and 15 to 20 feet wide.
Avocado, Pancho (Poncho)
The Poncho originated as a seedling at Stuart Place, Texas and has great cold weather tolerance, 15-18 degrees. The blooming period begins in January and the fruit matures in July and early August. The fruit is oval to slightly pear shaped, 3-6 ounces in weight, light green colored and thin skinned. The seed is medium sized, and the flesh is greenish-white, with a rich nutty flavor. The Poncho is the best mid-summer variety presently available and grows to 20 to 30 feet tall. Kiowa Blackberry
The Kiowa Blackberry is a very high yielding thorny cultivar developed by the University of Arkansas. Kiowa is thought to be one of the biggest blackberries in the world with a splendid sweet tart flavor. With 'Kiowa' (above), you'll be picking huge, tasty berries for six weeks. Big fruit plus a long season make this one of the most productive of the upright blackberries. The Kiowa Blackberry need to be planted in a 5 foot wide and 5 foot apart raised bed.
Natchez Blackberries
The Natchez Thornless Blackberry fruits are very large, elongated and glossy black in color. Natchez Blackberries are great for jams, jellies, juice mixes or just eating fresh off the bush. It is considered an erect to semi-erect variety, but would truly benefit from trellising. Some extra support will be especially appreciated in early to mid June, when their abundant yields of berries begin ripening. Blackberries perform best at a soil pH between 5.5 and 6.5. Plant spacing is spaced from 3 to 5 feet apart within a row, respectively. The spacing between rows can be 10 to 15 feet depending on plant vigor.
Goji Berry
The Goji Berry is a sprawling shrub with long, flexible canes and clusters of small grey- green leaves. Flowers are a brilliant purple and appear in late Spring/early Summer along the length of the canes. Flowers turn into bright red fruits that resemble small peppers. Berries grow sweeter as they mature on the plant. The Goji Berry thrives in full sun. Plants can reach 10’ tall and 5’ wide. Fertilize in early Spring just as new growth appears with either rose fertilizer or plant food for flowering shrubs.
Misty Blueberry
The Misty Blueberry is one of the most attractive, vigorous and high yielding Southern Highbush varieties. The bright blue-green foliage provides a perfect contrast to the pink and white spring flowers and sky blue summer fruit. Yields best when planted with other varieties such as the Sunshine Blue. Chilling needs are very low at 300 hours. This blueberry grows to about 4 to 6' tall and ripens from May to mid summer. The yields are high, fruit size is large (aprox. 65 berries per cup), fruit quality very good with a mild sweet flavor.
Sunshine Blueberry
The Sunshine Blueberry plant yields an abundance of large, tangy fruit with as few as 150 chill hours, so fresh blueberries are still a possibility for those in mild winter areas, yet hardy enough to take down to USDA zone 5. This blueberry variety only grows to about 3 feet tall and wide, so it is more suited to smaller planter areas in urban gardens where space can be a premium. Plant the Sunshine blueberry in full sun in soil that has been amended to be slightly acidic, rich, loose and well-draining. It is self-pollinating, but yields best when planted with another variety. Semi-evergreen.
Black Italian Fig
Another heirloom fig grown by the Becnel family of Belle Chasse, Louisiana for over 100 years. It has almost jet black fruit with deep red pulp. Fig trees are great additions to the garden, providing a fast growing green leafed backdrop to accent a corner or as a center piece for a flower bed. With select pruning, you can easily maintain the height of the tree and provide a visually pleasing trunk and branch structure during the dormant months Fig O'Rourke (Improved Celeste)
The O’Rourke Improved Celeste was developed by Dr. O'Rourke at LSU University. It produces a small-to-medium-sized fruit, which is brown in color with strawberry pink flesh. The eye is partially closed with the aid of a honey-like substance. Fruit ripening is early July to August. Fruit is of good quality for eating fresh and for preserving. The tree size is 8’ to 10’ tall. Texas Blue Giant Fig
This prolific tree will soon be loaded with very large sized figs with very sweet flavor, one that will require very little of your time. How can you ask for more? The purple clad beauties will be a tantalizing temptation all summer long. The Texas Blue giant does well in hot summer climates yet also a worthwhile container plant in colder locations, as figs take to pruning very well with not much effect on crop production. Water consistently and feed 2-3 times through the season as needed. This fig tree is hardy to USDA zone 6 and all higher zones.
Texas (Everbearing) Fig
The Texas Everbearing Fig (aka 'Brown Turkey', 'Ramsey', 'Everbearing') is a medium to large, bell shaped fig. The fruit has brownish-yellow skin with amber that is plump with a short stem and moderately closed eye which reduces fruit souring on the tree. Will tolerate colder areas and requires negligible hours chilling below 45 degrees. 'Texas Everbearing' ripens fruit over an extended period of the summer from June through August, making it prized as a re-liable producer almost every year. Grows as a large bush and is 12 to 15 feet and a spread of 12 of 15 feet.
Dwarf Ruby Red Grapefruit
The fruit of the Dwarf Ruby grapefruit is of an excellent quality and sweetness and the skin that covers the Dwarf Ruby grapefruit is very thin and bright. The pulp of the Dwarf Ruby grapefruit is a distinctive red but as the grapefruit tree ages the inside color of the grapefruit interior will fade as the tree matures. Sometimes the fruit of the Dwarf Ruby Grapefruit tree will grow to an enormous size, almost one pound each.
Grapefruit, Oro Blanco
Oroblanco trees grow vigorously to a large size with a somewhat spreading form (20 ft tall and 30 ft wide.) The fruit has a smooth greenish-yellow rind at maturity. As with many white fruits, the Oro Blanco's flesh is sweet and lacks any of the typical bitterness of a grapefruit. The flesh is very pale yellow and seedless. Oro Blanco grapefruit are sweet-tart and may be used in savory or dessert preparations. Use whole segments in salad or fruit dessert, or use the juice in cocktails or frozen dishes. Oroblanco is early in its maturity and holds very well on the tree.
Rio Red Grapefruit
'Rio Red' has interior color that is twice as red as 'Henderson' and its color persists throughout the season. 'Rio Red' has an overall reddish tinge on the peel and a lighter-colored halo in the flesh when viewed in cross- section. Introduced in 1984, the Rio Red variety of grapefruit is fairly new to the citrus scene. The tree that produces the Rio Red grapefruit is an upright evergreen that prefers winter temperatures above 30 degrees F. Yellow-skinned with a pink blush, Red Rio grapefruits have deep pink pulp that is sweeter than most grapefruit varieties. With proper care, the mature Rio Red grapefruit tree will grow to heights between 8 and 12 feet with a 12- to 15-foot spread. Jujube, Sugar Cane
Sugar Cane has attractive shiny leaves, a care free plant with 150 hours of chilling. The fruit has a thin, edible skin surrounding whitish flesh and is extremely sweet. The fully mature fruit is entirely red and after becoming fully red, the fruit begins to soften and wrinkle. The fruit can be eaten after it becomes wrinkled, but most people prefer them during the interval between the yellow-green stage and the full red stage. At this stage the flesh is crisp and sweet, reminiscent of an apple. It is best to have a pollinator, so buy two trees or later find graft wood from someone’s existing tree and graft onto your tree. You can also cross pollinate with So, Lang or Li Jujubes. Height @ 15' to 20' with the same spread and is cold hardy to zone 5. Kumquat, Sweet-Meiwa
Meiwa kumquats are more round in shape and are often referred to as "sweet kumquats". Meiwa kumquats have 1” fruits and are entirely edible, rind, flesh and the occasional soft seeds. Meiwa kumquats have a thick, smooth oily peel with aromatic citron fragrances and sweet flavor. The fruit's flesh is not overly juicy but still very flavorful and tart. Only by eating both the skin and flesh will its perfect sweet-tart flavor balance be experienced. A naturally dwarf tree and one of the two most cold hardy edible Citrus which will tolerate temperatures to 24F or lower once they are well established. Trees grow to a height of 8’ by 5’ wide and can be grown as a patio tree or a decorative ornamental fruit tree. Kumquat, Changshou “Fukushu”
The Fukushu Kumquat is one of the best container plants that you can find. The deep green evergreen leaves are attractive in their own right. But there are many other great features. The very fragrant white flowers can have an extended bloom that can last from late winter into spring. The small orange fruits have a thin skin that contains a significant amount of sugar. The flesh is juicy and somewhat tart. The proper way to eat this delicacy is to eat the rind and flesh together in one bite. Beware, tasting can become habit forming. It can tolerate normal light conditions and will do will inside next to a window. From great leaves, fragrant flowers, colorful tasty fruit and great hardiness this plant has it all.
Lemon, Meyer Improved
The Improved Meyer Lemon is absolutely the hardiest of all dwarf lemon trees, Improved Meyer will withstand temperatures as low as 18°F for very short periods. It is also quite prolific producing medium sized, 3 inch, brilliant yellow fruit that turn yellowish-orange as they mature. Much sweeter than grocery store lemons (Improved Meyer is technically not a true lemon, but actually a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange). Fruits abundantly in winter but can have some fruit most months of the year. Mature fruit turns from green to yellow to slightly orange in color. Plants can reach 8 to 10 feet tall at maturity, but container size and pruning practices can keep them smaller.
Dwarf Improved Meyer Lemon
A taste of the tropics! Dwarf citrus trees bear fragrant flowers followed by tasty fruit! Bears medium-size, round orange-yellow fruit year round (move plants indoors for winter in Northern zones.) Fruit is tangy, juicy and slightly sweet when fully ripe. Potted plants. Zones: 9 - 10 (30° F.). Height: 2 - 3 feet. Shade Requirement: Bright, indirect sunlight.
Lisbon Lemon
Lisbon lemon trees grow vigorously into large, thorny, upright but spreading trees. Flesh color pale greenish-yellow; fine-grained, tender, juicy; flavor very acid and full of juice. Crop comes mainly in winter and early spring. The Lisbon fruit is generally smoother and less ribbed than Eureka. This tree is well suited to container growing. It is beautiful in appearance with its dark green leaves, purple tinged bloom, and bright yellow fruit. Enhance the beauty of your patio and create spectacular food dishes with this lemon. The ‘Lisbon’ lemon tree is a very vigorous variety that can grow to a large size, 15’ high and wide at maturity, but container size and pruning practices can keep them smaller. The tree is more cold-tolerant than others. Lemon, Pink Variegated
If you want to add ornamental interest to your garden, a variegated pink lemon tree ("Eureka Variegated Pink") can do the trick. In addition to its glossy, green and cream-colored foliage and its white blooms and fragrance, this tree grows pink-fleshed fruit. The immature lemons have green-striped skin and as they mature, they turn yellow. Pink lemons have a tangy and tart flavor, a rich lemon scent and very few seeds if any. Their leaves are highly fragrant, considered the most fragrant among lemon trees. Pink lemons become less acidic with age. They are best suited for their juice and their zest. Sweetened with sugar or agave, the juice of Pink lemons makes delicious lemonade. Variegated pink lemon trees can grow up to 15 feet tall in the garden and slightly shorter if you grow them in a container. Ujukitsu Lemon
This lemon is incredibly sweet. It ripens to a bright yellow with an interesting pear-shaped form that’s quite large, often bigger than a softball. Thought to be a strain of Tangelo, a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine, the fruit is amazingly sweet and juicy with a thick rind that peels easily. The plant grows slower than most lemon trees yet when it reaches two or more feet it will flower and fruit with great regularity. Springtime brings a flush of fragrant blooms. Hardy to Zone 9 and higher for outdoors. Needs full sun, grows to 2- 3' in container, minimum temperature indoors 50°, blooms intermittently. Fragrant! early Lime, Key(Thornless)
The Mexican Thornless lime, also known as Key lime, is the bartender`s lime, with the added bonus of having no thorns. For baking, this variety's claim to fame is its use in making Key lime pie. A small semi-dwarf tree that has small fruit; one of the best container plants. The blossoms are pure white and fragrant. Its fruits are small, approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter, nearly round, with a thin, smooth, greenish-yellow rind that is particularly fragrant. It does not tolerate frost well and must be moved indoors during freezing weather. No matter where you live, a lime tree will add a sweet fragrance, delicious fruit, and ornamental appeal to your home garden. Average landscape size is 12 to 15 ft. tall and 6 to 8 ft. wide.
Lime, Key-Dwarf
Compact enough even for urban balconies and limited-space gardens, Key Lime will begin bearing small, juicy, thick-skinned fruit at an early age! Even if there were no fruit at all, this evergreen would be attractive enough to grow as an ornamental. The leaves are lush and glossy, the small white flowers (arising indoors in late winter, just when the house needs some color and scent!) are intensely fragrant, and the habit is upright and well-branched. Used for culinary purposes, for juice, and for oil or lime expressed from the rind, also used in drinks, on seafood, and in preserves. Depending on the size container and pruning you give it, this tree could reach 8 feet high and 10 feet wide, but can also be kept smaller (3 to 5 ft). Frost sensitive Dwarf Key Lime (thornless)
The Thornless Dwarf Key Lime Tree is by far the most popular lime tree in North America. Although not as cold hardy as some other dwarf citrus trees, the dwarf Key Lime tree can be successfully container-grown on a sunny porch, your patio or indoors. It does not tolerate frost well and must be moved indoors during freezing weather. However, since it bears fruit year-round, this is actually a good thing. No matter where you live, a lime tree will add a sweet fragrance, delicious fruit, and ornamental appeal to your home garden. Thornless, upright tree. Fruit is thin skinned and has very few seeds. Great for cooking and garnishing drinks. Lime, Mexican
The Mexican lime tree is a slender evergreen tree which grows to heights of 6.5–13 feet, bears scentless flowers that mature into fruits, singly, in pairs or in larger clusters. The fruit, which is generally 1–2 inches diameter, as it ripens, changes its peel color from green to pale-yellow. The greenish-yellow pulp of the fruit, with its inseparable 6–15 segments, is juicy and highly acidic with flavor and aroma. It has either a few or many small seeds. The Mexican lime because of its unique flavor is ideal for serving in half as a garnish and flavoring for fish and meats, for adding zest for cold drinks, and for making limeade. Lime, Persian
Persian limes are also known as Tahiti limes. The Persian lime tree has no thorns and produces thicker-skinned fruit larger that is oval-shaped, about the same size as a lemon, with a vivid green peel which turns yellow when ripe. It is usually seedless, and has light-green to yellow pulp which is tender and acidic, yet lacking the distinctive bouquet of the Key lime. The 'Persian' lime is small tree, reaching a height and spread of about 20 feet (5 m) with a rounded, dense canopy hanging to the ground. The flavor and aroma are very good. The fruit requires 90 - 120 days from bloom to maturity, depending upon ambient temperatures. 'Tahiti' lime trees bear all year with the greatest production in June, July, and August. Persian lime does not require pollination to set fruit.
Mandarin, Honey
The Honey Mandarin is an early spring ripening mandarin. It has a honey tanged sweet flavor. The fruit is slightly bumpy with numerous seeds. The fragrant white flowers emerge in late spring and produce fruit which ripens November through April on shrubby trees which have dark willowy leaves. If thinned, it will produce larger fruit.
Nectarine, Artic Star
White-fleshed, early maturing sub-acid, clingstone nectarine. Early-season, super sweet, white fleshed nectarine. Low in acid, no tartness. Rave reviews in trial tastings. The fruit is a semi-freestone with beautiful dark red skin. Harvest approximately mid to late June.
NectaPlum, Spice Zee
Excellent eating fruit, a peach without the fuzz. Similar to peach in cultural requirements. Requires pruning and thinning for consistent, quality crops. Moderate fertility and good drainage a must. Very winter hardy, and produces a 12'-18' tree. By pruning you can keep your tree at any height. Harvest July 15th – August 10th. Chill hours 200-300.
Olive, Arbequina (self-fruitful)
Arbequina olives are often sold for fresh eating in specialty sections at grocery stores. As Arbequina Olive trees begin to ripen, various colors begin to appear on green olives progressing from purple to black. The olive oil produced from pressing Arbequina olives is of a high quality and a fruity musky flavor but rather unstable with a short shelf life in some cases. The olives are small but the trees begin bearing early and are planted much denser to gain more cold tolerance, which is about 22 degrees F. The self-fertile Arbequina olive tree is highly tolerant of humidity and salinity. The tree can grow to 15 feet and is suitable for container growing; grows 2-5 feet tall in pots.
Olive, Arbosana
The Arbosana tree is small in stature and is a workhorse, producing large numbers of olives. Arbosana Olive trees start producing olives after two years, and reach full fruiting in five years. The olives are small and are harvested green for table olives and black for oil production. The Arbosana produces a good oil yield of 19 to 20%. The oil has a pungent fruity taste. It is often blended into oils from other olives to improve their taste and aroma. These trees can be planted very densely in orchards. This variety also has its origins in Spain. Olive, Pendolino
This cold hardy variety originated in Tuscany, Italy. This weeping olive tree is slow growing but well worth the wait. In fact, to see this olive tree in the gloaming, its narrow leaves backlit like slivers of a silver sun is a heart-pounding experience. It is a constant good producer and grows 20+ feet in height. Pendolino Olive has a mild resistance to cold. Because of its long, flexible branches, it is well-suited to manual harvesting. Pendolino Olive is self fruitful and is sometimes called the universal Pollinizer. This olive has evergreen, long-lived, beautiful ornamental with soft gray-green foliage. Thrives in hot summers and will tolerate coastal regions too. This is a cold hardy variety down to 22°–25°F (green fruit will be damaged at 32°F. Drought resistant trees grow in alkaline soils with little fertilization. Orange, Cara Cara Pink Navel
"Cara Cara" navel oranges (Citrus sinensis "Cara Cara") are known for their seedless, pink-colored, sweet tasting flesh. Like many sweet oranges, these trees require prolonged periods of warmer temperatures to produce a full, tasty crop. "Cara Cara" oranges are hardy only in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 10.
Orange, Moro Blood
Moro Blood Orange is the most colorful of all the blood oranges. The exterior shows a bright red blush, and the internal color is deep red mixed with orange. The juice is equally dark, sweet and juicy. Take a bite and you'll become a fan of the intense orange taste that hints of fresh raspberry. Moros get their red color from high concentrations of a pigment called anthocyanin, a powerful antioxidant that neutralizes the effects of free radicals. The fruits are medium-size, easy to peel and usually seedless. One of the most delicious of all the oranges. Will withstand mild freezes but protect with a hard (26 degrees) freeze. Moro oranges are excellent container plants on a porch or patio. As winter approaches and temperatures begin to drop in the thirties, bring your tree indoors and place it in a window with a western or southern sun exposure fully ripe in early December, but are very sweet weeks before. Moderate growing tree to 12 to 15 ft. tall and wide. Orange, Navel N-33
The fruit of the N-33 Navel Orange tree is a lovely orange color and delicious. N33 Navel oranges are fairly easy to peel and are the premier orange for eating out-of-hand. The N-33 Navel orange is a wonderful seedless "peel & eat" orange. It is produced by this medium sized tree and recognized as one of the sweetest oranges ever developed. The tree offers fragrant flowers in spring and beautiful foliage year round.
Orange, Pineapple Dwarf
Pineapple orange originated from seedlings planted about 1860 near Citra, FL. Its fruit are medium large, somewhat flattened on both ends, with a moderately thick, smooth peel that develops good orange color under cool night conditions. Juice color and quality are very good. It usually contains 15-25 seeds. 'Pineapple' matures about Thanksgiving in the Valley. Unfortunately, the name 'Pineapple' has been used in Texas to designate seedy oranges, which includes both 'Parson Brown' and true 'Pineapple' orange. Basically, if the orange in question matures well before Thanksgiving, it isn't 'Pineapple'. The tree grows to about 4ft tall.
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Pineapple oranges are sweet, and excellent for both eating and juicing. The Pineapple orange is very similar to the Valencia Orange, very sweet and juicy; good to section, slice, or juice. Rind is medium-thick; surface is finely pitted and slightly pebbled. Flesh color is light orange; tender, juicy; flavor rich though sweet. Matures in late November and holds into February. The fruit is seedy, having 15 to 20 seeds. The Pineapple orange has a tendency to alternate year bearings. Does not hold on tree as well as some, but excellent for processing. Tree is moderately vigorous, medium-large, thornless, and highly productive. More sensitive to frost than most.
Orange, Republic Of Texas
Whether you want a nice cold glass of juice each morning, or just a bold splash of color in your yard, the Republic of Texas Orange Tree is perfect. This thorny tree is known throughout Texas for its lush, dark foliage and sweet fruit. The tree dates back to the mid-1800s near Angleton, Texas. Today, growers not only enjoy its fruit, but use it as a yard ornamental to attract butterflies. It loves the winter season. Its seedy, juicy fruit is at its best during mid-November through December, but many experts believe January is when the fruit is at its finest. Average height is 15’ x 15’. Orange, Valencia
The Valencia or Murcia orange is one of the sweet oranges used for juice extraction. It is a late-season fruit, and therefore a popular variety when the navel oranges are out of season. 'Valencia' fruit are medium large, commercially seedless, with a moderately thick peel. Peel color, juice color and eating or juice quality are excellent. It matures in early February and holds well on-tree into the summer. The fruit is actually fully ripe, sweet, juicy and bright orange inside. Fruit will regreen at the time of the spring growth flush. Valencia oranges can be used in a wide variety of culinary recipes. Valencia orange trees grow from 8 to 12 feet tall in orchards or gardens. Peach, August Pride
The peach is the most adaptable of all fruit trees for home gardens. When planting, they should be spaced to allow a spread of 20 to 25 feet. At 3 or 4 years of age they begin to bear large crops and reach peak productivity at 8 to 12 years. Peaches need clear, hot weather during their growing season and require well-drained soil as well as a regular fertilizing program. They also require heavier pruning than any other fruit trees to maintain size and encourage new growth.
Peach, Donut (Stark-Saturn)
‘Saturn’ peaches have white flesh and are far better-tasting than other peach varieties. Low in acidity, much sweeter than yellow peaches and with almond overtones, ‘Saturn’ peaches simply tastes better than other varieties. Plus, they’re easier to eat out of hand. The tiny pit doesn’t cling to the white flesh — you can pop it out with your thumb. Furthermore, ‘Saturn’ peach trees produce an abundant harvest, and the fruit’s thin red skin has little or no fuzz so it doesn’t have to be peeled.
Peach, May Pride
Very early peach for warm winter climates. Ripens in May, about with Desert Gold. Delicious, sweet and tangy, semi-freestone when fully ripe. Very large for such an early peach. Large, showy pink blossoms. Harvest date May 26th – June 7th.
Peach, Three In One
A tree upon which there are 3 different varieties of peaches grafted, all of which are good for our climate. If you have space for only one peach, and want variety, this is a good choice. Enjoy three different varieties of peaches on one tree! Multi-grafted trees have at least three different varieties grafted onto one rootstock so you can enjoy more variety and extended harvests in one third the space. Extremely vigorous trees requiring regular pruning and thinning. Citation Rootstock is tolerant of wet soil, induces early dormancy in dry soil, is very winter hardy, resists root knot nematodes, and produces a 12'-18' tree. By pruning you can keep your tree at any height.
Peach, Red Baron
The Red Baron is a patented variety of unsurpassed excellence. Not only is the fruit a large, beautiful red, but the tree itself is prized for its large double red blossoms that cover the tree for several weeks in early spring. This is a really tasty peach that has firm and juicy fruit that has a sweet rich flavor with mildly tart overtones. These delicious 3" diameter fruits ripen over an extended period of time from mid-July to mid-August. Mature Red Baron peach trees reach 15 to 25 feet in height and 10 to 20 feet in width. Gardeners may keep the tree at a desired height through annual pruning, but this will reduce the size of the peach crop. Larger trees produce more fruit. The Red Baron Peach is self fruitful. Peach, Tex King
The TexKing peach is an excellent commercial variety for places with minimal winter cooling. TexKing is large red freestone peach with firm yellow flesh that has an incredible smell, is juicy and sweet. It was introduced by Texas A&M. Tex King Peaches require about 450 chill hours. The Tex King Peach ripens about mid-season. 'TexKing' begins its ripening season as the harvest of 'Flordaking' is ending; thus filling the gap in the harvest period that exists after 'Flordaking' and before 'Texstar.
Peach, Tropic Snow
A peach tree variety that requires a short, mild winter in order to flower and fruit, Tropic Snow needs only 200 hours below 45 Deg F to yield flowers in late winter. Fruits are white-fleshed and have balanced acid and sugar with superb flavor. The Tropic Snow ripens early compared to other peaches, as early as mid-May in subtropical or warm-temperate regions. Tropic Snow peach is a medium-sized tree. It grows quickly, 12 to 18 feet tall, and generally maintains that height as it ages, only adding new branches after selective late-winter pruning maintenance. Canopy width ranges from 10 to 15 feet. Pear, Acres Home
Acres Home is precocious, bearing at about 3 years. It has a naturally spreading shape. The chill hour requirement is only 300 to 350, which is perfect Brazoria County. Acres Home occasionally gets some fire blight but it does not seem to descend down the limb, which is good. The Acres Home fruit is very large with a traditional pear shape and with a red blush on the exposed side. It bears heavily every year. Acres Home is the nicest landscape tree. Pollinate with Housi Asian and Southern Bartlett. Pear, Housi Asian
The Housi Asian Pear is perhaps the tastiest Asian pear. It has large, juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing, crisp like an apple. This is a heavy producing Asian pear ripening in July and August. It is very disease resistant, but more susceptible to fire blight. Although this pear is self-fertile, you will get better crop production when planted with a Southern Bartlett or Acres Home. Housi is cold hardy, drought resistant and heat tolerant and is a good choice for milder climates as it requires only 450 low chilling hours. The tree reaches 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide. Pear, Southern Bartlett
The Bartlett Pear is an excellent choice with juicy white flesh. This delicious large pear has a round bell shape on the bottom and a short neck on the top half. This is an excellent pear for eating or canning. Bartlett is a self-fertile variety however it produces much better when planted with a partner such as Acres Homes or Housi Asian. These famous fruits ripen in August. Bartlett Pear is a rapidly growing fruit tree with a symmetrical shape and a dense crown. The tree size can be a large as 35 to 45 feet but can be pruned to 20 feet.
Persimmon, Fuyu
Exotic and delicious, the Fuyu Persimmon is a lesser known tree, whose fruit was aptly nicknamed "the fruit of the Gods" by the Greeks. Rich both in color and in flavor, the deep orange exterior seems to add to the fruit’s sweetness. The Fuyu is firm, softening and sweetening to a jelly- like consistency once fully ripe. Resembling a miniature pumpkin, this succulent fruit with a honey-like sweetness will fit in the palm of your hand. The Fuyu Persimmon is a beautiful fruit tree. It can grow up to 40 feet tall with an equal spread, so it is quite large for a fruit tree. As other persimmon trees, the Fuyu will ripen in the fall. Persimmon, Hyakume
The fruit is a golden skinned and rounded fruit. Sweet brown sugar flesh, very juicy and full bodied. Rare. Pollination-variant non-astringent variety persimmon can be eaten firm or soft. Pollination-variant means brown skin and non-astringent means “non puckering”. Harvest in late October, November and early December.
Persimmon, Tamopan
The Tamopan persimmon is a large rare acorn-shaped fruit, its horizontal constriction around the middle contribute to its unusual acorn appearance. Its thick skin is waxy and a pumpkin color tinged with bronze. Once ripe, its flesh is less than overtly juicy, yet succulent and its flavor is reminiscent of mango, pear and date. Astringent, can only be eaten when ripe. Ripen in October. 200 chill hours or 8 days of sub 45 degrees F
Pommelo, Sarawak
The pomelo (Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis) is a crisp citrus fruit native to South and Southeast Asia. It is usually pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white (or, more rarely, pink or red) flesh and very thick albedo (rind pith). It is the largest citrus fruit, 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in) in diameter, and usually weighing 1–2 kilograms (2.2–4.4 lb).The pomelo tastes like a sweet, mild grapefruit (which is itself a hybrid of the pomelo and the orange), though the typical pomelo is much larger in size than the grapefruit. It has very little, or none, of the common grapefruit's bitterness, but the enveloping membranous material around the segments is bitter, considered inedible, and thus usually is discarded.
Pomegranate, Garnet Sash
Slightly dwarf tree is extremely precocious, setting profuse amounts of attractive flowers and fruit in the first year. Would make an attractive ornamental. Fruit is small to medium sized, with yellow skin, blushed pinkish red. Garnet Sash has large seeds with very flavorful sweet-tart juice, a great source of antioxidants. Requires 100-200 chill hours. Self- fruitful.
Pomegranate, Texas Pink
Texas Pink Pomegranate is a medium to large size, medium pink to dark red fruit with medium to large, and light-pink edible seeds. Wonderful refreshing light-colored juice is non-staining, with a sweet, fruit-punch flavor. Plant is vigorous and can be grown as a shrub or tree and kept any height by summer pruning. The fruit ripens in early October. You can eat it fresh, juice or use in salads. Pomegranates are an excellent source of antioxidants. Texas Pink has a chill requirement of 150-200 hours and is self fruitful. The plant is vigorous and can be grown as a shrub or tree and kept any height by summer pruning.
Plum, Scarlet Beauty
The Scarlet Beauty variety is a low chill hour (100-150) and self-fertile with fruit ripening in late May to early June in Florida. It has large round fruit with red/purple skin. Flesh is soft, very juicy and sweet. This variety is self-fruitful.
Satsuma, Brown Select
The Brown Select Satsuma tangerine is an evergreen tree that bears fragrant, white flowers that attract birds and butterflies. At maturity, the tree will attain a height of 10 to 20 feet and also reach a width of similar proportions. The fruit is medium to large-sized, round and slightly flattened at the ends with loose, thin, smooth, glossy yellow to orange skin with conspicuous oil glands. The flesh is very juicy with an excellent, sweet flavor and few seeds. Very cold tolerant for citrus, Satsuma trees grow and produce best in areas with hot summers and cool winters.
Satsuma, Brown Select Dwarf
The Brown Select Satsuma is a seedless, medium sized fruit that has segmented slices, easy to peel, and is slightly more cold hardy than Owari. It ripens 1 to 2 weeks before Owari. As a dwarf variety, the dwarf brown select satsuma is grafted on dwarf rootstock.
Satsuma, Owari Mandarin Orange
Owari Satsuma mandarin oranges are a bright orange, sweet and juicy -- were first documented in Japan more than 700 years ago. The very largest fruit of the mandarin family and well known for its cold tolerance and is quickly becoming one of the favorites for home citrus growers. Honey-sweet, seedless and very juicy, Satsumas large segments separate easily. Even the youngest child can enjoy this "Zipper peel" fruit. The Owari Satsuma is considered to be a mid-season fruit, with its season of harvest being December to January. The fruit itself does not hold well on the tree, but it stores well after harvest. Tree size is 8 to 12 feet high and wide and is self pollinating.
Tangerine, Dancy
The Dancy Tangerine has a loose skin that is easily peeled. It has a tasty red- orange fruit that ripens in winter. This tangerine works well in containers on the porch or patio. It can be moved indoors for those in extreme winter areas. Dancy Tangerine tree may only reach about 6 feet tall, or it can be clipped to a desired shape. It is an evergreen tree with fragrant flowers. The fruit is rich and flavorful with a slight tartness to it. The Dancy is also called the Christmas Tangerine because its ripening season is during the months of December and January. Its growth habit is quite vigorous, and it prefers full sun, fertile, but well drained soil, and moderate water. Dancy is an extremely prolific bearer.
Strawberry, Eversweet
Everbearing. Thrives in the heat and humidity and still produces exceptional fruit. Bred for Southern growers. Tolerates temperatures over 100 degrees F. without loss of fruit. Plant in full sun. Moist, well drained soil. Produces very large, deep red berries.