TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR 2013

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR 2013 Terms and Conditions...2 Fruit Trees...5 Small Fruit...30 Roses...39 Shrubs...56 Japanese Maples...80 Flowering Trees...83 Shade Trees...94 Evergreen Shrubs...97 Evergreen Trees Vines Water Gardens Ground Covers Seasonal Items Bulk and Bagged Products Perennials

2 NOTICE *All items F.O.B. Valley Nursery Inc., Uintah, Utah. *Prices are based on present marking conditions and are subject to change without notice. Past fuel cost continue to impact the price of plants. *These prices cancel all previously published prices. Grade standards are those adopted by the A.A.N. TERMS *Our terms are CASH. We honor VISA, MASTER CARD, DISCOVER, AMERICAN EXPRESS and DEBIT cards. *Utah State sales tax will be charged to all customers, unless a Valid Utah Resale Tax number is provided prior time of purchase. *All plant returns must be in good condition and returned within 48 hours of purchase with a receipt. A restocking fee of 25% will be added on all returned items. *There are NO RETURNS on CHEMICALS, GRASS SEED, and BEDDING PLANTS, VEGETABLE STARTS AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. NOTICE *All newly planted plants especially Barberry, Potentilla and Spirea. Require hand watering at a very slow rate on the root area (now in the pot) until established. *Non-Established, are plants that have recently been planted bare root and the roots are still loose in the soil. 2

3 Valley Nursery Inc. Warranty Guarantee: Valley Nursery Inc. guarantees its nursery stock to be true to name and in healthy condition when it leaves our premises. We give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to productivity of any given plants due to conditions beyond our control such as: watering in excess or lack thereof, types of soil conditions, frost, fertilization, planting techniques, acts of nature, vandalism or mechanical damage. Valley Nursery does not guarantee tropical s, water plants, annuals, vegetable starts, hanging baskets, perennials and special order plants.. Plants that are grown in containers after purchase. Returns: All returns must be in good condition and returned within 48 hours of purchase with a sales receipt. No exceptions. A 25% restocking fee will be charged on all returns. No returns are accepted on balled and burlaped material, fish, seeds, bulbs, and annuals, vegetable starts, hanging baskets, perennials, chemicals and special orders. Plants that where grown in containers after purchase. Refunds: No cash refunds will be made on warranty claims. We will issue an in-store credit or merchandise of equal value of purchase price. All other refunds will be refunded according to payment method. If payment is made with a check, a refund will be issued after 10 business days from date of check payment. Warranty Information Standard Warranty: (50% of the original purchase price) Valley Nursery Inc. will guarantee nursery stock March 1 st through November 1 st of the calendar year the plants were purchased in. There is no warranty or guarantee on plants purchased between November 2 nd and the last day of February. Plants must be returned with a sales receipt for a credit of 50% of the original purchase price for a one time replacement only. Extended Warranty: (100% replacement for one year) Valley Nursery Inc. will guarantee nursery stock for one year after the purchase date for a warranty fee of 10% of the original purchase price for a one time replacement only. Plants must be returned with a sales receipt. BIDS & ESTIMATES We offer free bids or estimates to our customers. We need accurate information as to count, size and varieties. We would prefer the customer leave a landscape plan with a plant list that includes the number and size of each individual variety, which will speed up the process. Bids must be signed by a member of our staff, and are good for 30 days (unless otherwise noted). CLAIMS Shortage and/or damage must be claimed at the time of delivery. It must be noted in the invoice and initialed by the driver or phoned in immediately. This will assure prompt adjustments. The customer is responsible for all shortages and/or damage in the case of U-haul. 3

4 DELIVERIES We can arrange delivery services for all our customers for a nominal charge. Charges will vary according to the distance. *A trip permit charges will be added to all out of state deliveries. *Delivery Times: Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. To insure accurate delivery times, a minimum 48 hours advance notice is required. *Delivery includes delivering and unloading the material in one location near the truck. Because of Storm Drain Regulations, Valley Nursery Inc. can not and will not unload any products on to any public street. Customers must have adequate equipment and/or man power at the site to assist in unloading. It does not include hauling the material to planting locations in the yard, placing plants, planting, etc. unless arrangements are made in advance. If these services are needed, the cost is $25.00 per man, per hour. WILL CALL ORDERS We require a 48 hour notice on all will call orders (72 hours preferably). Bring tarps or canvas when picking up the material in open trucks, even a short trip without cover could result in dried out or damaged plant material. For your convenience we sell tarps in our garden center. SPECIAL ORDERS Special orders are non-stock items ordered by our customers. Payment in full is required at the time of order. We cannot guarantee these items. There are no returns on special orders. HOLD ORDERS Hold orders are stock items tagged off as sold to the customers. A 100% down payment is required to hold an item. No item will be held longer than 10 days unless arrangements have been made in advance. (No Layaways) LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICE A complete residential landscape design package is available through Valley Nursery, from Valley Designs. Designer Rick Grover's plan package includes: Master plan blueprint design (24 x36 ) and 10% discount on plant purchases at Valley Nursery with a specialization in water wise, grading, and drainage. Irrigation plans are also available. Rick Grover's office (801) COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Commercial department services are available only to bona fide licensed nurseries, landscapers and municipalities. Valley Nursery prides itself in supplying trade with highest quality nursery stock that is true to name and in good conditions when it leaves our nursery. No further warranty is expressed or implied to our commercial customers. All other terms and conditions listed on this catalog apply. Commercial Department hours: Monday Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For further information contact: Bruce Roberts Phone: (801) Fax: (801) bruce@valleynurseryutah.com 4

5 CLIMATE ZONES Cache County, Logan: 4 Preston: 4 Wellsville: 3 Paradise: 4 Box Elder County, Tremonton: 4 Brigham City: 4-5 Willard: 4-5 Davis County: 5 Salt Lake County: 5 Utah County: 5 Weber County, Wasatch Front side: 5 Wasatch Back side: 4appl Morgan: 4-3 Mt. Green: 4-3 Heber: 4-3 Coalville: 3-4 Woodruff: 3 Randolf: 3 Park City: 3 Evanston: 3 Rock Springs: 3 Valley Nursery uses the old U.S.D.A. Hardiness zoning due to the fact that most of the vendors we purchase from still use the old system. U.S.D.A. Hardiness is based on the average annual minimum temperature. New USDA Hardiness Zones Old USDA Hardiness Zones Zone 1 Below -50 F Zone 1 Below -50 F Zone 2a -50 to -45 F Zone 2-50 to -40 F Zone 2b -45 to -40 F Zone 3-40 to -30 F Zone 3a -40 to -35 F Zone 4-30 to -20 F Zone 3b -35 to -30 F Zone 5 20 to -10 F Zone 4a -30 to -25 F Zone 6-10 to -0 F Zone 4b -25 to -20 F Zone 7 0 to 10 F Zone 5a -20 to -15 F Zone 8 10 to 20 F Zone 5b -15 to -10 F Zone 9 20 to 30 F Zone 6a -10 to -5 F Zone to 40 F Zone 6b - 5 to 0 F Zone 7a 0 to 5 F Zone 7b 5 to 10 F Zone 8a 10 to 15 F Zone 8b 15 to 20 F Zone 9a 20 to 25 F Zone 9b 25 to 30 F Zone 10a 30 to 35 F Zone 10b 35 to 40 F Zone 11 above 40 F FRUIT TREES All fruit trees are listed earliest to latest according to the harvest date. Harvest Date: an approximate date and is changed by the current conditions. Full Sun: all fruit trees prefer full sun locations. Planting Distance: allows approximately 80% of tree size. Cross Pollination: cross pollination fruit trees should be at least within 100 feet of each other, or closer. 5

6 NEW VARIETIES FOR 2012 Apples: Aztec Fuji; page 10, Blondee; page 8, Mutsu; page 10, Snapp Stayman-Winesap; page11, Taylor Spur Red Rome; page 11 Cherries: Attika sweet cherry; Page 14, Balaton tart or sour cherry; Page 15 Nectarine: Heavenly White; Page 19, Peaches: Paul Friday s Flamin Fury Series PF-1; page 20, earliest ripening peach, PF-9A; page 20, PF24-007; page 21, PF24-C; page 21, Plums: Friar; page 28, La Crescent; page 27, APPLE (Malus pumila) Apples are not generally self-fruitful. Use at least two varieties with a similar blooming period. Apples do well in colder areas and tolerate high water tables or heavy soils. Apple Root Stocks Standard full size tree: 30' (can be pruned to maintain a height of 18') Semi-Dwarf M106: 21' (70% of standard size) Semi-Dwarf M7A: 18' (60% of standard size) Semi-Dwarf M9: 12 (35% of standard size) Spur types-dwarf tree produces 20% more fruit which grows in small clusters making it easier to harvest. Standard spur types: 23' (75% standard size) Semi-Dwarf spur types: 14' (46% standard size) Standard and Semi Dwarf Apples NCS 7 - $37.00 up to $44.00 Except trees with multiple - varieties NCS 10 - $49.00 VARIETIES with this symbol are COLD TOLERANT. And produce ADEQUATELY in COLDER AREAS. GENETIC DWARF VARIETIES Babe (genetic dwarf) Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Needs a Pollinator; use Garden Delicious or any other good pollinator. Of excellent quality, crisp, sweet with glossy russet free skin. Handles hot summer climates. Available Root Stock: Genetic Dwarf Garden Delicious (genetic dwarf) 10' tall x 10' wide Harvest Date: August 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Good Pollinator (self fruitful) (heavy bearer); Sweet, crisp with superb flavor. Good for desserts/cooking. Handles hot summer climates. Available Root Stock: Genetic Dwarf 6

7 COLUMNAR APPLE VARIETIES Northpole Columnar Harvest Date: September 20 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium/large Needs a Pollinator, use Gold Sentinel. Bright red, round, and wonderfully scented. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Scarlet Sentinel (Columnar) Harvest Date: September 25 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator: Greenish-yellow, blushed red skin; fresh is pure white: very juicy; crisp and refreshing. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf APPLE VARIEITES Lodi Harvest Date: July 15 Zone: 3 Fruit size: medium Needs a Pollinator; use McIntosh, Fruit is Greenish Yellow with a tart flavor. Good for cooking, keeps well. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Norland Harvest Date: August 15 Zone 3 Fruit size: Medium Needs a Pollinator; use McIntosh or Golden Delicious, Medium size egg shape fruit. Red fruit is Slightly ribbed, green tinged flesh. Excellent eating, storing, cooking, juicing will store for 16 weeks if picked unripe and placed in cold storage. Natural dwarf tree, 15 to 18 tall Available Root Stock: STANDARD Red Gravenstein Harvest Date: August 20 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Self-Fruitful; Will not pollinate other varieties. Highly colored skin, brilliant red stripes over deep yellow skin. crisp, aromatic, juicy, excellent for eating fresh. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Empire Harvest Date: August 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Good Pollinator, self fruitful, heavy bearer. Sweet and juicy, sprightly flavor. Handles hot summer climates. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Royal Gala Harvest Date: August 30 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Good Pollinator: (self-fruitful) Sweet and crisp, solid, orange-red color. Tree is strong and compact. Excellent for eating fresh and cooking, stores very well. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 7

8 Ruby Jon (Improved Red Jonathan) Harvest Date: August 30 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Good Pollinator, self-fruitful: bright red fruit. Crisp, juicy, moderately tart and flavorful. Good for cooking and eating. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Red Fuji (Auvil strain) Harvest Date: September 7 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Good Pollinator, self-fruitful: Pinkish-red fruit, with sweet, firm yellow-green flesh, great for storing. An excellent apple for eating fresh; Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Gala (Gale Gala strain) Harvest Date: September15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Good Pollinator, self fruitful; Scarlet stripes over yellow skin; flesh is whitish yellow, excellent for eating fresh. Storing and cooking. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Blondee NEW 2013 Harvest Date: September 1 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator: use Granny Smith or any Golden Delicious. Gala type apple. Smooth yellow skin, flesh has a crunchy texture. Stores for 2-3 months in a fruit cellar. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Gibson Golden Delicious Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Pollinator, self-fruitful; Smooth-skinned selection of Golden Delicious that appears to russet less than standard Golden Delicious. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi Dwarf Golden Delicious Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Pollinator, self-fruitful; Large apple with the traditional flavor and aroma. Golden yellow colors, sometimes blushed. Flesh is sweet and firm. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi Dwarf McIntosh Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium/large Partially self-fruitful, does better with cross pollinator. Bright red and nearly round; Snowy white tender flesh: excellent tart flavor. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi Dwarf 8

9 Red Delicious (Harold strain) Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 4 Fruit is medium large Needs a Pollinator: use Golden Delicious. Skin is striped to solid red, flavor rich and sweet. Flesh is light yellow, crisp, and sweet. Good for eating fresh and in salads. Available Root Stock: Semi Dwarf Prairie Magic Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 3 Fruit size: medium Needs a Pollinator: use Golden Delicious. From Manitoba Canada, this tree stands out because of its superior cold hardiness. White flesh, crisp and sweet, delicious eating fresh or used as a cooking apple. And stores well. Available Root Stock: Standard Sweet Sixteen Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 3 Fruit size: medium/large Needs a Pollinator: use Golden Delicious or Fuji. A fantastic apple for Utah. Sweet, juicy, and crisp. With complex flavor similar to vanilla and a hint of molasses. A taste like no other. Hardy and long lived even in harsh conditions. Fruit stores for 5 to 8 weeks. Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Honeycrisp Harvest Date: September 20 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator: Red over yellow skin, firm, and exceptionally crisp, smooth juicy flesh. Flavor is sweet and well balanced. Stores extremely well, for about 5 to 6 months. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-dwarf Red Jonathan Harvest Date: September 20 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium/large Self- Fruitful: Red and pale yellow skin, firm crisp and juicy flesh. Good dual purposes variety. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Red JonaPrince Harvest Date September 20 Zone 4 Fruit size: large Self-Fruitful: Deep red hue shows on all the apples at the same time. Colors early to a full red and you may be tempted to pick to early. Excellent flavor just a little tart, but sweet like Jonathan. Stores extremely well, for about 5 to 6 months. Available Root Stock: Semi-dwarf Adams Red Delicious Harvest Date: September 25 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator: use Golden Delicious, If red delicious apples do not color well for you, then Adams Apple is for you. Adams is red from petal fall to harvest time. The fruit is large, Dark Red with crispy, juicy flesh. A sport of Oregon Spur II Red Delicious. Available Root Stock: Standard 9

10 Cortland Harvest Date: September 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Needs a Pollinator: Good for fresh eating: cooking, and cider. Bright red fruit flesh is crisp, juicy and slightly acid. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Matsu also called Crispin NEW 2013 Harvest Date; September 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator: use Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, or Gala. A cross between Golden Delicious and Indo Apples. Crisp, juicy, with an alluring hint of tartness. Yellow skin with green Tones, creamy white flesh. Stores up to 3 months in a fruit cellar. Haralred Harvest Date: September 30 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Needs a Pollinator: Firm texture: tart flavor. With a red striped skin, great for fresh eating and cooking. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Cameo (delicious type) Harvest Date: October 10 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Needs a Pollinator: Attractive colors; crisp, juicy, sweet-tart flavor: traditional delicious apple shape: outstanding storage quality. Vigorous: hardy producer. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Aztec Fuji NEW 2013 Harvest Date: October 10 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large This exciting new, high-colored Fuji comes to us from the land down under. Discovered in New Zealand, Aztec Fuji has the sweet, juicy, crisp texture and harvest maturity of standard Fuji. Aztec is a blush-type Fuji Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Connell Red Harvest Date: October 15 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator: use Honeycrisp or Golden Delicious. Low-acid; Sweet flavor; deep red color; strip free; solid blush; Great for eating fresh: in salads and baking. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Snapp Stayman-Winesap NEW 2013 Harvest Date: October 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size; medium large Sterile Pollen will not pollinate any other apple. It s considered one of the reddest Staymans on the market. Its tart, juicy taste and crisp crunch makes "Snapp" the perfect name for this apple. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Taylor Spur Red Rome Beauty NEW 2013 Harvest Date: October 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium large Pollinates all other Late-Blooming Varieties. Large uniform fruit with a dark red skin, skin color does not bleed through to the flesh. White flesh is hard and crisp, juicy. Great for eating fresh or cooking. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 10

11 Lawspur Red Rome Beauty Harvest Date: October 20 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator; Dark red skin, good eating fresh, or cooking. Available Root Stock: Standard Braeburn (Redfield strain) Harvest Date: late Oct. / early Nov. Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-Fruitful: Bright cherry red skin, crisp, sweet-tart flesh. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Granny Smith Harvest Date: November 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Partly self-fruitful; produces better with a pollinator. Bright glossy green skin, tart white flesh. Good for eating and desserts, excellent quality. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi Dwarf Pink Lady (tm) (Cripps Pink) NEW 2012 Harvest Date: November 15 Zone: 6 9 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator: use Fuji, Granny Smith, Gala or Golden Delicious. An apple for hot climates! This lateripener is native to Western Australia, a cross between a Golden Delicious and Lady William: Fruits is large, crisp and sweet-tart, with a pink blush over a golden-yellow skin, no russet, tender and thin. Flesh is firm and dense. Won t turn brown after slicing. Available Root Stock: Semi Dwarf COMBINATION APPLES NCS 10 $49.00 Dwarf Combination Apple 1 Zone: 5 Varieties may include; Fuji, Gala, Mutsu, and Jonagold Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Dwarf Combination Apple 2 Zone: 5 Varieties may include; Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Dwarf Combination Apple 3 Zone: 5 Varieties may include Fuji; Gala, Golden Delicious and Red Delicious Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Espalier Dwarf Combination Apple Zone: 5 Varieties may include Gala, Yellow Delicious, McIntosh, Braeburn, Gravenstein. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 11

12 APRICOT (Prunus armeniaca) Apricots are considered self-fruitful; However your yield is increased with any variety by planting two different varieties. All apricots prefer a well-drained soil. Apricot Root Stocks Standard: 20' x 20' (full size tree) Semi-Dwarf: 12' x 12' (3/5 Standard size) Planting Distance: Allow for approximately 80% of tree size. Standard and Semi-Dwarf NCS 7 - $37.00 GENETIC DWARF Pixie-Cot Harvest Date: July 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-Fruitful; Extra sweet and juicy, with plum like flavor. Pale fleshed, medium size fruit with bright golden skin. Compact tree height of 8 to 10. Compatible for container growing will need winter protection if container grown. NON-GENETIC VARITIES Harcot (frost hardy blooms) Harvest Date: June 20 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium/large Self-Fruitful; Sweet juicy, rich apricot flavor, originated in Canada Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Harglow Harvest Date: July 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful; Late Blooming Early Ripping make this one great for the Wasatch Front. Bright orange skin with a red blush and orange flesh with a strong apricot flavor that s firm, Sweet, and flavorful. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Tomcot Harvest Date: July 15 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Partly self-fruitful; largest crops when cross-pollinated by another apricot. A consistently productive variety. Fruit is large orange skin, and flesh, flesh is firm and sweet. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Blenhelm (Royal) Harvest Date; July 25 Zone; 4 Fruit size medium-large Self-fruitful; All-purpose freestone, sweet, aromatic, flavorful. Long-time No.1 apricot in California. Yellow skin with an orange blush. Superb flavor. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 12

13 Chinese (sweet pit / edible seed) Harvest Date: July 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Pollinator and self fruitful; Heavy producing variety, fruit is of excellent quality. The skin and flesh are yellow to medium orange in color. Has a good apricot flavor and good texture. Excellent for jams: jellies and drying. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Pioneer Chinese (sweet pit / edible seed) Harvest Date: July 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Pollinator and self-fruitful; Golden to medium orange skin, with a firm sweet smooth texture flesh. Very hardy: heavy bearer.. Excellent for jams: jellies and drying. Available Root Stock: Standard Rival Harvest Date: July 30 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator use Moorpark; Large oval shape with light orange skin that s blushed red. Flesh is orange, smooth in texture and low in acid with a mild flavor. Available Root Stock: Standard Scout Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 3 Fruit Size: medium Self-fruitful but will bear better when planted with any other apricot. Blooms in LATE April to EARLY May. Fruit is bronze-gold with a blush of red. Good for canning or jam, fair for eating fresh. Available Root Stock: Standard Tilton Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium/large Pollinator and self fruitful; Heart shaped fruit with orange-yellow skin with dark red blush, firm and sweet golden flesh. Excellent eating fresh, drying, canning and freezing. Heat tolerant and also blooms late (less frost damage to blossoms) Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Wenatchee Moorpark Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Pollinator and self fruitful; Oval shaped fruit with orange skin with deep red blush, orange sweet aromatic flesh. Good canned and dried. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf APRIUM (also called an I.S. plum or interspecific plum) Interspecific hybrids are complex crosses of apricot and plum. Aprium NCS 7 - $37.00 Cot-N-Candy Harvest Date: June 10-June 20 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful: earliest ripening fruits. Looks like an Apricot: with a plum after taste. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf 13

14 CHERRY (Prunus avium): Sweet/ (Prunus cerasus): Tart Cherries listed: Needs Pollinator, require cross pollination by varieties listed. Pollinators are self fruitful unless otherwise noted. Cherries prefer well drained soil, however cherries on a mazzard and colt root stock can tolerate high water table or heavy clay soil better than the other root stocks. Cherry Root Stock Mazzard; 30' x 25' (full size); Trees are vigorous and more tolerant of wet soils, but good drainage is still essential. Mahaleb; 20' x 18' (semi-dwarf); The most winter hardy of all cherry root stocks, induces bearing at a young age. Not tolerant of well soils Colt; 20' x 18' (semi-dwarf) Tolerates heavy soil types, but good drainage is still required. GISELA ROOT STOCK GIS-5; 15 x 12 (semi-dwarf); Tolerates and does well in heavy soil types, very winter hardy GIS-12; Produces a tree that is spreading and open. Tree size about 18 x 10, resists suckering, is well anchored Gm-61; 20' x 12' (semi-dwarf); Tolerates wet soil; trees begin bearing at a young age. Sour cherries; are naturally dwarf and are approximately (½) the size of sweet cherries. Planting distance should allow for at least 80% of the tree size. Standard and Semi-Dwarf NCS 7 - $37.00 Combination Cherry - NCS 10 - $70.00 Craig s Crimson (sweet) Harvest Date: July 20 Zone: 5 Self-Fruitful, Natural Dwarf 18 X 15 ; Sweet dark red to nearly black, fruit is medium to large, Texture is fine, with a wonderful spicy flavor. One of the BEST SWEET CHERRIES around. Available Root Stock: Semi-dwarf on Colt Bing (sweet) Harvest Date: July 25 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Need a Pollinator, use Lapins, Rainer or Stella. Large dark red skin with sweet firm, rich purple flesh. Excellent eating fresh: canned or jelly. Available Root Stock: Standard on Mazzard; Semi-Dwarf on Colt Attika (sweet) NEW 2013 Harvest Date: August 1 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator; use Lapins, Rainer or Stella. Resistant to rain splitting, Fruit is large, the flesh Is firm, and flavor is strong and sweet. Blooms 1week later than Bing or Lambert types. Available Root Stock: Standard on Mazzard Sunset Bing (sweet) Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator; use Lapins or Stella, Late black cherry: exceptional size and quality. Excellent for eating, canned or jelly. Available Root Stock: Standard Mazzard, Semi-Dwarf GIS-5 14

15 Lapins (sweet) Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Pollinator, self-fruitful; Dark red sweet cherry, firm in texture with good flavor. Available Root Stock: Standard on Mazzard; Semi-Dwarf on Colt, Zaiger Rainer (sweet) Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium/large Needs a Pollinator, use Bing, Yellow blushed skin, juicy firm flesh. Flesh is yellowish white and finely textured. Good fresh or canned. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf on Colt & Gis 12 Stella (sweet) Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Excellent Pollinator, self-fruitful; Heart shaped fruit with dark skin and a firm, sweet deep red flesh. Stella was the first good quality self-fruitful black cherry. Available Root Stock: Standard on Mazzard; Semi-Dwarf on Colt Lambert (sweet) Harvest Date: August 10 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator; use Lapins or Stella, Heart shaped red-black skin. Very firm sweet, rich in flavor dark red flesh: heavy producer. Available Root Stock: Standard Mazzard, Semi-Dwarf Colt Sour or Pie (tart) Cherries Evan's Bali (sour) NATURAL DWARF TREE Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 3 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful: Dark red skin. Excellent in pies, sauces and jams. Good fresh eating but not considered a sweet cherry. Available Root Stock: Standard, Mazzard Montmorency (tart) Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-Fruitful; will not pollinate sweet cherries. Round bright red skin, tart firm yellow flesh. Mildly acid, hardy vigorous tree produces heavily. Good in pies and also canned. Available Root Stock: Standard Mazzard Balaton (tart) NEW 2013 Harvest Date: August 20 Zone; 5 Fruit size: large Self-Fruitful; will not pollinate sweet cherries. Introduction form Hungary. Fruit is large, tart, firm, red skin and flesh, and excellent for canning and pies, Larger and firmer than Montmorency. 15

16 Western Black Chokecherry (tart) Harvest Date: August 15 Prunus v. Melanocarpa Zone: 2 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful: White blossoms in May, Round black fruit, very fragrant, good for syrup, jams and jelly. Bark and twigs came be made into an herbal tea. Dwarf Combination Cherry $70.00 Varieties may include Bing, Lapins, Black Tatarian, & Van these trees are very practical for smaller yards, and give gardeners a different choice in fruit varieties. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Colt CITRUS CITRUS TREES AND PLANTS ARE NOT WINTER HARDY! Best website for help in growing citrus indoors. A few facts about growing Citrus in doors: Citrus like 8 to 12 hours of sun light daily. You can use fluorescent grow lights as a supplement to sun light. Citrus grow best when temps are between 55 F and 85 F. DO NOT LET THEM FREEZE! Indoor winter temperature of 65 F is excellent. Soil needs to be well-drained commercial soil mix. Pots need to have adequate drainage, place gravel in bottom of pots. Watering Keep soil moist, not soggy, DO NOT LEAVE CONTAINER IN STANDING WATER. Use a good moisture meter. Citrus foliage benefits form being sprayed with water. In the winter months mist or use a humidifiers to Help leaves stay shinny and healthy. WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE THEM FOR 2013 SEASON. Nagami Kumquat Zone: 9 Fruit size: medium Dense branches with bright orange delicate tasting oval fruit, nearly year round. Very ornamental in containers on patios or indoors in bright light. Grows upright 8 tall and 6 wide. Lisbon Lemon Zone: 9 Fruit size: medium to large Productive, commercial variety more tolerant of heat, cold, and wind. Fruit can be harvested year-round. Evergreen, full sun, moderate- grows to 8 to 12 tall and wide when potted. Meyers Improved Lemon Zone: 9 Fruit size: medium Excellent foliage that is evergreen. Small tree or medium size shrub with fragrant flowers. Produces thin skinned juicy lemons all year, protect from frost, and grows 8 to 10 tall and wide when potted. Bears Seedless Lime Zone: 9 Heavy bearer of juicy lemon-size fruit in winter into early spring, grows into a dense rounded crown. Excellent container plant, need s full sun, grows 10 tall and 8 wide 16

17 Washington Navel Orange Zone: 9 Fruit size: medium to large Delicious easily peeled, seedless fruit is produced by this dwarf tree. Fragrant flowers in spring and handsome foliage. Grows 6 tall and 8 wide. FICUS (FIG) NEED WINTER PROTECTION Fig varieties that we carry will grow alone the Wasatch Front from Pleasant View south to Spanish Fork. Wrapping the trunk with tree wrap in the winter will protect trunk from sun scald. Also placing mulch around the trunk in a 3 circle and 18 to 36 deep the first 3 years will help protect tree until it s well established. Remember to remove the mulch during the growing season. FIGS WILL NOT GROW IN AREAS OF HEAVY CLAY SOIL AND HIGH WATER TABLES. They need a WELL DRAINED soil with humus matter. Can be grown in a pot and placed in an UNHEATED BUILDING for the winter months. Hardy Chicago Zone: 6 Self-Fruitful; Medium-large brown-purple fruit with a luscious strawberry colored sweet flesh. With proper winter protection can grow in zone 4 areas. Grows to 18 x 18, but smaller if container grown. Desert King Zone: 6 Self-Fruitful; An excellent medium size, sweet, green to greenish yellow fruit; thin skinned. Recommended for areas with short summers; Grows 10 tall and wide, smaller if container grown. Fig Ischia Green Zone: 6 Self-Fruitful; Red flesh that resembles a strawberry when peeled; excellent flavor both dried and fresh. Bears late season; one of the best to grow in containers. FRUIT SALAD TREE NCS 10 $70.00 This is a multi-budded tree, and varieties will vary from tree to tree! Self-Fruitful; mixture of the following type of fruit. July Elberta Peach, very flavorful yellow freestone, Gold dust Peach, Best early season peach, scores high in flavor and overall blind test in Dave Wilson Nursery taste testing. Independence or Fantasia Nectarines, Santa Rosa Plum, and Blenheim Apricot. Available Root Stock: Standard Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) Attractive green shiny leaves and small thorn s on stems. But the fruit is worth a few pokes. NCS 10 $54.00 Sugar Cane Harvest Date: October 1 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful: Extremely sweet with an apple texture and flavor. Medium size round to elongated, drought tolerant. Tree size is 15 x15 17

18 Mulberry Fruiting Type (Morus nigra) Persian Fruiting Mulberry (Morus nigra) Zone: 5 Self-Fruitful; Densely foliated tree to ft. tall and wide, with large heart shape leaves. Fruit is large like a blackberry, juicy, dark red to black. Good for fresh eating and making jam. NCS 20 GL $80.00 White Fruiting Mulberry (Morus alba) Self-Fruitful; Densely foliated tree to ft. tall and wide. Fruit is large like a blackberry, juicy, white or cream colored. Good for fresh eating and making jam. NCS 20 GL $80.00 NECTARINES (Prunus Persica) Nectarines prefer well-drained soils. All Nectarines listed below are SELF-FRUITFUL. Nectarine Root Stocks Standard: 18' x 15' (full size) Semi-Dwarf: 10' x 8' NCS 7 $34.00 GENETIC DWARF Garden Delight (Genetic Dwarf) Harvest Date: September 5 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Yellow freestone, sweet, delicious, refreshing nectarine. NECTARINE VARIETIES Artic Glo Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Dark red skin and white-fleshed that bears early season. Nice balance of sugar and acid, very appealing flavor, recommended for home orchards. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Artic Jay Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Sprightly-sweet, early season, white flesh freestone, nice balance of acid and sugar with an appealing flavor. Rates very high marks in fruit tasting test. Available Root Stock: Standard Independence Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Yellow freestone, bright red skin, rich flavor, tangy and sweet. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 18

19 Fireblight Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Harvest Date: August 10 Self-fruitful: Freestone oval, fruit is colored red over a yellow background. Flesh is firm and Smooth with excellent flavor. Suitable for espaliering. Available Root stock: Standard Heavenly White Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: freestone, One of the Best Tasting Nectarines there is. Fruit is large up to 3. White flesh Superb acid-sugar balance, rich, flavorful, dull red and cream colored skin. Available Root stock: Semi-Dwarf Flavortop Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Oval freestone, yellow skin with red blush. Smooth textured yellow flesh streaked with red. Firm and juicy fruit with excellent flavor. Available Root stock: Standard Red Gold Harvest Date: August 25 Zone: 5 Fruit size: very large Self-fruitful: Freestone glossy red, golden skin. Flesh is yellow with red around the pit, firm and very crack resistance. High yielder: long shelf life, excellent flavor. Available Root Stock: Standard Fantasia Harvest Date: September 1 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Oval freestone, bright yellow skin with a 75% red blush. Firm smooth yellow flesh, excellent eating quality, stores well. Showy flowers in spring. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf PEACHES (Prunus persica) All peaches prefer well-drained soil. For varieties needing cross pollinators, use another variety with the same blooming time. Proper thinning will result in better size and quality. Peach Root Stocks Standard: 18' x 15' (full size) Semi-Dwarf: 10' x 8' (½ standard size) Standard and Semi-Dwarf Peaches NCS 7 - $37.00 Dwarf Combination Peach NCS 10 $49.00 All Peaches listed below are FREESTONE. 19

20 GENETIC DWARF Bonanza (genetic dwarf) Peach Harvest Date: July 25 Zone: 5 Self-fruitful: This miniature trees produces full size peaches. Fruit is yellow skin with a vibrant red blush. Flesh is yellow, sweet with mild flavor and low acid, freestone. Honey Babe (genetic dwarf) Peach Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 4 Needs Pollinator: Use Bonanza. Fruit size is small/medium, freestone and yellow skin with red blush and yellow flesh: fine flavor. Grows 3'x3' which is great for container gardening. PEACH VARIETIES Flamin Fury PF-1 NEW 2013 Harvest Date: July 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful: Earliest ripening peach we offer. Freestone, good quality flesh with red color Blush over yellow background. Few split pits. Resistant to bacterial leaf spot, heavy bearer, with good flavor. We recommend thinning PF 1 to promote better fruit size. Available Root Stock: Standard Flamin Fury PF NEW 2013 Harvest Date: July 25 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful; Fruit is attractive with red blush, sweet and juicy. It sizes well to 2 ¾ and larger when thinned. We recommend thinning PF to promote better fruit size. Available Root Stock: Standard Flamin Fury PF-9A 007 NEW 2013 Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large, over 3 in size Self-fruitful; Fruit is brilliantly colored, sweet and juicy. Yields are larger than Red Haven with less thinning. Very high quality peach, excellent for eating fresh, canning or freezing. Available Root Stock: Standard Red Haven Harvest Date: August 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful: Freestone, yellow skin with red blush. Flesh is yellow, sweet, smooth and non-browning. Excellent for eating fresh, canned, or frozen. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Golden Jubilee Harvest Date: August 10 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Freestone, yellow skin with a slight red blush. Lightly yellow colored flesh: which is firm juicy; good fresh eating peach. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf 20

21 Flamin Fury PF Lucky 13 Harvest Date August 15 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful, large freestone. extremely firm peaches will remain on the tree for 10 days after one might think it should be picked. Highly colored skin of Red, firm sweet juicy with excellent flavor. Available Root Stock: Standard Contender Harvest Date August 15 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium to large Self-Fruitful: Freestone, Red-orange skin with yellow aromatic, sweet, juicy skin. Delicious fresh, canned, or frozen. Available Root Stock: Standard Stellar Series Red Star Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Freestone, large, round, very beautiful peach with 80% rich red color over a subtle striped background. Flesh is medium yellow, wonderful flavor, firm, juicy, fruit size is 2 ¾ to 3. Resistance to canker and bacterial leaf spot. Good for eating fresh and canning. Available Root Stock: Standard Reliance Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Round freestone, yellow skin with red blush. Brightly colored yellow flesh that is mild and sweet. Delicious fresh: canned or frozen. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Angelus Harvest Date: August 25 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Freestone, mild flavor fruit that is bright red over yellow back ground. Ripens fairly evenly and has a firm texture, good for eating fresh and canning. Available Root Stock: Standard Flamin Fury PF24-C COLD HARDY NEW 2013 Harvest Date: September 5 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Freestone, late blooming, Know to bear when overs have been frozen by late spring frost. Fruit is highly colored, sweet, juicy, flavorful, and good fresh, canned, or frozen. Resistant to bacterial leaf spot. Great for the high valley s and cold spots alone the Wasatch Front and Back. Available Root Stock: Standard Red Globe Harvest Date: September 1 Zone: 5 Fruit size: very large Self-fruitful: Freestone, very large, round, freestone, highly blushed red over yellow skin; firm, sweet, yellow flesh with excellent flavor, good fresh, canned, or frozen. Available Root Stock: Standard 21

22 Gleason Early Elberta Harvest Date: September 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Freestone, golden yellow skin. Excellent quality with rich sweet golden flesh. Excellent eating fresh, canned. Gleason Early Elberta is one of the more popular peaches of the Wasatch Front. Also called Lemon Elberta or Improved Elberta. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Canadian Harmony Harvest Date: September 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium/large Self-fruitful: Freestone, skin is 80% bright red blush over yellow when ripe. Moderately firm non-browning yellow flesh: excellent flavor and quality. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Cresthaven Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium/large Self-fruitful: Freestone, Golden yellow skin with red blush. Firm: juicy, bright yellow, non-browning fruit very productive tree. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Arctic Gem Harvest Date: September 10 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Freestone, yellow skin. White fleshed with firm texture, very juicy, sweet and flavored: hardy. SORRY MAY BE NEXT YEAR J.H. Hale Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: extra large Needs pollinator: DO NOT USE LATE ELBERTA OR GLEASON EARLY ELBERTA, use any other peach; Freestone, red blush to the golden skin, firm, sweet, solid, yellow flesh. Great shipper and excellent canned. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Elberta Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Pollinator, Freestone, golden skin with partial red blush. Very sweet: rich yellow flesh. Great all purpose peach. Excellent for shipping. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf O'Henry Harvest Date: September 25 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: Freestone, firm, full red skin with superb flavor. Good peach for fruit stand sales Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Dwarf Combination Peach NCS 10 $65.00 Varieties may include Gleason Elberta, Frost, Red Haven, Veteran and Chest Haven. These trees are very practical for smaller yards and give gardeners different choices in fruit varieties. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 22

23 PEACOTUM The PEACOTUM is an Interspecific a complex hybrid of peach, apricot and plum. Intense flavor of the Peacotum is unique. Bella Gold Harvest Date: July 25 Zone 5 Needs pollinator: use an Apricot. A naturally semi-dwarf tree. Fruit has a slightly fuzzy skin like and apricot, and a bright yellow color with a red blush. Flavor is wonderful, mild sweet and all it s own. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf PEACH-PLUM Standard Peach-Plum NCS 7 - $34.00 Tri-Lite - a rare cross of Peach and Japanese plum. Harvest Date: August 15 Zone 5 Self-fruitful: clingstone, yellow blushed skin, white flesh, classic peach flavor: plum aftertaste. Early season: great flavor canned or eaten fresh. Available Root Stock: Standard PEARS (Pyrus) Domestic pears are partially self fruitful. Anjou is self-fruitful. Yield will increase in domestic pears when another variety present. That s why they are called Pears. Proper thinning will result in larger and better quality fruit. Domestic pears should be picked and allowed to ripen indoors. Pear Root Stock Standard: 25' x 20' (full size): Semi-Dwarf: 12' x 10' Pears prefer well drained soil. Standard and Semi-Dwarf Pears NCS 7 - $37.00 to $44.00 SEMI-DWARF COMBINATION DOMESIC PEAR: NCS 10 $70.00 ESPALIER DWARF COMBINATION Pear $65.00 Early Gold Harvest Date: August 10 Zone: 2 Fruit size: large Needs pollinator: use Ure or Bartlett, The fruit is similar in quality to Ure, but matures 5-10 days earlier. Its fine fruit quality and improved cold hardness assure it will be well-regarded by the gardeners of the high mountain valleys of the Great Basin. Iron chlorosis resistance. Available Root Stock: Standard Ure Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 3 Fruit size: large Needs pollinator: use Early Gold or Bartlett, greenish yellow juicy fruit. Good for eating and canning. *Very cold hardy. Available Root Stock: Standard 23

24 Golden Spice Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 3 Fruit size: medium Needs pollinator: use Early Gold, Ure or Bartlett, yellow fruit lightly blushed with dull red. Ripens mid-season, good canner or sliced. *Very cold hardy. Available Root Stock: Standard Harrow Delight Harvest Date: August 20 Zone 4 Fruit size: large Needs pollinator: use Bartlett or D Anjou, Fireblight-resistant, with fruit similar to Bartlett. Yellow skin with attractive red blush, smooth fine flesh is especially flavorful, heavy-bearing tree. Ripens 2 weeks before Bartlett. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Bartlett Harvest Date: September 5 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Pollinator: golden-yellow skin with slightly red blush. Tender: juicy and buttery flesh. Excellent dessert quality pear and an outstanding canner. Leading pear for both commercial and home use. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Warren Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium to large Self-Fruitful: Excellent quality dessert pear and high RESISTANT to FIREBLIGHT. Medium to large, long-neck fruit with pale green skin, sometimes blushed red. Smooth flesh (no grit cells) is juicy and buttery with superb flavor. Good keeper. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Concord Harvest Date: September 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium with long neck Needs pollinator: use Bartlett or Flemish Beauty, medium long-necked, crisp, white flesh sweet and juicy. Excellent flavor, good eating fresh and stores well. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Flemish Beauty Harvest Date: September 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Partially Self-Fruitful; But will bear better if planted with a Bartlett. Excellent Pear for cold areas. Large highly flavored variety, tasty fruit; skin is creamy yellow with a blush of red, vigorous. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf D Anjou Harvest Date: September 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: large Needs pollinator: use Bartlett, Large short-necked, light yellow green skin, light yellow flesh is sweet and juicy. Good eating fresh and storing. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 24

25 Gourmet Harvest Date: September 25 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful: greenish yellow skin, crisp, juicy and sweet, excellent dessert pear. Available Root Stock: Standard ESPALIER DWARF COMBINATION Pear $65.00 Zone: 5 Bartlett, Bocs, D Anjou, Red D Anjou ASK SEMI-DWARF COMBINATION DOMESIC PEAR: NCS 10 $70.00 Zone: 5 Warren, Keifer, Harrow Delight, Blake s Pride Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf ASIAN PEARS (apple pear) Asian pears combine the crispness of apples with the sweetness of pears. Asian pears should be picked ripe, not ripened indoors like domestic pears. Pollinate Asian pears with another variety present. Hosui Harvest Date: September 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs pollinator: use Bartlett, Shinko or 20 th Century: Rated as BEST TASTING Asian Pear in Most fruit tastings. Large, juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing, crisp like apple, brownish-orange russet colored skin. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf Shinseiki Harvest Date: September 5 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: juicy, sweet and refreshing, crisp like an apple. Easy to grow, keeps well, bright yellow skin: vigorous: heavy bearer. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 20 th Century (Nijiseiki) Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium Self-fruitful: Juicy, sweet, mild flavored fruit is crisp and apple like. Heavy bearer on small tree, easy to grow, Not Available in 2012 Shinko Harvest Date: September 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium/large Needs pollinator: use Bartlett, Shinseki or 20 th Century. Brownish-green russet skin with excellent rich sweet flavor that is fine crisp texture. Great storage life: Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf 25

26 SEMI-DWARF COMBINATION ASIA PEAR: NCS 10 $65.00 Varieties may include Hosui, Shinko, 20 th Century, and Chojuro (semi-dwarf) These trees are very practical for small yards and give gardeners different choices in fruit varieties. Available Root Stock: Semi-Dwarf PERSIMMONS Persimmons prefer well drained soil and full sun. And is one of the most widely grown exotic Fruits, often called food of the goods. Used as an Edible Ornamental in landscapes. Astringent or nonastringent? These are important terms in lexicon of persimmon aficionados. Asian varieties may be either, while American varieties are only astringent. Astringent varieties contain alum, which makes your mouth pucker when the fruit is eaten before they re fully ripe. Eat astringent persimmons only after they turn soft and mushy and have developed full color. Nonastringent persimmons can be eaten while still hard, like and apple, or after they soften. Best uses are in cooking: use them fresh in salads and puddings or dry them. NCS 10 $47.00 Chocolate Harvest Date: Sept 25 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium, astringent Self-fruitful: Fruit is oblong, bright red skin, sweet, spicy, firm, brown flesh, astringent until soft-ripe. Can be frozen and thawed to ripen. Coffecake Harvest Date: Sept 25 Zone 5 Fruit size: medium, nonastringent Needs pollinator: use Chocolate or Hachiya. Unique spicy-sweet flavor. Nonastringents can we eaten while still firm. Hachiya Harvest Date: Oct 25 Zone 5 Fruit size: large, astringent Self-fruitful: large fruit is deep orange-red, acorn shape. Sweet, flavorful, astringent til soft-ripe. Mature fruit can be frozen and thawed to ripen. PLUM OR PRUNE (prunus American) American, (prunus domestic) European, (prunus Salicina) Japanese Only the varieties that are listed self fruitful are considered actually self fruitful. All other varieties should be planted with another variety from their respective group. These groups include: American, European, and Japanese. Heavy bearing Japanese Plums require drastic thinning as soon as the fruit is large enough to be seen. This will improve fruit size and quality. Plum and Prune Root Stock Standard: 18' x 15' (full size); Semi-Dwarf: 10' x 8' Standard and Semi Dwarf Plums NCS - $

27 Santa Rosa (Japanese) Harvest Date: August 1 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Pollinator: semi-clingstone, dark red-to-crimson skin, yellow flesh, flavor and fragrance make it a favorite for eating right off the tree. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Black Amber (Japanese) Harvest Date: August 1 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator, use Santa Rosa; High quality fruit and a heavy bearing tree. Fruit is round, firm, dark purple skin. Flesh is golden yellow, sweet, juicy and aromatic. Ripens with Santa Rosa. Available Root Stock: Standard Duarte (Japanese) Harvest Date: August 10 Zone: 5 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: heart shaped fruit with deep red skin with a deep red juicy, sweet flesh (when ripe). Good for canning and eating fresh. Available Root Stock: Standard La Crescent (American) NEW 2013 Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 3 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator, use Toka: Medium size freestone fruit. Golden- orange in color, flesh is sweet, juicy and apricot yellow in color. Good fresh off the tree. In desserts and jam. Available Root Stock: Standard Black Ice (cross between a cherry plum & Japanese) Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 3 Fruit size: large Needs a Pollinator, use Toka: Large round showy black skin, with reddish-purple semi-freestone flesh. Sweet and juicy, excellent for eating fresh, cooking, baking and making jams and jellies. Available Root Stock: Standard Burgundy (Japanese) Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 5 Fruit size: medium/small Self-fruitful: maroon red skin, apricot colored flesh, mild flavor and not tart. Available Root Stock: Standard, Semi-Dwarf Pipestone (Hardy hybrid) Harvest Date: August 10 Zone: 3 Fruit size: large Self-fruitful: heart shaped attractive red plum, with golden blush, sweet, juicy, yellow flesh with excellent quality. Good for use in jams and eating fresh. Available Root Stock: Standard Toka (American) Harvest Date: August 15 Zone: 4 Fruit size: medium Pollinate with Superior: red skin with apricot hue. Yellow firm flesh: rich spicy flavor. Good canning. Heavy producer: and hardy. Available Root Stock: Standard 27