Fruit Tree & Vine Catalog

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1 Harris ounty Master Gardener Association Saturday, January 28, 2012 Fruit Tree Sale Fruit Tree & Vine atalog Featuring Apple Apricot Avocado Blackberry Blueberry Fig Grape Grapefruit Kumquat Lemon Lime Mandarin Mulberry Olive Orange Peach Pear Pecan Persimmon Plum Pomegranate Pummelo Satsuma Tangerine Texas AgriLife Extension Service 3033 Bear reek Drive Houston, Texas Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids, services or accommodations in order to participate in Extension programs are encouraged to call: Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age or national origin. The Texas A&M System, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the ounty ommissioners ourts of Texas ooperating.

2 ****Prices are SALES TAX free and are as shown below unless item is specially marked on container**** Trees Price Apple 3 gallon $20.00 Apricot 3 gallon $25.00 Avocado 3 gallon $40.00 Blackberry cuttings $2ea. Or 3 for $5 Blueberry-Rabbiteye Tifblue 3 gallon $20.00 Blueberry-S.HighbushSunshine 3 gallon $25.00 Fig 3 gallon $20.00 Grape 3 gallon $20.00 Grapefruit 3 gallon $30.00 Kumquat 3 gallon $30.00 Lemon 3 gallon $30.00 Lime 3 gallon $30.00 Mandarin 3 gallon $30.00 Mulberry 3 gallon $30.00 Olive 3 gallon $30.00 Orange 3 gallon $30.00 Peach 3 gallon $25.00 Pear 3 gallon $25.00 Pecan 5 gallon $30.00 Persimmon 3 gallon $30.00 Plum 3 gallon $25.00 Pomegranate 3 gallon $30.00 Pummelo 3 gallon $30.00 Satsuma 3 gallon $30.00 Tangerine 3 gallon $30.00 Std. itrus 7 gallon $50.00 OMPOST per bog (approx. 30 lbs) $4.00 Other If you wish to be notified of our future events, please PRINT LEARLY. Return your contact information in at the check out. Name: Address: ity: State: Zip ode:

3 Harris ounty Master Gardeners Fruit Tree Sale January 28, 2012 Fruit ontainer old hill-hour Apple Anna 200 Apple Dorsett Gold Apple Einshemer 100 Apricot Gold Kist 300 Apricot Katy Large crops. Sweet, crisp. Stores two months. Self-fruitful, but better production if pollinated by Dorsett Golden. Low-chilling yellow apple with a slight red blush. Ripens late June, softens fast and should be handled carefully. Suggested as pollinator for Dorsett Golden. Large, firm sweet. Golden delicious type. Stores two months. Very low chill yellow apple with a slight pink blush. Picked with a slight blush, flavor is sweet, fruit is firm and will store several weeks in the refrigerator. Bloom period overlaps with Anna and the two varieties planted together provide good cross-pollination. Ripens mid- to late June. Heavy-bearing, very low chilling. Sweet yellow apples in early summer. Excellent pollenizer for Anna. Self fruitful. Medium to large apricot with a red-blushed yellow skin. Excellent sweettart flavor. Heavy bearing, Freestone. Use for canning, freezing, drying and for eating fresh. Ripens late Mayto early June. (Early/self fertile). Large apricot with red-blushed skin and deep yellow flesh; freestone flesh is firm mild and sweet. Early harvest early to mid-may. Avocado Brazos Belle Avocado Joey very low teens mid to low teens Mexican variety. Large purple-black fruit with great flavor The fruit is medium size and egg shaped. It has excellent flavor. The color is purple to black. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 1 of 10

4 ontainer old hill-hour Avocado Lila mid- to low teens Mexican variety. Medium, green-colored, pear-shaped fruit with a very rich taste. Avocado Mexicola Grande Low 20s Frost hardy variety producing Mexican type fruit 6-12 ounces with thin black skin. This compact tree is perfect for backyard use, doing well in full sun or light shade. Will produce some on its own, more with a pollinator such as Bacon, Fuerte or Zutano in the picture. Hardy to the low 20 s for short duration, bearing its crop August to October. Avocado Poncho Blackberry Kiowa BR mid- to low teens Mexican variety. Medium-large green fruit. Produces the largest (10-12 grams) of the Arkansas varieties. Produces large quantities of flavorful berries for about six weeks. This thorned variety grows 5 6 feet tall with a 4 8 feet spread. Blooms earlier and longer than other blackberries. Blueberry Rabbiteye Tifblue 500 The fruits are large, light blue and ripen late in the season (July). The bush is vigorous and very productive. Tifblue is more cold hardy than most rabbiteye blueberries varieties. Rabbiteye blueberries benefit from cross-pollination. At least three varieties should be in every planting. Blueberry So. Highbush Sunshine Blue 150 Fruit size is medium/small (around 80 berries per cup), Berry quality is good and has a long shelf life. This plant grows 3 to 4 feet tall. Fruit ripens around mid May into mid June. Yield is 5 to 10 pounds per bush. Makes an excellent ornamental plant which lends its self to potted planting, patio planting and other areas where a small bush is needed. Self pollinating. Fig Alma 450 Fig eleste Medium to large pear-shaped to round fig with a light tan to brown skin and a light tan pulp. Produces one heavy late crop of fruit per year ripening from late July through August. Great for eating fresh or cooking. Self pollinating. The fruit has few seed hulls and is very sweet. The fruit eye is closed by a drop of thick resin that inhibits on-the-tree fruit spoilage. Medium-sized, sweet fruit with amber pink flesh. Heavy bearer; ripens in early July. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 2 of 10

5 ontainer old hill-hour Fig Italian Black Large, late ripening, reddish black figs. Fig LSU Gold Fig LSU Purple LSU Gold is a large yellow fig with light red to pink pulp. Because the fruit has an open eye when mature, it should be picked as soon as it reaches maturity because fruit spoilage may occur during ripening in high moisture periods. LSU Gold has good quality for eating fresh and preserving. LSU Purple is medium-size, long, turbinate, glossy reddish to dark purple fig that has light amber to light strawberry-colored pulp and a closed eye. A heavy main crop is produced in July followed by a later crop that often lasts into December. The mild flavor is good, and the fruit has high sugar content. Grape, table Himrod Small, white seedless. Descended from the Thompson Seedless cultivar, but will grow and produce in more humid areas than the Thompson Seedless. Very productive with excellent cold and some frost tolerance. Grape Muscadine (owart) Half-dollar sized fruits with an excellent flavor. owart Muscadine grapevines require cross-pollination to bear fruit so don't forget to plant a Female variety nearby Grapefruit Bloom - sweet <20ºF Large-growing, vigorous tree, a cross between a pummelo and sour orange. The fruit is very good and easy to peel and segment. Ripens November through December. Grapefruit ocktail Grapefruit Duncan Grapefruit Rio Red A large-growing vigorous tree producing golden colored fruit that is very sweet and mild in flavor. White flesh. Excellent flavor; very juicy; sweet like the reds; popular for sectioning. Vigorous, large, attractive growth habit, dark-green foliage, very productive. Large fruit with a smooth, thin yellow rind blushed red once mature. Flesh is deep red and juicy with few seeds. Ripens mid- to late November. Holds well on the tree until March. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 3 of 10

6 ontainer old hill-hour Kumquat Meiwa (sweet) extremely cold hardy; 17ºF or below Good looking, small rounding tree with small, elongated, deep green leaves and a tight growth habit. Extremely cold hardy. Small, round fruit with bright orange flesh. Spicy, sweet rind and flesh with few seeds. Ripens mid- to late November and holds well on the tree. Kumquat Nagami (sour) very cold hardy Highly attractive, small, upright growing with small elongated, deep green leaves. Very cold hardy. Fruit is small, egg-shaped, with bright orange flesh. Sweet-flavored rind and tart flesh with few seeds. Ripens early to mid-november and holds well on the tree. Use for jellies, marmalade. Lemon Improved Meyer x cold hardy in warmer parts of Houston; 25ºF A small tree with continuous crops of large, moderately seedy fruit from August January. Thin-skinned, smooth bright golden form. Tree is cold hardy in warmer parts of Houston, freezes to the ground in hard freeze (every 20 years) and produces again in 18 months. About 10 feet tall and 8 10 foot diameter. Lemon Eureka Lemon Ponderosa Moderately vigorous, spreading growth habit, thorny. Very juicy, acidic, excellent for cooking. ommon commercial variety. Similar to grocery variety. old sensitive. Ponderosa is not a true lemon although its fruit is much like citron and lemon. Ponderosa trees are rather small and somewhat thorny. Its fruit are very large and seedy, with yellow thick, bumpy peel. Ponderosa is more cold sensitive than true lemons. Lemon Variegated Pink Vigorous, open-growing tree with green/yellow/white variegation. Makes a very attractive landscape plant. Fruit often ribbed and slightly smaller than Eureka. Young fruit is variegated yellow and pink, gradually fading to yellow. Interior flesh is light pink. Lime Kaffir Native to Indonesia. Fruit is distinguished by its bumpy exterior and its small size (approx. 1.5 inches wide). The hourglass shaped leaves are very fragrant and are used in Thai cooking. Very thorny bush. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 4 of 10

7 ontainer old hill-hour Lime Key x Lime Mexican x Small to medium-sized, upright-growing tree with small leaves and very few thorns. Very similar to the Mexican Lime except this tree is virtually thornless. Fruit is small with a thin green rind that turns yellow at full maturity. Very aromatic, juicy and acidic with few to many seeds. Ripens mid-september to early October. an be used while still green. Doesn t hold well on the tree after reaching full maturity. Small to medium-sized, upright-growing tree with small leaves and many thorns. Fruit is small with a thin green rind, turning yellow at full maturity. Very aromatic, juicy and acidic with few to many seeds. Ripens mid- September to early October. an be used while still green. Doesn t hold well on the tree after reaching full maturity. Lime Palestinian Sweet x Handsome, compact, medium-sized tree with dark green leaves that are larger than the leaves of the Mexican or Key lime. Tree has very few small thorns. Small fruit, with a thin dark green skin gradually turning light green then yellow at full maturity. Fruit is somewhat larger than the Mexican or Key lime. Very aromatic, juicy and acidic with few or no seeds. Ripens mid-september to early October. an be used while still green. Doesn t hold well on the tree after reaching full maturity Lime Persian Handsome, compact, medium-sized tree with dark green leaves that are larger than the leaves of the Mexican or Key lime. Tree has very few small thorns. Small fruit, with a thin dark green skin gradually turning light green then yellow at full maturity. Fruit is somewhat larger than the Mexican or Key lime. Very aromatic, juicy and acidic with few or no seeds. Ripens mid-september to early October. an be used while still green. Doesn t hold well on the tree after reaching full maturity Mandarin Seedless Kishu Small to medium-sized tree with dwarfing characteristics. Fruit is small to medium size, with a thin, bright orange, easy-to-peel rind. Sweet, juicy, mild flavored and seedless. Ripens November through December and holds well on the tree into January Mandarin Pong Koa 25ºF Medium-size, upright growing tree. Fruit is medium size with a thin, bright orangish-red rind. Fairly easy to peel; few seeds. Ripens early to mid- November and holds well on the tree until mid- to late January. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 5 of 10

8 ontainer old hill-hour Mulberry Pakistan Olive Arbequina 22ºF Olive Arbosana Olive Koroneiki Orange Moro Blood x 28ºF Orange Navel x Originating in Islamabad, Pakistan, this extremely large ruby-red, maroon colored fruit reaches 2½ to 5 inches long and 3/8 inches in diameter. The berry is firmer then most others with a very sweet and flavorful raspberry like flavor. The fruit juice does not stain which is good since the Pakistan Mulberry is more than a mouthful. The fruit ripens over a month long period in early summer. Relatively small tree with small fruit. Yield is high and it is considered an early bearer. The oil is considered of high quality, but not very stable in storge Starts producing olives after two years, and reach full fruiting in five years. The olives are small, yet produce a good oil yield of persent. The oil has a pungent fruity taste. Fruit is small ovoid and slightly asymmetric. It ripens early and has high and constant yields with a very high content of oil. Good drought resistant variety but one that does not tolerate cold well. The oil is high in oleic acid and very stable. Medium, vigorous growing, slightly spreading tree. It is not uncommon for young trees to be slow to begin bearing fruit. Fruit is small to medium with a thin orange rind becoming bright red blushed at maturity. Flesh is juicy with few seeds and can range from light orange/red early to almost purple later in the season. Flavor is rich and distinctive at peak maturity. Ripens early to mid-january. Holds well on the tree until March. Medium to large, round-headed tree with deep green foliage. Fruit is large with moderately thick, orange rind and pronounced navel at blossom end. Rich flavor, with nicely balanced sugar and acid. Very juicy and seedless. Moderately easy to peel and separate into segments. Ripens early to mid November and holds well on the tree until end of January. Orange Republic of Texas very cold tolerant Documented back to 1847 near Angleton, Texas. Medium to large round orange. Very flavorful. Ugly fruit. Very cold tolerant. A great sweet orange that everyone should grow. Ripens November through December. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 6 of 10

9 ontainer old hill-hour Peach August Pride 300 or less Peach Eva s Pride 100 to 200 Peach May Pride 250 Peach Mid Pride Peach Sam Houston 500 Peach Tropic Snow BR 200 August Pride is a large size, all purpose, freestone peach. Good for fresh fruit, preserving, baking and dehydrating. Sweet aromatic and rich flavor, it is considered one of the best. It ripens July to August. Delicious fine flavored large peach. The yellow fleshed freestone peach has a unique red mottle to its interior. Eva s Pride is self fruitful and a heavy producer with harvest season beginning in late May through late June. Best yellow freestone for mild winter climates. Self fruitful, exceptional flavor and dessert quality. Ripens in mid June. Very early-ripening, semi-freestone peach for warm winter climates. Ripens in May. Sweet and tangy fruit. Very large for such an early peach. Large, showy pink blossoms. Self-fruitful. New variety introduced by Texas A&M. Self-fertile tree with medium sized fruit with yellow-red blush. Excellent tasting, white meat, freestone, pale yellow skin with red blush. Large fruit that ripens in early May. Pear Acres Home (aka Akers Home) Precocious, bearing at about three years. It has a naturally spreading shape. Occasionally gets some fire blight but it does not seem to descend down the limb. Fruit is very large with a traditional pear shape and with a red blush on the side exposed to sun. It bears heavily every year. Softens when ripe. Pollinate with Southern Queen or Southern Bartlett. Pear Hosui Asian Pear Meadows 450 Fruit with golden russetted skin. It's flesh is firm, juicy, sweet, and mildly flavored with good quality. Trees are vigorous and spreading. Ripens from mid-august to late September Fruit is good quality Bartlett shape, very flavorful. Fireblight resistant. Upright form; bears at a young age. Pear Southern Bartlett 450 Spreading tree shape. Fire blight resistant. Good quality, Bartlett shaped. Southern Bartlett seems to be more of an alternate year fruit bearer. Pollinate with Acres Home or Southern Queen. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 7 of 10

10 ontainer old hill-hour Pecan Desirable Pecan Kiowa Pecan Pawnee Persimmon Fuyu Plum Methley 250 Plum Santa Rosa 300 Large nut with a thick shell. The meaty kernel is of very good quality. Light producer in early years with good production by year 12 when it becomes a prolific and consistent bearer. A medium to large nut that is very similar in appearance to the Desirable. The shell is medium to soft. Good quality, late maturing. Producer of large (50 to 60 per lb), thin shelled nuts of high quality. This new cultivar is thought to have a high yield potential. A popular medium-size fruit. Non-astringent and can be eaten before it is soft. Ripens October to November. A deep red plum with red flesh. Medium size. Mild flavor excellent for fresh eating or jelly. Ripens early June. Self-fruitful. Serves as an excellent pollinator. A large purplish plum. Amber-colored flesh. A popular variety for home and market use. Ripens late June. Pomegranate Texas Pink Pink fruit with very tasty soft pink arils. Vigorous plant with large fruit and soft seeds, very sweet. Ripens early September in entral Texas. Pummelo handler Satsuma Brown Select x <22ºF Medium to large size tree with big, dark green, winged leaves. Very, very large fruit that is typically roundish with a slightly pointed neck. The rind is smooth, thick and yellow. The flesh is pink, sweet and mostly seedless. Ripens early to mid November. Holds well on the tree until January. Medium sized spreading tree with deep green foliage that is slightly more cold-hardy than the Owari. Medium sized, bright orange fruit, often with a slightly bumpy rind. Fruit has an extremely sweet, sprightly flavor and is seedless. Very easy to peel and breaks off into segments. Kids love them. Ripens one to two weeks before the Owari (early to mid October). Fruit is often ready to eat when rind is still green. Fruit holds well on the tree until end of December. Satsuma Little Sweetie Naturally small tree with small, very sweet fruit. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 8 of 10

11 ontainer old hill-hour Satsuma Miho mid 20s Medium-sized, slightly upright growing tree with deep green foliage that is extremely cold hardy. Medium-size, bright red-orange fruit. Rind is smooth, thin and leathery. Fruit has an extremely sweet, sprightly flavor and is seedless. Very easy to peel and breaks off into segments. Ripens late September to early October and is often ready to eat when rind is still green. Fruit holds well on tree until late December. Satsuma Owari ( only) x 22ºF The original satsuma. Very good flavor, great production. Has 0 6 seeds per fruit, but rarely present. As maturity passes, the neck increases in size. The rind roughens and loosens. Tree moderately vigorous but slowgrowing; medium-small, spreading and drooping, very productive. Ripens late November. Satsuma Seto extremely cold hardy Medium sized spreading tree with deep green foliage that is extremely cold hardy. Medium size, flat, bright red orange fruit with a smooth thin rind. Fruit has an extremely sweet, sprightly flavor and is seedless. Very easy to peel and breaks off into segments. Kids love them. Ripens late September to early October and is often ready to eat when rind is still green. Fruit holds well on the tree until late December. Tangerine Algerian (lementine) Medium-size, almost thornless tree; a shy bearer. Fruit is round to elliptical, medium size. Peel is deep orange-red, smooth, glossy, thick, loose, but scarcely puffy. Pulp is deep orange with eight to12 segments; juicy, fine quality and flavor; three to six seeds of medium size. Season is early but long, extending into the summer. Tangerine Sunburst Sunburst trees have dark green foliage, moderately vigorous, thornless, upright and speading shape. Fruit is medium size about 2½ - 3 inches in diameter, shape is oblate, and is flattened at the stem end. Rind is thin, smooth and easily removed. Seed numbers will vary depending on cross pollination. The peel is an outstanding dark orange color with excellent internal juice color. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 9 of 10

12 Note about cold hardiness and annual average chill-hours Many types of fruits and nuts grow well in home orchards in Harris ounty. The first key to a successful harvest is to select varieties best suited to our subtropical climate. One of the most important considerations in selecting an appropriate plant is its temperature s. itrus trees are subtropical to tropical in nature and many may suffer severe damage or even death in freezing temperatures. Young citrus trees, even of the most cold-hardy type, cannot withstand freezing temperatures as well as more mature, bearing trees can. Several types of citrus are sufficiently cold hardy to survive most winters in our region, particularly as mature trees, and especially in the warmer areas of the county. Planting citrus trees on the south and southeast sides of the house or in other sheltered locations will provide some protection from northwesterly cold fronts. itrons, lemons and limes are among the citrus types most easily killed or damaged by freezing temperatures. Sweet oranges and grapefruit are somewhat more cold-hardy, and tangerines and mandarins can withstand still lower temperatures. Among the edible types of sweet citrus, satsumas have the greatest degree of cold hardiness. Keep in mind that these temperature ranges refer only to leaf or wood damage as the fruits of all citruses are vulnerable to freezing temperatures. Aside from knowing how much cold a plant can stand, it is also important to know how much cold it needs. Stone and pome fruit trees need a period of winter rest or dormancy, when temperatures are between 32 F and 45 F for flowers and leaf buds to develop normally. When enough chilling accumulates, the buds are ready to grow in response to warm temperatures. If the buds do not receive sufficient chilling temperatures during winter to completely release dormancy, trees may develop physiological symptoms such as delayed and extended bloom, delayed foliation, reduced fruit set and reduced fruit quality. Different species and varieties of stone and pome fruit trees have different chilling s. It is important to know the chilling s of the varieties you select and to select varieties with chilling s most closely matched to your area of the county. Thus, knowing your local chill hours is helpful for selecting the right tree. hill hours within the Harris ounty area: Pasadena and the Galveston Bay area on the south side of the county receive approximately chill hours. Downtown Houston receives approximately 450 hours ypress and the Bear reek area receive approximately 600 hours. Harris ounty Master Gardeners Page 10 of 10