CHOOSING YOUR FRUIT TREE:

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1 CHOOSING YOUR FRUIT TREE: When choosing your fruit tree there are 5 factors you will want to consider. #1. Mature Height: : : 8 12 Extreme : 6 8 #2. Pollination Requirements: Some varieties require a pollinzer to produce fruit. For example if you have a Empire Apple tree you will need another apple that blooms at the same time (mid season) to pollinate the Empire apple tree. In this case you could use a Yellow Delicious apple. (Please note Apples will not pollinize other fruit trees such as Cherries and European Plums will not pollinize Japanese Plums.) #3. Diseases: Like all plants fruit trees are susceptible to a wide variety of insect and disease problems. To prevent these problems Dormant Oil should be applied to the trees in the winter months (December to February) before the tree begins to leaf out in spring. It is extremely important that you follow the directions given with the dormant oil kit you purchase. #4. Pruning: For detailed directions on how to prune your fruit tree watch our pruning video located at #5. Fertilizing: It is not recommended that you fertilize your fruit tree the year it has been planted. The second year you should fertilize with a specialized Fruit Tree fertilizer in the spring and summer. Please note items indicated with Ltd Qty are in short supply this year. APPLES Understock: (M 106), (M 26) or Extreme (M 27) APPLES Name Information Akane Beni Shogun Fuji Braeburn Extreme Sold Bramley Chehalis Cortland Good dessert apple. Flesh is crispy & juicy. Bears well in colder climates. Crisp, juicy and very sweet. Beautiful red colour. Great for cooking or making cider. Fruit keeps well. Susceptible to scab, mildew & fire blight. Great for pies and other baking. Yellow fruit very similar to Golden Delicious. Sweet tasting & good for fresh eating or cooking. Fruit can store for up to 3 months. Red apples with crisp juicy flesh. Excellent for fresh Blooming to late

2 APPLES Name Information Cox Orange Pippin Pink Lady Elstar Empire Fuji Florina Gala Ginger Gold Golden Sentinel Sold Semi Sold Espalier Sold Columnar eating. Medium sized, orange red over deep yellow. Flesh is firm and aromatic. Exceptional flavour! Best for fresh eating. Perfect for fresh eating. Flesh is firm and sweet. Dark red skin with creamy white flesh. Flesh is crisp & juicy. Fruit resists bruising. Excellent eating apple with yellow green skin. Good for cooking and fresh eating. Vigorous producer. Medium to large fruit with a colour of purple red over yellow. Bright scarlet stripe over yellow. Excellent quality, sweet and keeps well. Mildew resistant. Blooming to to to to to Large yellow apple with mild flavour and tart finish. Golden yellow fruit. Good Eating Sweet and Juicy. Golden Gala Granny Smith Gravenstein Haralred Semi Sold Sold Extreme Espalier Excellent dessert apple. Flesh is juicy, firm and sweet. Fruit stores well. Deep green Apples with a slight pink blush to the skin. Flesh is juicy and firm with a sour taste. Good for pies/juice/cider. Biennial bearer. Skin is green with red stripes. Flesh is firm and juicy. Vigorous producer, Fruit keeps till vember. Crisp red apples with white flesh. Great for cooking. Store well. to season

3 Sold APPLES Name Information Honeycrisp Jonagold Jonamac Karmijn King Liberty Lodi Macoun Maslin Melba Melrose Mutsu Espalier Sold Extreme Sold Espalier Sold Extreme Large, crisp, juicy red apples. Apples store well. Very disease resistant. Great dessert apple. Flesh is crisp & juicy with a honeyed flavour. Red skinned with cream coloured aromatic flesh. Tart flavour, good for canning, baking or fresh. Great all around apple. Good for fresh eating, baking, juicing, cider and drying. Very large red fruit with juicy and sweet, white flesh. Good for baking. Vigorous and productive producer. Most disease resistant Apple. Great for fresh eating or cooking. Stores till February. Disease resistant. Like Yellow Transplant but with larger fruit. Purple red skin, aromatic & sweet. Excellent all purpose apple. Bright reddish pink apple early in the season. One of the most productive apple trees. Very firm, sweet, juicy flesh. Excellent for fresh eating or baking. Green skin with red blush and crisp, juicy white flesh. Vigorous and productive, Great for cooking. Apples store well. Large yellow apples with crispy flesh. Vigorous producer. Grows well in coastal locations. Blooming to late to late to Oct to

4 Sold APPLES Name Information rthern Spy Pink Lady Pristine Red Delicious Red Free Red Fuji Red Gravenstein Red Jonagold Sold Red Jonathan Red McIntosh Rosey Glow Royal Gala Scarlet Sentinel Snowsweet Spartan Extreme Columnar Extreme Large red apples. Fruit stores extremely well. Vigorous producer. Yellow apples with a pink blush. Apples are large with sweet tart flavour. Bright yellow apple with smooth glossy skin. Good quality early season apple. Large red, juicy & sweet. Excellent for fresh eating. Medium sized, glossy red, crisp and juicy Apples. Excellent flavour. Bears biennially. Large, bright red apples with firm flesh. Great for fresh eating. Bright red fruit. Great for baking or canning. Very vigorous producer. Bright red apples are great for fresh eating or baking. Red and green striped skin. Tart flavour. Great for fresh eating or baking. Very hardy. Best early apple. Bright red skin with yellow blush. Great for fresh eating and cooking. Crisp, firm, bright red, orange and yellow skin. Great for fresh eating or baking. Large greenish yellow and red apples that are very crisp and juicy with white flesh. Delightfully sweet. White flesh is very slow to oxidize and turn brown after cutting. Red skin with crispy, juicy, delicious flesh. Fruit keeps Blooming mid season mid mid

5 Sold APPLES Name Information Summerred Yellow Delicious Yellow Transparent Zestar Espalier Extreme Extreme well. Can be affected by scab & mildew. Fruit is bright red with sweet, crispy and juicy flesh. Golden yellow skin. All purpose apple. Sweet, full flavoured fruit. Long time favourite cooking apple. Fruit is pale yellow, and very flavourful. Crisp & juicy with an excellent sweet tart flavour. / Blooming CRABAPPLES Name Information Bloomin g Centennial Large fruit that is excellent for cooking or fresh eating. to August May Red Sentinel Cherry like glossy deep red fruits, persist well into winter to August May CHERRIES Understock: : Mazzard F12 1, : Gisela 5 CHERRIES Angela Large, black fruit. Resists cracking and diseases. Large, juicy, sweet black fruit. Bing Excellent for fresh eating and canning. Black Tartarian Bright purplish black, sweet fruit. Very vigorous producer. Carmine Jewel Large, purplish red fruit. Great for fresh eating or baking. Compact Stella Sweet black fruit. Bears at a younger age than most trees. Burlat Very similar to Bing. Large sweet, red fruit. Reliable producer.

6 CHERRIES Evans Glacier Lambert Bright red, sour fruit. Great for pies and jams. Very hardy. Large, dark cherries. Great for fresh eating or baking. Very large, black fruit. st ripening Cherry. Lapin Large, dark red, sweet fruit. Highly split resistant. Morello Montmorency rth Star Dark red cherries with a sharp flavour. Great for cooking, jams or jellies. Very reliable sour Cherry. Small, bright red, fruit. Very heavy producer that is extremely hardy and disease resistant. Sour Cherry. Rainier Golden yellow sweet cherries with a red blush. Resistant to cracking. Royal Ann Sam Stella Surefire Sweetheart Van Light yellow cherries with pink blush. Large, black fruit. Highly resistant to cracking. Large, sweet black fruit. Very sweet. Produces crack resistant crops bright red fruit Bright red, sweet fruit. Developed in BC. Very heavy producer with shiny black fruit. APRICOTS, NECTARINES, PEACHES & PLUMS Understock: : Marianna 2624, : St.Julien A APRICOTS Sweet, juicy, rich flavour. Great for Harcot jams and jellies. Medium to large fruit that is Sold Harglow excellent for fresh eating. High disease resistance. Small and yellow, consistent bearer Sold Puget Gold in the Puget Sound area, tolerant to disease

7 Sold APRICOTS Tilton Wenatchee Moorpark Best Variety for freezing, drying and canning. Very heavy producer. Large yellow/orange fruit. Good for drying and canning. NECTARINES Fantasia Flavortop Hardy Red Bright yellow fruit with heavy red blush. Vigorous and productive. Fruit that is yellow fleshed and firm. Very vigorous producer. Red skinned, with golden blush, yellow flesh Sold PEACHES Frost Galaxy Red Haven Reliance Veteran Medium sized fruit with bright yellow skin. Heavy producer. Leaf curl resistant. Flat, orange red peach with white flesh. Very sweet. Freestone. Sweet, yellow fruit with red blush. Excellent for fresh eating or canning. Resistant to leaf spot. Freestone when fully ripe. Medium yellow fruit with a red blush. Sweet, mild flavour. Great for colder climates. Golden yellow skin with red blush. Freestone. PLUMS European Varieties Blue Damson Brooks Small, purple plums with green flesh. Excellent for preserves and jams. Excellent eating prune. Keeps well.

8 PLUMS European Varieties Golden French Green Gage Italian Prune Plum Mount Royal Nadia Seneca Stanley Superior Yellow Egg One of the first plums of the season, ripens in the second part of July Red to purplish black medium sized fruit with a sweet and mild falvour. Great for canning and drying. Greenish yellow fruit with amber flesh. Sweet. Great for fresh eating or cooking. Medium sized purple black fruit. Excellent fresh, canned or dried. Dark purple fruit with yellow flesh. Sweet and firm. Very productive. Use Stanley to cross pollinate. Incredible new introduction. A plum and cherry hybrid! Dark red fruit. That is high in anti oxidants. Stores well. Large reddish/blue fruit. Juicy and sweet. Large, purple skinned fruit with yellow flesh. Very sweet. Good for canning. Large red fruit with yellow flesh. Very heavy producer. Large, bright yellow fruit with yellow flesh. Very sweet. Freestone late Sold Japanese Varieties Beauty Brookred Burbank Methley Santa Rosa Satsuma Shiro Bright red plums with exceptional flavour. Dark red fruit with red flesh, good for eating or cooking. Purple baseball sized plums, excellent for eating fresh or canning. Reddish purple fruit with red flesh. Very sweet. Very productive tree. Red fruit with a sweet tart flavour. Good for fresh eating. Medium sized, dark red fruit. Very sweet. Large, golden yellow fruit with yellow flesh.

9 Japanese Varieties Toka A very hardy plum for northern climates. Medium sized, rich flavoured variety with a beautiful apricot color PEARS Understock: : OXHF 333, : Province Quince PEARS Yellow skin fruit with white flesh. Fruit Anjou stores well. Bartlett Bennett Bosc Clapp s Favourite Comice Conference Flemish Beauty Gold Spice Highland Luscious Maxie Moonglow Orcas Sold Large, richly flavored fruit is thinskinned, sweet and tender. Excellent eaten fresh or for canning. Large yellow pears. Good for fresh eating or canning. Medium to large fruit. Long necked with a fine flavour. Medium sized juicy, sweet fruit. Best for fresh eating. Large, yellow fruit with a thick skin. Best when stored for 1 2 months. Medium sized golden fruit. Sweet and spicy flavour. Yellow with red blush. Great for canning. Fruit best ripened off the tree. Sweet rich flavour, smooth and juicy. Needs to be stored for one month for best quality. Excellent dessert pear. Medium sized yellow fruit. Does not pollinate other pears. Fireblight resistant. A unique cross between a European and Asian Pear. Can be eaten at different stages of ripeness. Large yellow fruit that stores well. Very vigorous grower. Blight resistant. Large yellow pear with red blush. Good for canning and drying. to

10 PEARS Parker Patten Red Bartlett Red Clapp s Reddy Robin Rescue Summercrisp Large, yellow fruit with white flesh. Very juicy. Large, tender and juicy fruit. Fruit tastes best when picked green and ripened in a cool spot. Large bright red fruit with yellow flesh. Very sweet. Medium sized red pears with yellow flesh. Very sweet. A combination of an Asian Pear and European Pear! Looks and tastes like an apple. Yellow with a bright red orange blush. Flesh is sweet, smooth and juicy. Yellow fruit with a red blush. Very sweet and crisp. Very hardy and productive. Sept ASIAN PEARS Chojuro Hosui Kousi Nijisseiki Nitaka Shinko Shinseiki Twentieth Century Medium, brown skinned, crisp, sweet fruit. Large gold, fruit with crisp sugary white flesh. Stores well. Large, brown skinned fruit. Sweetspicy flavour. Disease resistant. Meidum sized green yellow fruit. Crisp and juicy flesh. Large sized yellow brown fruit. Very juicy and crisp. Brown skinned fruit with crisp, sweet flesh. Medium sized, yellow skinned, crisp and juicy fruit. to to COMBINATION FRUIT TREES Name Type Varieties (Combinations will vary between trees) Apple Espalier Apple 4 Way Combo 3 Tier Espalier Akane, Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp, Liberty Akane, Braeburn, Chehalis, Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, Liberty, Red Macintosh, Spartan

11 COMBINATION FRUIT TREES Name Type Varieties (Combinations will vary between trees) Asian Pear 3 Tier Espalier Espalier Chojuro, Shinsieki, Nijiseiki Asian Pear 4 Way Combo Chojuro, Nijiseiki, Shinseiki, Shinko, Kosui Cherry 4 Way Combo Bing, Glacier, Ranier, Royal Ann Van Fruit Cocktail 4 Frost Peach, Puget Gold Apricot, Hardy Red Nectarine, Stella Way Combo Cherry, Italian Prune Plum, Lapin Cherry Fruit Salad 4 Way Combo Frost Peach, Puget Gold Apricot, Hardy Red Nectarine, Shiro Plum, Harglow Apricot Pear Espalier 3 Tier Espalier Bartlett, Bosc, Red Clapps Pear 3 Way Combo Anjou, Bartlett, Comice, Red Bartlett, Rescue Pear 4 Way Combo Anjou, Bartlett, Comice, Red Bartlett, Rescue Plum 4 Way Combo Brooks, Satsuma, Shiro, Stanley, Yellow Egg FIG TREE CARE Figs require full sun all day to ripen. Roots are greedy, traveling far beyond the tree canopy. Figs are not fruit trees for small spaces. The fine roots that invade garden beds, however, may be cut without loss to the tree. In the Pacific rthwest, we need to grow them in the warmest location possible; against a sunny wall would be best. For container grown plants, replace most of the soil in the tub every three years and keep the sides of the tub shaded to prevent overheating in sunlight. Figs are generally hardy in zones Young fig tees should be watered regularly until fully established. Mulch the soil around the trees to conserve moisture. If a tree is not getting enough water, the leaves will turn yellow and drop. Drought stressed trees will not produce fruit and are more susceptible to disease. Figs must be allowed to ripen fully on the tree before they are picked. They will not ripen if picked when immature. A ripe fruit will be slightly soft and starting to bend at the neck. Harvest the fruit gently to avoid bruising. Fresh figs do not keep well and can be stored in the refrigerator for only 2 3 days. Fig trees are productive with or without heavy pruning. It is essential only during the initial years. Trees should be trained according to use of fruit, such as a low crown for fresh market figs. Since the crop is borne on terminals of previous year's wood, once the tree form is established, avoid heavy winter pruning, which causes loss of the following year's crop. It is better to prune immediately after the main crop is harvested, or with late ripening cultivars, summer prune half the branches and prune the remainder the following summer. FIGS Name Information Size Ht. Beer s Black Great compact growing form. Medium sized violet figs with a reddish pink interior. 2 3

12 FIGS Name Information Size Ht. Black Jack Green to Deep Purple skin. Great compact growth habit. 6 15' Black Mission Especially sweet dark, black fruit in late summer. Highly adaptable but performs best in hot, dry locations Brown Turkey Very sweet, tasty brown fruit in late summer Celeste Violet coloured figs with rose red flesh. Tastes delicious fresh or dried. 4 8 Sold Chicago Hardy Rich, sweet fruit that can be eaten fresh, stored, canned or dried. Best fig for colder climates. Can die down to ground in winter, but will still fruit Desert King Deep green skin with strawberry red flesh. Very sweet ' Ghost Hill Medium to large yellow fruit with amber flesh. 7 8 Italian Everbearing Medium growing, red/brown fig hardy to 15 degrees Lattarula Yellow fruit with amber coloured flesh. Excellent for cooler areas Sold The perfect Fig for growing in containers on your patio! Little Ruby Figs are smaller than most varieties. 3 6 LSU Purple Dark purple fruit with a white flesh. Great for drying or fresh eating Sold Peter s Honey Light green fig, dark amber coloured flesh, delectably sweet, one of the best eating figs Texas Large fruit that is sweet and nearly seedless Everbearing Green skinned fruit with white flesh that is excellent for White Marseilles 8 12 eating fresh or dried. Yellow Longneck Large yellow figs with a sweet amber flesh. Great for fresh 8 12 Everbearing eating or preserves.

13 JUJUBES, MULBERRIES, PERSIMMONS & NUTS JUJUBES Name Information Size Exposure Honey Jar Honey Jar has a small, sweet but spicy fruit with Partial to a thin skin. Fruits are excellent for fresh eating. Full Sun Lang Large pear shaped fruit. Sweet and chewy. Partial to Similar to dates when fully ripe. Full Sun Li Large round fruit that are best eaten fresh. Partial to Ripens well on the kitchen counter or in fridge. Full Sun Shanxi Li Extremely large fruit with excellent flavour. Partial to Shiny, reddish brown fruit. Full Sun MULBERRIES Name Information Size Black Beauty Large, black juicy fruit. 15 Pakistan Very large deep purple to black berries. Very sweet and flavourful Persian Seedless purple fruit that is very juicy & sweet, yet tart ' White Large, very sweet white fruit with a red blush PERSIMMONS Name Information Size Chocolate Medium to small oblong, reddish orange fruit, with a sweet brown flesh. Astringent ' Fuyu Large round fruit with reddish orange skin. Great for fresh eating. Very heavy producer Giant Fuyu Bright orange red fruit that will remain on tree even after leaves drop. Can be eaten fresh from tree Hachiya n astringent when ripe. Largest and best cooking quality persimmon ' Izu One of the first to ripen in late summer. Excellent for fresh eating Saijo Astringent. Small, seedless orange fruit that are extremely sweet. Consistent bearer on vigorous tree Tamopan Extra large golden red fruit. Very sweet and juicy Tanenashi Bright orange, seedless, cone shaped fruit. Very productive. Bears fruit at a younger age than most Persimmons Name Hall s Hardy ALMOND Information Large nuts with hard shell. Very heavy producer.

14 HAZELNUT Name Information Jefferson Leading Hazelnut on the market. Cross pollinate with Theta. Sacajawea Resistant to Eastern Filbert Blight. Cross pollinate with Yamhill. Theta Resistant to Eastern Filbert Blight. Cross pollinate with Jefferson. Yamhill Resistant to Eastern Filbert Blight. Very productive. Medium sized nuts. Cross pollinate with Sacajawea. WALNUT Name Carpathian Information Medium sized nuts with a thin shell. Can withstand cold weather as well as hot, dry summers. October Cascade Nuts have a think shell and excellent flavour. Tree is very fast growing. October Manregion 7024 Glover Road, Langley BC, V0X 1T0 Ph: Fax: sales@cedarrim.com Visit us online at