Compiled by Nancy Garrison

Information is based on taste test winners at Dave Wilson Nursery, Santa Clara Valley chapter of the Calif. Rare Fruit Growers, Andy Mariani, Master Gardeners, Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery and UCSC Agroecology Farm and personal experience growing over 60 varieties of fruits in San Jose.

APPLES
Akane, Ashmead's Kernel, Braeburn, Claygate Pearmain, Cox's Orange Pippin, Empire, Fortune, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Hudson Golden Gem, Jonagold, Jonathan, Mutsu, Newtown Pippin, and Swaar.

APRICOTS
Blenheim -- you can’t beat this one for flavor and productivity!, Earligold, Moorpark, and Tomcot

CHERRIES (All sweet)
Bing, Black Tartarian, Coe’s Transparent, Craig's Crimson (self-fertile), Index (self-fertile), Lapins, Rainier, Republican (Black Republican or Black Oregon), Stella, Van and Utah Giant.

FIGS
Black Mission, Bourgesotte Noire, Grosse Montreuse, Jurupa and Osborn Prolific and Panachee and White Adriatic

GRAPES
European:
Black Monukka, Black Rose, Cardinal, Delight, Exotic, Flame Seedless, Perlette, Ribier, Ruby Seedless (King’s Ruby), Flame Tokay and White Malaga

American Hybrids:
Black Muscat (Muscat Hamburgh), Catawba, Delaware, Delicatessen, Diamond, Golden Muscat, Iona, Jefferson, July Early Amber, Moscato d'Adda, Moscato di Terracina, New York Muscat, Niagra, Perle de Csaba, Queen of the Vineyard, Niabell, Niagra, Pierce, Suavis, Wapanuka and Xlnta

JUJUBE (CHINESE DATE)
Li, Lang or any others available

KIWI (CHINESE GOOSEBERRY)
(Must have both male and female)Abbott, Bruno, Chico, Hayward, Monty and Vincent

LOQUAT
Orange Flesh – Big Jim, Day, Gold Nugget and Miller
White Flesh – Benlehr, Champagne and Cooksey

MULBERRY
Black types such as Persian or Kaester

PASSIONFRUIT (I do not know of commercial sources for the first four, but wanted to list them as Patrick Worley, passionfruit hybridizer extrordinaire, recommended them for this area).
Passiflora ‘Coral Glow’ or ‘Coral Seas’ for cooler coastal summers, P. ‘Elizabeth’, P. ‘PurpleTiger’ when cross pollinated by P. caerulea, P. ligularis - likes cool weather, not self fruitful, not in container, Passiflora edulis: ‘ Fredericks’, Black Knight’, ‘Frosty’, and 'Nancy Garrison'

PAW PAWS
Mary Foos Johnson, Sunflower and Wells

PEACHES
All freestone types: Arctic Supreme, Baby Crawford ( Phil Adrian), Early Elberta (Gleason), Flavorcrest, J.H. Hale, J.M. Mack, Nectar, O'Henry, Silver Logan, Stark's Saturn (donut shape - white flesh), Strawberry Free, Sugarlady, Suncrest and Zee Lady

GENETIC DWARF PEACHES (These genetic dwarfs are very cute but don't have the quality of the non-genetic dwarfs).
Empress, Garden Gold, Golden Gem, Golden Glory, Honey Babe, Southern Flame, Southern Rose and Southern Sweet

NECTARINES
Arctic Rose, Double Delight, Fantasia, Goldmine, Heavenly White, Panamint, Peento, Snow Queen and White Rose.

GENETIC DWARF NECTARINES
Garden Beauty, Garden Delight, Garden King, Golden Prolific, Necta Zee, Nectarina, Southern Belle and Sunbonnet

OLIVES
Ascolano, Manzanillo, Mission and Sevillano

PEARS
European:
Bartlett, Comice, Seckel (French Butter) and Winter Nelis

Asian (Nashi):
Chojuro, Hosui,Nishiumura Wase (needs to be pollinated to "chocolate up), Seuri, Shinko and Ya Li. There are no climate or soil restrictions on growing Asian pears in this area.

PERSIMMON
Non-astringent types: Jiro and Fuyu
Astringent types: Hachiya and Saijo

PLUOTS (Plum-apricot interspecific crosses)
Dapple Dandy, Flavor Supreme, Flavor Queen and Flavor King

PLUMS AND PRUNES
Japanese and Hybrid Types:
Burgundy, Elephant Heart, Emerald Beaut, Golden Nectar, Howard’s Miracle, Inca, Laroda and Santa Rosa

European Types:
Damson, D'Agen French Prune, Bavay's Green Gage, Coe’s Golden Gage,Golden Transparent Gage, Imperial Prune, Italian Prune and Reine Claude Conducta

POMEGRANATE (generally Wonderful is the only variety available and is a very good one with sweet - tart rich reddish purple juice.)
Ambrosia, Eversweet, Fleishman’s, Utah Sweet and Wonderful.

QUINCE
Appleion, Champion, Cooke’s Jumbo, Orange, Pineapple and Smyrna.

BERRY VARIETIES

BLACKBERRIES
Boysen, Logan (Thornless Logan), Marion, Olallie, Thornfree, Thornfree Evergreen and Young

BLUEBERRY
Bluecrop, Georgia Gem, Gulf Coast, Jubilee, Miramba, Misty and Reveille

RED RASPBERRIES
Autumn Bliss, Canby, Fairview, Heritage, Meeker, Newburgh, September, Southland and Willamette

BLACK RASPBERRIES
Cumberland and Munger

STRAWBERRIES
Aptos, Chandler, Fern, Hecker, Pajaro, Quinalt, Seascape and Sequoia

SUBTROPICAL:

CITRUS
Oranges: Lane's Late Navel, Robertson Navel, Valencia, Washington Navel
Mandarins: Clementine, Dancy, Encore, Fremont, Kara, Kinnow, Page, Satsuma (seedless)
Tangelos: Minneola
Lemons: Eureka, Lisbon, Meyer
Limes: Bearss
Grapefruit: Oro Blanco
Kumquats: Meiwa, Nagami

PINEAPPLE GUAVA
Coolidge, Nazemetz, Pineapple Gem, Superba, Trask, and many seedlings are excellent.

STRAWBERRY GUAVA
Named varieties are hard to come by, but most seedlings are tasty.

WHITE SAPOTE
Chestnut, Cuccio, Fiesta, Fisch, Lemon Gold, Louise, McDill, Michele, Pike, Suebelle, Selck, Vista

LOCAL NURSERIES WITH LARGE SELECTION OF VARIETIES

Almaden Valley Nursery, 15800 Almaden Expressway, South San Jose, (408) 997-1234

Menlo Growers, 11605 New Avenue, Gilroy, (408) 683-4862

Payless Nursery & Rockery, 2927 South King Road, San Jose, (408) 274-7815

Roger Reynolds Nursery, 133 Encinal Avenue, Menlo Park, (650) 323-5612

SummerWinds Garden Centers:
21606 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, (408) 266-4440
2460 Winchester Boulevard, Campbell, (408)866-0171
1491 De Anza Boulevard, Cupertino, (408)996-8355
861 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, (408) 245-4532
805 Yuba Drive, Mountain View, (650) 967-3154
725 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, (650) 493-5136

Yamagami's Nursery, 1361 South De Anza Boulevard, Cupertino, (408) 252-0322

MAIL ORDER SOURCES FOR FRUIT & NUT TREES

Many of these varieties are hard to find, so be sure to call ahead to your favorite nursery to check and ask about special ordering for the future. Most of the difficult to find varieties will be available at the California Rare Fruit Growers’ Annual Scion Exchange where you will find hundreds of varieties of non-patented varieties of fruit scion wood for grafting that often will not be found elsewhere.

If you can’t find the variety you want at a local nursery, check to see if they can special order in the fall and/or try one of the following mail order nurseries:

TREES OF ANTIQUITY
20 Wellsona Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446, (805) 467-9909. Antique apples and other fruit trees both new and old.

FOWLER’S NURSERY
525 Fowler Road, Newcastle, CA 95658, (916) 645-8191. Fowler’s Nursery is located in the heart of Asian Pear country and has a wide selection of Asian Pears and other fruits.

ONE GREEN WORLD
Write (or check the website) to receive a catalog at 28696 S. Cramer Road, Molalla, OR 97038, Toll Free: 1-877-353-4028, Local:(503) 651-3005. They carry rootstocks of apples, pears, plums, peaches, almonds & apricots. They also carry a wide selection of disease resistant varieties for their wet Northwest climate.

A.I. EPPLER LIMITED
P.O. Box 16513, Seattle WA 98116-0513, (206) 932-2211. America's only specialist grower dedicated almost exclusively to currants and gooseberries. Over 90 select varieties of European gooseberries, red, white & blackcurrants and jostaberries.

RAINTREE NURSERIES
391 Butts Road, Morton, WA 98356, (360) 496-6400. Specializes in disease resistant plants. They provide a map of Northern California which shows the different climate zones and the fruits, nuts, and berries that will grow best in each.