COMMON NAME |
VARIETY |
Comments |
Apricots |
Blenheim (Royal) Apricot |
The standard, with delicious juicy fruit. Very early in this area--late May - June. |
Apricots |
Harcot Apricot |
Excellent flavor and quality. Large, sweet, juicy, rich flavor. Brown rot resistant. Mid-June. |
Berries--Blackberry |
Logan, thornless |
Lighter red and tangier than Boysen, otherwise very similar. Excellent variety. June. |
Berries--Blackberry |
Marion Berry |
Firm fruit holds its shape in cooking. Blackberry class. Rich flavor. June. |
Berries--Blackberry |
Tayberry Berry |
Blackberry/raspberry hybrid, with flavors of both parents. Dark red/purple fruit. June. |
Cherries |
Bada Bing Cherry |
Self-fruitful version of the commercial sweet cherry. Late May - early June harvest. |
Cherries |
Bing Cherry |
The commercial sweet cherry. Late May - early June harvest. Pollenized by Black Tartarian, Van, Rainier (also Stella in colder climates, but not reliably here.) Fruit splits (cracks) from late rains; Van doesn't. |
Cherries |
Lapins Cherry |
Large dark red, firm, sweet fruit like Bing. Self-fertile Bing . Resists cracking. Early to mid June. |
Cherries |
Rainier Cherry |
Yellow with red blush. Very sweet, fine texture, very firm. Resists cracking. Pollenizer needed. Late May to early June. |
Cherries |
Royal Ann Cherry |
Old favorite white cherry. Cream with red blush. Sweet, firm. Pollenizer needed (not Bing). Late May to mid June. |
Cherries |
Stella Cherry |
Dark red, firm, sweet, like Lambert. Resists cracking. Self-fruitful. Early to mid-June. |
Cherries |
Van Cherry |
Deep red, great quality and heavy production. Like Bing but resists cracking. Pollenizer needed (any other sweet cherry). Early to mid June. |
Cherries, Pie |
English Morello Pie Cherry |
Bright red, pretty fruit on a very productive, ornamental little tree. Rich flavor. Self fruitful. Blood-red juice, red flesh, bright red skin, very tart pie cherry. Late June, early July. |
Cherries, Pie |
Montmorency Pie Cherry |
Bright red, pretty fruit on a very productive, ornamental little tree. Rich flavor. Self fruitful. Clear juice, white flesh, bright red skin, less acidic pie cherry. Mid to late June. |
Nectarines |
Independence Nectarine |
Bright red skin, firm flesh, excellent flavor. One of the best. Late June. |
Nectarines |
Snow Queen Nectarine |
Sweet, juicy white fruit. Late June |
Peaches |
Bonanza Miniature Peach |
Miniature peach with beautiful pink flowers and good fruit. Great in containers or as small accent in vegetable or herb garden. Late June. |
Peaches |
Donut Peach |
(aka Stark Saturn). Flattened fruit with firm texture and unique sweet flavor like almonds. Late June - early July. |
Peaches |
Gold Dust Peach |
Excellent early peach with very good flavor and firm flesh. Excellent to plant with later varieties. Mid-June. |
Peaches |
June Gold Cling Peach |
Large fruit with rich flavor, melting texture. Prolific. Late May to early June. |
Peaches |
Redhaven Peach |
Very good early variety. Large fruit with firm texture, good sweet flavor. Well-known commercial variety. Late June. |
Plums |
Casselman Plum |
Red skin with yellow-to-red flesh. Natural variation of Santa Rosa. Self-fruitful. Late June. |
Plums |
Santa Rosa Plum |
Purplish tart skin, yellow-to-red sweet flesh. Very popular and productive. Self-fruitful and good pollenizer for other plums, pluots. Mid-June. |
Pluots |
Flavor Supreme Pluot |
Taste test winner; one of the best summer fruits. Greenish fruit with red flesh. Sweet, rich, tangy, early. outstanding! Pollenize with Santa Rosa plum or any other pluot. June. |
Mulberries |
Pakistan Mulberry |
Huge, maroon, luscious berries. Does not stain! Month-long ripening June - July. |