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The First Name in Fruit Trees
Commercial Growing Techniques
Hedgerow Apricots
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Perpendicular V
Horizontal Oblique Cordon Apple
crossover
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Perpendicular V Pear 3 ft. O.C.
Time To Prune!!?
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How much fruit can one tree produce?One 18 foot apple tree can yield 350 pounds of fruit!That�s 700 ½ lb apples!
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That�s 116 apple pies!!
At 6 apples per pie…
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700 ½lb apples!!
How many apple pies did you eat this year?
Introduction toBack Yard Orchard Culture
MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DEC
MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DEC
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Persimmon
Pecan
Sour Cherry
Miniature Peach
Miniature Nectarine
Blueberry
White Apricot
NectaPlum®
Peach-Plum Hybrid
Pomegranate
Fig
Peacotum®
Nectarine
Apricot White Nectarine
Apple
Peach
Sweet Cherry
European Plum
Almond
Quince
Walnut
Jujube
White Aprium® Pear
Aprium®
Pluot®
Asian PearWhite Peach
Plum
Plum-cot
BLACK TARTARIANMINNIE ROYAL
ROYAL LEECRAIG’S CRIMSON
ROYAL RAINIERUTAH GIANT
SWEETHEART™
RAINIERBINGSUNBURSTROYAL ANN
VANSTELLA
LAMBERTLAPINS
ROYAL ROSAKATY
GOLD KISTFLORA GOLDPIXIE-COT(DWF)
FLAVOR GIANT
HARCOTGOLDCOT
CHINESETOMCOT
PERFECTIONWen. MOORPARK
NUGGETRIVAL
HARGLOWBLENHEIM
TILTONMOORPARK PUGET GOLD
EARLI-AUTUMNAUTUMN GLO
EARLY RICHMONDNORTH STAR
MONTMORENCYMETEORENGL. MORELLO
EARLITREATROYAL GOLD
FLORDAKINGDESERT GOLD
FLORDAPRINCEMAY PRIDE
EARLIGRANDEGOLD DUSTZEE DIAMOND
JUNE GOLDDOUBLE JEWEL
EVA’S PRIDEREDHAVEN
REGINAJUNE PRIDE
HARKENGOLDEN JUBILEE
MID-PRIDERELIANCESUNCREST
CANADIAN HARMONYFROST™
HALEHAVENVETERAN
SANTA BARBARAJULY (KIM) ELBERTA
SATURNLORING
SCARLET ROBEGLEASON ELB.
RED BARON
ELEGANT LADYCRESTHAVEN
FORTYNINERBABY CRAWFORD
MUIRRANGER
BONITAJ.H. HALE
REDSKIN ELBERTAELBERTA
FANTASTIC ELBERTAFAY ELBERTADIXON CLING
AUGUST PRIDECHAMPAGNE
RIO OSO GEMORANGE CLING
O’HENRYTRA-ZEE
SWEET BAGELHALFORD CLING
SUMMERSETTASTY GIANT
FAIRTIMECARNIVAL
TRI-LITE
DESERT DAWNDESERT DELIGHT
JUNEGLOINDEPENDENCE
HONEY KISTHARKO
DOUBLE DELIGHTMERICREST
FLAVORTOPJOLLY RED GIANT
PANAMINTCAVALIER
FANTASIAZEE GLO
LATE LEGRANDFLAMEKIST
LIZ’S LATE
SPICE ZEE
ELDORADO BONANZAPIX ZEE
HONEY BABEGARDEN SUN
GARDEN GOLD
ARCTIC STARSNOW QUEEN
ROSEARCTIC GLO
ARCTIC JAYARCTIC ROSE
HEAVENLY WHITEARCTIC QUEENGOLDMINE
ARCTIC BLAZE
TYDEMAN’S LT. ORNG.
MOLLIE’S DELICIOUS
YELLOW TRANSPARENTEINSHEMER
DORSETT GOLDENANNA
DOLGO CRABAPPLEBEVERLY HILLS
RED GRAVENSTEINGRAVENSTEIN
HONEYCRISP™
AKANEELSTAR
APPLE BABE GALA
WOLF RIVERMCINTOSH
HARALSONCOX ORANGE PIPPIN
EMPIREJONATHAN
BISBEE RED DELICIOUSHARROLD RED DEL.
SPARTANGARDEN DELICIOUS
SNOW (FAMEUSE)GORDON
LIBERTYGOLDEN DELICIOUSASHMEAD’S KERNAL
BRAMLEY’S SDLGKING (TOMPKINS)
YLW. BELLFLOWERJONAGOLD
WINTER BANANACALVILLE BLANC
MELROSENORTHERN SPY
HUDSON’S GOLDEN GEMMUTSU (CRISPIN)
SPITZENBURGSTAYMAN WINESAP
GOLDEN RUSSETPETTINGILL
W. WINTER PEARMAINFUJI
RED FUJIBELLE DE BOSKOOP
ARKANSAS BLACK SPURBRAEBURN
SIERRA BEAUTYYORK
YELLOW NEWTON PIPPINROME BEAUTY
GRANNY SMITHPINK LADY®
WALTANA
METHLEYBEAUTY
SHIROSANTA ROSA
REDHEARTWICKSON
SPRITEDELIGHTBURBANKCATALINA
BURGUNDYNUBIANA
MARIPOSALARODA
LATE SANTA ROSAHOWARD MIRACLE
FRIARSATSUMAFORTUNEKELSEY
SUPERIORGOLDEN NECTAR
EMERALD BEAUTELEPHANT HEART
WEEPING SANTA ROSA
FLAVOR DELIGHT
BELLA GOLD
COT-N-CANDY
CANADIAN WHT BLENHEIM
PLUM PARFAITFLAVORELLA
HARROW DELIGHTMOONGLOW
RESCUEHOOD
CALIFORNIAFLORDAHOME
BARTLETTORIENT
WARRENSENSATION RED BARTLETT
SECKELPOTOMAC
D’ANJOUBOSC
COMICEKIEFFER
WINTER NELIS
ICHIBAN NASHIYAKUMO
SHINSEIKIHOSUI
SHINSUISEIGYOKU
ISHIIWASECHOJURO
KIKUSUI
YOINASHISHINKO
TSU LIYA LI
20TH CENTURY
FLAVOROSA FLAVOR SUPREME SPLASHGEO PRIDE
EMERALD DROPMARCIA’S FLAVOR
FLAVOR QUEENDAPPLE DANDY
FLAVOR KINGFLAVOR GRENADE
FLAVOR FINALE
BAVAY’S GREEN GAGE
EARLY ITALIANFRENCH IMPROVED
STANLEYBROOKS
SENECAITALIAN
BLUE DAMSON
SUGARIMPERIAL
NECTA ZEENECTAR BABE
GARDEN DELIGHT
PINEAPPLEORANGE
SMYRNA
WONDERFULAMBROSIA
GARNET SASHGRENADA
SWEETEVERSWEET
RED SILK
PINK SATINPARFIANKA
KASHMIR BLENDSHARP VELVET
COFFEECAKE™ (NISHIMURA WASE)IZU
MARUGIANT FUYU
FUYU (JIRO)CHOCOLATE
HACHIYATAMOPAN
NON PAREILPRICE
NEPLUSCARMEL
PEERLESSBUTTE
MISSIONALL-IN-ONE
GARDEN PRINCE
PERUQUEMAJOR
PAWNEETEJAS
MOHAWKWESTERN SCHLEY
MAHAN
PAYNESERR
AMBASSADORPLACENTIA
EUREKAPEDRO
IDAHOCARMELO
MESAHARTLEY
CHANDLERFRANQUETTE
BLUERAYBLUECROP
BERKELEYELLIOT
LEGACY
O’NEALSTAR
JUBILEEMISTY
REVEILLESHARPBLUE
SOUTHMOONSUNSHINE BLUE
BLACK MISSION, BLACK JACK, BROWN TURKEY, CELESTIAL, CHICAGO HARDY, CONADRIA, DESERT KING, EXCEL, FLANDERS, KADOTA, LATTERULA, OSBORNE PROLIFIC, JANICE SEED-LESS, PANACHE, PETER’S HONEY, TEXAS BLUE GIANT,
VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX, WHITE GENOA
LANGLI
SUGAR MAYTROPIC SNOW
STRAWBERRY FREESNOW BEAUTY
NECTARWHITE LADY
BABCOCKQ-1-8
POLLYGIANT BABCOCK
SUGAR LADYARCTIC SUPREME IND. BLOOD CL.
SNOW KINGSNOW GIANT
INDIAN FREE WHITE HEATH
DONUT (STARK SATURN)
Pluot®, Aprium®, NectaPlum® & Peacotum® are
registered trademarks of Zaiger Genetics Inc.,
of Modesto, California
WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTORSDave Wilson Nurseryis the exclusiveU.S. licensor andprimary propagatorof varieties developedby Zaiger Genetics Inc.,of Modesto, California
6th Edition © Copyright 2010, Dave Wilson Nursery, Hickman, CA
This chart is intended as a reference tool to be used in planning successive harvest for home orchards. With the exception of European pears and some apples which are ripened off the tree, harvest periods on this chart are approximate tree-ripe harvest periods for Hickman (near Modesto), California. Actual harvest dates vary from year to year and climate to climate. In areas where winters are mild and early warm weather the norm, harvests may be up to four weeks earlier than shown on this chart. In cooler coastal or cold weather climates harvest periods are generally later than shown on this chart.
For reference, Hickman, California is in Sunset Western Garden Book zone 9, and USDA Plant Hardiness zone 9. Normal winter chilling in the Hickman area is about 1,000 hours, adequate for practically all deciduous fruit. Summers are long and hot. The last significant frost usually occurs in mid to late February, and most varieties of peach, nectarine, plum and apricot are in peak bloom by early March.
DAVE WILSON NURSERYFRUIT & NUT HARVEST DATES
Dave Wilson Nursery19701 Lake Road • Hickman, CA 95323
(209) 874-1821 • (800) 654-5854 www.davewilson.com
The First Name in Fruit Trees™
A California Corporation
COLOR BARS CORRESPOND TO APPROXIMATE HARVEST PERIODS FOR HICKMAN (NEAR MODESTO) CALIFORNIA.FRUIT & NUT HARVEST DATES
PLUOT®
APRIUM®
FIG
POMEGRANATE
WHITE APRIUM®
PEAR
ASIAN PEAR
WHITE PEACH
PECAN
PERSIMMON
EUROPEAN & DAMSON PLUMS
PLUM
JUJUBE
MINIATURENECTARINE
MINIATUREPEACH
BLUEBERRYSOUTHERN HIGHBUSH
BLUEBERRYNORTHERN HIGHBUSH
SOURCHERRY
SWEETCHERRY
PEACH
PEACH-PLUMHYBRID
MINIATURE APPLE
APPLE
ALMOND
WALNUT
NECTAPLUM®
WHITE APRICOT
APRICOT
WHITENECTARINE
QUINCE
NECTARINE
PEACOTUM®
PLUM-COT
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Understanding Your Mirco-Climate
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Control Size With Summer Pruning
10 year Santa Rosa plum
10 Year Santa Rosa plum
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Prune After Fruit Set To Help Thin Fruit
10 Year Santa Rosa BYOC Style
Santa Rosa Plum First Year
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Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
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Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
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Year 8
Craig’s Crimson cherry: Prune to within your reach
Canopy Starts At Knee Height
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30 foot phone pole
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4N1 Cherry, 2nd year
4n1 Cherry 6 year
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It�s only this tall!And 11 years old.
4N1 Peach, Nectarine & Nectaplum
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4 peach trees in one hole
Heavenly White Nectarine
4 Year Harcot Apricot
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High Density + Size Control= BYOC
7 Trees in 12 Feet
Cherry, Peach, Plum 24 in. O.C.
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Multi-Budded Fruit Trees
2N1Pluot® Flavor King & Flavor Queen
3N1 Fruit Salad
Plant Weakest Bud To South
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Cut Back Stronger Buds By 2/3
Never Let One Variety Dominate
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• Successive Ripening = Fruit All Season
• More Fruit In Less Space
• Accommodate Pollinating Varieties
• Control Size With Summer Pruning
• Easy Maintenance
• Grow What You Like & Will Use
• Endless Esthetic Possibilities
2ft. O.C.
High Density Hedgerows
12 Trees In 40 ft. 3 ft. O.C.
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Hickman Chainsaw Massacre, March 2004
Hickman Chainsaw Massacre, August 2004
One Casualty..
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March 2014
May 2015
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Mulch Promotes Healthy Roots
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Mulch, Mulch, Mulch
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5N1 River Rock Raised Bed
Raised Beds For poor draining soil
6N1 Raised Bed Pluots
Use Your Imagination
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Mulching Raised Bed Cherries
Raised Bed Cherries
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4n1 Peaches Planted In Mulch
Fruit Throughout The Season
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Espalier
Espalier Fig
What In The World Kind Of Tree Is That?
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Espalier Not Always Art
Santa Rosa on Left, Elephant Heart on right
Victoria Plum fan
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Espalier Apple
Espalier Peach fan
Espalier Pear
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Deer Fence Materials
Bird Netting
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Covering Techniques
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Protect From Freeze and Rain
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Double flowering trees make great ornamentals.
Be Creative!
Figs Produce on first year wood.
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Black, brown and green figs pleached as one
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Squirrel Patrol
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