Why have huge trees that overwhelm your yard? Do you really want to climb ladders to pick your fruit? All this can be avoided. Your home garden is different from a commercial orchard. Most people want small fruit trees that produce enough delicious fruit for the family and a few friends - not commercial sized trees optimized for high volume and tractors. Standard fruit trees naturally grow to 20-30 feet. Even if you use semi-dwarfing rootstocks, most fruit trees still grow 15-20 feet - larger than people expect. Through deliberate pruning, you can control the size and shape of your fruit trees regardless of rootstock. Why not keep it 6 to 12 feet tall with most of the fruit in the easy-to-reach 4 to 7 foot range? EZ-PICK® fruit trees have been started in the nursery with a very low branching structure giving you a jump start at maintaining a tree to a size that is convenient for you. There is another benefit to smaller trees - they give you room for multiple varieties of your favorite tasting fruits.
Apples
A favorite eating apple across many areas of the country. Medium. Reddish-green color. Firm, crunchy, juicy, white flesh with excellent flavor. An apple with good keeping quality. Ripens: Early to Mid-September.
Large, golden skin, crisp and delicious. High quality apple for all purposes. One of the most widely planted in the world. Good pollinizer for most apples. Ripens: September to October.
Large. Skin bright green which is retained long after harvest. Flesh is firm, sweet/tart. Good ofr eating, cooking and sauce. Ripens: August to September.
Blushing pink sking over green. Snappy tartness with a touch of crisp, sweet flavor. Good keeper. White flesh resists browning. Excellent for cooking and eating with a long storage life. Ripens: Late October.
Large. Red waxy skin, pure white flesh. Distinctive flavor, firm, crisp and juicy. Ripens: September to October.
Apricot
Large. Yellow-orange skin. Sweet, juicy, rich flavor. One of the best. A new variety from Canada whish has frost hardy late blooms. Resists brown rot and perennial canker. Ripens: Mid-June.
Cherry
Large. Dark red skin. Purplish red flesh is firm and sweet. Best known as a self-fertile bing. Resistant to cracking. Good pollinizer for other sweet cherries. Ripens: Late Season.
The most popular pie and dessert cherry in North America. Large. Bright red skin. Firm yellow flesh. Very cold hardy and disease resistant. Heavy producer. Sour cherry excellent for canning and pies. Self-fertile. Good pollinizer. Ripens: Late Season.
Premium quality, yellow blushed with red, sweet cherry - the highest value cherry produced in the Pacific Northwest. Medium to large. Fine textured, very firm, yellowish-white flesh. Has a distinct flavor. Considered superior to most varieties. Tree is hardy. Bears early and heavy. Resistant to cracking. Needs pollinizer. Good pollinizer for other sweet cherries. Ripens: Mid-Season.
Royal Ann
Large. Cream skin with red cheeks. Crea flesh, sweet, tart. A favorite for eating, canning and preserves. Needs a pollinizer. Ripens: Early to Mid-Season.
Nectarines
Similar to Goldmine, except larger, tastier and better color. White flesh is sweet but not all sugar. Has subacid taste like yellow fleshed varieties. Red over 70-80 percent. Freestone. Ripens: Early August.
Peaches
Polly
Medium. White skin with red blush. Flesh white, juicy and aromatic. Exceptional quality. Very hardy, withstading extreme cold. Best white peach for cold climates. Ripens: Late July.
Medium to large. Red blushed yellow skin. Firm, sweet, yellow flesh. Good for cold climates. Freestone when fully ripe. Hangs well on tree when ripe. Good for eating and canning. Ripens: Late June
Large. Yellow skin with re blush. Yellow fleshed freestone, red near pit. Flesh has fine, melting texture, delightfully sweet combined with excellent peach flavor. Pointed in shape. Arguably the best tasting peach for most homeowners. Ripens: Early to Mid-July.
Pear
#1 pear in the world. Large. Smooth, waxy, yellow skin. White, sweet flesh. A vigorous grower. Self-fertile. Ripens: August.
Plums
Medium. Reddish-purple skin. Flesh deep red, mellow, sweet, small pit. Self-fertile red Japanese plum. Good for mild winter areas, yet cold hardy. Ripens: Early July, but keeps well on tree until Mid-August.
Most important commerial and home variety. Large, oval. Purplish-red skin with blue bloom. Firm flesh, yellow to dark red near skin; rish pleasing, tart flavor. Self-fertile. Ripens: Mid-June.
Large, nearly round. Dark, solid red skin. Firm, rather juicy, dark red flesh to pit. Needs pollinizer: Santa Rosa. Ripens: Late July to Early August.
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