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Fruit: Eriobotrya japonica  Loquat, fruit   
Large shrub, small tree from China. Needs some heat and extra water to produce a good crop but drought tolerant. 
Qty:
(3)  5 gal   35.00 

Fruit: Feijoa sellowiana  Pineapple Guava, fruit   
Super-tasty fruits which are not viable for shipping to supermarkets - just for your back yard.

Pineapple Guavas are an ideal fruit tree for the Bay Area. Originally from the scrublands of Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina and southern Brazil, these non-tropical, evergreen trees are drought tolerant (though they need water to set fruit) and virtually disease and pest free. They feature large, showy flowers with edible petals; dense, dark green foliage; plus delicious fruit to boot. The aromatic fruit is ripe when it falls to the ground. Fruiting season, depending on cultivar, is from late September to early December.

Pineapple guavas will grow to about 15 feet tall x 15 wide, but can be kept at any height or width by pruning. For a thick hedge, plant about 10ft.-15ft apart. Their dense foliage is ideal for screening out the view of your neighbors.

These seedlings were grown from fruit of 9 cultivars that I found to be the best tasting out of a selection of over 25 cultivars that were developed by our West Coast expert, Mark Albert in Ukiah. Mark has been selecting trees for Northern California that have superior tasting fruit for about 40 years.

The seedlings are from:

Albert’s Pride, early fruiting, late September
– October

Albert's Supreme, late fruiting, November
–early December

Red Beard

Clara North

Moore, parent of Pride and Supreme

Marion

Lake Mendocino Drive

Lake Mendocino Drive South

T3 Elongated

-Paul Borchardt - California Rare Fruit Growers 
Qty:
(7)  1 gal   14.00 

Fruit: Loquat     
 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   35.00 

Fruit: Olive  Olive   
Deciduous olive relative from desert washes, fairly unusual in the Bay Area, easy to grow. Makes small yellow flowers and little edible olives. Six to fifteen feet tall and wide. 
Qty:
(1)  2 gal   45.00 
Qty:
(3)  5 gal   50.00 

Fruit: Passiflora edulis 'Red Rover'  Red Rover Purple Passionflower, fruit   
 
Qty:
(3)  1 gal   17.00 

Fruit: Pineapple Tomatillo  Pineapple Tomatillo, fruit   
 
Qty:
(4)  4" pot   8.00 

Fruit: Psidium lucidum  Lemon Guava, fruit   
Larger, sweeter fruit than Strawberry Guava and needs a little more heat. 
Qty:
(2)  5 gal   45.00 

Exotic Edible Species



 

Fruit: Actinidia arguta 'Issai'  Issai Russian Kiwi, fruit   
Self fertile and dwarf deciduous vine to 12-20 feet tall. Vigorous vine, smaller sweeter fruit than you see in the grocery store, you can eat the skin. 
Qty:
(3)  5 gal   50.00 

fruit: Akebia quinata  Silver Bells, fruit   
 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal   25.00 

fruit: Apple 'Golden Dorsett' Espalier  Golden Dorsett Apple, fruit   
Smallish fruited subtropical variety, evergreen in The Bahamas where the variety originated as a seedling from a Golden Delicious. Lowest chill, it will even work in a foggy neighborhood. Forms lots of fruiting spurs and fruits so heavily that it doesn't have time to grow large. Can make 3 crops a year. 
    Estimated Chilling Requirement
    100 hours below 45°F
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    5 - 10
    Pollination
    Self-fruitful.
    Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    very early
    Harvest Season within fruit type
    very early
    Harvest Dates
    June 25 to July 10
    (approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(1)  24" box   350.00 

fruit: Apricot 'Katy'  Katy Apricot, fruit   
Marginal in SF, but low chill and early. On Citation. 
    Estimated Chilling Requirement
    200-300 hours below 45°F
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    7 - 10
    Pollination
    Self-fruitful.
    Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    very early
    Harvest Season within fruit type
    early
    Harvest Dates
    May 25 to June 5
    (approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(1)  15 gal   150.00 

fruit: Aprium' Flavor Delight'  Flavor Delight Aprium, fruit   
On Citation. 
    Estimated Chilling Requirement
    less than 300 hours below 45°F
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    6 - 10
    Pollination
    Self-fruitful, but largest crops when pollenized by another apricot.
    Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    very early
    Harvest Season within fruit type
    early
    Harvest Dates
    June 3 to June 17
    (approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(2)  7 gal   50.25 

fruit: Asian Pear 'Shinseiki'  Shinseiki Asian Pear, fruit   
On Calleryana 
    Estimated Chilling Requirement
    250-300 hours below 45°F
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    5 - 10
    Pollination
    Self-fruitful.
    Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    midseason
    Harvest Season within fruit type
    early
    Harvest Dates
    July 25 to August 10
    (approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(1)  15 gal   100.00 
Qty:
(1)  15 gal   150.00 

fruit: Cherry 'Royal Lee'  Royal Lee Cherry   
Cherries are marginal in SF but this is your best bet. Can grow in containers. On Newroot-1. Needs another cherry (best is Minnie Royal) to cross-pollinate. 
Estimated Chilling Requirement
200-300 or fewer hours below 45�F
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
6 - 10
Pollination
Pollenized by Royal Lee.
Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
early
Harvest Season within fruit type
early
Harvest Dates
May 10 to May 23
(approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(2)  7 gal   85.00 

fruit: citrus, Blood Orange, 'Tarocco'  Tarocco Blood Orange, fruit   
Largest fruit among Blood oranges. Excellent tasting flesh is spotted red; orange skin. Vigorous open growth character. Borderline in sunny SF neighborhoods but worth trying in a warm protected spot. 
Qty:
(1)  15 gal   137.00 

fruit: citrus, Lemon, Improved Meyer  Improved Meyer Lemon, fruit   
Good performer in cool climates. Thin skin, sweet flavor. SF favorite. 
Qty:
(2)  3 gal   40.00 

Exotic Edible Species continued...





 


fruit: citrus, Lime, 'Bearss'  Bearss Lime, fruit   
Performs better than other limes in cool climates and is the common grocery store lime. Give it a warm spot. Main crop in late winter through spring. 
Qty:
(1)  3 gal   30.00 

fruit: citrus, Lime, Rangpur  Rangpur Lime, fruit   
 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   45.00 

fruit: citrus, Orange, 'Bouquet de Fleurs'  Bouquet de Fleurs Sour Orange, fruit   
 
Qty:
(3)  2 gal   45.00 

fruit: Elaeagnus multiflora  Goumi, fruit   
 
Qty:
(4)  5 gal   35.00 

fruit: Fig 'Desert King'  Desert King Fig, fruit   
 
Qty:
(2)  5 gal   45.00 

fruit: Fig 'Violeta de Bordeux'  Violeta de Bordeux Fig, fruit   
 
Qty:
(3)  4" pot   8.00 

fruit: Goji Berry  Goji Berry, fruit   
Chinese super-food related to tomatoes. 
Qty:
(3)  1 gal   8.00 

fruit: Morus nigra, 'Pakistan Bush'  Pakistan Bush Mulberry, fruit   
 
Qty:
(1)  15 gal   125.00 
Qty:
(6)  5 gal   50.00 

fruit: Nectarine 'Arctic Star'  Arctic Star Nectarine, fruit   
White subacid Nectarine. On Citation. 
    Estimated Chilling Requirement
    300 hours below 45°F
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    7 - 10
    Pollination
    Self-fruitful.
    Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    early
    Harvest Season within fruit type
    early
    Harvest Dates
    June 8 to June 25
    (approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(1)  15 gal   150.00 

fruit: Nectarine 'Snow Queen'  Snow Queen Nectarine, fruit   
On Citation 
Estimated Chilling Requirement
    250-300 hours below 45°F
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    8 - 10
Pollination
    Self-fruitful.
Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    late midseason
Harvest Season within fruit type
    early midseason
Harvest Dates
    June 18 to July 1
    (approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   43.85 

Exotic Edible Species continued...





 


fruit: Opuntia ellisiana  Spineless Prickly Pear, fruit   
 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal   25.00 
Qty:
(1)  10" tree band   12.00 

fruit: Plum 'Santa Rosa'  Santa Rosa Plum, fruit   
On Citation 
Estimated Chilling Requirement
    300 hours below 45°F
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    5 - 10
Pollination
    Self-fruitful.
Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    midseason
Harvest Season within fruit type
    early
Harvest Dates
    June 25 to July 5
    (approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   45.00 

fruit: Pluot 'Flavor Grenade'  Flavor Grenade Pluot, fruit   
On Myro 29C. Needs a Santa Rosa plum or another pluot to cross-pollinate. 
    Estimated Chilling Requirement
    200-300 hours below 45°F
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
    6 - 10
    Pollination
    Pollenized by Flavor King Pluot®, Dapple Dandy Pluot®, Emerald Drop Pluot® or Santa Rosa plum.
    Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
    midseason
    Harvest Season within fruit type
    late
    Harvest Dates
    August 30 to October 2
    (approximate for Hickman, CA)
 
Qty:
(1)  10 gal   130.00 

fruit: Solanum   Tamarillo   
Qty:
(4)  2 gal   25.00 

fruit: Solanum abutiloides  Dwarf Tamarillo   
Relative of Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum), this one makes clusters of small yellow fruits with a tropical flavor. From Argentina and Bolivian rocky scrub land, it makes a small tree as tall as 25 feet, usually smaller. 
Qty:
(9)  4" pot   5.00 

fruit: Solanum muricatum  Pepino   
South American shrub, related to tomatoes with striped yellow fruit sometimes called sweet cucumber or melon cucumber because of the taste. 
Qty:
(1)  2 gal   18.00 

fruit: Solanum quintoense  Naranjalilla   
Qty:
(1)  2 gal   25.00 

fruit: Vasconcellea pubescens  Mountain Papaya, fruit   
From high elevations in South America, so it doesn't mind our cool climate. 
Qty:
(3)  1 gal   20.00 


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