2027 El Dorado Nursery Bareroot Catalog

Asian Pear

Juicy, sweet, mild-flavored fruit is crisp like an apple. Early to mid-August harvest in Central CA. Keeps well. Easy to grow, heavy bearing small tree. Chilling: 450 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful, or pollinated by Shinseiki, Bartlett, or other Harvest: Early–mid August

Pomegranate

Flavor is sweet and refreshing, seeds are soft and edible. Ripe fruit can hang for weeks without splitting. Very hardy plant will take temperatures to below zero. Chilling: 100–200 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful

Almond

Small size tree (15 ft.) is self-fruitful, cold hardy. Pollination: Self-fruitful

Apple

Remarkable fruit for mild-winter climates. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples even in low desert. Fresh/cooked. Chilling: 200 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful or pollinated by Dorsett Golden or Einshemer

Olive

Excellent clonal selection of Arbequina showing higher olive production and oil yields. Oil is sweet, delicate and fragrant with intense fruitiness but low levels of bitterness an… Pollination: Self-fertile

Olive

The dwarf Arbosana tree produces large crops of small olives with high concentrations of premium olive oil. The Arbosana flavor is a complex mixture of fruitiness with a good bala… Pollination: Self-fertile; higher yields when paired with Arbequina Harvest: Late-bearing

Nectarine

Sprightly-sweet, early season white-fleshed nectarine. Nice balance of sugar and acid, very appealing flavor. Highly recommended for home orchards. Chilling: 6–700 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Late June/early July (Central CA)

Nectarine

Delicious, super-sweet, white nectarine. Rich flavor and nice crunchy texture when firm, extremely sweet when soft. Chilling: 600–700 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful

Nectarine

White-fleshed miniature nectarine. Tangy-sweet fruit ripens late mid-season; 4–6 ft. tree. Chilling: 450 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Late mid-season

Peach

Two-time taste test winner. Large, white flesh, nearly freestone when fully ripe. Red over cream colored skin. Sweet and tangy, fine delicate flavor, firm texture. Peak quality re… Chilling: 700 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Late July/early August (Central CA)

Apple

Large, later season. Dark red skin, high quality even where summer nights are warm. For dessert and cooking. Keeps many months. Chilling: 800 hours Pollination: Partly self-fruitful

Raspberries

The well-known ever-bearing 'Bababerry.' Large red berries up to 1", highly regarded for flavor. Much more tolerant of summer heat than other raspberries. Plentiful June harvest f… Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: June + fall

Peach

Long-time favorite white-fleshed freestone. Sweet and juicy, aromatic, low in acid. Widely adapted. Chilling: 250–300 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Mid-July (Central CA)

Pear

World's most popular pear. Early mid season, about August 1st. High quality, tolerates hot summers. Chilling: 800 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful in most climates of the western U.S.; elsewhere pollinated by Bosc, D'Anjou, Winter Nelis Harvest: Early August

Cherry

Large, firm, juicy, sweet, nearly black when ripe — superb flavor, #1 cherry. Mid-season. Large, vigorous tree. Chilling: 700 hours Pollination: Pollinized by Black Tartarian, Van, Rainier. Also Stella in colder climates Harvest: Mid-season

Fig

The favorite. Purplish-black skin, strawberry colored flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing, long-lived, large tree. Coast or inland. Fresh/dry/can. Chilling: 100 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful

Blackberries

Large fruit with very good flavor. Sweet, high quality, and firm. Will not soften, leak, or lose color in hot weather. Late season producer with a very long production season. Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Late season (long)

Cherry

Medium-sized, nearly black, sprightly flavor, early season. Vigorous, productive tree. Chilling: 700 hours Pollination: Pollinizer required — interfruitful with all popular sweet cherries Harvest: Early season

Apricot

All-purpose freestone, sweet, aromatic, flavorful. Long time #1 apricot in California. Early bloom. Chilling: 500 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Late June (Central CA)

Blueberries

No. 1 variety, the standard of excellence. Upright, vigorous bush. Very productive. Large, firm, flavorful fruit doesn't drop or crack. Tolerates hot summers if soil is moist, aci… Chilling: 800 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful

Blueberries

Best variety for hot climates. Large, firm fruit, excellent flavor. Upright, vigorous bush, very productive. Blueberry culture requires soil that is moist, acidic, and high in hum… Chilling: 800 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Early to mid season

Boysenberries

Medium reddish-black berry. A less vigorous grower with lower fruit yields compared to Regular Boysenberry. Good for mild winter areas. Popular with home owners because it's thorn… Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: June

Apple

New from New Zealand. Superb late season fruit. Very crisp and tangy, more flavorful than Granny Smith. Excellent keeper. Green with dark red blush. October–November harvest. Chilling: 700 hours (est.) Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: October–November

Plum & Prunes

Maroon-colored skin and flesh. Sweet with little or no tartness and a very pleasing, mild flavor. High taste test scores. Very productive. Narrow, upright habit. Chilling: 400 hours Pollination: Self-fruitful Harvest: Mid-July–mid-August (Central CA)