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Fruit Varieties
Minor Fruits
Flowering Ornamentals
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Standard & Weeping Trees
Grapevines
Growing Guide
Commercial Growers
Where To Buy
Loquat
Chatsworth Victory
Fruit:
Large oval-shape.
Skin:
Golden yellow, thick skin.
Flesh:
Pale yellow; firm; juicy & sweet.
Maturity:
Ripens late November.
Pollinators:
Self-fertile.
Comments:
Very good quality and good bearer. Frost sensitive.
Enormity
Fruit:
Very large oval-shape.
Skin:
Golden yellow.
Flesh:
Pale yellow; juicy & sweet.
Maturity:
Ripens late November.
Pollinators:
Self-fertile.
Comments:
The largest of the loquats. Good bearer. Frost sensitive.
Persimmon
Fuyu
Fruit:
Medium flat round
Skin:
Orange.
Flesh:
Slightly cinnamon; flecked and seedless.
Type:
Non-astringent
Maturity:
Ripens April through May.
Pollinators:
Self-fertile.
Comments:
A consistent cropper with beautiful autumn foliage.
Plumcot
Plumcot
Fruit:
Medium round
Skin:
Orange to red over yellow.
Flesh:
Yellow; juicy & sweet; moderate flavour; tough skin.
Stone:
Freestone
Maturity:
Ripens late January.
Pollinators:
Moorpark, Tilton, Trevatt.
Comments:
A cross between an apricot and a plum. Shy bearer.
Prunes
d'Agen "Sugar Plum"
Fruit:
Small to medium oval.
Skin:
Dark reddish to purple.
Flesh:
Yellow; very sweet and sugary; good flavour.
Stone:
Freestone
Maturity:
Ripens late February.
Pollinators:
Self-fertile, Robe de Sargent.
Comments:
The main drying prune. Can be dried whole.
Robe de Sargent
Fruit:
Medium oval.
Skin:
Dark blue to black.
Flesh:
Yellow; juicy & sweet; good flavour.
Stone:
Freestone
Maturity:
Ripens mid February.
Pollinators:
d'Agen, Splendour.
Comments:
Top quality variety for drying.
Splendour
Fruit:
Medium to large oval.
Skin:
Reddish to purple.
Flesh:
Yellow; juicy & very sweet; excellent flavour.
Stone:
Freestone
Maturity:
Ripens late January.
Pollinators:
d'Agen, Robe de Sargent.
Comments:
A top quality prune that can be used for dessert.
Quinces
Pineapple
Fruit:
Medium to large pear-shape.
Skin:
Golden yellow.
Flesh:
Tender when cooked; sweet.
Maturity:
Ripens mid to late March.
Pollinators:
Self-fertile.
Comments:
Makes a beautiful jelly.
Smyrna
Fruit:
Very large pear- shape.
Skin:
Lemon yellow.
Flesh:
Tender & sweet when cooked.
Maturity:
Ripens mid April.
Pollinators:
Self-fertile.
Comments:
Produces fruit at an early age.
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