Yearly Archives: 2014

[gallery ids="5310"] A large, firm, juicy, sweet dark red cherry. Ripens mid-season and requires a pollinizer (Black Tartarian, Van, Rainier, Stella). (700 hours chilling). Budded on semi-dwarf rootstock. Fruiting cherries do best in full sun and a well-drained soil. Avoid heavy clay soils and soils with poor drainage....

A fruiting cherry with Van, Bing, Lapins and Rainier all grafted on one stem. Budded on semi-dwarf rootstock. Fruiting cherries need full sun and are tolerant of most soils, as long as they are well-drained. Obtain local advice for additional cultural information....

A fruiting cherry with Van, Bing, Lapins or Rainier all grafted on one stem. Budded on semi-dwarf root stock. Fruiting cherries need full sun and are tolerant of most soils, as long as they are well-drained. Obtain local advice for additional cultural information....

[gallery ids="6081,6080"] The most popular almond for the home orchard. It produces heavy crops of soft-shell nuts with sweet, flavorful kernels. The tree is very winter and frost hardy, but requires a hot summer to ripen. It is self fertile. Almonds need full sun and a well-drained soil....