
Stone fruit & pomes
7 cultivars trialed in Queen Creek, AZ (zone 9b).
Katy Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
Large vivid-orange fruit with a rosy blush; tree-ripe fruit is subacid (sweet, not tart); freestone pit; self-fruitful; early harvest,…
Red Baron Peach
Prunus persica
Spectacular double red, carnation-like spring blossoms make it a top ornamental peach.
Spice Zee Nectaplum
Prunus hybrid
White-fleshed, smooth-skinned fruit with dark maroon skin turning pale pink at full ripeness; both nectarine and plum flavors detectable.
Pluots
Prunus hybrid
Plum-like smooth skin in many colors; fruit usually larger and sweeter than plums with intense flavor.
Pluerries
Prunus hybrid
Larger than a cherry, slightly small for a plum; Sweet Treat has maroon skin with yellow flesh and a cherry-sweet, plum-zingy flavor.
Santa Rosa Plum
Prunus salicina
Large dark reddish-purple fruit with fragrant amber-yellow flesh, sweet-tart and juicy; showy white-pink spring bloom; self-fertile,…
Hybrid Pear 'Tennosui'
Pyrus × 'Tennosui'
Bell-shaped, crisp Asian-style fruit that stays crisp and resists browning after cutting, with mixed Asian/European flavor notes.