FRUIT & NUT HARVEST DATES

MAY
COLOR BARS CORRESPOND TO APPROXIMATE HARVEST PERIODS FOR HICKMAN (NEAR MODESTO) CALIFORNIA.
JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DEC
ALMOND 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10
Pluot Fig BLACK MISSION, BLACK JACK, BROWN TURKEY, CELESTIAL, CHICAGO HARDY, CONADRIA, DESERT KING, EXCEL, FLANDERS,
FLAVOROSA FLAVOR SUPREME SPLASH KADOTA, LATTERULA, OSBORNE PROLIFIC, JANICE SEED-LESS, PANACHE, PETER’S HONEY, TEXAS BLUE GIANT,
APPLE GEO PRIDE
EMERALD DROP
VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX, WHITE GENOA

MARCIA’S FLAVOR
Aprium FLAVOR QUEEN
MINIATURE FLAVOR DELIGHT DAPPLE DANDY
APPLE Pear
FLAVOR KING
FLAVOR GRENADE
White Aprium FLAVOR FINALE
HARROW DELIGHT
APRICOT COT-N-CANDY MOONGLOW
RESCUE
Pomegranate
AMBROSIA
HOOD WONDERFUL
CALIFORNIA SWEET
Peacotum
WHITE APRICOT Pluot, Aprium, NectaPlum BELLA GOLD
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BARTLETT
EVERSWEET
GRENADA
& Peacotum are ORIENT GARNET SASH
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APRIUM Zaiger Genetics Inc.,
White Peach
Asian Pear
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PINK SATIN
of Modesto, California YAKUMO POTOMAC KASHMIR BLEND
SUGAR MAY D’ANJOU SHARP VELVET
SHINSEIKI
TROPIC SNOW BOSC
WHITE APRIUM DONUT (STARK SATURN)
STRAWBERRY FREE
HOSUI
SHINSUI COMICE
KIEFFER
SEIGYOKU
SNOW BEAUTY ISHIIWASE WINTER NELIS
BLUEBERRY NECTAR
WHITE LADY CHOJURO
KIKUSUI
NORTHERN HIGHBUSH BABCOCK 20TH CENTURY Pecan
Plum Q-1-8 PERUQUE
YOINASHI
POLLY
BLUEBERRY METHLEY
BEAUTY GIANT BABCOCK
SHINKO
YA LI
MAJOR
PAWNEE
SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH SHIRO SUGAR LADY TSU LI TEJAS
SANTA ROSA ARCTIC SUPREME IND. BLOOD CL. MOHAWK
SWEET WEEPING SANTA ROSA
REDHEART
SNOW KING
SNOW GIANT
WESTERN SCHLEY
MAHAN
CHERRY Plum-cot WICKSON
SPRITE
INDIAN FREE WHITE HEATH

SOUR PLUM PARFAIT

FLAVORELLA
DELIGHT
BURBANK Persimmon
CHERRY CATALINA
BURGUNDY
COFFEECAKE (NISHIMURA WASE)
IZU
NUBIANA MARU
Nectarine GIANT FUYU
FIG DESERT DAWN
DESERT DELIGHT
MARIPOSA
LARODA
Jujube
FUYU (JIRO)
CHOCOLATE
JUNEGLO LATE SANTA ROSA
INDEPENDENCE HOWARD MIRACLE LANG HACHIYA
HONEY KIST FRIAR LI TAMOPAN
JUJUBE HARKO
DOUBLE DELIGHT
SATSUMA
FORTUNE
MERICREST KELSEY
FLAVORTOP SUPERIOR
NECTARINE Apricot White Nectarine
JOLLY RED GIANT
PANAMINT
GOLDEN NECTAR
EMERALD BEAUT
ROYAL ROSA ARCTIC STAR CAVALIER ELEPHANT HEART
MINIATURE KATY
FLAVOR GIANT
SNOW QUEEN
ROSE
FANTASIA
ZEE GLO
NECTARINE GOLD KIST
FLORA GOLD
ARCTIC GLO
ARCTIC JAY
LATE LEGRAND
FLAMEKIST
WHITE PIXIE-COT(DWF)
HARCOT
ARCTIC ROSE
HEAVENLY WHITE
LIZ’S LATE

NECTARINE GOLDCOT
CHINESE
White Apricot
CANADIAN WHT BLENHEIM
ARCTIC QUEEN
GOLDMINE
Walnut
PAYNE

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ROYAL GOLD
FLORDAKING ANNA Almond DAVE WILSON NURSERY
PEACH-PLUM DESERT GOLD
BEVERLY HILLS
RED GRAVENSTEIN NON PAREIL FRUIT & NUT HARVEST DATES
HYBRID FLORDAPRINCE
MAY PRIDE GRAVENSTEIN
HONEYCRISP
PRICE
NEPLUS This chart is intended as a reference tool to be used in planning
EARLIGRANDE CARMEL
MINIATURE GOLD DUST Peach-Plum Hybrid AKANE
ELSTAR
PEERLESS
successive harvest for home orchards. With the exception of
European pears and some apples which are ripened off the
PEACH Sweet Cherry
ZEE DIAMOND
JUNE GOLD
TRI-LITE APPLE BABE
GALA
BUTTE
MISSION tree, harvest periods on this chart are approximate tree-ripe
MINNIE ROYAL DOUBLE JEWEL ALL-IN-ONE harvest periods for Hickman (near Modesto), California.
EVA’S PRIDE MOLLIE’S DELICIOUS
GARDEN PRINCE Actual harvest dates vary from year to year and climate to
PEACOTUM BLACK TARTARIAN
ROYAL LEE REDHAVEN
REGINA
WOLF RIVER
MCINTOSH climate. For example, in area’s where winters are mild and
CRAIG’S CRIMSON HARALSON early warm weather the norm, harvests may be up to four
ROYAL RAINIER JUNE PRIDE
HARKEN COX ORANGE PIPPIN
UTAH GIANT weeks earlier than shown on this chart. In cooler coastal or
PEAR RAINIER
BING
GOLDEN JUBILEE
MID-PRIDE
EMPIRE
JONATHAN Quince cold weather climates harvest periods are generally later than
RELIANCE BISBEE RED DELICIOUS PINEAPPLE shown on this chart.
SUNBURST HARROLD RED DEL. ORANGE
ROYAL ANN SUNCREST
SPARTAN SMYRNA
ASIAN PEAR VAN
STELLA
CANADIAN
FROST
HARMONY
GARDEN DELICIOUS
SNOW (FAMEUSE)
For reference, Hickman, California is in Sunset Western
Garden Book zone 9, and USDA Plant Hardiness zone 9.
LAMBERT HALEHAVEN European Plums GORDON Normal winter chilling in the Hickman area is about 1,000
LAPINS VETERAN
SANTA BARBARA BAVAY’S GREEN GAGE LIBERTY hours, adequate for practically all deciduous fruit. Summers
PECAN SWEETHEART
JULY (KIM) ELBERTA
SUGAR
IMPERIAL
GOLDEN DELICIOUS
ASHMEAD’S KERNAL
are long and hot. The last significant frost usually occurs in
SATURN EARLY ITALIAN mid to late February, and most varieties of peach, nectarine,
LORING BRAMLEY’S SDLG
FRENCH IMPROVED KING (TOMPKINS) plum and apricot are in peak bloom by early March.
Sour Cherry SCARLET ROBE
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SUNSHINE BLUE
AUGUST PRIDE
BELLE DE BOSKOOP of Modesto, California
CHAMPAGNE
PLUOT BERKELEY
ELLIOT RIO OSO GEM
ORANGE CLING
ARKANSAS BLACK SPUR
BRAEBURN
LEGACY O’HENRY SIERRA BEAUTY
TRA-ZEE YORK
Miniature Peach
POMEGRANATE ELDORADO BONANZA
SWEET BAGEL
HALFORD CLING
YELLOW NEWTON PIPPIN
ROME BEAUTY
PIX ZEE SUMMERSET GRANNY SMITH
HONEY BABE TASTY GIANT PINK LADY
QUINCE Miniature Nectarine
NECTA ZEE
GARDEN SUN
GARDEN GOLD
FAIRTIME
CARNIVAL
WALTANA

NECTAR BABE
GARDEN DELIGHT

WALNUT 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10 15 20 25 5 10
MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DEC