Fruit and nut trees do very well in the desert Southwest. Below is a list of varieties that are well suited for this region: |
Fruit Trees |
Apple |
Early Harvest |
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Early Harvest |
Partially self-fruitful |
Yellow-Transparent |
Partially self-fruitful |
Duchess |
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Lodi |
Needs pollinator |
Mid Season |
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Jonathan |
Good pollinator, partially self-fruitful |
Macintosh |
Self-fruitful, good pollinator |
Rhode Island Greening |
Self-unfruitful, poor pollinator |
Delicious |
Self-fruitful, good pollinator |
Late Harvest |
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Arkansas Black |
Self-unfruitful, good pollinator |
Golden Delicious |
Partially self-fruitful, good pollinator |
Rome Beauty |
Partially self-fruitful, good pollinator |
Stayman |
Self-unfruitful, poor pollinator |
Winesap |
Self-unfruitful, poor pollinator |
York Imperial |
Partially self-fruitful, good pollinator |
Grimes Golden |
Self-fruitful |
Granny Smith |
Partially self-fruitful, use 'Delicious' |
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| Apricot |
Most varieties are self-fruitful, but production increases if a pollinator is used. |
Goldcot |
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Golden Amber |
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Goidrich |
Needs cross-pollination |
Hungarian Rose |
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Moorpark |
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Perfection |
Needs cross-pollination |
Riland |
Good pollinator, early variety |
Rival |
Needs cross-pollination |
Royal |
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Stark Earli-Orange |
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Sunglo |
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Tilton |
Should not be used as a pollinator |
Wilson Delicious |
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Cherry - Sweet |
All sweet cherries are self-unfruitful, except 'Stella' and 'Starkrimson' |
Bing |
good pollinator, but not for "Stark Gold", "Lambert" or "Napoleon" |
Black Tartarian |
good pollinator |
Hedelfingen |
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Lambert |
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Napoleon |
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Ralner |
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Sam |
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Stark Gold |
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Stella |
Good pollinator |
Van |
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Cherry - Tart |
Most tart cherries are self-fertile |
Duke |
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Montmorency |
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North Star |
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Suda Hardy |
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Peach |
Most peaches are self-fertile |
Early Ripening |
Candor |
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Raritan Rose |
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Red Haven |
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Springcrest |
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Mid Season Ripening |
Fair Haven |
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Glo Haven |
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Herb Hale |
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Loring |
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Rosa |
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Late Season Ripening |
Belle of Georgia |
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Earlihale |
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Elberta |
Excellent pollinator |
J.H. Hale |
Needs pollinator |
Redglobe |
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Red Skin |
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Rio Oso Gem |
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Bonanza |
Genetic Dwarf, self-fruitful |
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Pear |
All varieties of Pear are self-unfruitful, although Kieffer, Starkrimson and Duchess set good crops without pollinators. |
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Beurre Bosc |
Good pollinator |
Duchess |
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Kieffer |
Fireblight resistant |
Max Red |
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Moonglow |
Good pollinator, fireblight resistant |
Old Home |
Fireblight resistant |
Red D'Anjou |
Good pollinator |
Seckel |
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Starkling Delicious |
Good pollinator, fireblight resistant |
Starkrimson |
Good pollinator |
Tyson |
Fireblight resistant |
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Plum & Prune |
Plums should be cross-pollinated to ensure high production, however, Japanese and European plums
DO NOT cross-pollinate each other. |
Japanese Plums |
Burbank Elephant Heart |
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Burbank Red Ace |
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Friar |
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Ozark Premier |
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Red Claude Conducta |
Self-fruitful |
Red Heart |
Best pollinator for Japanese plums |
Santa Rosa |
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Show |
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Starkling Delicious |
Highly disease resistant |
European Plums |
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Damson |
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Earliblue |
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Empress |
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Peach |
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President |
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Yakima |
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Prunes |
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Bluefre |
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Early Italian |
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Italian |
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Stanley |
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Nectarine |
Nectarines do not need pollnators. |
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Stark Earliblaze |
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Stark Crimson Gold |
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Stark Red Gold |
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Stark Sun Glo |
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Nut Trees |
Almond |
Most Almonds are self-unfruitful and need cross-pollination. |
| Hall's Hardy |
Self-fruitful |
Carmel
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Mission |
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Non-pareil |
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Peerless |
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Pecan |
Burkett |
Excellent flavor, large round nut |
Cheyenne |
Produces at an early age |
Fritz |
Especially for Northern NM |
Hodge |
Especially for Northern NM |
Ideal (Bradley) |
Small, good quality nuts |
Major |
Especially for Northern NM |
Sullivan |
Especially for Northern NM |
Western Schley |
Pollinate with 'Wichita' |
Wichita |
Heavy producer |
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Pistachio |
Pistachio trees are either male or female and a minimum of one male tree for every 8-10 female trees is needed for pollination. |
Kerman |
female |
Joley |
female |
Sfax |
female |
Chico |
male, use to pollinate "Sfax" |
Peters |
male, use to pollinate "Kerman" |
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