Great Falls Orchard

Planted Fall 2000 and Spring 2001, this shows the fruit type, variety,and (rootstock). The trees in the "apple" and "apricot/pear" rows are spaced every 16 feet. In the other two rows the trees are spaced every 14 feet. All rows are 22 feet apart.

The following nurseries provided the trees.


Apples
Sun Fuji (EMLA7) Goldrush (EMLA111) Suncrisp (EMLA111) Pink Lady (MM111) Sun Fuji (EMLA7) Snap Stayman (EMLA7) Ginger Gold (EMLA106)

Apricots
Pears
Flora Gold (Myrobolan) Tomcot (Marianna) Flora Gold (Myrobolan) Flavor Giant (Citation) Tomcot (Marianna) Red Bartlett (Dom Bartlett) Potomac (Dom Bartlett)

Prune
Plum
Peaches
Stanley (Lovell) Stanley (Lovell) Santa Rosa (Myrobolan) White Lady (Lovell) Coralstar (Lovell) Laurol (Lovell) Klondike (Lovell) Sentry (Lovell)

Plum
Pluot
Plum
Pluot
Methley (Myrobolan) Dapple Dandy (Citation) Santa Rosa (Myrobolan) Flavor Queen (Citation) Flavor Supreme (Citation) Geo Pride (Citation)


Sun Fuji
(Adams County Nursery) Selected for its outstanding color, Sun Fuji™ is recognized as one of the leading Fuji sports. Fruit matures with conventional Fuji strains with improved red color finishing out with a distinct striping. Maturity: October 25 top
Goldrush
(Adams County Nursery) Best known for its remarkable keeping qualities (10-11 months) and sweet crisp flavor. This apple resists oxidation when cut, making a very yellow sauce and firm crisp slices for baking. Tree shape is slightly upright with a semi-spur habit. Resistant to scab and mildew, with moderate resistance to fire-blight. Matures after Fuji and not recommended for northern growing districts. Maturity: November 1 top
Suncrisp
(Adams County Nursery) This Golden Delicious x Cox Orange Pippen selection from the New Jersey Apple Breeding Program is rated very highly by taste panels. The fruit color is golden with an orange blush. This dual-purpose apple matures approximately one week after Golden Delicious, has a sweet, mildly subacid taste, and typically stores up to six months. This variety has shown susceptibility to blister spot. The tree has medium vigir and an upright growth habit. Thinning decreases the tendency toward biennial bearing. Site selection is critical as this variety is prone to russet. SunCrisp® is a registered trademark of Rutgers University. Maturity: October 20 top
Pink Lady
(Trees of Antiquity) Hot climate apple with very crisp, sweet-tart, distinct flavor. Skin reddish-pink over green. White flesh resists browning. Conventionally grown. top
Sun Fuji
(Adams County Nursery) Selected for its outstanding color, Sun Fuji™ is recognized as one of the leading Fuji sports. Fruit matures with conventional Fuji strains with improved red color finishing out with a distinct striping. Maturity: October 25 top
Snap Stayman
(Adams County Nursery) Discovered in the orchards of Alfred Snapp, Winchester, VA as a sport of Red Stayman 201. Early evaluations indicate this selection to be the most highly colored strain of Red Stayman available. Tree vigor, productivity and fruit quality are identical to Red Stayman 201. Maturity: October 15 top
Ginger Gold
(Adams County Nursery) Discovered as a chance seedling on the orchards of Clyde and Ginger Harvey of Lovingston, VA, this Golden Delicious-type apple ripens six weeks ahead of Golden Delicious and can be harvested the first week of August in Adams County. Ginger Gold® exhibits all the qualities of a fall variety and ripens three weeks before McIntosh. The highest quality early season yellow dessert apple available. Maturity: August 5 top
Flora Gold
(Bay Laurel Nursery) Medium to large, very flavorful freestone used for canning, cooking, drying, fresh eating. More consistently productive than many other apricots due to being less susceptible to dropping flowers in areas with considerable difference in spring day and nighttime temperatures. Early June harvest, 2-3 weeks before Blenheim (Royal). Very good quality. 500 hrs. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger). top
Tomcot
(Bay Laurel Nursery) The most consistently productive apricot variety at Dave Wilson Nursery 1992-97. Large, orange fruit with firm, sweet flesh. Early harvest(late May, early June), 2-3 weeks before Wenatchee Moorpark. 600 hrs. Partly self-fruitful; biggest crops if cross-pollinated by another apricot. top
Flora Gold
(Bay Laurel Nursery) Medium to large, very flavorful freestone used for canning, cooking, drying, fresh eating. More consistently productive than many other apricots due to being less susceptible to dropping flowers in areas with considerable difference in spring day and nighttime temperatures. Early June harvest, 2-3 weeks before Blenheim (Royal). Very good quality. 500 hrs. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger). top
Flavor Giant
(Bay Laurel Nursery) Heavy crops of extremely large, sweet-tart, flavorful, freestone apricots. Excellent choice for home orchards. Early ripening; ripens with the cherries in late May/early June. 600 hrs. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5308 (Zaiger). Available on: Cit. top
Tomcot
(Bay Laurel Nursery) The most consistently productive apricot variety at Dave Wilson Nursery 1992-97. Large, orange fruit with firm, sweet flesh. Early harvest(late May, early June), 2-3 weeks before Wenatchee Moorpark. 600 hrs. Partly self-fruitful; biggest crops if cross-pollinated by another apricot. top
Red Bartlett
(Adams County Nursery) A red sport of the Bartlett variety with quality equal to its parent. Its red color and fine dessert qualities make it a top seller at fresh markets. Limbs on the tree will occasionally revert back to regular Bartlett. These limbs must be cut out periodically to maintain the red strain. Maturity Date in South Central PA: August 28 top
Potomac
(Adams County Nursery) Potomac is a Moonglow x Buerre D'Anjou cross developed by the USDA and The Ohio State University. The fruit is moderate size, averaging 2 1/2". At maturity, the fruit has a glossy finish and is light green. The flesh texture is moderately fine and buttery. The flavor is pleasingly subacid with mild aroma and is similar to Buerre D'Anjou in character. The tree is moderately vigorous and is more resistant to fireblight than Seckel. Maturity Date in South Central PA: September 8 top
White Lady
(Adams County Nursery) Rapidly becoming the white peach to which all others are compared. White Lady has been very productive in most districts. This white selection has excellent size, color, firmness, and fruit quality. Recommended for commercial planting. Maturity: August 5 top
Coralstar
(Adams County Nursery) Coralstar is a large, beautiful freestone peach with 80% red fruit that matures with Loring. The flesh is firm and clear with wonderful flavor. Coralstar holds well on the tree and in the cooler and does not brown when cut. It ripens with multiple pickings over a long period and will produce heavy tonnage per acre. The tree is hardy and resistant to bacterial spot. Maturity: August 21 top
Laurol
(Adams County Nursery) This late maturing peach ripens five to ten days after Autumnglo. Fruit is large with attractive red skin and firm yellow flesh. Discovered in Richwood, New Jersey by Donald Reuter, this variety has been assigned to the New Jersey Peach Council and is licensed exclusively to Adams County Nursery. Maturity: September 13 top
Klondike
(Adams County Nursery) A very promising new selection from Zaiger Genetics. Klondike has been tested under eastern conditions and has performed very well. Fruit is very large, highly colored, and firm. A good choice to follow White Lady. Maturity: August 18 top
Sentry
(Adams County Nursery) An introduction from the plant breeding program at USDA, Beltsville. Sentry is firm, highly colored, semi-freestone, with excellent size for an early maturing variety. The tree is vigorous and resistant to bacterial leaf spot. We feel this will be an important early season variety. Not recommended in areas where winter fruit bud injury is common. Maturity: July 20 top
Santa Rosa
(Adams County Nursery) A large, attractive, dark reddish purple, red-fleshed plum of good quality. Fruit keeps and ships well. One of the most frequently planted Japanese plums. Tree is vigorous and a prolific bearer. Considered self-fruitful, and a good pollinizer. Susceptible to winter injury in northern states. Grown on Myrobolan Rootstock. Plum Maturity Date in South Central PA: August 10 top
Methley
(Adams County Nursery) An early plum having fine quality and appearance. Purple fruit with red flesh, sweet, very juicy, with a distinctive flavor. Ripens early to mid-July, self-fruitful and a good pollinizer for Shiro. Grown on Myrobolan Rootstock. Plum Maturity Date in South Central PA: July 15 top
Stanley
(Adams County Nursery) New York State Experiment Station introduction and leading cultivar in the Great Lakes region. Fine prune-type plum, excellent quality, freestone. Suited for both home use or processing. Fruit is large in size, with a dark blue skin. Flesh is greenish-yellow, juicy, and fine grained. Ripening in mid-season, the tree is early bearing and a good pollinizer for other European varieties. Grown on Myrobolan Rootstock. Plum Maturity Date in South Central PA: August 27 top
Dapple Dandy
(Bay Laurel Nursery) Fabulous new plum-apricot hybrid. Creamy white and red-fleshed fruit has sweet, wonderful plum-apricot flavor. One of the highest rated fruits at recent taste tests; ranks with Flavor King and Flavor Supreme pluots®. Skin is greenish-yellow with red spots, turning to a maroon and yellow dapple. Ripens in August, between Flavor Queen and Flavor King. 4-500 hrs. Pollenizer required: Flavor King or Flavor Supreme pluots ® or Santa Rosa or Burgundy plums. Pat. No. 9254 (Zaiger). top
Flavor Queen
(Bay Laurel Nursery) Wonderful new plum-apricot hybrid. Very sweet, juicy, with slight apricot after taste, no tartness and very pleasing flavor; superb eating quality. Greenish-yellow skin with amber-orange flesh. Prolonged harvest; ripens (and holds on tree) mid July through August. 5-600 hrs. Best pollinator is Burgundy plum; Dapple Dandy or Flavor Supreme pluots® and Santa Rosa plum are also adequate. Pat. No. 7420 (Zaiger). top
Flavor Supreme
(Bay Laurel Nursery) A sensational new plum-apricot hybrid. Taste test winner. Medium-sized plum-like fruit has meaty, sweet, richly flavored, firm, red flesh and greenish-maroon mottled skin. No tartness. Superior to any early season plum. Ripens in June, about 2 weeks before Santa Rosa. 5-600 hrs. Pollinated by other pluot®, Santa Rosa or Late Santa Rosa plums. Pat.No. 6763 (Zaiger). top
Geo Pride
(Bay Laurel Nursery) Red-skinned, yellow fleshed plum/apricot hybrid, ranked in top five at both July and August fruit tastings in 1997 (as re-stated). Balanced acid-sugar to predominantly sweet with unique plum-apricot flavor. Medium size, very heavy production. Harvest is mid-July to early August, just ahead of Flavor Queen Pluot®. Tested as 32GF125. Estimated chilling requirement 5-600 hrs. Pollenizer required: Flavor Supreme Pluot®, Dapple Dandy Pluot®, Santa Rosa plum. Good pollenizer for other plums and Pluots®. Pat No. 10386 (Zaiger) top