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Sun Fuji
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(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
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Goldrush
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(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
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Suncrisp
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(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
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Pink Lady
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(Trees of Antiquity) Hot climate apple with very crisp, sweet-tart,
distinct flavor. Skin reddish-pink over green. White flesh resists
browning. Conventionally grown.
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Sun Fuji
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(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
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Snap Stayman
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(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
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Ginger Gold
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(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
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Flora Gold
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(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).
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Tomcot
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(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.
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Flora Gold
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(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).
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Flavor Giant
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(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.
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Tomcot
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(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.
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Red Bartlett
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(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
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Potomac
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(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
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White Lady
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(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
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Coralstar
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(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
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Laurol
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(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
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Klondike
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(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
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Sentry
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(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
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Santa Rosa
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(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
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Methley
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(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
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Stanley
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(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
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Dapple Dandy
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(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).
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Flavor Queen
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(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).
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Flavor Supreme
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(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).
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Geo Pride
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(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)
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