Tree Fruit Varieties for Idaho

Angelino

Antonovka

White flesh. A commercial variety grown in southwestern Idaho

Arctic Joy

A bright red-over-white variety with white, clingstone flesh. The flavor is subacid. Produces heavily but susceptible to powdery mildew. A commercial variety grown in southwestern Idaho

Arctic Pride

The fruits are yellow-gold with a red blush and yellow flesh. The flesh is firm, fine textured, aromatic, and has a well-balanced taste and freestone pit. Well-suited to the fresh market and grown commercially in southwestern Idaho. The trees are vigorous, productive, and the fruits ripen early

August Lad

The large, greenish-yellow fruits have a red blush. The yellow flesh is firm and has a freestone pit. The fruits retain their quality on the tree for a week after ripening. This midseason variety is vigorous and productive. Susceptible to bacterial leaf spot. Grown commercially in southwestern Idaho

Autumn Glo

Auvil Fuji

Bartlett is the standard for pears and many named strains are commercially available. The large, golden-yellow fruits have a reddish or brownish blush and classic pear shape. The white flesh is smooth, juicy, and pleasantly tart. Suitable for fresh and canning uses. Ripen the fruits off the trees for several weeks to develop a full flavor. Keeps in storage for three months. The trees are medium-sized, upright, and suitable for high-density plantings. Partially self-fruitful, but bears better with cross pollination in some areas. Can be difficult to ripen in cool, short-season areas. Introduced from England in 1797

Bartlett

Bavay's Green Gage

Beni Shogun

Large fruits have dark red to brownish purple skins and firm, purple flesh. Excellent flavor and a standard commercial variety for fresh and canning markets. Only moderately hardy. Susceptible to cracking. Pollinate with Black Tartarian, Mazzard, Montmorancy, Rainier, Sam, Van, Windsor, or Stella

Bing

Black Amber

Burbank

The fruits have a deep orange blush and firm, yellow flesh. The flavor is very good. A commercial variety grown in southwestern Idaho

Burpeachfive

The fruits are medium to large, yellow, and have a red blush. The yellow flesh is moderately firm and freestone. The fruits freeze well. Trees are vigorous and productive. Considered to be cold hardy. Developed in Ontario, Canada

Canadian Harmony

Catalina

Cortland

ripens too late for some north Idaho locations

Damson

Pluots are complex interspecific hybrids made up of 75% plum and 25% apricot parentage. Several named varieties are available. Dapple Dandy has large, firm fruit with distinctive, mottled skin color and pink to red flesh. Good acid to sugar balance with excellent flavor. Grown commercially in southwestern Idaho

Dapple Dandy

Duarte

Duchess of Oldenburg

Earliblue

Earligold

The white fruits have a red blush and firm, white, freestone flesh. Slow to brown for a white-fleshed variety. The flavor is sweet and rich. Ripens in midseason. Vigorous and productive. Considered to be cold hardy

Eden

very cold hardy (pollinate with Underwood)

Ember

Empire

Empress

A yellow fleshed peach. A commercial variety grown in southwestern Idaho

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Fameuse or Snow Apple

The large, bright red-over-yellow fruits have yellow flesh of excellent quality. Can be harvested firm and tangy or soft-ripe and sweet. The trees are small and reliably productive. Susceptible to peach leaf curl, brown rot, Oriental fruit moth, and bacterial leaf spot. Developed in California. A commercial variety grown in southwestern Idaho

Fantasia

Fireside

Once known as Fondante de Boise. The fruits are large, round with clear yellow skin and firm, yellowishwhite flesh that becomes sweet and aromatic when ripe. Dries well. Requires cross-pollination. The trees are vigorous and productive. Considered very cold hardy

Flemish Beauty

Fortune

Freedom

Friar

Gale Gala

Golden Delicious

Large, firm, fine-textured fruits with deep orange flesh. Vigorous, hardy, and productive but blooms early and is sensitive to apricot ring pox disease. Introduced by Washington State University

Goldrich

Haralred

Haralson

The red-blushed fruits are semi-freestone and ripen during the early-mid season. The fruit softens quickly near maturity. Good resistance to brown rot, bacterial leaf spot, and powdery mildew. The trees are vigorous and considered cold hardy. Developed in Ontario, Canada

Harblaze

The fruits have a brilliant red over yellow, nearly fuzzless skin. The yellow flesh is firm, has good quality, and is freestone. Good for canning and freezing. Vigorous, productive, and cold hardy. Developed in Ontario, Canada

Harbrite

Produces medium-large fruits that have a slight red blush. The flesh is smooth, fine-grained, sweet, and has good flavor. Reportedly has good resistance to perennial canker, bacterial spot, and brown rot. Developed in Canada

Harcot

Produces large fruits to 2.5" in diameter. The orange flesh is smooth and contains a freestone pit. Suitable for fresh or processing uses. Reportedly tolerant of perennial canker, bacterial spot, and brown rot. Developed in Canada.

Hargrand

Produces medium-sized fruits with that have a red blush. Firm, orange flesh with good flavor and a freestone pit.Suitable for fresh or processing uses. Reportedly resistant to perennial canker and brown rot and moderately resistant to bacterial spot. Developed in Canada

Harlayne

Produces small to medium-sized fruits with a red blush. Firm, orange flesh with good flavor and a freestone pit. Developed for the fresh market. Reportedly resistant to perennial canker and brown rot and moderately resistant to bacterial canker. Developed in Canada

Harogem

The medium-sized fruits have a red blush over yellow background. The flesh is very smooth with few grit cells. Similar to Bartlett but ripens 14 to 28 days earlier. Pollinate with Bartlett, D'Anjou, Moonglow, or Starking Delicious. Trees are vigorous and hardy in Plant Hardiness Zone 5. Developed in Ontario, Canada

Harrow Delight

The red-blushed fruit has yellow, nearly freestone flesh. Ripens early in the season. Vigorous and requires thinning for good fruit size. Some resistance to bacterial spot, brown rot and perennial canker. Considered cold hardy.  Developed in Ontario, Canada

Harrow Diamond

An old, European variety that produces Lambert type large, black fruits. Excellent fruit quality and suitable for fresh use, freezing, and canning. Vigorous, early-ripening, and reliably productive. Pollinate with Hartland, Hudson, Napoleon, Sam, Stark Gold, or Van. VII

Hartland

Hazen

Hedelfingen

Honeycrisp

Honeygold

The late-ripening fruits are medium to large, very firm, sweet, and have good flavor. Resistant to cracking. A large, open, moderately productive tree. Pollinate with Hartland, Hedelfingen, Napoleon, Sam, Stark Gold, or Van. IX

Hudson

Italian

Jonathon

The fruits are medium-sized with a thin, greenish skin. The white flesh is white and described as both sweet and tart. Keeps well after harvest but is not suitable for shipping. The trees are vigorous, medium-sized, and tend to droop. Very productive. Pollinate with Chojuro, 20th Century, or Bartlett

Kikusui

La Crescent

Liberty

Lodi

MacFree

Macoun

Fruits are medium-sized, bright red, and freestone. The flesh is yellow with a mild, sweet flavor. Excellent for canning. The trees are vigorous, resistant to spring frosts, and considered cold hardy

Madison

McIntosh

McIntosh Mor-Spur

McIntosh Spur

The large, bright-red fruits resemble Montmorancy. The fruits are tart, juicy, and have colorless juice and a free pit. A natural genetic dwarf that grows 8-12 feet tall. Self fruitful. The most cold hardy tart cherry variety that is commercially available. Developed at the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm

Meteor

This variety is the standard for tart cherries. The fruits are medium to large, bright red with yellow flesh and clear juice. Remains firm during processing. Self fruitful, but bears better crops with cross pollination. Very cold hardy. Developed in France in the 17 century

Montmorency

The medium-sized fruits are dull yellow with a pink blush. The white flesh is soft, mild, sweet, and has few grit cells. Excellent for fresh use or canning and stores well. Place in cool storage for 10 to 15 days after harvest to develop full flavor. Ripens 10 to 14 days earlier than Bartlett. Requires cross pollination. Adapted to Plant Hardiness Zones 5-8

Moonglow

Produces medium-sized fruits with yellowish-orange flesh, sweet and slightly acid flavor, and freestone pit. Suitable for fresh and processing uses. Reportedly vigorous and disease-free. Fruits may ripen unevenly and fruit cracking and premature fruit drop have been reported. Needs 'Sungold' as a pollinator. Developed at the University of Minnesota

Moongold

The large fruits have greenish skins with a brown russet. The flesh is mild, sweet, crisp, and juicy. Fruit quality is good to excellent. Ripen on the tree. One of the best Asian pears in terms of keepability after harvest. Not suitable as a  pollinator

Niitaka

The best known Asian pear, derived from Japan. The medium-sized yellow fruits are round to lopsided and have long stems. The skin is thin and tender and the flesh juicy and crisp with a bland flavor. The fruits have excellent quality and store well. Very productive and requires thinning to produce well-sized fruits. Pollinate with Chojuro, Hosui, Bartlett, or Shinseiki. Susceptible to many diseases. Hardy in Plant Hardiness Zones 6-9

Nijisseiki

The fruits are large with a thin, light-red skin, red flesh, red juice, and a free pit. The trees are naturally dwarfed, growing 6-12 feet tall. Very cold hardy and self fruitful. Developed by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station from a seedling found in Yugoslavia

North Star

Northern Lights

Olsentwo Gala

Orange Royal

Ozark Premier

A popular early season, export-quality dark red sweet cherry. Similar to Bing in appearance, the fruit is medium-to large in size, with a mahogany red skin and medium-to-dark red flesh. It ripens 10 to 12 days before Bing, has good firmness and flavor, and exhibits lower susceptibility to both rain-induced cracking and heat-induced double/spur fruit formation than Bing. It flowers precociously and fruits heavily, requiring good management to achieve optimal fruit size. Precocious rootstocks are not needed for early cropping and may make management for optimal fruit size more intensive. Cross pollinizers include Rainier, Bing, Van, and Index. Chelan is incompatible with Burlat, Tieton and PC 7214-3. Do not propagate on Mahaleb rootstocks

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Paulared

Pembina

Large fruits have yellowish to deep orange skins and flesh. Good fruit quality and flavor. Very hardy and productive

Perfection

Pipestone

Several named varieties are available. An interspecific cross of 50% apricot and 50% plum. Resembles a plum in appearance and has fine flesh

Plumcot

President

A large, yellow fruit best suited for fresh use. Vigorous and very productive. Resistant to cracking. Pollinate with Bing, Montmorancy, Napoleon, Sam, or Stella. Stella - Self fruitful. Popular with home gardeners. Dark red fruits with sweet, rich flavor. Vigorous and productive

Rainier

Rambo Red Summer

Red Ace

Red Fireside

The medium-sized, bright red fruits are nearly fuzzless. The fruit is yellow and freestone when ripe. Excellent for dessert, canning, and freezing. The standard for early-season peaches. The trees are vigorous and productive. Thinning is required for good fruit size. Reportedly susceptible to leaf curl, brown rot, Oriental fruit moth and twig borer. Considered cold hardy. Developed in Michigan

Redhaven

Redwell

Regent

Medium-sized fruits with a dull red blush. The flesh is yellow, medium soft, sweet, and freestone. The trees are vigorous and bear young. Widely considered to be the most cold hardy commercial peach variety. Developed in New Hampshire

Reliance

One of the earliest-ripening commercial varieties. Fruits color up before fully ripening, have good quality, and ship well. A good pollinator for Perfection

Riland

The fruits are pale yellow with a bright red blush. The flesh is firm, fine-textured, and very sweet. Trees are vigorous and productive. Pollinate with any sweet cherry except Bing or Lambert. III

Royal Ann

The black fruits are medium to large. Late blooming helps reduce spring frost injuries. Self unfruitful but makes a good pollinator. Pollinate with Bing, Montmorancy, Napoleon, Stella, or Van

Santa Rosa

A white-fleshed, semi-freestone, donut-shaped peach. The flesh is soft, sweet, and mild-flavored. Does not hang on the tree well without over-ripening and must be picked early. An early-season variety. The fruits adhere tightly to the trees and can be difficult to thin or pick. Good resistance to bacterial leaf spot. Considered quite cold hardy. Grown commercially in southwestern Idaho

Locations

Chart (Southwestern Idaho and the Lower Clearwater River drainage near Lewiston)

Plants (Southwestern Idaho and the Lower Clearwater River drainage near Lewiston)