Growing Tree Fruit in the Uintah Basin

Leading commercial variety in the west. May be partially self fertile. Susceptible to fire blight

Bartlett

Hardy, fruit has sweet, fine flesh. Susceptible to fire blight

Clapp's Favorite

Cortland

About as hardy as Bartlett. Moderately resistant to fire blight

D'Anjou

Good pollinator. McIntosh type with better color, less bruising and stores better than McIntosh

Empire

Hardy, fruit is firm and melting. Susceptible to fire blight. 

Flemish Beauty

Ripens too late for many areas in the Basin, but has been successfully grown in Lapoint. Stores well. Very high quality fruit. May require detailed pruning

Fuji

Excellent flavor, excellent for applesauce or drying. May require heavy thinning

Gala

Similar to Golden Delicious, but ripens 1 - 2 weeks earlier, annual bearing habit, less likely to russet. Uneven ripening

Golden Supreme

Blooms slightly later than most commercial apricots. The fruit is medium in size and bright solid orange in color; flesh is firm and flavorful. This variety is best suited for fresh eating

Harglow

Ripens in mid season. The fruit is a dull orange, but the size is excellent when the crop has been thinned. The flesh is juicy and tasty. Suitable for fresh eating

Hargrand

Trees bloom late. Fruit production is heavy and fruit ripens late. Very hardy. The fruit has a red blush and is bright and attractive. Requires careful thinning to attain size. Suited for fresh eating but also suitable for home processing. The flesh is firm and fairly dry, and the mild flavor is fair to good

Harlayne

Harrow Delight

Large dappled red fruit with good flavor, crispness and juiciness. Hardy in Zone 4. Stores well

Honeycrisp

John

Very firm. Fruit tends to be small, careful pruning to avoid small fruit

Jonafree

Very high quality fruit. Not a good pollinator, short storage

Jonagold

Fire blight resistant. Sweet, juicy fruit

Luscious

This is the hardiest of the fruiting apricots

Manchurian

Large, crunchy, juicy red fruit with sweet-tart flavor. Excellent for both fresh eating and cooking. Tree is vigorous, upright, but susceptible to apple scab

Minnewashta

The golden fruits are medium size, sweet, juicy, ripen unevenly, prone to splitting, freestone

Moongold

Trees are hardy and heavy bearing. Fruit is large, oval to oblong and flavorful. Flesh and skin are colored a bright yellow-orange with no blush. Good quality, firm-textured with early developing color. Needs cross pollination

Perfection

Blooms later and may avoid late spring frosts. Short storage

Prima

Crisp, firmer than McIntosh. Small fruit, may drop prematurely, difficult to thin

Spartan

Sweet flavored, crisp fruit. Fruit harvested when crisp, green with red blush, may be stored up to 2 months. One of the hardiest pear varieties

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