PDF《Fruit Growing in the San Francisco》

Fruit Growing in the San Francisco Bay Area Idell Weydemeyer iwgarden@sbcglobal.

net Fruit listed below will grow in some to many locations. Harvest dates are for my garden in El Sobrante. Other gardeners will have a different result depending upon the microclimate, variety chosen and willingness to fuss with plant. Key: Bold type on fruit name = relatively easy care and reliable source of fruit Pick = months fruit is available i.e.May =5 (includes months with just a few fruit and extremes from years of unusual weather) X-Pol = x - must be cross pollinated with another variety;

some/most tell how many kinds of this fruit need x-pol;

more F -more fruit with x-pol;

(m &

f) both male &

female plants needed for x-pol Var = usually use grafted trees or named varieties to have tastier fruit, produce sooner Prune = x marked plants need a lot of yearly pruning;

if N, usually no pruning needed Other = beautiful flowers or various problems including frost;

water means more than average;

chill hours is winter cold. Fruit Pick X-Pol Var Prune Other Apple

7 to

1 x-pol x beautiful flowers;

can be dry farmed in deep soil on standard rootstock;

some not cross pollinate;

gets coddling moth, ants (aphids) gophers like Apricot 6-7 some x can be drier than other fruit trees;

gets diseases;

blooms &

fruits early Babaco frosts at 27-28 F;

water Berries all do better with water &

humus-rich soil;

birds love fruit Bababerry 5-10 x will take extremes of heat and cold Blackberry 5-1 x x some named varieties produce over a long time;

Boyson, Logan, Marion, and Ollieberry are other variations;

some thornless. Blueberry 6-9 most x need acid soil;

water;

better fruit in cooler summer areas Chokecherry 8-10 N wonderful jam;

various native or wild varieties available Currant 5-6 x part shade needed in warmer summer areas;

water Gooseberry 5-7 x very thorny;

lot of cold chill required;

part shade ok Juneberry 5-6 N wild and some named varieties;

beautiful fragrant flowers;

fruit a few weeks after bloom;

drought tolerant. Kerryberry x evergreen;

tart fruit

12 months a year Raspberry, red 5-11 x x spreads with ample water;

small prickles on stems Raspberry, yellow 5-10 x x part shade &

cooler summers best;

fragile fruit;

prickly stem;

water Tayberry x cross between raspberry and blackberry;

thorny Cactus all have thorns;

very drought tolerant Cereus peruviana 8-11 N beautiful flowers;

needs heat;

freeze at 15-18 F;

drought ok Opuntia 8-11 N heat and drought ok Pitaya N freezes at

28 F Che 10-11 m &

f called Chinese mulberry;

water;

warmth needed Cheremoya winter frosts at 25-28 F;

most kinds need hand pollination;

needs water Cherry, Capulin 7-8 N evergreen landscape tree;

takes wind;

sandy soil best;

fruits in

2 years from seed;

frosts at

20 F;

need water Cherry, Nanking x-pol N bush-size pie-type cherry;

birds love fruit;

fruits very early Cherry, pie

6 N birds love fruit, tart but can hold on bush until sweeter Cherry, sweet 5-7 most x deep soil needed;

birds love fruit;

some self fruitful;

fruits early Citrus scented flowers bloom a long time;

no pruning needed if dwarf rootstock used;

need good drainage;

have some thorns;

frosts 18-30 F blood orange 6-7 &

11-4 x moderate heat is minimum needed for sweeter fruit grapefruit most frost sensitive &

need most heat of citrus but pummelo-grapefruit cross is ok in cool summer areas lemon 1-12 x most to moderate (Meyer) frost sensitive;