ANNA-LARGE. LIGHT GREENISH-YELLOW SKIN WITH SLIGHT RED BLUSH. SWEET, SLIGHTLY TART, CRISP, CREAMY WHITE FLESH. GOOD CHOICE FOR SALADS, PIES, APPLESAUCE AND EATING FRESH. A REMARKABLE LOW CHILLING SELECTION FROM ISRAEL. PRODUCES AT AN EARLY AGE. RECOMMEND A POLLINIZER SUCH AS DORSETT GOLDEN FOR BETTER PRODUCTION.-200 hours
DORSETT GOLDEN-MEDIUM TO LARGE. YELLOW SKIN WITH ORANGE-RED BLUSH. FIRM, SMOOTH, CRISP FLESH WITH SWEET-TART FLAVOR. GOOD POLLINIZER FOR ANNA.-100-250 hours
FLORDAPRINCE-MEDIUM. RED BLUSH COVERS 80% OF THE SKIN FORMING ATTRACTIVE, DARK RED STRIPES OVER YELLOW. FIRM, YELLOW FLAVORFUL FLESH WITH A SLIGHTLY COARSE TEXTURE. SEMI-FREESTONE. SETS HEAVY.-150 hours
TROPIC SNOW-MEDIUM. SKIN IS WHITE WITH RED BLUSH. WHITE, SWEET FLESH. GOOD FLAVOR. FREESTONE.-175-200 hours
HOOD-LARGE. SMOOTH YELLOW-GREEN SKIN. BUTTERY TEXTURED FLESH CONTAINING A FEW SMALL STONE CELLS. HAS A SWEET, MILD PEAR FLAVOR. TREE IS UPRIGHT AND SPREADING. HIGHLY RESISTANT TO FIRE BLIGHT.-150-200 hours
FLORDAHOME-SMALL TO MEDIUM. SKIN IS LIGHT GREEN, SMOOTH AND TENDER. FLESH IS VERY JUICY AND MELTING, CONTAINING A FEW STONE CELLS AROUND A SMALL CORE. HAS A GOOD PEAR FLAVOR. RELIABLY POLLINATED BY HOOD. HIGH RESISTANCE TO FIREBLIGHT.-200-300 hours
BURGUNDY-MEDIUM. REDDISH-PURPLE SKIN. FLESH DEEP RED, MELLOW, SWEET. SMALL PIT. SELF FERTILE RED JAPANESE PLUM.-250-300 hours
100-150 hours chill, the first trees to bloom in the spring
DAWN-VERY FRAGRANT, LARGE RUFFLED DOUBLE PINK BLOOMS
MATSUBARA-DOUBLE DARK RED BLOOMS
200-300 CHILL HOURS, MILD WINTER VARIETIES.
OKAME-SINGLE PINK
PINK CLOUD-MEDIUM SINGLE PINK
TAIWAN-SINGLE MAGENTA
FLOWERING PEACH
300 CHILL HOURS
EARLY PINK-VERY EARLY BRIGHT PINK BLOSSOMS. USED FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR. PRUNE AFTER BLOOM AND AGAIN IN EARLY SUMMER FOR PROFUSE BLOOM FOLLOWING SPRING
EARLY RED-VIVID PURPLISH-RED DOUBLE FLOWERS, VERY EARLY. SMALL, SWEET, LIGHT GREEN SKINNED FRUIT. PRUNE AFTER BLOOM FOR BEST RESULTS NEXT YEAR.
VARIEGATED-(PEPPERMINT)-NATURALLY OCCURRING, ARTSY ASSORTMENT OF RED, WHITE, AND VARIEGATED DOUBLE FLOWERS. VERY SHOWY AND UNUSUAL.
FLAME SEEDLESS-MEDIUM SIZED, LIGHT RED. CRISP, SWEET, EXCELLENT FLAVOR. FOR FRESH USE OR RAISINS. VIGOROUS. SELF FRUITFUL 100 hours.
RUBY SEEDLESS -DARK RED, SWEET, CRISP, EXCELLENT FRESH. SELF FRUITFUL. 100 hours.
THOMPSON SEEDLESS-MOST POPULAR GRAPE. FRESH FRUIT. PALE GREEN VERY SWEET. SELF FRUITFUL. 100 hours.
CHILLING REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF HOURS, 45 DEGREES F. AND UNDER DURING THE DORMANCY PERIOD. ALL FRUIT AND NUT TREES NEED A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF CHILLING HOURS BEFORE THEY WILL PRODUCE FRUIT. THE AMOUNT VARIES WITH EACH VARIETY AND THE HOURS NEED NOT BE CONTINUOUS. FOR EXAMPLE (150-200 HOURS).
HAWAII HAS SOME AREAS WHERE THE LISTED CHILL HOURS CAN BE ACHIEVED—UP COUNTRY MAUI, UPPER KONA, VOLCANO VILLAGE, WAIMEA/KAMUELA, WAHIAWA/MILILANI AND KOKEE ON KAUAI. ALTHOUGH 45 DEGREES IS THE MEASUREMENT USED, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THIS IS THE ONLY MEASUREMENT OF DORMANCY. IF THE FRUIT TREE IS RATED AT 150 HOURS AT 45 DEGREES—THIS DOES NOT MEAN DORMANCY CANNOT BE ACHIEVED AT 55 OR 65 DEGREES—WITH A GREATER NUMBER OF HOURS REQUIRED MAYBE 300 OR SO. OUR RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE RATED CHILL TIME IS MORE OF A ROUGH GUIDELINE THAN A STRICT RULE.
WE HAVE HAD FRUITING EXPERIENCES WITH ANNA APPLES IN KANEOHE AND GOLDEN DORSETT IN HAWAII KAI, PEARS IN KAHALUU, AND GRAPES IN KAHALA—THIS IS THROUGH PERSONAL OBSERVATION OR TESTIMONIES FROM OAHU CUSTOMERS. OUR PEACH TREE IN KAHALUU HAS FLOWERED, BUT SO FAR HAS NOT SET FRUIT AFTER 2 YEARS.
ALSO FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE HAD FRUITING (PEACHES-FLORDAPRINCE AND TROPIC WHITE, ANNA APPLE, HOOD AND FLORDAHOME PEARS) IN WAIMEA ON THE BIG ISLAND WITHIN 3 YEARS OF PLANTING. FRUITING IN THE UPCOUNTRY AREAS OF THE STATE WITH THE VARIETIES WE OFFER IS A VALUE THAT YOUR CUSTOMER CAN EXPECT.
THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES WE SELECTED TO GROW AND OFFER HAVE THE LOWEST CHILL HOURS (100-300) IN THEIR CATEGORY--- CHILL HOURS CAN RANGE UP TO 900 HOURS.