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University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, Suite 100
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: 805.645.1451
Fax: 805.645.1474
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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March 29 – Ceaser Chavez Day
May 27 – Memorial Day
June 19 – Juneteenth
July 4 - Independence Day
Deciduous
Many deciduous varieties require more winter chilling than we get in Sunset zones 21-24, so will not flower and leaf out appropriately. These selected varieties have been shown to consistently produce in our mild winter areas. New varieties are coming out all the time and may or may not work in your area.
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| Almond | Nonpareil | Fall | Need two varieties for pollination | |
| Ne Plus Ultra | Fall | |||
| Mission | Fall | |||
| Sonora | Fall | |||
| All-In-One | Fall | Self-Pollinating |
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| Apple | Beverly Hills | Fall | In areas affected by spring/summer fog, fire blight can be a major problem with some varieties, coddling moth can be a problem, winter fruit is parthenocarpic and usually bitter | |
| Winter Banana | Fall | |||
| Anna | Fall | On the coast can fruit the year around | ||
| Pettingill | Fall | |||
| Gordon | Fall | |||
| Ein Shemer | Fall | |||
| White Permain | Fall | |||
| Dorsett Golden | Fall | |||
| Early Dawn | Fall | |||
| Granny Smith | Fall | |||
| Yellow Delicious | Fall | |||
| Gala | Fall | Zones 21-23 | ||
| Fuji | Fall | Bears along the coast |
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| Apricots | Royal | Late spring/ summer |
Most consistent | Apricots in zone 24 are erratic bearers |
| Earligold | Late spring/ summer |
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| New Castle | Late spring/ summer |
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| Nugget | Late spring/ summer |
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| Autumn Royal | Late spring/ summer |
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| Aprigold | Late spring/ summer |
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| Asian Pear | 20th Century | Fall | All are low chill, need two varieties for pollination or Bartlett pear | |
| Nijisseki | Fall | |||
| Shinseki | Fall | |||
| Tsu Li | Fall | |||
| Hausi | Fall | Wins taste test |
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| Blackberry | Boysen | Summer | Boysen and Ollalie in zone 24 | |
| Ollalie | Summer | |||
| Rosborough | Summer | |||
| Cherokee | Summer | Upright | ||
| Logan | Summer | |||
| Thornless Hull | Summer | Upright |
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| Blueberry | Sharpblue | Spring | Southern | Need acid soil, use sulfur to bring to pH5, do best with pollinizers |
| O'Neal | Spring | Highbush | ||
| Marimba | Spring | Highbush | ||
| Misty | Spring | Highbush |
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| Fig | Genoa | Spring/fall | Figs don't do so well in zone 24 | |
| Black Mission | Spring/fall | |||
| Osborne Prolific | Spring/fall | |||
| Conadria | Spring/fall | |||
| Brown Turkey | Fall |
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| Grape | Golden Muscat | Fall | Many grape varieties need more heat than in zone 24 | |
| Niabell | Fall | |||
| Concord | Fall | |||
| Pierce | Fall | |||
| Flame | Fall | |||
| Black monukka | Fall | |||
| Cardinel | Fall |
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| Jujube | Li | Fall | Resembles a date, but ain't, s lightly under ripe is crisp/swee | |
| Lang | Fall |
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| Kiwifruit | Abbott | Fall | All need pollinators, eventually develops large roots which may be a problem, have been known to lift houses in New Zealand | |
| Bruno | Fall | |||
| Hayward | Fall | |||
| Tiwi | Fall | Does well in zones 22-24 | ||
| Vincent | Fall | Does well in zones 22-24 |
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| Nectarine | Silverlode | Summer | Best grown outside zone 24 | |
| Panamint | Summer | |||
| Sunred | Summer | |||
| Snow Queen | Summer | Excellent flavor |
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| Olive | Sevillano | Fall | Lots of new varieties being introduced for oil | |
| Manzanillo | Fall |
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| Peach | Springtime | Summer | Lack of winter chill causes trunk cracking and gum oozing. Fruit are somewhat insipid for lack of summer heat | |
| Desertgold | Summer | |||
| Tejon | Summer | |||
| Bonita | Summer | |||
| Midpride | Summer | |||
| Red Baron/Saturn | Summer | |||
| June Gold | Summer | |||
| Eva's Pride | Summer | |||
| May Pride | Summer | |||
| 3-Star | Summer | Zone 21, reliable, but has a bitter overtone |
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| Pear | Bartlett | Summer | Subject to fireblight and coddling moth | Need 2 for pollination |
| Max Red Bartlett | Summer | Subject to fireblight and coddling moth | ||
| Winter Bartlett | Summer | Subject to fireblight and coddling moth | ||
| Hood | Summer | |||
| Monterrey | Summer | |||
| Winter Nellis | Summer | |||
| Sekel | Summer | Somewhat later harvest than others |
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| Persimmon | Fuyu | Fall | ||
| Izu | Fall | Usually non-astrigent | ||
| Okagisho | Fall | Very large | ||
| Hachiya | Fall | Soft, astrigent |
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| Plum | Santa Rosa | Summer | Santa Rosa is self-fruitful, other varieties need another variety for pollination | |
| Satsuma | Summer | |||
| Mariposa | Summer | |||
| Wickson | Summer | |||
| Inca | Summer | |||
| Beauty | Summer | |||
| Burgundy | Summer | Most reliable, good flavor | ||
| Swiro | Summer | Yellow |
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| Pomegranate | Wonderful | Fall | Open in a bucket of water to avoid getting squirted with juice | |
| Fleishman | Fall |
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| Quince | Orange | Fall | Useful in making jams and jellies and blended with other fruits in pies | |
| Pineapple | Fall | |||
| Cook's Jumbo | Fall |
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| Raspberry | Autumn Bliss | Spring | Doesn't do well in hotter areas | |
| Bababerry | Spring | |||
| Dorman | Spring | |||
| Oregon 1030 | Spring |
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| Strawberry | Sequoia | Spring/summer | Plant in October | |
| Chandler | Spring/summer | Plant in October | ||
| Douglas | Spring/summer | Plant in October | ||
| Fern | Spring/summer | Plant Oct-March | ||
| Hecker | Spring/summer | Plant Oct-March | ||
| Muir | Spring/summer | Plant Oct-March |
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| Walnut | Payne | Fall | Big trees, have many pest | |
| Concord | Fall | |||
| Lompoc | Fall | |||
| Placentia | Fall |