All apricot, Peach and Nectarine varieties are chosen for best disease resistance in our area including leaf curl resistant peaches!
Apricot
Harglow Apricot: Late-blooming, productive tree, proven in coastal northwestern climates. Medium size, orange fruit sometimes blushed red. Freestone flesh is firm, sweet, and flavorful. Resistant to perennial canker and brown rot, and resists cracking. Available on Marianna 2624 rootstock or 15-18’
Peach
Frost: A seedling from the WSU Mt Vernon test gardens, this peach is a solid choice for PNW gardens. The semi-freestone fruit has yellow flesh covered in red-blushed skin and is tasty fresh or canned. This variety is very productive, vigorous, and shows resistance to peach leaf curl. It is also quite ornamental. Self-fertile. St Julien A and Citation rootstock.
Harken: Bred in Canada, this peach is adapted to cool summers and is one of the most reliable varieties for rainy climates. Medium-large fruit with delicious flavor, strong red blushing over yellow skin and creamy yellow non-browning flesh, great for fresh eating or canning. One of the highest rated peaches for western WA. Self-fertile. Citation rootstock.
Indian Free: Taste test winner! Large freestone, firm crimson and cream-colored flesh. Citation rootstock.
Salish Summer (Q-1-8): Sweet, delicate, white-fleshed fruit. Early season. Semi-freestone best enjoyed fresh. Self-fertile, no pollinator required. Available on Lovell.
Combinations: 4-way including Frost, Salish Summer, Indian Free, Muir on Lovell rootstock
Nectarine
Hardy Red Nectarine: The best Nectarine variety for cool, short summers. Tolerant of bacterial spot and brown rot. Freestone fruit has very sweet, yellow flesh covered in golden-blushed red-skin. Ripens in mid-August. Self-fertile. Mariana 2624 rootstock.
Rootstock Info:
Citation: Dwarfs peaches and nectarines to 8-14 ft., apricots and plums to 12-18 ft. Very tolerant of wet soil, not drought tolerant (induces early dormancy in dry soil). Very winter hardy. Resists root-knot nematodes. Induces heavy bearing at young age. Trees on Citation may be held to any desired height by summer pruning.
Marianna 2624: For apricots, plums, & most almonds. Shallow root system, tolerant of wet soils. Resists oak-root fungus and root-knot nematodes. Mature trees of standard varieties comparatively small, 15-20 ft. if unpruned. Trees on Marianna may be held to any desired height by summer pruning.