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Best place to buy fruit trees near Fresno?

14 years ago

Hello,

I live in Fresno and am looking to set up a few fruit trees on some land in our backyard. I'm not sure what we want to plant yet, probably a mix of citrus, peaches and nectarines. Does anyone have recommendations about where to find a nursery that has a good selection of fruit trees and staff who are knowledgable about what would work best at our site? Any information would be greatly appreciated!

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brandon7 TN_zone7
14 years ago
I would suggest doing some research yourself and talking to someone like your local extension agent rather than depending on someone at a local nursery. There are very knowledgeable nursery workers out there, but they are almost as hard to find as the perfect fruit tree. If you depend on someone at a local nursery to tell what to buy, chances are that you will end up buying whatever they were able to obtain at a good deal or whatever they make a good profit on.
fruitnut Z7 4500ft SW TX
14 years ago
dogrunfarms: The best I found was Riverside Nursery, 5215 N Golden State Blvd, (559)275-1891. They sell many varieties that have done well in Dave Wilson Nursery fruit taste tests. You can find the results on line at Dave Wilson's website. They may be able to give you the results at Riverside.

You didn't ask for variety recommendations but I'll give a few since I used to live in that area. For citrus I'd try Washington navel orange which will ripen in late winter and early spring. Chandler pummelo will ripen mid winter.

Nectarines are great in that climate and the Arctic series is sensational. Arctic Star, Arctic Jay, Arctic Rose, Arctic Queen, and Arctic Blaze are the best of that group.

You should try a pluot or two. Geo Pride, Flavor Grenade, and Flavor Finale are near the top of my list.

The Fruitnut
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dogrunfarms
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you brandon7 and fruitnut. I really appreciate the help!
Sharon Scharf
2 years ago
Sierra View Nursery on Academy. The owners both have their degrees in horticulture and know what they are doing.

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