This mid-season pear has a beautiful red blush over yellow skin. With a sweet, juicy fruit flavor that is like Bartlett, it ripens later and is less susceptible to fire blight. USPP#9,863.

Bite into a very sweet, juicy, red band of scarlet under dark-red skin. Silver Gem white nectarine’s flavor lends a hint of cherry and exquisitely balanced tartness. USPP#18,147.

A dwarfing rootstock for plum and apricot, Krymsk 1 is also compatible with some peach and nectarine varieties. Dwarfing and precocity are suitable for high-density fruiting with minimal summer pruning. Resistant to root-knot and lesion nematodes, this plum hybrid rootstock is highly freeze-tolerant. USPP#15,995.

One of our favorite non-melting flesh peaches, Scarlett O’Hara features sweet white peach flavor with splashes of pink to red to decorate the juicy, firm, non-browning flesh. Brix peaks around 18. It begins to fully ripen a week after Red Haven but holds well for continual harvest.

This summer pear ripens two weeks before Bartlett, with good size and a consistent showy blush. Developed in Italy, with an excellent appearance and sweet summer- pear flavor, Turandot can set a consistent crop of ¼ lb. fruit. Will be available for testing.

This newly released, very dwarfing rootstock works well for peach, nectarine, plum, and apricot. Tree vigor is around 60% of standard. Precocity is suitable for high- density pedestrian orchards. Resistant to root-knot nematodes. USPP applied for.

Both rootstocks offer good anchorage as well as tolerance to bacterial canker, wet soils, cold, and heat, while providing good fruit size. • Krymsk 5 delivers tree vigor equivalent to Gisela 6 and is more precocious than Mazzard. USPP#15,723. • Krymsk 6 brings 85% vigor of Krymsk 5, with more precocity. Heavier fruiting for shy-bearing varieties. USPP#16,114.

With its unique spicy sweet flavor, Cinnamon Pear is frequently a winner at pear taste tests. An attractive, fully russetted pear, Cinnamon Pear has size and shape similar to Bartlett and matures up to two weeks after Bartlett. USPP#10,325.

BuenOs II is a yellow donut peach that sets heavy crops of lip-smacking fruit and easily harvests without stem tags. Flavor is well- balanced with hints of Mango. BuenOs II features an attractive appearance and mid- early maturity. USPP#20,128.