1. Backyard Tree Fruit

2. Tree Fruit: The Gardeners Challenge! Frost susceptible Pollination requirement High pest pressure –Insects, fungi, bacteria, and weeds High maintenance requirement –training –pruning –thinning –mulch & fertilizer

3. Site Requirements Full sun –Photosynthesis, fruit color –Quick drying of rain/dew = less disease Soil: well-drained, loamy, pH 6.5 Good air drainage, movement –frost & disease avoidance

4. Avoid low frost pockets

6. Self pollination – same variety Cross pollination – 2 varieties

7. POLLINATION REQUIREMENTS SELF-FRUITFUL –Peaches –Nectarines SELF-UNFRUITFUL –apples –pears –plums

8. A wide variety of apples can be grown in Georgia, including store-bought varieties

9. Apple VarietiesZoneUsesPollination Code Anna5Early, dessert, red blushA Dorsett Golden5Early, dessert, yellowA Jerserymac1,2,3Fresh, sauce and piesB Redgold1,2,3DessertB Priscilla1,2,3Sub-acid dessertC Mollies Delicious3,4Fresh, sauce and piesB Ozark Gold1,2,3Dessert, yellowC Red Delicious1,2,3,4Sweet, fresh, or saladsB Golden Delicious1,2,3,4Sub-acid, yellow, all purposeC Stayman1,2,3Tart, all purposeC-sterile Yates1,2,3,4Small, subacid, mellow, juicyB Granny Smith1,2,3,4Yellow green, all purposeC Jonagold (C) and Mutzu (B) are also pollen sterile

10. PEARS European- No Hybrid- Yes Asian- Some Types For Georgia?

11. OrientCarrick WaiteKieffer HoodFlordahome MagnessBaldwin DawnMaxine WarrenSpalding Moonglow ShinkoChojuro HosuiKosui Fire Blight Resistant PEAR VARIETIES Bartlett, Bosc, Anjou Fire Blight Susceptible

12. ASIAN PEARS Shinko 3 Chojuro 1,3 Hosui 1,2 Kosui 2,3 Golden, russeted fruit Brown orange fruit Golden brown fruit Green yellow fruit Variety Pollinizer Characteristics

13. Georgia ranks 3 rd in peach production, but that doesnt mean theyre easy to grow! Nectarine White-fleshed peach Yellow-fleshed peach

14. PEACH VARIETIES

15. NECTARINE VARIETIES Higher disease pressure (no fuzz)

16. HYBRID plum varieties are adapted to Georgias climate NOT European NOT pure Japanese PLUMS

17. Plum VarietiesZone Methley (self-fruitful)1, 2, 3, 4, 5 A.U. Releases: Amber Rosa Roadside Homeside Rubrum 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Morris1, 2, 3, 4 Ozark Premier1, 2, 3, 4 Wade1, 2, 3, 4 Frontier1, 2, 3, 4 Byron Gold1, 2, 3, 4 Crimson1, 2, 3, 4 Plums need cross pollination

18. Scion Rootstock Bud union