California Coastal Gardens
and Low Desert
100-300 hours of chilling

Apple
Anna  •  200 hours  •  Ripens Late June
Pettingill  • 100 hours • Ripens August
Ein Shemer • 100 hours • Ripens July 
Apricot
Gold Kist • 300 hours • Ripen May 
Cherry – None 
Fig – All Varieties 
Nectarines
Arctic Star • 300 hours • Ripens June
Desert Dawn • 250 hours • Ripens May
Panamint • 250 hours • Ripens July 
Peach
Babcock • 300 hours • Ripens July
May Pride • 200 hours • Ripens May
Eva’s Pride • 200 hours • Ripens June 
Pear
Hood • 200 hours • Ripens July
Flordahome • 300 hours • Ripens August 
Asian Pear
None 
Persimmon – All Varieties 
Plums
Beauty • 200 hours • Ripens June
Mariposa • 250 hours • Ripens August
Methly • 250 hours • Ripens June

Northern California Inland Valleys 
500 to 800 of chilling 

All varieties of:
 Apple, Apricot, Cherry, Nectarine, Peach, Pear, Asian Pear, Persimmons, Plum.

Coastal Valleys
up to 500 hours of chilling

Apple
Fuji • 400 hours  Ripens September
Gala • 500 hours • Ripens August
White Winter Pearmain • Ripens August
Apricot
Blenhiem (Royal) • 500 hours • Ripens JuneFlora Gold • 500 hours • Ripens May
Katy • 400 hours • Ripens June
Cherry
Engl. Morello • 400 hours •
Ripens Late July 
Fig –– All varieties 
Nectarines
Arctic Glo • 500 hours  Ripens June
Fantasia • 500 hours • Ripens August
Silverload • 400 hours • Ripens June 
Peach
Champagne • 500 hours • Ripens August
Donut • 500 hours • Ripens June
Kim Elberta • 500 hours • Ripens July 
Pear
Comice • 300 hours • Ripens August
Keiffer • 350 hours • Ripens October
Flordahome • 400 hours • Ripens July 
Asian Pear––All varieties
Persimmon –– All varieties 
Plum
Catalina • 400 hours • Ripens July
Elephant Heart • 500 hours • Ripens Sept.
Santa Rosa • 500 hours • Ripens June

Foothills & Inland Valleys
500 to 700 hours of chilling 

Apple
Granny Smith • 600 hours • Ripens August 
Mutsu • 600 hours • Ripens September
Snow Apple • 600 hours • Ripens October 
Apricot
Flavor Giant • 600 hours • Ripens June
Moorpark • 600 hours • Ripens July
Nugget • 600 hours • Ripens May 
Cherry
Engl. Morello • 400 hours • Ripens July
Stella • 700 hours • Ripens May
Fig –– All varieties 
Nectarine
Arctic Blaze • 700 hours • Ripens August
August Glo • 700 hours • Ripens September
Independence • 700 hours • Ripens July 
Peach
Carnival • 600 hours • Ripens September
Earlitreat • 600 hours • Ripens May
Fantastic Elberta • 700 hours • Ripens August 
Pear
California • 700 hours • Ripens August
Moonglow • 700 hours • Ripens August
Winter Nelis • 700 hours • Ripens November 
Asian Pear ––All varieties
Persimmons –– All varieties 
Plum
Bavay’s Green Gage • 600 hours • Ripens August
Emerald Beauty • 700 hours • Ripens July
Late Santa Rosa • 500 hours • Ripens August

Mountains & High Desert
600 plus hours of chilling

 All varieties of:
Apple,Apricot, Cherry, Fig, Nectarine, Peach, Pear, Asian Pear, Persimmons, Plum
Note – late frosts can be a problem in mountainous areas – so only plant varieties with a higher chilling requirement.