UPDATE:  Orders Open to October 9, 2020

The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association will kick-off its Fall 2020 Fruit Tree sale on September 28.  Revisit this page to order and for updated information. In the meantime, review the tree list and plan your order!

 

Only varieties suitable for growing in the Austin, Colorado, Fayette and Washington Counties are offered. Orders accepted from September 28, 2020 to October 9, 2020.

Pick-up: Buyer must pick-up trees between 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2020 at one of the following locations, chosen when the order is placed:

Note Pick-up Locations

Austin County                       Colorado County
Koehler Ranch                       Colorado County Extension Office
1333 Downey Rd.                   316 Spring Street
Sealy, TX 77474                     Columbus, Texas 78934

Fayette County                    Washington County
AgriLife Building                   Washington County Fairgrounds-VIP Building
255 Svoboda Ln                   1305 E. Blue Bell Rd
La Grange, TX 78945           Brenham, TX 77833-2436

Everything listed will grow well in our area however, lemons must be protected from frost and freezing weather. Figs and citrus have to be protected when they are young.

Please note that the Chocolate Persimmon isn’t really chocolate. It just has brown stripes on the orange fruit.

Available Trees & Prices –  3 Gallon Containers
Availability may be limited

1. APPLE – FUJI   $24
2. AVOCADO – LILA  $58
3. AVOCADO – PANCHO  $58
4. BLUEBERRY – CLIMAX   $22
5. BLUEBERRY – PREMIER  $22
6. BLUEBERRY – TIFBLUE   $22
7. DWARF IMPROVED MEYER LEMON  $58
8. DWARF KEY LIME   $58
9. DWARF PERSIAN LIME   $58
10. DWARF ORANGE NAVAL N-33   $58
11. FIG – CELESTE   $24
12. FIG – TEXAS EVERBEARING   $24
13. GINGER – CULINARY   $24
14. GOJI BERRY   $24
15. LEMON – IMPROVED MEYER   $44
16. LEMON – LEMONADE   $44
17. LOQUAT   $24
18. ORANGE – VALENCIA RHODE RED   $44
19. PEACH – FLORIDAKING   $32
20. PEACH – LA FELICIANA   $32
21. PEAR – SHINSEKO   $32
22. PERSIMMON – GIANT FUYU   $38
23. PERSIMMON – CHOCOLATE   $38
24. POMEGRANITE – SALAVATSKI   $38
25. PUMMELO – CHANDLER   $44
26. SATSUMA – MIHO   $44
27. SATSUMA – OWARI FROST   $44

Variety Descriptions

Apple, Fuji– 400 – 600 chill hours, yellow-green skin with red stripes. Ripens in early fall. More tasty than the red Fuji.  Allow to ripen on the tree.

Avocado, Lula – Green skinned medium sized fruit. Ripens in late October-January. Hardy to about 24 degrees. Full sun

Avocado, Pancho – Originated as a seedling at Stuart Place, TX.  The fruit is oval to slightly pear shaped and is light green in color with a very thin skin.  Medium sized fruit.  Cold hardy to mid teens, ripens Aug – September.

Berry, Goji- Nutritional and Medical benefits. Super food high in antioxidants. Known to promote longevity

Blueberry, Climax – rabbiteye blueberry, which is early ripening. Most of the fruit ripens in a short period of time. The crop load is moderate to high.  310-420 Chill hours. Requires a pollinator.

Blueberry, Premiere – This variety is an early season rabbiteye variety, that produces fruit of excellent color, size and flavor. The bushes are vigorous and productive, and have been suited to mechanical harvesting. 310-420 chill hours. Requires a pollinator.

Blueberry, TifBlue – is the most universally outstanding rabbiteye blueberry grown to date. The fruits are large, light blue and ripen late in the season. The bush is vigorous and very productive. Tifblue is more cold hardy than most rabbiteye blueberries varieties. 350-400 chill hours. Self fruitful

Fig, Celeste – medium sized sweet fruit, ripens in July. Requires lots of water with good drainage

Fig, Texas Everbearing (Brown Turkey) – medium sized fruit that is nearly seedless, mild sweet flavor

Ginger, Zingiber “Baby Ginger”–  Great selection of yellow edible ginger, tender with mild flavor, does not need to be peeled.

Loquat, Japanese Plum – Evergreen tree. Tangy and sweet fruit. Can get 20-30 feet tall. Rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Mulberry, Dwarf Everbearing- Sweet medium sized berry, Produces continuously in warm bright conditions, strengthens immune system, great for eyesight.

Peach, Flordaking – High quality, early season peach, large semi-freestone sweet fruit, 450 chill hours or less

Peach, La Feliciana- Heavy bearer of high quality fruit. Firm and flavorful. Yellow fleshed freestone. 550-600 chill hours.

Pear, Shinseiki– juicy, sweet crisp Asian pear with bright yellow-skin. 12 – 16’. Vigorous and heavy bearing.  Cold Hardy, self fruitful best with pollinator. Resistant to fire blight.

Persimmon, Chocolate – Large fruit, delicious flavor, has chocolate brown stripes on orange skin. Ripens in September. Acorn shaped.

Persimmon, Giant Fuyu – Orange fruit is larger than the regular Fuyu and just as good. Ripens in October and November. Non-astringent, crisp and sweet.

Pomegranate, Salavatski –  6 – 8’ tall, heavy producer, slightly dwarf, fruit has hard seeds with sweet tart juice, self fruitful. Produces bright orange flowers edible over an extended time. Cold Hardy.

Citrus

Lemon, Improved Meyer – sweet and tangy, medium size fruit, thin yellow skin, very juicy. Least cold sensitive of all the lemons, but still needs to be protected from freeze.

Lemon, New Zealand Lemonade – delicious, sweet lemon hybrid with few seeds, very productive, very large fruit

Orange, Valencia Rhode Red – great for juicing, harvest between March & June. Only variety of orange in season during summer.

Pummelo, Chandler – large tree, dark green winged leaves, very large fruit, flesh is pink & sweet. Ripens in November

Satsuma, Miho  – cold hardy, medium to large fruit, seedless, good flavor. Ripens in September and October.

Satsuma, Owari Frost –  very cold hardy, medium sized sweet, seedless fruit, keeps well on the tree, ripens in early October

Dwarf Varieties

Dwarf Varieties are 30 to 40% smaller than standard trees which make them easier to grow in pots and to protect from the cold. They do well in a garden setting, have standard size fruit and are easier to pick.

Dwarf Improved Meyer Lemon – compact tree, medium size fruit, thin yellow skin, very juicy. Least cold sensitive of all the lemons, but still needs to be protected from freeze.

Dwarf Key Lime  – Extremely cold sensitive, small tangy fruit, tasty

Dwarf  Lime, Persian – dark foliage, medium-large fruit with delicious juicy flavor.

Dwarf Orange, Navel N-33 – fruit has thick orange rind, rich flavor, juicy & seedless