Low Chill Varieties

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What Are Chill Hours?

WHAT ARE LOW CHILL VARIETIES?

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Almonds

  • Garden Prince Dwarf (250)
  • Neplus (250)
  • Nonpariel (400)
  • Price (400)

APPLES

  • Anna (200)
  • Dorsett Golden (100)
  • Fuji (400)
  • Gordon (400)
  • Pettingill (100)
  • Pink Lady (4-500)
  • White Winter Pearmain (400)
  • Winter Banana (3-400)
  • Yellow Bellflower (400)

APRICOTS

  • Gold Kist (300)
  • Katy (400)

Blueberries

  • Jubilee (400)
  • Misty (150)
  • O'Neal (200)
  • Sharpblue (300)
  • Sunshine Blue

Cherries

  • Lapins (4-500)
  • Royal Ranier (4-500)
  • Stella (4-500)

FIGS

  • All varieties

Grapes

  • All varieties

INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS

  • Cot-N-Candy Aprium (350-500)
  • Dapple Dandy Pluot® (4-500)
  • Delight Cherry-Plum (400)
  • Emerald Drop Pluot® (400)
  • Flavor Delight Aprium (200)
  • Flavor Grenade Pluot® (300)
  • Flavor King (400)
  • Flavor Queen (400)
  • Flavorella Plumcot (250)
  • Plum Parfait Plumcot (400)
  • Splash Pluot® (400)
  • Sprite Cherry-Plum (400)

Jujubes

  • All varieties

Kiwifruit

  • Vincent (100)
  • Tomuri (100)
  • Issai (3-400)

MULTIPLE BUDDED TREES

  • 4-N-1 Low-Chill Apples
  • 4-N-1 Low-Chill Peach
  • 4-N-1 Low-Chill Pear
  • 4-N-1 Low Chill Plum
  • 2-N-1 Cherry-Plum

 

NECTARINES

  • Arctic Glo (4-500)
  • Arctic Star (300)
  • Desert Dawn (250)
  • Desert Delight (1-200)
  • Double Delight (4-500)
  • Panamint (250)
  • Southern Belle (300)
  • Snow Queen (250-300)

PEACHES

  • August Pride (300)
  • Babcock (250-300)
  • Bonanza (250)
  • Bonita (400)
  • Donut (4-500)
  • Earlitreat (400)
  • Eva's Pride (1-200)
  • Flordaprince (150)
  • May Pride (175-200)
  • Mid-Pride (250)
  • Red Baron (250-300)
  • Saturn (250-300)
  • Southern Rose (300)
  • Strawberry Free (4-500)
  • Tropic Snow (200)

PEARS

  • Flordahome (3-400)
  • Hood (1-200)
  • Keiffer (350)
  • Monterrey (300)

PEARS (Asian)

  • Many varieties at 450
  • Shinseiki (350-450)
  • Shinsui (400)
  • Tsu Li (300)
  • Ya Li (300)

Pecans

  • Mahan
  • Mohawk
  • Pawnee
  • Western Schley (all at 250)

PERSIMMONS

  • All varieties

PLUMS & PRUNES

  • Beauty (250)
  • Burgundy (400)
  • Catalina (400)
  • Friar (400)
  • Laroda (400)
  • Mariposa (250)
  • Methley (250)
  • Nubiana (4-500)
  • Santa Rosa (300)
  • Satsuma (300)
  • Weeping Santa Rosa (400)

POMEGRANATES

  • All varieties

QUINCE

  • All varieties

Walnuts

  • Pedro (400)
  • Placentia (300)
 
Low Chill Varieties

What Are Chill Hours?

  • The first answer to this question is - they are approximate!
  • Chilling is achieved at temperatures approximately 45 degrees or below, roughly between November 1st and February 15th, with the most benefit derived from chilling hours occurring in December and January.
  • These hours are cumulative and need not be continuous.
  • Daytime temperatures above 60 degrees during this period may negatively affect the cumulative total.
  • We have included the chilling requirements for most of our listings but they should be used only as guidelines.
  • If you are unable to determine the hours for your area, consult your farm advisor or other local horticultural resources.

  • If you live in an area that gets little winter chill, see our list of "Low-Chill Varieties."
  • Many people in low-chill areas have had success with varieties that are said to require colder temperatures.
  • Experimentation can be fruitful, within limits! We do NOT however, encourage ordering varieties that are clearly incompatible with your climatic conditions.

We welcome any comments you have regarding successes in your area.