Fruit Trees with Fall Color

UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog

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Author: James A. Sigala

Published on: November 16, 2010

Master Gardeners are sometimes asked, "What are the best fruit tr

ees to grow in my area?" To find this answer, as well as much more information on growing fruit trees in your backyard, please visit the UC California Bac kyard Orchard website. As the trend for growing edibles in your landscape, also known as edible landscaping continues. I thought it would be relevant to share my observations on fruit trees, that in addition to producing delicious fruit, will also add fall color to your landscape.

Persimmon species: These hardy trees provide fruit during the late fall/early winter. Their spectacular bright red to orange fall color is followed by orange ripening fruit that hangs majestically on bare branches.

Plum 'Satsuma', Peach 'Mid-Pride' and Pluots: All of these fruit trees also have showy fall color in shades of red, yellow and orange.

Grapes 'Cabernet Sauvignon' and others: Have intense red fall color.

Comments: 3

Comments:

by Marian Stevens

on November 22, 2010 at 2:21 PM

Hi James,
We have just submitted our first set of articles to be considered for a weekly (hopefully!) Master Gardener feature in the garden section of the Enterprise Record. Your article is very timely! May we pirate it from you and use it as another submission? Your bi-line, of course. Also, we would like to include Glenn County as a contact with information including the phone number and hours for your hotline operation. Is that OK, too?
Thanks! And, how's the seed business going?
Marian Stevens
Butte County

by James A. Sigala

on November 22, 2010 at 3:13 PM

Hi Marian: Not a problem, thanks for asking about using my article, go for it! Hotline in Glenn County... there is not one yet, but here is the main UCCE, Glenn County phone number that people can call for their gardening questions: (530) 865-1107. Seeds, the giant bean stalks keep growing.
James

by Marti Leicester

on December 2, 2010 at 2:59 PM

I love this article! I'm just about to order my first fruit trees and now I know which peach I will get! Great idea!