Another PNW Orchard

[uwtb]

After lurking forever…Intro to my own little PNW (Portland) orchard, spread across two properties. In total, approximately 100+ trees in the ground. Many more in pots.

Quite a few multi-hole plantings (primarily peach/nectarine), with other spacing fluctuating between experimental, high intensity, and max of 6/7ft.

Trees range in age from new this year to about 7 years old. Majority of apples are entering year 3. A few older trees (COP, King David, Golden Russet, Liberty, and Northern Spy) are 4+ years old. Flavor grenade and Elephant Heart are entering year 5. Santa Rosa is entering year 7 (w/Howard’s Miracle graft).

Apart from two step-over trees on m27, all other m27s were removed from the ground over the last 2 years. M111 has been my preference for in ground apple planting. Managed via limb bending and summer pruning.

I’ve been slowly adding William’s Pride grafts to many of the trees. I have one standalone WP (m111) that is entering year 2. Love the apple and need more early varieties.

I will attempt to add pictures of various varieties over the coming weeks as things leaf out more.

Apples:
Akane (bud9 / m106 / m111)
Amere de Berthencourt (bud9 / topworked w/Williams Pride)
Antonovka
Arkansas Black* (m111 / m27)
Ashmeads Kernel* (m26 / m27 (stepover) / m111)
Bite Me! (Graft)
Braeburn (Graft)
Gala (Graft)
Gravenstein* (Graft)
Jonagold* (Graft)
Baldwin* (Graft)
Belle de Boskoop* (m27)
Bramley’s Seedling* (m27x2)
Campfield (m111)
Chehalis (m27x2)
Cherry Crush (Graft)
Cherub (Graft)
Chestnut Crab (Graft)
Chisel Jersey (m111)
Clarion (Graft)
Clark’s Crab (Graft)
Colvis Spice (m111)
Cortland (g935)
Cosmic Crisp (m106)
Court Pendu Gris (Graft)
Cox’s Orange Pippin (m26)
Dabinett (Graft)
Enterprise (m111)
Ermen’s Russet (m111)
Ewalt (m111)
Fahey’s Black (m26)
Flaxen / Pink Lemonade (bud9)
Gemma (mystery)
Golden Delicious (m27)
Golden Russet (m111)
Gold Rush (bud9 / m111)
Golden Harvey (Graft)
Golden Nugget (m111)
Granny Smith (bud9)
Gravenstein (Parker) (Graft)
Hard Candy (m111)
Harrison (m27)
Holstein (mystery)
Honeycrisp (m7)
Hudson’s Golden Gem (m111)
Karmijn de Sonnaville* (Graft)
King David* (m111)
Liberty (m7)
Lucombe’s Pine (m111)
Lucy Glo (m26)
Melrose (m26)
Newtown Pippin* (m111)
Northern Spy (m7)
Orleans Reinette* (Graft)
Padley’s Pippin (m111)
Pink Parfait (m111)
Pitmaston Pineapple (Graft)
Porter’s Perfection (m111)
Pristine (m111)
Reinette de Chenee* (m111)
Reinette Grise* (m111)
Reine des Reinettes (Graft)
Roxbury Russet* (m27)
Rubinette (Graft)
Sary Sinap (m111)
Spartan (m27)
Silken (Graft)
Smokehouse (m111)
Spokane Beauty (m27)
St. Edmunds Pippin (m111)
Summerred (m7)
Suntan* (m111)
Swayzie (m111)
Transcendent Crab\* (m7)
Triumph (m106)
Waltana (Graft)
Wickson Crab (m111)
William’s Pride (m111)
Windham Russet (m111)
Winesap\* (m111)
Wynoochee Early (Graft)
Zestar (m7)

Cherries:
Black Tartarian
Craig’s Crimson
Early Burlat
Rainier
Van’s

Asian Plums:
Beauty (Myrobalan)
Camp Joy Sauna (Marianna)
Elephant Heart (Marianna)
Hollywood (Marianna)
Howard’s Miracle (Myrobalan)
Mariposa (Graft)
Methley (Marianna)
Santa Rosa (St. Julian)
Shiro (Graft)
Toka (Graft)

Euro Plums:
Bavay’s Green Gage (Myrobalan)
Blue Damson (Marianna)
Hative (Graft)
Oullins (Graft)
Stanley (Graft)

My favorite fruit over the last few years has been either flavor grenade or the spice z. Flavor grenade is around 9 feet tall now, living near my oldest Santa Rosa tree that is a few feet taller. Graft of flavor supreme is entering year 4 with no fruit as of yet. Lots of flowers again this year. Splash is a similar height as flavor grenade.

Interspecifics:
Candy Heart Pluerry (Citation)
Dapple Dandy (Myrobalan)
Flavor Grenade (Myrobalan)
Flavor Delight Aprium
Flavor King (Myrobalan)
Flavor Finale (Myrobalan)
Flavor Supreme (Graft)
Flavor Train Peach Plum (Marianna)
Leah Cot Aprium (Citation)
Spice Z Nectaplum x2 (Lovell)
Splash (Myrobalan)

Nectarines:
Arctic Jay (Lovell)
Arctic Glo (Lovell)
Atomic Red Double Flowering (Nemaguard)
Heavenly White (Lovell)
Pacific Pride (Lovell)
Snow Queen (Lovell)
Harko (Lovell)
Jolly Red Giant (Lovell)
Liz’s Late (Lovell)
Morton (Lovell)

Peaches:
Indian Free (Lovell)
Frost Peach (Lovell)
Landt Peach (Lovell)
Oregon Curl Free (X2) (Lovell)
New Zealand Black (Graft)

Persimmon:
Fuyu

Apricots:
Blenheim (Marianna)
Brittany Gold (Citation)
Flavor Giant (Myrobalan)
Harglow (Citation, pot)
Tilton (Myrobalan, pot)

Almonds:
All-In-One

Asian Pear:
Chojuro (Calleryana)
Hosui (OHxF 333)
Kikusui (Calleryana)
Shinko (OHxF 333)
Shinseiki (Pyrus betuaefolia)
Korean Giant (Pyrus betuaefolia)
Tsu Li (OHxF 333)
20th Century (Graft)
Okusankichi (Graft)
Raja (OHxF 333)

Citrus:
Australian Finger Lime
Bearss Lime (Tahitian/Persian) x3
Brown Select Satsuma (ground)
Changsha (ground)
China S-6
Kuno Wase Satsuma
Meyer Lemon (ground)
Miho Wase (ground)
New Zealand Lemonade
Owari Satsuma (ground)
Palestine Sweet Lime
Rangpur Lime (contemplating planting)
Troyer Citrus (ground)
W. Murcott Semi-Dwarf Mandarin
Yuzu (ground)

All satsumas are new this year. Everything else is 4+ years old. Greenhouse was removed last summer, so all citrus not in the ground moved inside over the winter.

Mulberries:
Big White
Early Bird
Everbearing
Girardi
Jan’s Best
Maui
Oscar
Noir of Spain
Pakistan
Pakistan (White)
Pendula Weeping
Shangri La
Tehama

Pawpaws:
KSU Atwood
Mango
Sunflower

Jujubes:
Honey Jar
Shanxi Li
Autumn Beauty

Tropicals:
Dovyalis hebecarpa x d. abyssinica x2
Plinia coronata 'Restinga'
Plinia phitrantha 'Branca Vinho'
Savannah Cherry (ground)
Cherry of the Rio Grande 'Ben’s Beaut' 
Red Surinam Cherry
Black Surinam Cherry
Pitangatuba x3
Soursop

Avocado:
Del Rio (bacon rootstock), from Drymifolia Collection

Avocado has been inground for about 2 winters now. Around 6/7 feet tall.

[clarkinks]

@uwtb

Welcome to the forum! Great looking list!!

[dannytoro1]

Lots of good picks. Good Luck!

[uwtb]

Elephant heart with grafts of flavor king x2, toka, shiro, and mariposa.

Splash pluot with grafts of flavor finale and santa rosa.

Flavor finale. Hoping for first fruit this year.

No curl as of yet. Has been moved around a few times over the last couple years. Likely final location.

Santa rosa, with Howard’s Miracle graft.

Going to try and bring this down another 1 to 2 feet this year.

[Jakefromstatefarm]

Great selections. I’ll definitely be following along!

[Cuckoo4cocopuffs]

How are the apricots doing? Are they covered or in a greenhouse? Do you spray for diseases? I’m in PDX also and very curious about apricots or other crosses that have apricot characteristics.

I also may have missed it but I didn’t see any figs or berries except mulberry.

[uwtb]

I planted two trees in-ground last fall: a Brittany Gold and a Flavor Giant. Both were previously in pots. The Brittany Gold is entering its fifth year; for the last three years or so, it has produced around 20 to 30 very tasty apricots. These two have not been covered this spring. There are no flowers this year for the Flavor Giant (2yo).

I have a Blenheim entering its second year. Next to it is a Leah Cot Aprium, also 2 years old. It didn’t have the best original shape, so I’m trying to correct that this year. Maybe some fruit set this year. Both of these have been covered all winter, though they likely caught some splashes here and there from a leaky roof. No leaf curl is visible on any of the peaches or nectarines in that same covered area.

In pots, I have a Harglow and a Tilton. These have been outside for the last month or so. During the initial bloom, I moved them back into the garage when the rain was at its heaviest. The Harglow had one fruit last year, I believe. The Tilton (5yo) has produced every year so far (30+ fruits).

The one I am very much looking forward to this year is the Flavor Delight. It’s a gorgeous tree and has been outside for the last two months; I’ll need to thin it at some point.

Berry-wise, I have a trough of purple/gold raspberries/basic reds, gooseberries, goumi (Sweet Scarlet, Tillamook, and Red Gem), blackberries (apache), loganberry, and honeyberries (Blue Pagoda, Boreal Beast, and Giant’s Heart)

I also have a few figs at the main property. A Brown Turkey base with a couple of grafts (I think Strawberry Verte and Vallecalda). I went through a “fig craze” a few years ago, but surprisingly, I’ve had very few actual figs over the years, so I’ve somewhat moved on to other things. I still have quite a few others growing in the ground elsewhere that I’ll need to photograph, including:

Adriatic JH
Ciliegia Dolce
Madeleine des deux Saisons
Panache
Pastiliere
Rockaway Green
Strawberry Verte
Vallecalda
Violette de Bordeaux
Yellow Long Neck

[Thistleberry]

#goals

I’m across the river in Ridgefield. Here I was thinking I’m running out of space, but clearly if I put my mind to it I can squeeze a lot more in my property! Nice work!

Your in-ground citrus…are you tenting those or protecting them in the winter? My friend would love a Meyer but doesn’t want to deal with moving it in and out or tenting in the winter. I haven’t ventured into the citrus world.

Talk to me about your soursop setup!

Jujubes are on my “soon” wishlist. What is your opinion on those? Will they actually fruit here? I’ve found very little info on those in the PNW.

Do you offer farm tours?

[Zone6]

OP…WOW, that is some impressive work!

How has your multi trees in 1 hole worked out for you? I’m just trying it this season.

[Zone6]

I wonder why your figs don’t produce. You live in a good zone for potted figs. I’m just starting with potted figs.

[uwtb]

Yeah, it has been a fun experiment. If you’re willing to prune and keep things smallish, I works out well…so far.

For the soursop, it is about 6.5 years old now. I’m not expecting to ever have fruit. I just love the plant.

Previous winters, it was outside, in a heated greenhouse. We removed the greenhouse last summer. This most recent winter, it moved inside, to a grow tent.

Among the outdoor citrus, the Meyer lemon is the only one that spent the entire winter in the ground (if you can even call it winter). While it had a bit of overhead protection, it’s planted in the peach and nectarine area under a pergola with a plastic roof. Since there are no walls, it likely still took on plenty of rain from the sides. I currently do not have any plans to cover the other citrus, unless we are anticipating 15f degrees or lower, which hopefully continues to be extremely rare. All of the satsumas were planted this year.

I’m still undecided about the jujubes. My oldest, a Shanxi Li entering its third year, is still quite short, maybe four feet tall. I’ll have to grab some updated photos when I’m over there this week. The Honey Jar I planted in 2025 didn’t put on much growth last year either. They are both in full sun. That said, there’s a house nearby with two fairly large jujubes that have fruited in the past, so I’ll try to remember to snap some pictures of those as well.

[uwtb]

Good question. I’ve had a few Verns and Panache over the last few years. I moved the Panache to a new location, hopefully better location, last year. The few Vallecalde I have had were great! Maybe this will be the breakout year for the figs. They seem to grow like weeds around here, so I’m not sure what I have been doing wrong.

[uwtb]

I’ll try for a better picture at some point. This is the closest multi-planting I have; 18 to 24 inches apart. 2 peaches and 2 nectarines. All planted Spring 2022. Indian free is probably my favorite of the bunch. So far, the spacing has worked out well; nothing crossing or in the way.

[Thistleberry]

Thanks for the info, I’ll have to think about the jujubes, it’s hard to dedicate that much time to something I’ve never even tasted to know if I like or if they will fruit here.

is your almond in ground? I picked up 2 this spring that are resting in my unheated greenhouse while I deliberate where to place them. I’m toying with the idea of keeping them in large pots under a tent so they don’t get wet.

Have your paw paws fruited yet? That’s another one I want to try so badly but waiting 10+ years for fruit seems like a very long wait.

[uwtb]

Very true. I have never had one either. The Shanxi Li flowered last year, so I am hopeful to see some fruit this year.

The almond tree spent its first couple of years in a pot before being moved into the ground in early 2025. It has been uncovered. My biggest challenge has been squirrels and birds pecking/ stealing the nuts before they’re fully ripe.

This is the first year the KSU Atwood is flowering. It arrived as a one-gallon plant in 2021 and was moved to the ground in the spring of 2022; so 4 full years in the ground. It’s now about 7 or 8 feet tall and sits adjacent to Mango, which also has a couple of flowers. I moved Sunflower to a new location last year, and it has a few flowers forming as well. Since a neighbor with mature trees offered some pollen, I’m crossing my fingers for fruit this year!

[Thistleberry]

Hmm, 5-6 years for the paw paw…maybe I can be that patient! Maybe I will hold my almonds in pots for a couple years under cover before they go in the ground. I wonder if like peaches they will outgrow the PLC as they age? I’m lazy and don’t want to spray.

Thanks again for all the info! I love seeing what someone in my area is growing and trying out. I look forward to seeing updates as things progress.

[uwtb]

That sounds like a great idea. I don’t spray very often, usually just dormant copper and a fungicide. The almond probably received less attention than the others this year. Interestingly, it was the earliest to bloom this year, starting in the last week of February and reaching full bloom by the first few days of March.

I went back and checked and this picture is from 2/25. So it likely starting a few days before that. That first streak of warm weather must have been enough. Luckily no freezes this year.

And this morning…

[Thistleberry]

Those look great! It will be interesting to see how they do here. We got a minor freeze last week that I wasn’t expecting. The almonds in my greenhouse seem fine so far but my kiwis that are leafing out took a hit on a few plants. I’m expecting they will bounce back fine as it was pretty minor damage, but I’m curious if the almonds will be as resilient.

[uwtb]

The jujubes in 2025. This year, the Honey Jar is entering year 2 and the Shanxi Li is entering year 3.

[uwtb]

Some of the mulberries…Some further along than others, but most all are awake now. Noir of Spain is always the last one to wake up. Hard to get decent pictures of some of these. Maui did not appreciate the warming in Jan/Feb followed by some colder nights. Trying a couple Gerardi grafts this year on big white and the everbearing.

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