Dave Wilson Nursery
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Dave Wilson Nursery is the largest wholesale grower of fruit trees for the home garden in the United States. A family-owned and -operated nursery
established in 1938, it is now a corporation. It is one of the largest growers of deciduous fruit, nut and shade trees in the state, farming more than 1000 acres (4 km²) on a four-year rotation, growing more than two million trees a year. Its growing grounds are east of Modesto, California
near Hickman, California
, and its regional office and variety test block are situated east of Reedley, California
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According to the 2005 San Francisco Chronicle article cited above, the nursery holds about 40 tastings of its fruit each year in different towns. Writer and nursery expert Geoffrey Coffey said of one such tasting:
The nursery, says its website, is the primary licensee and propagator (in the United States) of new fruit varieties developed by Zaiger's Genetics, including the Pluot and the Aprium
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Nursery (horticulture)
A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size. They include retail nurseries which sell to the general public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to businesses such as other nurseries and to commercial gardeners, and private nurseries which supply the needs of...
established in 1938, it is now a corporation. It is one of the largest growers of deciduous fruit, nut and shade trees in the state, farming more than 1000 acres (4 km²) on a four-year rotation, growing more than two million trees a year. Its growing grounds are east of Modesto, California
Modesto, California
Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....
near Hickman, California
Hickman, California
Hickman is a census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 641 at the 2010 census, up from 457 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, and its regional office and variety test block are situated east of Reedley, California
Reedley, California
Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. Reedley is located east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 348 feet . The population at the 2010 census was 24,194. Its chief economic source is agriculture, particularly fruit and vegetable cultivation. The city is dubbed as...
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According to the 2005 San Francisco Chronicle article cited above, the nursery holds about 40 tastings of its fruit each year in different towns. Writer and nursery expert Geoffrey Coffey said of one such tasting:
- We sat at long tables with white linen and our first course arrived: a handful of blueberries on a paper plate. We sampled five plates of anonymous berries in rapid succession and ranked them for sugar, acid, texture, attractiveness, physical maturity, ripeness, and overall flavor. My tongue was soon stained deep purple and my understanding of "the essence of blueberry" forever complicated. The fourth berry we tasted, later identified as "Reveille," topped my list for its firm texture and those stirring bugle riffs of flavor. But I found most amazing the sheer differences in size, texture, and taste between the various cultivars.
The nursery, says its website, is the primary licensee and propagator (in the United States) of new fruit varieties developed by Zaiger's Genetics, including the Pluot and the Aprium
Plumcot, Apriplum, Pluot, or Aprium
Plumcots, apriplums, pluots, and apriums are some of the hybrids between different Prunus species that are also called interspecific or IS plums. In the United States, these fruit are known by most regulatory agencies as interspecific plums...
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