The amazing Fruit Cocktail tree is a grafted fruit tree where each of the four branches is a different stone fruit.

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The amazing Fruit Cocktail tree is a grafted fruit tree where every branch is a different fruit! You are guaranteed four different branches that could be ‘Frost’ peach, ‘Puget Gold’ apricot, ‘Hardy Red’ nectarine, ‘Stella’ cherry, ‘Lapin’ cherry, and/or Italian prune plum. All cultivars are self-fertile. We expect to have a mix of different 4-way combinations of the six cultivars. Selection will be on a first come basis once pre-order pick-ups begin. Pick-up or freight only. Cannot be shipped with Canada Post or FedEx. ‘Frost’ peach - Is among the best cultivars for coastal BC as well as colder regions as it is more resistant to leaf curl and is hardy to zone 5. The fragrant, pink, self-fertile flowers also bloom later than other cultivars helping to avoid damage from late frosts. The tasty, juicy fruit are freestone. ‘Puget Gold’ apricot - A disease resistant, reliable, and very sweet and tasty cultivar often considered to have one of the best flavours. Developed in western Washington State and well-suited for our BC climates including the coast with the most disease resistance of any cultivar. The fruit is freestone and plants are partially self-fertile. Apricots do not transport well once ripe so the best way to enjoy this fruit is to grow it yourself. Hardy to zone 5. ‘Hardy Red’ nectarine - A productive, reliable, and disease resistant nectarine that produces bountiful crops of attractive red-blushed fruit with firm, yellow, flavourful, semi-freestone flesh on easy to grow trees. Bred in Ontario. Self-fertile. Hardy to zone 5. ‘Stella’ cherry - A productive cultivar that produces great crops of sweet, plump, bold red cherries that are crack resistant from beautiful pink flowers. Trees are disease resistant and self-fertile. Developed in Summerland. BC. Hardy to zone 5. ‘Lapin’ cherry - A productive cultivar that offers great crops of sweet, plump, dark red cherries with purple-red, almost meaty flesh from beautiful pink flowers. Trees are disease resistant and self-fertile and fruit are crack resistant. Developed in Summerland. BC. Hardy to zone 5. Italian prune plum - A classic plum great for fresh eating, cooking, or drying into prunes. The fruit has a distinctive oval to oblong shape with dark reddish purple skin that can be almost black at maturity with a powdery bluish white bloom that protects against disease and water loss. The flesh is golden yellow to greenish yellow, semi-firm, and dense with a lovely mild, fruity and citrusy flavour and great sweetness. Reliable and very productive. Hardy to zone 5. Self-fertile. A note on growing stone fruit in coastal BC: There is a reason why stone fruits like peaches, nectarines, and apricots are grown to perfection in the Okanagan: the dry, hot climate with ample breezes during the growing season. Stone fruit is fun to grow (and eat!) and can still be grown in coastal BC but you’ll want to choose your hottest, sunniest locations to try to emulate the Okanagan. Even better if there is overhead protection from tall conifers or the overhang of a second storey roof. Some gardeners will also grow their stone fruit up against a south-facing wall of the house. Stone fruit will be more productive and more disease-free the more you can provide these conditions. But sometimes, like black spot on roses and powdery mildew on beebalm, you might have to be tolerant of a little leaf curl when we have cooler, wetter summers.