Fruit Trees - R -  Plant Nursery

Rainier
Rainier Cherry

The Rainier cherry tree produces sweet, large, yellow fruit with a red blush. The fruit is firm and the flesh is fine-textured and clear to light yellow. Fans of the Rainier appreciate the creamy-yellow flesh, which gives the blush of the skin a sunny undertone. The sweetness is what keeps them coming back for more. It is a very productive tree that resists cracking, spurs and doubles. The Rainier requires pollination and is pollinated by the Van, Lambert, Lapins, Black Tartarian and Bing cherry trees. Rainier cherry trees can be held to any height by summer pruning.

Red Delicious
Red Delicious Apple

The Red Delicious apple is America’s favorite snacking apple.The Red Delicious is the most widely grown variety of apple in the world. Red Delicious apples have firm, white or cream white flesh that is juicy, aromatic, sweet tasting. They are best eaten raw because of their thick skin. The heart shaped fruit is bright red and sometimes exhibits some red striping. It is crunchy with a mildly sweet flavor. The Red Delicious is widely used in salads. Red Delicious apples look great for a long time so they are the favored choice for holiday centerpieces and wreaths. The fruit keeps fresh very well and can be found year around in stores.Suggested pollinators are Granny Smith, Liberty, Golden Delicious, Fuji and Gala. Recipes using the Red Delicious Apple: Apple Cheese Soup

Cherry Plum - Red Diamond
Red Diamond Cherry Plum

The Red Diamond Cherry Plum, Prunus 'Red Diamond', is a dwarf cherry plum from Minnesota. It is hardy and resistant to disease and insects. It produces a plum that has a deep red flesh that is thick, sweet, and smooth textured. It is an excellent plum for canning, jams, and preserves. This Cherry Plum is about 1 inch in diameter and grows on a small bush-like tree. It has a small pit, bears at a young age, and matures in mid August. The Cherry Plum is a very popular ornamental tree in gardens, grown for its very early flowering of pink flowers and deep purple leaves. It also displays a nice color in the fall. Red Diamond will not produce fruit without a pollinizer.

Red Duchess
Red Duchess Apple

The Red Duchess Apple, Malus 'Red Duchess', is a red selection of 'Duchess of Oldenburg' This is an old favorite that is very hardy, and produces medium to large, greenish yellow apples with bright red striping and splashes. It has russetted dots which are distinctive. The flesh is white, fine, firm and juicy. It is not a long term keeper, but is a good seasonal apple ripening in mid-August. Its fruit is tart and juicy and good for eating, but best for pies and sauces. The Red Duchess produces an abundance of fruit, and is an annual bearer. It will pollinate easily with most other apples. The tree is moderately vigorous and only somewhat susceptible to fire blight. It is vigorous, productive and spreading. Plant about a month after the first killing frost in the fall or about a month before the last killing frost in the spring. Select a planting site that has good air, drainage, full sunlight and deep, well drained soil.

Red Globe
Red Globe Peach

The Red Globe Peach has a very large, round fruit with yellow flesh that has excellent flavor. This red skinned peach has one of the finest flavors ever developed. The exceptional quality makes it a highly desirable commercial peach. The very large peaches are ripe in June, and the trees are highly productive and vigorous. A highly blushed red over a golden background color, it is one the most attractive peaches of its season. It has good quality and firmness.

Red Gold
Red Gold Nectarine

The Red Gold nectarine delivers a high quality fruit with a great shelf life. The fruit is large sized, spherical shape, and it has a deep yellow peel that covers for 50-70% by dark red. The flesh is yellow, highly consistent, and with a good taste. The skin is a glossy red and gold color. It is a very popular variety with medium-high vigour and productivity. Nectarine cultivars do not require cross pollination and set satisfactory crops with their own pollen. The Red Gold is the most widely planted nectarine.

Red Jonathan
Red Jonathan Apple

The Apple, Red Jonathan, Malus x domestica, is a round to flat, conical, medium shaped apple. Its skin is bright red with a stripe over 50–75% of its surface. Red Jonathan has a crisp flesh, that is sweet and juicy with a tang. It is a late ripening apple that is good for hand eating, freezing or cooking. Suggested pollinators are Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, or Delicious. Refrigerated storage time: 120 days. There are varieties of apples suitable for almost all of the climate zones in the United States. They prefer cold winters, moderate summer and high humidity. Apples are deciduous and must be pollinated in order to produce fruit. Apple trees should be pruned in summer and winter. Fruit trees need a minimum of 6-8 hours of sunlight daily, and they need regular watering.

Red Prairie Spy
Red Prairie Spy Apple

The Red Prairie Spy Apple, Malus 'Red Prairie Spy', is a red selection of Prairie Spy that has better fruit adherence on the tree at maturity. This tart apple is best for baking, very good for pies, and great for fresh eating. Red Prairie Spy is a long-term storage apple and very productive. It displays white flowers in the spring with deep green foilage. It needs another apple variety for pollination. The Red Prairie Spy was introduced by the University of Minnesota 1940. Plant about a month after the first killing frost in the fall or about a month before the last killing frost in the spring. Select a planting site that has good air, drainage, full sunlight and deep, well drained soil.

Red Regent
Red Regent Apple

The Red Regent Apple, Malus 'Red Regent', is a very popular apple in Minnesota. It produces medium to large red apples with a fresh flesh that is juicy and crisp. This appealing red-striped apple has a flavor that is an outstanding balance of sweet and tart. Its well balanced flavor makes it excellent for fresh eating and cooking. The Red Regent has a good storage life and is becoming one of the most popular apples in Minnesota. The tree is moderately vigorous and easily trained. This apple was introduced by University of Minesota in 1963. Plant about a month after the first killing frost in the fall or about a month before the last killing frost in the spring. Select a planting site that has good air, drainage, full sunlight and deep, well drained soil.

Redhaven
Redhaven Peach

The Redhaven Peach is the peach by which all others are measured. Its a heavy-bearing, cold-hardy, and resists leaf spot, and the fruit is spectacular. You'll enjoy bushels of big, luscious peaches that have an almost fuzzless skin over firm, creamy yellow flesh. Fruit is medium to large size and is just right for fresh snacks, canning or freezing. <p<The trees are hardy and grow well in northern and central areas of Zone 5 to 8. This well known early peach has high dessert quality fruit. The medium size fruit has smooth, yellow flesh with a brilliant red skin color.

Reliance
Reliance Peach

The Reliance Peach is the most cold-hardy peach tree you can get. We’ve heard, time and again, of this tree producing a heavy fruit load after a frigid northern winter. It was developed in New Hampshire, and we strongly recommend it for most areas from Zone 4 down through Zone 8. This tree bears medium-to-large fruit with a sweet, mild flavor. The Reliance peach tree, after exhibiting beautiful pink flowers in early spring, produces a peach with dark red skin. This is the hardiest yellow-fleshed freestone peach we have.