Fruit Pollination Recommendations

Fruit Trees lined in a row outside

Fruit Tree Pollination and Self-Fertile Varieties Guide

Cross pollination requires a similar bloom time.  Trees should be 50 feet apart, but no more than 100 feet apart. Self-fertile varieties will produce more if planted with another variety. 

Apple

Gala:  Self-fertile, but does better with a pollinator

Fuji:  Gala, Cortland, Honeycrisp

Honeycrisp: Gala, Fuji, Jonathan, or any Golden Delicious.

Candycrisp: Cortland, Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp

State Fair:  Jonathan, McIntosh, Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen:  Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, Jonathan McIntosh

Honeygold:  Fuji, Jonathan, McIntosh, Sweet Sixteen

North Pole:  Columnar Red Scentinal

Cherry

Bing:   Montmorency, Sweetheart, Rainer, Stella , Van, Lapin

Lapins:   Self fertile

Stella:   Self-fertile

Van:  Montmorency, Bing, Stella

Sweetheart:  Self-fertile

MontmorencySelf-fertile

RainerBlack Tartarian, Sam, Stella, Bing, Van

Black Tartarian:  Rainier, Bing, Stella, Sweetheart

Pear

Bartlett:  Partially Self fertile

20th Century Asian Pear: Chojuro, Drippin’ Honey, Olympic Giant, Shinko 

D’Anjou: Bartlett

 

Peach  

All varieties: Self-fertile

Apricot 

All varieties: Self-fertile

Plum

Toka:  Superior, Santa Rosa

Superior:  Toka, Santa Rosa

Stanley:  Self fertile

Italian:  Self fertile

Blueberries

Berkeley:  Self-fertile

North Blue:  Self-fertile

Blue Ray: Self-fertile

North Country: Self-fertile

Raspberries

All varieties: Self-fertile

Strawberries

All varieties: Self-fertile

Blackberries

All varieties: Self-fertile

Grapes

All varieties: Self-fertile