Now that the bare-root season is here, and for those living in the south or other marginal climate for deciduous fruit crops, here's a partial listing of cultivars that require 500 or less chilling hours:

Values in parenthesis are the required chilling hours for the cultivar.

APPLES
* Anna (200)
* Dorsett Golden (100)
* Fuji (400)
* Gordon (400)
* Pettingill (100)
* Pink Lady (400-500)
* White Winter Pearmain (400)
* Winter Banana (300-400)
* Yellow Bellflower (400)

APRICOTS
* Gold Kist (300)
* Katy (400)

Blueberries
* Jubilee (400)
* Misty (150)
* O'Neal (200)
* Sharpblue (300)
* Sunshine Blue (150)

Cherries
* Lapins (400-500)
* Royal Ranier (400-500)
* Stella (400-500)

Grapes
* All varieties

Jujubes
* All varieties

NECTARINES
* Arctic Glo (400-500)
* Arctic Star (300)
* Desert Dawn (250)
* Desert Delight (100-200)
* Double Delight (400-500)
* Panamint (250)
* Southern Belle (300)
* Snow Queen (250-300)

PEACHES
* August Pride (300)
* Babcock (250-300)
* Bonanza (250)
* Bonita (400)
* Donut (400-500)
* Earlitreat (400)
* Eva's Pride (100-200)
* Flordaprince (150)
* May Pride (175-200)
* Mid-Pride (250)
* Red Baron (250-300)
* Saturn (250-300)
* Southern Rose (300)
* Strawberry Free (400-500)
* Tropic Snow (200)

PEARS (European)
* Flordahome (300-400)
* Hood (100-200)
* Keiffer (350)
* Monterrey (300)

PEARS (Asian)
* Many varieties at 450
* Shinseiki (350-450)
* Shinsui (400)
* Tsu Li (300)
* Ya Li (300)

PERSIMMONS
* All varieties

PLUMS & PRUNES
* Beauty (250)
* Burgundy (400)
* Catalina (400)
* Friar (400)
* Laroda (400)
* Mariposa (250)
* Methley (250)
* Nubiana (400-500)
* Santa Rosa (300)
* Satsuma (300)
* Weeping Santa Rosa (400)


POMEGRANATES
* All varieties

QUINCE
* All varieties