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| Variety/Cultivar | Fruit Type | Fruit Description | Production Notes | Disease Susceptibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | Apple | Does well in USDA zones 5 to 10 | ||
| Granny Smith | Apple | Medium to very large. Smooth green skin, crisp white flesh. Best known as a cooking apple, but enjoyed as an eating apple by those who prefer a tart apple. Crisp white juicy flesh, goes mushy when cooked. | Partial spur and partial tip bearer. Very productive, regular cropper ie not a biennial bearer. Grows in USDA zones 6-9. Excellent storage, apples will last on the tree for ages and develop a naturally waxy skin. | Prone to scald and bitter pit. Moderately susceptible to black spot (apple scab), and powdery mildew. Resistant to apple cedar rust |
| Granzee | Nectarine | Medium size fruit, rounded and slightly ovate, A very bright red skin over a yellow background colour. Yellow flesh, firm, juicy with good flavour. Clingstone. | Good cropper and very well coloured. | |
| Gravenstein | Apple | Large, flat, conical fruit, greeny yellow skin with red stripes. With their crisp, juicy flavour, Gravvies are a valued early season apple that is best eaten when in season as they don’t store well. A good apple for the home garden, as they tend to ripe | Tree is vigorous and spreading. Partial tip-bearer. Grow well in USDA zones 3 to 11. | Moderately resistant to black spot (apple scab) |
| Greengage | Plum | European plum, small, green fruit that turns greeny-yellow when ripe. Particularly sweet, makes divine jam. | Trees can take a few years to come into production and can be shy croppers, particularly if pollination inadequate. | |
| Greensleeves | Apple | Spur bearing | ||
| Gulf Beauty | Plum | |||
| Gulf Blaze | Plum | |||
| Gulf Gold | Plum | |||
| Gulf Ruby | Plum | |||
| Gypzee | Nectarine | Small to medium round fruit, very good crimson-red colour over a yellow background, good flavour, semi-clingstone. | Reliable cropper. | |
| Harogem | Apricot | Medium, slightly flat fruit, orange-red, slightly waxy skin, firm orange flesh with good flavour, freestone. Fruit stores well. | Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. Can be a light cropper in some areas. | Moderately susceptible to bacterial spot, but resistant to blossom blight. |
| Harrow Delight | Pear | Pyrus communis (European pear) | Suseptible to mites, moderately resistant to pear blast (Pseudomonas syringae) and resistant to fire blight. | |
| Hartland | Cherry | Medium, dark red cherry, average flavour if picked before fully ripe. | Heavy bearing. | |
| Hazeldene | Apple | Very resistant to black spot |