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| Variety/Cultivar | Fruit Type | Fruit Description | Production Notes | Disease Susceptibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedelfingen | Cherry | Medium, dark red cherry, slightly acidic flavour. | Widely grown in Europe, there are better modern varieties that ripen at the same time. | |
| Honeycrisp | Apple | Medium to large, light green/yellow background with red-orange flush, can have pink tint if grown in good sunlight. Prone to mild russet. Very sweet, witih a light crunch. Bruises easily. | Grows in zones 3-9. Extremely cold-hardy (though also grows well in warm and temperate climates). Not very vigorous. Spur bearer | Very resistant to apple scab/black rot, some resistance to fireblight and cedar apple rust. Susceptible to powdery mildew - can cause fruit russeting. |
| Hood | Pear | Pyrus communis (European pear) | Resistant to mites and fire blight. | |
| Howell Howell | Pear | Pyrus communis (European pear), fruit is medium to large with smooth green skin and no russet. Flesh is white, buttery and slightly granular, moderately sweet. | Pick when mature but not ripe and then cold store for at least 2 weeks. Tree habit is heavily spurred with little lateral growth. Very heavy cropper, so must be thinned to avoid biennial bearing. | Resistant to black spot, susceptible to pear blast (Pseudomonas syringae) and fire blight. |
| Hunter | Apricot | Medium to large, pale apricot colour, light flesh that is firm and has good flavour. Freestone. | Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. | Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight. |
| Iluka Blood | Plum | |||
| Improved Flaming Gold | Apricot | Light orange, oblong fruit with strong red blush, juicy softish flesh, freestone, good flavour. | Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. | Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight. |
| Improved Foxwhelp | Apple | Spur bearer | Very resistant to black spot (apple scab) | |
| Independence | Nectarine | Bright red skin over yellow flesh, these nectarines are sweet and delicious. Freestone, the tip goes very dark red (almost black) as they ripen. | Heavy cropping, can set a percentage of doubles if tree stressed through lack of moisture during fruit bud initiation. | Splitstones can be a problem some seasons. |
| Initial | Apple | Spur-bearing | ||
| Irish Peach | Apple | Tip bearer | Very resistant to black spot (apple scab), susceptible to Alternaria leaf spot | |
| James Grieve | Apple | Medium to large, round-conical shape, with a red blush covering most of the fruit, with a stripe. Flesh can be a bit soft, sweet with a sharp edge. Keeps quite well for an early season apple. | Spur bearing. Tree is moderately vigorous, round-spreading. | Very resistant to black spot (apple scab) |
| Jersey Mac | Apple | Susceptible to black spot (apple scab) | ||
| Jonagold | Apple | Frost tender, spur bearer | Moderately resistant to black spot (apple scab). Susceptible to powdery mildew - can cause fruit russeting. | |
| Jonathan (also Jonnee, Jonafree, Jonathon) | Apple | Distinctively bright red skin, small to medium fruit. Greenish-yellow background colour, can have tough skin. Flesh is white with a green tinge, flavour is sprightly, sweet and juicy. Doesn't store well, best eaten in season. A great favourite with those | Grows in zones 5-9. Moderately vigorous tree, compact, spur-bearing and produces spurs easily, also partial tip bearing. Heavy, regular cropper, needs thinning to avoid biennial bearing. No longer a popular commercial variety as it doesn't store well. | Very resistant to black spot (apple scab), moderately resistant to powdery mildew |