Fruit Tree Database

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Variety/Cultivar	Fruit Type	Fruit Description	Production Notes	Disease Susceptibility
Reliable	Apricot
Reliable	Apricot	Orange skin, firm flesh, not very juicy and slightly stringy.	Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. Regular cropper.	Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight.
Reliance	Peach		Grows in zones 4-8
Ribston Pippin	Apple	The fruit is medium sized and roundish, with an orange/red blush and a stripe over a yellow background. The flesh is cream coloured, crisp, sweet, aromatic - "one of the richest flavoured apples".	Fruit keeps reasonably well, and some people think the flavour is at its best when the fruit has been off the tree for a few weeks.. Trees are quite upright, with a spreading habit, and moderate vigour. Spur-bearing.	Very resistant to black spot (apple scab)
Rich May	Peach	Red skin with a light stripe, yellow flesh, good flavour, clingstone.
Rival	Apricot	Medium to large, oval fruit, bright orange with very red blush. Flesh is deep orange, firm and sweet. Freestone.	Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. A very versatile, reliable apricot, highly recommended for the home garden. Reliable cropper.	Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight, but Rival are not particularly susceptible to disease.
Rob's Yellow Peach	Peach	Large, freestone yellow peach. Skin is red all over with a yellow background colour, flesh is yellow, melting, sweet with reasonably good flavour.		All peaches and nectarines are vulnerable to Brown rot in wet conditions.
Robe de Sergeant Prune	Plum	Robe de Sergeant is a very sweet and juicy prune plum. Fruit is medium-sized, roundish oval with deep purple to blackish colour and a thick grey bloom. The flesh is freestone, greenish-yellow.	The tree's habit is naturally upright, small, and productive with willowing branches.
Rogue Red	Pear	Pyrus communis (European pear)
Rome Beauty	Apple	Fruit is medium-large, flushed red, and striped. Flavour is subacid, flesh tends to be soft.	Tip bearing (some sources say spur bearing so may be both). Will grow in USDA zones 4 to 8. Tree is moderately vigorous, spreading and has a willowy habit.	Moderately susceptible to black spot (apple scab), powdery mildew, and cedar apple rust
Ron's Seedling	Cherry	Medium to large, short stems, dark red cherry, good flavour.	Very fast to pick due to short stems. Excellent, reliable cherry.
Rose Zee	Plum	Japanese, medium, flattish plum, red skin with yellow flesh. Good flavour, clingstone.
Rouge de Rivesaltes	Apricot	Large, roundish and flat. Light orange with slightly mottled skin, firm flesh, sweet. Freestone with a large cavity around the stone.	Shows some resistance to frost. Productive, a sudden drop in temp pre-harvest can cause fruit to drop.	Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight.
Roundway Magnum Bonnum	Apple	Fruit is large, flushed and striped, crisp, with a sweet flavour that is aromatic and pear-like.	The trees are spreading.
Royal Gem	Peach	Medium to large, dark red skn, yellow flesh with some red marbling. Very firm and juicy, semi-clingstone.	In some climate conditions the fruit can develop a slight tip.