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| Variety/Cultivar | Fruit Type | Fruit Description | Production Notes | Disease Susceptibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver King | Nectarine | An oblong, medium to large sized nectarine with dark red skin over a creamy ground colour and white, juicy flesh. Good flavour. Freestone. | A large nectarine with white flesh and good flavour. Vigorous, willowy tree that can be hard to manage, but normally has a good and heavy crop. | |
| Simka | Plum | Slightly resistant to bacterial spot. | ||
| Simone | Cherry | Large, dark red, heart shaped cherry, very sweet. | Consistent cropper | Moderately resistant to cracking |
| Skaha | Apricot | Medium to large, pale orange with light red blush. Firm flesh but can soften quickly,Good flavour, slightly acidic. Freestone. | Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. Very vigorous, spreading tree. | Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight. |
| Smyrna | Quince | Long, pear shaped quince, slightly larger than Champion variety. Mild flavoured quince, flesh becomes pale pink when cooked. | and not as vigorous a cropper (having said that, it's quite possible to yield up to 100kg from a single mature tree). | |
| Snow (also called Fameuse, Pomme de Neige. Similar variety is Lady in the Snow) | Apple | Small to medium, bright red skin that shines up beautifully. The flesh is pure white giving it the name of Snow apple (whereas Lady of the Snow has a pink tinge). It is an ancestor to the McIntosh variety. Mild flavour, slight perfume. | Tends to be a biennial bearer, therefore needs thinning every year. Grows in zones 4-9, likes a temperate climate but tolerates cold winters to -34C. Spur bearer. Tree is vigorous, and a good cropper. | Good overall disease resistance, some resistance to bacterial canker, very resistant to powdery mildew, some resistance to fireblight. Moderate resistance to black spot (apple scab) |
| Snowzee | Nectarine | Small to medium fruit, rounded. 95% red colour, with a cream background colour. Very good flavour, clingstone. | Smaller than Queen Giant but handy to extend the white nectarine season. | |
| Somerset | Cherry | Medium to large, dark red cherry, slightly tart if picked too early | Productive, fruit hangs on tree well. | Moderate resistance to cracking |
| Sortilege | Apricot | Medium orange fruit with a red blush, reasonably firm, good flavour. | Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. Upright tree, vigorous, crops well. | Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight. |
| Sparkling Red | Nectarine | Medium to large, oblong shaped fruit, red skin often speckled, over a yellow background colour. Yellow flesh, firm, goes red near stone. Good flavour, quite sharp. Freestone. | ||
| Spartan | Apple | Fruit is medium to large, dark red. Flesh is firm, crisp, juicy, and sweet. | Spur bearer. Tree is upright and spreading, moderately vigorous. | |
| Spring Giant | Apricot | Large to very large, orange with a slight red blush. Orange flesh, firm and juicy, freesetone. | Need to be properly ripened for sugar to develop. Needs frost protection.Erratic cropper. | Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight. |
| Spring Grove Codlin | Apple | The fruit is large and has green skin with a blush. The flesh is tender, the flavour is quite tart and a bit sweet, and perfumed. | ||
| Spring Lady | Peach | Large, red fruit with slight stripe, yellow flesh, good flavour with some acid, freestone. | Late flowering can help protect from frost. | |
| Springcrest | Peach | Yellow flesh, red skin with a yellow background, good flavour. Freestone. | Requires thinning for the fruit to reach good size. |