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| Variety/Cultivar | Fruit Type | Fruit Description | Production Notes | Disease Susceptibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springgold | Peach | Yellow flesh peach, freestone, nice flavour. | ||
| St Michael Archangel | pear | Pyrus communis, European-type pear. Heritage variety. A large, green-skinned pear that ripens early-season, shows slight brown russeting on the skin. Average sweetness and low acidity, nice and crisp, refreshing flavour. | ||
| Star | Cherry | Medium to large dark red cherry, average flavour, long stems. | heavy cropper, can overset resulting in small fruit. | Some susceptibility to cracking. |
| Starkrimson | Cherry | Large, heart shaped red cherry, medium soft, very sweet. | Heavy cropper. | Susceptible to rain damage. |
| Starkrimson Delicious | Apple | Spur bearer | ||
| Statesman | Apple | Medium-large fruit with dull stripes. Crisp, juicy, mildly sweet. Good keeper. | Upright tree | Very resistant to black spot (apple scab) |
| Stayman's Winesap | Apple | Moderately susceptible to black spot (apple scab) | ||
| Stella | Cherry | Medium to large, red cherry, good flavour. Fruit can soften quickly after harvest. | Fruit tends to self-thin. | |
| Steven's Favourite | Apricot | Very large, roundish, dark red blush over apricot colour, firm dense flesh, juicy, good flavour. | Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. Can be variable cropper. | Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight. Cracks badly in the rain. |
| Stewart's Seedling | Apple | Moderately resistant to black spot (apple scab) | ||
| Stirling | Plum | Very susceptible to bacterial spot | ||
| Story (Early Moorpark, Kidd's Early) | Apricot | Medium fruit (can be small on the ends of limbs), roundish, deep apricot colour over a yellow background colour. Tough skin, good flavour, freestone. Similar to Moorpark flavour but keeps better. | Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time. Long, willowy tree. | Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight. Can be susceptible to freckle. |
| Strawberry Pippin | Apple | Spur bearer | ||
| Striped Beauty | Apple | Tip bearer | ||
| Sturmer Pippin | Apple | Medium to large, green apple with a slight flush, can also russet. Flesh is crisp, flavour is briskly sweet. Good keeper. | Spur bearer. Tree is slender, and a good cropper. Pick as late as possible to develop full flavour. | Moderately susceptible to black spot (apple scab) |