Fruit & nut directory

Whether a fruit will crop where you live comes down to two things: does your winter give it enough chill, and does it need a pollination partner. Here they are for 69 fruits and nuts.

Chill hours calculator →Pollination checker →

Apples, pears & other pomes

Apple (low-chill)

~300–500 chill hrs · needs a partner

Apple (standard)

~500–1000 chill hrs · needs a partner

Apple (high-chill)

~800–1200 chill hrs · needs a partner

Pear (European)

~500–900 chill hrs · partner helps

Pear (Asian)

~400–700 chill hrs · partner helps

~300–500 chill hrs · self-fertile

Serviceberry (Juneberry)

~400–1000 chill hrs · partner helps

~100–400 chill hrs · self-fertile

~500–1000 chill hrs · needs a partner

Stone fruit

~400–1000 chill hrs · self-fertile

~400–1000 chill hrs · self-fertile

~300–900 chill hrs · partner helps

Plum (European)

~700–1100 chill hrs · self-fertile

Plum (Japanese)

~400–800 chill hrs · needs a partner

Sweet Cherry

~700–1200 chill hrs · needs a partner

Sour / Tart Cherry

~700–1200 chill hrs · self-fertile

Nanking Cherry

~600–1200 chill hrs · needs a partner

~600–1000 chill hrs · needs a partner

Chokecherry

~800–1400 chill hrs · partner helps

Berries & bush fruit

Fig

~100–300 chill hrs · self-fertile

Persimmon (American)

~100–400 chill hrs · partner helps

Persimmon (Asian / kaki)

~100–400 chill hrs · self-fertile

Pomegranate

~100–200 chill hrs · self-fertile

~100–400 chill hrs · partner helps

~400–1000 chill hrs · needs a partner

~100–400 chill hrs · self-fertile

Blueberry (Northern highbush)

~800–1200 chill hrs · partner helps

Blueberry (Southern highbush)

~150–600 chill hrs · partner helps

Blueberry (Rabbiteye)

~350–700 chill hrs · needs a partner

~200–500 chill hrs · self-fertile

~800–1600 chill hrs · self-fertile

~800–1600 chill hrs · self-fertile

~800–1600 chill hrs · self-fertile

~200–600 chill hrs · partner helps

~200–400 chill hrs · self-fertile

Honeyberry (Haskap)

~500–1000 chill hrs · needs a partner

Aronia (Chokeberry)

~400–1000 chill hrs · self-fertile

Cornelian Cherry

~600–1200 chill hrs · partner helps

Sea Buckthorn

~600–1200 chill hrs · needs a partner

Che (Chinese Mulberry)

~300–500 chill hrs · partner helps

~100–300 chill hrs · self-fertile

Feijoa (Pineapple Guava)

~50–200 chill hrs · partner helps

~0–100 chill hrs · self-fertile

~800–1600 chill hrs · self-fertile

Black Currant

~800–1600 chill hrs · partner helps

Boysenberry / Tayberry

~300–500 chill hrs · self-fertile

Highbush Cranberry

~800–1400 chill hrs · partner helps

Lingonberry

~800–1200 chill hrs · partner helps

Vine fruit

~400–800 chill hrs · needs a partner

Grape (American / hybrid)

~100–400 chill hrs · self-fertile

Grape (European / wine)

~90–400 chill hrs · self-fertile

Kiwifruit (Fuzzy)

~600–800 chill hrs · needs a partner

~800–1200 chill hrs · self-fertile

Citrus

no chill needed · self-fertile

Lime

no chill needed · self-fertile

Orange (Sweet)

no chill needed · self-fertile

Mandarin / Tangerine

no chill needed · self-fertile

no chill needed · self-fertile

no chill needed · self-fertile

Subtropical & tropical

~150–300 chill hrs · partner helps

Passionfruit

~0–50 chill hrs · partner helps

no chill needed · self-fertile

~0–100 chill hrs · partner helps

Nuts

~300–600 chill hrs · needs a partner

Hazelnut / Filbert

~800–1600 chill hrs · needs a partner

Walnut (English / Persian)

~400–1500 chill hrs · partner helps

Black Walnut

~700–1500 chill hrs · partner helps

~300–1000 chill hrs · needs a partner

~400–800 chill hrs · needs a partner