Fruit Tree Pollinator Charts & General Information
By: Jessica Groleau
  
Fruit Trees can be broken down into 2 categories:
1.) Self Fruitful or Self-Pollinating
-Cross Pollination is not essential but does improve the number of fruit
- ex. Apricots, European Plums (such as 'Damon', 'Green Gage', 'Italian' & 'Stanley'), Prunes, Tart Cherries (such as 'Montmorency'), Peaches & Nectorines.
2.) Self-unfruitful or Needs Cross Pollination
- Cross pollination from one or more compatible cultivars is essential for Apples, Pears, most Sweet Cherries (except 'Stella' & 'Compact Stella'), and most Japanese Plums.
- Pollen is primarily transfered by honeybees so plant trees 100 feet or less apart.
- Below are Cross Pollination Charts for Apples, Pears, Sweet Cherries and Japanese Plums.
| Apple Cultivar Cross Pollination Chart |
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Braeburn |
Cortland |
Fuji |
Gala |
Golden Delicious |
Honey Crisp |
McIntosh |
Red Delicious |
Jonagold |
Spartan |
Jonamac |
| Braeburn |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Cortland |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Fuji |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Gala |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Golden Delicious |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Honey Crisp |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| McIntosh |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Red Delicious |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Jonagold |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Spartan |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
| Jonamac |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
X |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
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| Y= good cross pollinator for that cultivar |
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| N= will not cross pollinate with that cultivar |
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| Pear Cultivar Cross Pollination Chart |
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Barlett |
d'Anjou |
Bosc |
Comice |
Seckel |
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| Bartlett |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
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| d'Anjou |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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| Bosc |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
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| Comice |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
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| Seckel |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
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| Y= good cross pollinator for that cultivar |
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N= will not cross pollinate with that cultivar |
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| Sweet Cherry Cultivar Cross Pollination Chart |
| |
Bing |
Sam |
Van |
Montmorency |
Rainer |
Stella |
Compact Stella |
Garden Bing |
Lambert |
Royal Ann |
| Bing |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Sam |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Van |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Montmorency |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Rainer |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Stella |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
S |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Compact Stella |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
S |
S |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Garden Bing |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Lambert |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Royal Ann |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
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| Y= good cross pollinator for that cultivar |
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| N= will not cross pollinate with that cultivar |
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| S= Self Pollinating cultivar |
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| Japanese Plum Cultivar Cross Pollination Chart |
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Burbank |
Santa Rosa |
Shiro |
Satsuma |
Elephant Heart |
| Burbank |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Santa Rosa |
Y |
S |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Shiro |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| Satsuma |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Elephant Heart |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
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| Y= good cross pollinator for that cultivar |
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| N= will not cross pollinate with that cultivar |
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| S= self pollinating cultivar |
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