Aldrich – Pollinizer for Nonpareil. Harvests 14 days after Nonpareil, and blooms slightly before Nonpareil. Very productive variety, large upright tree. Nut is medium in size hard shelled and well sealed.
Butte – Harvests 18 days after Nonpareil, and blooms 4 days after Nonpareil. Heavy producer, highest yielding almond variety. Nut is small to medium in size, semi-hard shelled and well sealed.
Carmel – Harvests 15 days after Nonpareil, blooms with Nonpareil. Trees are heavy and early producers, more upright than Nonpareil. Nut is medium sized soft shelled and well sealed.
Fritz – Pollinizer for Nonpareil. Harvests 40 days after Nonpareil, blooms slightly after Nonpareil. Tree is upright and spreading. Nut is medium sized, and semi-hard shelled.
Livingston – Harvests 8 days after Nonpareil, blooms 4 days after Nonpareil.
Mission – Harvests 28 days after Nonpareil, blooms 7 days after Nonpareil. Trees are large and upright. Nut is medium sized, hard shelled, and well sealed.
Monterey – Harvests 24 days after Nonpareil, bloom slightly after Nonpareil. Trees are medium in size, spreading, and vigorous. Nut is large, has a high percentage of doubling, soft-shelled, and well sealed.
Nonpareil – Harvests at the end of August, blooms about the 3rd week of February. Considered to be the premier variety in California. Tree is large, upright, spreading and harvests easily. Nut is large; shell is paper thin, and poorly sealed.
Padre – Harvests 26 days after Nonpareil, blooms 5 days after Nonpareil. Tree is medium in size, upright, and is a good producer with the potential for high yields. Nut is medium sized, hard shelled, and well sealed.
Peerless – Harvests 17 days after Nonpareil, blooms 5 days after Nonpareil. Tree is medium in size, and moderately upright. Nut is medium sized, very attractive appearance, and very hard shelled.
Price – Harvests 5 days after Nonpareil, blooms with Nonpareil. Tree is medium in size, upright, vigorous, but has the tendency to alternate bloom. Nut is small to medium in size, plump, and has a paper-thin shell. It also has a moderately high percentage of double kernels.
Ruby – Harvests 30 days after Nonpareil, blooms 8 days after Nonpareil. Trees are upright and moderately vigorous. Nut is small to medium in size, semi-hard shelled, and well sealed.
Sonora – Harvests 7 days after Nonpareil, blooms slightly before Nonpareil. Tree is medium sized, slightly spreading, has the tendency to alternate bear. Nut is medium sized, shell is paper thin, and poorly sealed.
Wood Colony – Pollinator for Nonpareil. Harvests 10 days after Nonpareil, blooms slightly after Nonpareil. Tree is small in size, good for close plantings, and similar to Carmel in its spreading scaffold structure. Nut is medium sized, plump, soft-shelled, and well sealed.
Winters – Harvests 24 days after Nonpareil, blooms with 3 days before Nonpareil. Tree is upright and vigorous. Nut is medium sized, shell is thin, and moderately well sealed. Winters is a new variety released from the University of California.
