Pollination Partner Guide

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Pollination Guide for Fruiting Plants

Plant Type Variety Pollination Type Best Pollination Partners Blooming Season
Apple
Apple Anna Self-fertile Dorsett, Ein Shemer Early-season
Apple Arkansas Black Self-sterile Golden Delicious, Granny Smith Late-season
Apple Crabapple Excellent pollinator Most apple varieties Mid-season
Apple Dorsett Self-fertile Anna, Golden Delicious Early-season
Apple Fuji Self-sterile Gala, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious Mid to late-season
Apple Gala Self-fertile Fuji, Red Delicious, Granny Smith Early to mid-season
Apple Golden Delicious Self-fertile Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonagold Mid-season
Apple Granny Smith Self-sterile Fuji, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious Late-season
Apple Honey Crisp Self-sterile Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious Mid to late-season
Apple Jonagold Self-sterile Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Red Delicious Mid-season
Apple Pink Lady Self-sterile Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith Late-season
Apple Red Delicious Self-fertile Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala Mid-season
Apple Red Rome Self-sterile Golden Delicious, Gala, Granny Smith Mid to late-season
Apple Winesap Self-sterile Golden Delicious, Fuji, Jonagold Late-season
Blackberry
Blackberry Apache Self-fertile (thornless) N/A Late-season
Blackberry Arapaho Self-fertile (thornless) N/A Early-season
Blackberry Natchez Self-fertile (thornless) N/A Early-season
Blackberry Navaho Self-fertile (thornless) N/A Late-season
Blackberry Osage Self-fertile (thornless) N/A Mid-season
Blackberry Ouachita Self-fertile (thornless) N/A Mid-season
Blackberry Prime Ark Traveler Self-fertile (thornless) N/A Early to mid-season
Blueberry
Blueberry Baldwin Self-fertile Tifblue, Powder Blue Late-season
Blueberry Bluebelle Self-fertile Tifblue, Climax, Premier Early-season
Blueberry Brightwell Self-fertile Climax, Premier, Tifblue Mid-season
Blueberry Climax Self-fertile Premier, Brightwell, Powder Blue Early-season
Blueberry Farthering Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Blueberry Ira Self-fertile Tifblue, Brightwell Mid-season
Blueberry Onslow Self-fertile Powder Blue, Premier Late-season
Blueberry Pink Lemonade Self-fertile Premier, Sunshine Blue Mid to late-season
Blueberry Powder Blue Self-fertile Tifblue, Brightwell, Premier Mid to late-season
Blueberry Premier Self-fertile Climax, Brightwell, Tifblue Early to mid-season
Blueberry Rosa’s Blush Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Blueberry Southland Self-fertile Powder Blue, Tifblue Mid to late-season
Blueberry Sunshine Blue Self-fertile Other dwarf/mid-season Mid-season
Blueberry Tifblue Self-fertile Climax, Premier, Brightwell Mid to late-season
Dragonfruit and Passionfruit
Dragonfruit Edgar’s Baby Dragonfruit Self-fertile N/A Summer
Passionfruit Passionfruit Requires cross-pollination Multiple plants improve yield Late spring to summer
Fig
Fig Black Mission Self-fertile N/A Early to mid-season
Fig Brown Turkey Self-fertile N/A Early to mid-season
Fig Celeste Self-fertile N/A Early to mid-season
Fig LSU Self-fertile N/A Early to mid-season
Fig Texas Everbearing Self-fertile N/A Early to mid-season
Grape
Grape Catawba Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Grape Concord Self-fertile N/A Mid to late-season
Grape Flame Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Grape Thompson Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Muscadine
Muscadine Bronze Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Muscadine Carlos Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Muscadine Cowart Self-fertile (black muscadine) N/A Mid-season
Muscadine Southern Home Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Olive
Olive Arbequina Self-fertile; yields may improve with a pollination partner N/A Mid to late-season
Peach
Peach Bell of Georgia Self-fertile; pairs well with Red Haven, Hale Haven Red Haven, Hale Haven Mid-season
Peach Elberta Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Peach Florida King Self-fertile N/A Early-season
Peach Golden Jubilee Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Peach Hale Haven Self-fertile; benefits from Red Haven, Bell of Georgia Red Haven, Bell of Georgia Mid-season
Peach Harvester Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Peach Indian Blood Self-fertile N/A Late-season
Peach June Gold Self-fertile N/A Early-season
Peach Red Haven Self-fertile; benefits from Bell of Georgia, Hale Haven Bell of Georgia, Hale Haven Early-season
Peach Red Skin Self-fertile N/A Mid to late-season
Pear
Pear Asian Partially self-fertile; benefits from other Asian pears or Moonglow Other Asian pears, Moonglow Mid-season
Pear Ayers Partially self-fertile; benefits from Bartlett, Moonglow, Kieffer Bartlett, Moonglow, Kieffer Mid to late-season
Pear Bartlett Partially self-fertile; better with Moonglow, Pineapple, Kieffer Moonglow, Pineapple, Kieffer Mid-season
Pear D’Anjou Self-sterile; needs Bartlett, Moonglow, Kieffer Bartlett, Moonglow, Kieffer Mid-season
Pear Kieffer Partially self-fertile; improved with Bartlett, Moonglow, Pineapple Bartlett, Moonglow, Pineapple Mid to late-season
Pear Moonglow Partially self-fertile; benefits from Bartlett, Pineapple, Kieffer Bartlett, Pineapple, Kieffer Early to mid-season
Pear Orient Self-sterile; needs Kieffer, Bartlett, Moonglow Kieffer, Bartlett, Moonglow Mid-season
Pear Pineapple Self-sterile; requires Bartlett, Moonglow, Kieffer Bartlett, Moonglow, Kieffer Mid-season
Persimmon
Persimmon American (Native) Requires cross-pollination (male and female) Male and female trees needed Mid-season
Persimmon Fuyu Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Plum
Plum Blue Damson Self-fertile N/A Mid-season
Plum Bruce Self-sterile Methley, Santa Rosa Early-season
Plum Burbank Self-sterile Santa Rosa, Methley Early to mid-season
Plum Gold Self-sterile Methley, Santa Rosa Mid-season
Plum Methley Self-fertile; better with Santa Rosa, Ozark Premier Santa Rosa, Ozark Premier Early-season
Plum Ozark Premier Self-sterile Santa Rosa, Methley Early to mid-season
Plum Santa Rosa Partially self-fertile; best with Methley, Ozark Premier Methley, Ozark Premier Early-season
Plum Stanley Self-fertile; better with Blue Damson Blue Damson Mid to late-season

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