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Cherries  cherry pic Bing and Rainier. Bing has long been the eating and canning standard. The Rainier has a yellow and red skin. It has a very light sweet taste. Cherry season runs from June thru July.
Apricots   Delicious eating and canning varieties. Available June thru August.
Blueberries   Fresh picked Blueberries mid June - July.
Peaches & Nectarines  peach pic  We have some delicious white and yellow flesh varieties planned. Very sweet in taste and red in color, these varieties are considered the next generation of peaches. Our freestone peaches are in peak season for eating and canning July - September. Peach season runs from early June thru October.
Asian Pears   Hosui and Shinko Asian Pears are two excellent sweet crispy and juicy varieties we offer. Hosui is available late August thru October. Shinko is available October thru December.
Pears   Bartlett, Bosc and El Dorado pears are grown on our ranch. Bartletts are available mid August thru October. Bosc and El Dorado pears are available October thru December. Watch for our Bartlett Pear canning sale, which usually runs the month of September.
Pluots & Plums    Pluots are the new Plum/Apricot cross fruit. They are very dark purple in color and sweet in taste. Available July - September. Our summer plums start in July and run thru September.
 Blackberries   We grow summer blackberries and fall blackberries. The summer blackberries start in late June and run thru July. These varieties are smaller in size and tart in flavor. Our fall blackberries start in August and run thru September. These berries are very large and very sweet. They are wonderful for eating, jams and pie.
 Persimmons    We grow two types, the Hichiya and the Fuyu. The Hichiya variety is known for cooking. The Fuyu variety is known as the apple persimmon. It is best eaten out of hand. Persimmons are very good dried. Persimmons are available early November.
 Summer Vegetables   Sweet White and Yellow Corn, Vine Ripe Tomatoes start in June. Cucumbers, Summer Squash, Red and Yellow potatoes and Green Beans are available July thru October.
 Fall Vegetables   Winter Squash, Yams, and Sweet Potatoes. September thru December.
 Chestnuts   Our crop comes in when they fall from the trees. Usually by mid November.
 Pumpkins   Our u-pick pumpkin patch is open by the first of October. We plan on having pumpkins available thru November this year.

 Watermelons & Cantaloupes

 slice of watermelon  Our Fresh sweet melons will start in June and will be available till October.


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 If you need to know if your favorite fruit or vegetable is being harvested, call or E-mail us, and we can tell you what is on sale also!

 Boa Vista Orchards
2952 Carson Road
Placerville, California, 95667
Toll Free 1-866-MtGrown
(530) 622-5522
E-mail, appleman@boavista.com


Authored by Arthur Bell, Jr. , Version 2.1 , May 11. 2002