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FRUIT TREES AND OTHER EDIBLES FOR SANTA BARBARA

(including guild/companion plants to plant in the wells underneath them)

by Linda Buzzell-Saltzman 7/15/08 with advice from the members of the Santa Barbara Organic Garden Club, the Santa Barbara Permaculture Guild and the Ventura-Santa Barbara chapter of California Rare Fruit Growers. Special thanks to Tricia Green, Norm Beard, Larry Santoyo and Loren Luyendyk.

Please note: This is an ongoing work in progress. If you’d like to make additions or corrections to this list, please e-mail Linda at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The following are fruit tree varieties recommended for our area. Our area typically gets around 400 hours of winter chill at most, so we do best with low-chill fruit trees, although some varieties that need a little more also survive here as well. Please check the Bay Laurel Nursery online catalog for a good listing of low-chill fruit trees and www.davewilson.com for descriptions. Also don’t forget our local standby, the Sunset Western Garden book.