Earlicot Apricot

Apricots have found their way through history and geography, emigrating from Asia Minor. Apricot derived from the Arabic “al-burquk”. They are a tantalizing fruit. Admired for their beauty and sensual nature. And they’re so cute – you just wanna pinch ‘em!

Zee Fire Yellow Nectarine

Peaches without the fuzz! Actually, nectarines ARE peaches but contain a recessive gene that makes them a little sweeter. These have a smooth skin.

Brooks Cherries

In the American cherry world everything comes after the Bing. And the wing man to the Bing is the Brooks - a headliner in its own right, a sweet early cherry.

Shasta Gold Tangerine

Shasta mountain pokes up from California topography demanding to be noticed. Shasta comes from the Karuk word for White Mountain. Shasta Tangerines are a hybrid with Temple Tangor, Dancy and Encore mandarins in its parentage.

Fuji Apple

Bred in Japan in the 1930s, the Fuji was grafted from Virginian apple royalty Rawls Jennet and Iowa’s Red Delicious. Extremely popular in Japan and the USA. About the size of a baseball (yakyuu no booru), this apple is sweet and delicious.

Golden Delicious Apple

Golden Delicious Apple -- West Virginia's state fruit is very sweet to the taste, but is prone to bruising and shriveling, so store and handle carefully.

W. Murcott

W. Murcott is what is known as a tangor - a cross between a tangerine (mandarin) and an orange. W. Murcott and Honey Murcotts make you work a bit harder to peel and contain a few seeds, but pay off with juice and flavor.

Navel Orange

An orange with an Innie. Navels are aptly named. Native to Brazil, they've been cultivated in Riverside CA since the dawn of the citrus boom in the 1870s. Easy to peel and breaks into sections superbly, this orange is practically seedless.

Pixie Tangerine

“The World is very old, but every Spring, it groweth young again, and fairies sing.”(Flower Fairies of the Spring, 1923) These sweet spring time treats pop up to the clarion call that Father Winter has gone back to sleep.

Polar Lite White Nectarine

Peaches with out the fuzz! Actually, nectarines ARE peaches but with a recessive gene that makes them a little sweeter and with a smooth skin. Cut down the seam, twist and separate: with one bite you can prove Mendel’s genetics and enjoy a sweet-tasting fruit at the same.

Snow Angel Peaches

One of California's earliest peaches, these white-fleshed beauties are naturally less tart and can be ready-to-eat when firm and crunchy. In general white peaches ripen faster than their yellow sisters, so keep an eye on them!

Banana

Here at the FruitGuys, we like to dress up like bananas, because we love bananas! A perfect food, only 110 calories, 4g fiber and 1g of protein and high in potassium and Vitamin C. We love the elegant and easy-to-open packaging. Plus you can use a banana to make silly phone calls.

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