Honeydew Melon

Honey don't, honey do. Succulent honeydew melon are the pastel green ones. Use to be known as White Antibes and were grown by the French and Algerians. Pairs well with mint and cucumber.

Jordan 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.

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.

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.

May Sweet Yellow Peach

The Chinese believed that peaches could confer immortality but the FruitGuys only promise that they're high in antioxidants Vitamin A and C.

Gold Nugget Tangerine

Gold Nuggets are sweet and seedless little mandarin oranges, cousin to the Satsuma, recently bred at the University of California Riverside in the foothills of the Box Springs Mountains. The Citrus School that also brought us the Navel orange. There’s gold in them thar hills!

D’Anjou Pear

Wobbly but won't fall down. These lovely green (or poire verte) D'Anjou Pears have their roots in Angers, France. You can tell when it is ready by squeezing it delicately. Pears ripen from the inside out so if it gives to your touch, it is ready.

Cameo Apple

Cameo apples made their first appearance as a little stray seeding in an orchard in the upper left corner of Washington state. Cameos are tart and aromatic with stripy skin. Alfred Hitchcock was the king of cameos, popping onscreen in 39 of his 52 movies. The Cameo is sure to be the apple everyone is watching for when the fruit arrives.

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.

Honey May Yellow Peach

Peaches were probably first domesticated about 4000 years ago in China. By cultivating and passing the knowledge and seedlings down the Silk Road we now benefit from thousands of varieties of peaches. Mark Twain reminds us: “Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."

Kiwi

What fruit has the vitamin C of an orange, the potassium of half a banana, and the fiber of a half-cup of bran flakes? Hint: It's furry. Answer: Kiwi. Enjoy kiwis by peeling or simply cut latitudinally and scoop out green (or yellow) flesh with a spoon.

Ataulfo Mango

Shaped like a golden bean, it is sometimes referred to as a Champagne or Manilla mango. This special-season mango evokes a tropical celebration that will send your taste buds so far East your hat will float.

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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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