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Fruit Tree Planner

Plan compatible pollination partners, compare varieties, and understand flowering compatibility for apples, pears, plums, blueberries, cherries, and more.

Step 1

Choose a fruit type

Start here. The helper uses different rules for apples, plums, blueberries, kiwis, and other fruit groups.

41 options available.

Type to narrow the list.

Selected fruit

Serviceberry

8 tracked varieties

Serviceberries can fruit as single plants, but two named cultivars usually give heavier crops and more even berry fill. They are especially rewarding when grown for fruit rather than just landscape use.

Keep serviceberries close enough for early pollinators to move between them during bloom. A small orchard row or paired planting works well.

Step 2

Choose what you want to check

Current goal

Single variety

Choose one variety and Willowbottom will show the best pollination partners.

Step 3

Choose your variety

Choose one variety to see the strongest pollination partners.

8 options available.

Optional direct pair check.

7 options available.

Used to sort matches and flag climate cautions.

Pick a variety first, then scroll to Step 4 for ranked partners, warnings, and the optional pair check.

Step 4

See recommendations

Selected variety

Smoky

Serviceberry

Early bloom - early bloom
Can fruit alone, but still benefits from a partnerPartner guidance included

Bloom timing

Bloom group early - early bloom.

What to do

Serviceberries can fruit alone, but two cultivars usually give heavier crops and better berry fill.

About this variety

Smoky is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with soft, juicy flesh and medium fruit. Choose it for fresh eating, preserves, baking, and reliable heavy crops, but skip it if you want small-space growers or those who want the absolute largest individual berries. It usually ripens around early July.

This shows compatible pollinators. Choose based on flavor and harvest timing.

Usually grown in USDA zones 3-8.

Smoky can fruit alone, but it still benefits from a partner. Serviceberries can fruit alone, but two cultivars usually give heavier crops and better berry fill. It flowers in early bloom, which is worth knowing if you add a second tree later. Usually grown in USDA zones 3-8.

No single variety stands out as the obvious partner, but that is not a problem here: Autumn Brilliance, Northline, Rainbow Pillar, Regent, and Thiessen all bloom close enough to work. There are 2 more in the list below. Pick whichever your nursery actually carries. Keep serviceberries close enough for early pollinators to move between them during bloom. A small orchard row or paired planting works well.

To put that into practice: at a minimum, one serviceberry can fruit, but two cultivars are a better plan if harvest matters. Better still, plant two to three fruiting serviceberry cultivars with overlapping bloom for heavier crops and better berry size. If you already have one ornamental-type serviceberry, add a fruiting cultivar before deciding the species is a poor producer.

Good backups

These are still useful choices when the very best option is not available at your nursery.

Autumn Brilliance

Same fruit type

Early bloom - early bloom
Good backup

Blooms in the same window. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownSame bloom window
Why choose this?

Autumn Brilliance is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with soft, juicy flesh and small fruit. In this group, it is one of the firmest choices, so it handles baking, slicing, or holding its shape better. Choose it for dual-purpose plantings where ornamental value and edible fruit both matter, but skip it if you want maximum berry yield - this variety is primarily an ornamental with useful fruit as a bonus. It usually ripens around late June, in the middle of this group.

Northline

Same fruit type

Early bloom - early bloom
Good backup

Blooms in the same window. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownSame bloom window
Why choose this?

Northline is lightly sweet with a definite tart edge, with soft, juicy flesh and small fruit. In this group, this brings more acidity and bite than most of the others shown. Choose it for jam, freezing, baking, and cold-climate a heavy-bearing compact plant, but skip it if you want fresh eating where large, mild berries matter most. It usually ripens around mid June, earlier than most of the others shown.

Rainbow Pillar

Same fruit type

Early bloom - early bloom
Good backup

Blooms in the same window. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownSame bloom window
Why choose this?

Rainbow Pillar is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with soft, juicy flesh and small fruit. In this group, it is one of the firmest choices, so it handles baking, slicing, or holding its shape better. Choose it for narrow spaces, hedgerows, and mixed plantings where the columnar habit is more important than crop volume, but skip it if you want heavy fruiting - this cultivar is grown first for its upright form and fall color, with fruit as a secondary benefit. It usually ripens around mid June, earlier than most of the others shown.

Regent

Same fruit type

Early bloom - early bloom
Good backup

Blooms in the same window. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownSame bloom window
Why choose this?

Regent is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with soft, juicy flesh and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the firmest choices, so it handles baking, slicing, or holding its shape better. Choose it for fresh eating and small-space or container plantings where a compact fruiting shrub is needed, but skip it if you want heavy processing crops or the largest individual berries. It usually ripens around late June, in the middle of this group.

Thiessen

Same fruit type

Early bloom - early bloom
Good backup

Blooms in the same window. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownSame bloom window
Why choose this?

Thiessen is very sweet with low acidity, with soft, juicy flesh and large fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for fresh eating, baking, jam, and the biggest-fruited serviceberry available, but skip it if you want ornamental purposes or compact spaces, as this variety grows into a large multi-stemmed shrub. It usually ripens around late June, in the middle of this group.

Honeywood

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid bloom
Good backup

Blooms close enough to overlap in many home plantings. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownNearby bloom window
Why choose this?

Honeywood is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with soft, juicy flesh and large fruit. In this group, this is one of the richest-tasting options. Choose it for fresh eating, baking, and a heavy-producing fruiting variety, but skip it if you want small spaces or purely ornamental plantings where fruiting mass is not the priority. It usually ripens around early July, later than most of the others shown.

Martin

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid bloom
Good backup

Blooms close enough to overlap in many home plantings. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownNearby bloom window
Why choose this?

Martin is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with soft, juicy flesh and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the firmest choices, so it handles baking, slicing, or holding its shape better. Choose it for fresh eating, baking, and dependable cold-climate berry harvests, but skip it if you want stand-out ornamental fall color or the largest, showiest berries. It usually ripens around early July, later than most of the others shown.

Minimum planting guidance

Use the minimum, ideal, and fallback plan to size the planting to your space and goals.

Minimum setup

One serviceberry can fruit, but two cultivars are a better plan if harvest matters.

Ideal setup

Plant two to three fruiting serviceberry cultivars with overlapping bloom for heavier crops and better berry size.

Fallback plan

If you already have one ornamental-type serviceberry, add a fruiting cultivar before deciding the species is a poor producer.

Important notes

These notes keep the key cautions and practical details easy to scan.

Helpful notes

Keep serviceberries close enough for early pollinators to move between them during bloom. A small orchard row or paired planting works well.

Every fruit and variety we cover

444 varieties across 41 fruit types. Open a crop to see the varieties, or pick one to jump straight to its pollination partners.

Apple25 varieties
Peach17 varieties
Pear22 varieties
Cherry25 varieties
Plum21 varieties
Blueberry31 varieties
Strawberry13 varieties
Raspberry16 varieties
Blackberry13 varieties
Grape14 varieties
Fig8 varieties
Apricot10 varieties
Nectarine8 varieties
Persimmon9 varieties
Pomegranate2 varieties
Mulberry8 varieties
Elderberry10 varieties
Quince7 varieties
Serviceberry8 varieties
Pawpaw7 varieties
Currant9 varieties
Gooseberry7 varieties
Jujube9 varieties
Aronia6 varieties
Honeyberry29 varieties
Hazelnut21 varieties
Cranberry7 varieties
Lingonberry6 varieties
Goji Berry5 varieties
Hardy Kiwi6 varieties
Kiwi5 varieties
Passion Fruit / Maypop4 varieties
Mango14 varieties
Avocado7 varieties
Mandarin5 varieties
Tangerine5 varieties
Kumquat5 varieties
Calamondin4 varieties
Citron4 varieties
Cherimoya6 varieties
Date Palm6 varieties
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