Tom Spellman


For Sales in Southern California (including Ventura to San Luis Obispo) & Arizona.

Dave Wilson Nursery Southwest office: 909.931.2458

Call Tom before the bareroot season to review fruit tree sales and marketing plans.

Tom Spellman brings to Dave Wilson Nursery more than twenty-five years' experience in the Southern California nursery industry.

He spent twenty years with Laverne Nursery, specializing in the production and sale of avocados, citrus, sub-tropical and deciduous fruit trees including landscape and orchard site consultation.

Tom’s memberships and affiliations include: International Plant Propagators Society, California Rare Fruit Growers and past board member of California Citrus Nurseryman’s Society. Tom is also a past board member, treasurer and current member of the Nursery Growers' Association, as well as a California certified nurseryman.

Tom’s Fruit Picks:

Low-Chill Winners for successful fruit production in southern California’s coastal and inland valleys and the lower desert areas of Arizona.
The Art of Successive Ripening
Recommendations for Multiple Planting

Tom’s Garden Compass Magazine articles about subtropical fruits

Tom’s lecture handouts - PDFs for download and printing:

Tom’s Top 21
Backyard Orchard Culture
DWN Blueberry Flyer
DWN Low-Chill Varieties

Additional key reference: Fruit & Nut Harvest Chart

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