Soon though these will only be available frozen. Berries from the Southern Hemisphere are pricey and not of good quality. California strawberries should be back the beginning of the year. Pears are still available but are all out of cold storage. Good pears are starting to become difficult to find.
Apples are also out of storage.
The best all around apple for baking and salads is Sierra Beauty. Fuji's would be a good sub for the salad but not for pastry, as Fuji's do not bake well. Pomegranates are on the way out as are Persimmons. Winter means lots of hard squashes, roots and all forms of cabbage. Winter squashes such as kabocha, butternut, acorn, delicata, spaghetti and sweet dumpling are abundant.