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An adorable sweet cherry first developed in 1975 at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in British Columbia, CA and released to the public a few ...

This University of Minnesota variety was introduced in 1977 and is a cross between the Northern Spy and MN 447 (Frostbite) Apples. Commercially via...

The Toka Plum was created at the University of Minnesota to withstand the colder northern temperatures. Hardy to zone 3, this plum is an excellent ...

A New England heirloom whose early lineage remains a mystery. The earliest reports of its existence date back to before 1700. The medium to large a...

First available in 2021, the Triumph apple is a recent University of Minnesota variety. A cross between the Honey Crisp and Liberty apples, the Tri...

Released to the public in 1975 from the Aomori Apple Experimental Research Station in northern Japan; it is a cross between the Golden Delicious an...

For a lengthy history and description of the Tsugaru Apple, please see its main apple page. Scionwood is ~10-12" long, at least ¼" in caliper, and ...

One of the earliest cold hardy varieties in Minnesota (though not from the University!). In the 1860s, Peter Gideon was finally able to cross his l...

Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula' for those interested, is the name for the Weeping Beech. Currently at heights barely hovering above 8', this deciduous tr...

Discovered at 1913 Kickapoo Orchard and grafted from a single specimen. The crabapples are small, about olive sized, are dark purple in color, and ...

Developed in Geneva, New York in the early 2000s, this cherry is a cross between a Stella and Emperor Francis sweet cherries. It is hardy to Zone 5...

Bred on the farm of Albert Etter, a Californian Pomologist, in Northern California in 1947. Etter is famous for his cultivation of red fleshed appl...

First developed in the mid 2000s and available to the public in 2009 by the Purdue University Apple Breeding Program. It is a cross between Rock 41...

For a lengthy history and description of the Winecrisp, please see its main apple page. Scionwood is ~10-12" long, at least ¼" in caliper, and ship...

This is the 'Stayman' Winesap variety. The apple is usually medium in size when picked exactly at ripeness; though, when allowed to remain on the t...

This Midwestern Heirloom apple was discovered on David Flory's orchard in the mid-1870s and became commercially available in 1890. The apple has tw...

For a lengthy history and description of the Winter Banana, please see its main apple page. Scionwood is ~10-12" long, at least ¼" in caliper, and ...

A late October apple of superb fresh eating quality. The large golden-yellow apples have a snow-white, juicy, very sweet flesh. While best known fo...

The Yellow Newton is a chance seedling from an older English variety brought to the US in 1755 by Dr. Thomas Walker. The apple grew well in Albemar...

This apple was one of several cold hardy varieties imported from Russia to help with Western Expansion. In the 1870s, as Americans moved into colde...

Introduced in 1999 by the University of Minnesota as another cold hardy apple. The Zestar, also called Minnewashta, is a cross between the State Fa...