Apple Trees
Our apple trees, like many fruit trees, are propagated by grafting. There are two parts to an apple tree. The scion is the fruiting part of the tree, which gives you the variety of the apple, and the rootstock, which influences the mature size and hardiness of the tree, and determines the time it takes for the tree to fruit. We sell Standard, Semi-Dwarf, Dwarf, and Mini-Dwarf trees that do not require a lot of space and yet, will bear large fruit.
A few key notes on successful planting methods:
- Trees must be planted in well-drained soil
- Six hours of sunlight; full sun preferred
- Stake all trees for the first two years
- Dwarfs must have permanent stakes
- Tree guards should be used
- Plant at least two different apple tree varieties for Cross-Pollination
- Plant disease-resistant trees for less maintenance; we are happy to help make any suggestions you might need
We categorize our apple trees into at least five sizes: Petite, Maiden, Field Ready, Hand Select, and Container depending on the size of the tree. The Petite tree is our smallest graded tree less than 2 years in age; Maiden trees are usually 2 years old and are branchless. These are also called whips and will bear in 2-3 years. A Field Ready tree is 2-3 years old and might have some lateral branching, be thicker above the graft, and will bear in 1-2 years. The Hand Select trees are only about 20% of trees we have and are 3 year old trees, 6-9’ tall and can be heavily branched. You can expect fruiting on a Hand Select tree in about a year.
Elstar Apple Tree
Dutch dessert apple first crossed in the 1950s. It can count the Golden Delicious in its parentage which gives the apple a well balanced flavor tha...
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L. Frederic Hough of Rutgers University first crossed this tree in 1969 by pairing the Jonamac x Vista Bells apples. The tree, having a similar sha...
View full detailsFirecracker Apple Trees
Also called NY109, known colloquially as the Firecracker Apple, is a 2020 Cornell University Apple Breeding Program release. Excellent for eating, ...
View full detailsFireside Apple Trees
A cross of McIntosh and Glogerovka developed by Charles Haralson in 1917 at University of Minnesota's Agricultural Experiment Station in Excelsior,...
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Developed from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in the 1950s; the Freedom Apple counts the McIntosh, Macoun, the ever prolific Go...
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A Mid- Late season bloomer, these white blossomed, single petaled crabapples are small and numerous on the tree. Excellent pollinators for apple tr...
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First bred in the 1930s, this apple has grown to be one of the most popular apples sold around the world. Its lengthy storage abilities and crisp t...
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James H. Kidd first discovered the Gala Apple as one of several seedlings that results from a breeding program in New Zealand. The Gala first gaine...
View full detailsGaylon's Founding Apple Tree
This is the name we have given an apple we found planted at our West Orchard. Planted in high density along several rows of trellis apples. Very ea...
View full detailsGeneva® 11 Rootstock
A vigorous dwarfing Rootstock. First crossed in 1993 in the New York State Ag Exp. Station with M.26 and Robusta 5 crabapples. More similar to M.26...
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A dwarfing rootstock resulting from an M.27 (one of the smallest dwarfing rootstock and our choice at the Nursery for dwarf trees) and a Robusta 5 ...
View full detailsGeneva® 935 Rootstock
Dwarfing rootstock first crossed in 1976 ~ descendent of Ottawa 3 and Robusta 5 and grows slightly larger than M.26. Resistant to Fireblight and Cr...
View full detailsGinger Gold® Apple Trees
In 1969, Hurricane Camille washed away vast swaths of Clyde and Frances 'Ginger' Harvey's orchard. In a valiant effort to recover as many seedlings...
View full detailsGolden Russet Apple Trees
The Golden Russet apple is a classic American heirloom variety that dates back to the 1700s. It is a medium-sized apple with a yellow-golden skin c...
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Introduced from the Purdue-Rutgers-U of I Apple Breeding Program in 1994, the GoldRush apple is an excellent late season apple. Originally known as...
View full detailsGranny Smith Apple Trees
This large green apple originated in New Zealand or Tasmania the mid-1800s. It is a widely recognized and popular variety, known for its distinctiv...
View full detailsGrimes Golden Apple Trees
Long known to be one of the parents of the prodigious Golden Delicious~ the Grimes Golden apple was originally discovered in an orchard in West Vir...
View full detailsHarvey Earligold Apple Tree
Literally descriptive name, this apple both ripens early and is a golden yellow color. It is nearly perfectly round with a yellow hue that softens ...
View full detailsHeliodor™ Apple Trees
Created at the Experimental Botany in Prague in 2008, this apple is a cross between the prolific Golden Delicious and the modern Topaz apples. It i...
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Discovered in Ohio in 1964. The offspring of the Jonathan and Macoun Apples making this apple an excellent dessert apple. USDA Zone: 4-9 Mature He...
View full detailsHoneycrisp Apple Trees
If you've ever heard of an apple- its probably the Honeycrisp. The University of Minnesota introduced this cold hardy apple variety in 1991 and it ...
View full detailsIdared Apple Trees
First developed at the Univ. of Idaho's Agricultural Experimental Station in 1942 as a cross between the Jonathon and Wagener apples. The Idared ...
View full detailsJonadel Apple Trees
Apple is slightly elongated with a small bulge in the middle. Its skin has an orange hue to it that transitions to a bright red color when exposed ...
View full detailsKandil Sinap Apple Tree
Discovered in the Sinop Peninsula- modern day Turkey- in the 1700s. The apple is strikingly long and oblong in shape; similar to an early Strawberr...
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