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.
Enterprise Apple Tree
First developed in the Purdue University Horticultural Farm in 1982, the Enterprise Apple is another in several modern apples prized for its diseas...
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Fortune is a hybrid from Cornell University developed by combining the Schoharie Spy with the disease-resistant Empire. The result was a high-perf...
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Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Height: M.7 ~15-17' tall; Semi-Dwarf Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: 4, Late Mid-Season Pollination: Req...
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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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First breed 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 ...
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First crossed at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique in Angers, France in 1985 as a disease resistant offspring of the Gala Apple. It...
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 Delicious Apple Trees
First discovered in Clay County, West Virginia in the late 1890s as a chance seedling of a Grimes Golden or Golden Reinette. When it became commerc...
View full detailsGolden Russet Apple Trees
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Developed at the University of Minnesota Agriculture Research Center by crossing a Golden Delicious with a cold-hardy Haralson. The result was a Go...
View full detailsHudson's Golden Gem Apple Tree
The Hudson’s Golden Gem apple is a unique and heirloom variety known for its distinct appearance, texture, and flavor. The apple is believed to hav...
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First developed at the Univ. of Idaho's Agricultural Experimental Station in 1942 as a cross between the Jonathon and Wagener apples. The Idared ...
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Researchers at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station first discovered this apple in 1953 having crossed a Golden Delicious with a Jo...
View full detailsKickapoo Spice Apple Tree
Developed in Gays Mills, WI at the Orchard of Bill and Marlene Meyer. A spicy apple that takes advantage of the Driftless Region's unusual topograp...
View full detailsKing David Apple Trees
Discovered by chance in an orchard in Washington County, Arkansas in 1893, the King David Apple is probably an offspring of Jonathan and Arkansas B...
View full detailsKingston Black Apple Trees
Small, juicy with some tannic acid giving it a dry-ish consistency, coarse grained, white fleshed, sweet but not too sweet, little to no tang, chew...
View full detailsLiberty Apple Trees
Developed in 1955 at the NYSAES as an offspring of the Macoun and Purdue 54-12 (a Japanese flowering crabapple) to create an extremely disease resi...
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Like other early apples, the Lodi Apple is great for apple sauce and purees. It does not store well but can freeze quite easily for use later. It i...
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