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.
Jonathan Apple Trees
The Jonathan apple is a seedling of the Esopus Spitzenburg discovered in 1826 on Philip Ricks' farm in Woodstock, NY. A different person, Jonathan ...
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A foundling created right here at our very own orchard, in Gays Mills, WI by Bill and Marlene Meyer. A perfectly red, sweet, with a hint of cinnamo...
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 detailsKudos® Apple Tree
Also known as MN33, the Kudos® (MN33 Cltv.) Apple is a newer apple tree out of the University of Minnesota released in 2022 and is a cross between ...
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...
View full detailsLucy(™) Rose Apple Tree
Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Height: G.11 ~11-13' Tall at Maturity; Dwarf Sun: Full Sun Blooms Group: Probably Bloom Group 3 Ripe...
View full detailsLucy™ Glo Apple Tree
The Lucy™ Apple is a cross between a Honeycrisp and Airlie Red Flesh apples to produce a delicious, red fleshed apple. Bill Howell created this app...
View full detailsMacoun Apple Trees
Introduced by the NYSAES in 1923, the Macoun is a cross of McIntosh and Jersey Black. It is named after Canadian horticulturalist W.T. Macoun but w...
View full detailsMollie's Delicious Apple Tree
Mollie’s Delicious is a classic American apple variety developed at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in New Brunswick, New Jersey, an...
View full detailsMonarch Apple Trees
An old English (Essex) variety bred in 1888 by crossing a Peasgood's Nonsuch (probably the coolest apple name ever) with a Dumelow's Seedling and c...
View full detailsMulti-Grafted Fruit Trees
Most Apples, Pears, Cherries, and Plums require multiple trees to pollinate. For those with small yards or gardens- these multi-grafted trees are f...
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Also known as a Crispin Apple, the Mutsu apple is a cross between the Golden Delicious and Indo apples and originates from the Aomori Prefecture in...
View full detailsNewton Pippin Apple Tree
Description Coming Soon. USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Heights: EMLA.7 ~15-17' tall; Semi-Dwarf M.111 ~18-21' tall; Semi-Dwarf Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: ...
View full detailsNorland Apple Trees
The extremely cold hardy tree originated in 1980 by the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Manitoba, Canada, the Norland Apple is a cross betwe...
View full detailsNorthern Spy Apple Trees
Originating in 1804 as a seedling on the farm of Herman Chapin in East Bloomfield, NY, the Northern Spy Apple almost did not survive. Attacked by r...
View full detailsNorthpole™ Columnar Apple Tree
The Northpole columnar apple tree is a compact, upright variety bred for small gardens, patios, and high-density plantings. It produces medium to l...
View full detailsNova Spy Apple Trees
Developed at the Atlantic Food and Horticultural Research Centre in Kentville, Nova Scotia in 1986, the Nova Spy became commercially available in 1...
View full detailsOrleans Reinette Apple Tree
European, probably French given the name, baking apple. First mentioned by the Dutch pomologist (apple expert) Johann Knoop in 1776 though was almo...
View full detailsPink Lady® Apple Trees
Bred at the Department of Agriculture in Western Australia in 1970 by researcher John Cripps. He crossed the red Australian apple Lady Williams wit...
View full detailsPinova Apple Trees
Germany, 1990s. Cross between Golden Delicious × (Duchess of Oldenburg × Cox’s Orange Pippin). Excellent eater with crisp flesh and striated skin. ...
View full detailsPixie Crunch™ Apple Trees
Pixie Crunch™, or Co-op 33, is a 1971 cultivar of the PRI Institute grown at Purdue University. Descended from the Golden Delicious and Red Rome ap...
View full detailsPound Sweet Apple Trees
Originating in Connecticut in 1834, the apple was primarily used for baking in desserts but apparently is not the best in pies. It is green with a ...
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