Apple Trees

First crossed at the NY Agricultural Experimental Station in 1938, the Redfield apple is a cross between the Wolf River and Niedwetzkyana apples. I...

Another apple created by the Purdue, Rutgers, and University of Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station in the 1980s, the Redfree apple was desi...

The Reine des Pommes, translated as the "Queen of the Apples," is an archaic French bittersweet cider variety originating from the La Guerche regio...

This American heirloom variety can trace its lineage back to Rhode Island in the mid 1650s and was discovered on the farm of a Mr. Green near Middl...

Introduced in Minnesota in 1991, the Roseland Red Honey Crisp (RRHC) is a local favorite. The tree is one of the most vigorous and hardy of apple t...

First discovered in Roxbury- part of the Massachusetts Colony- in the mid 1630s; the Roxbury Russet is one of the oldest cultivars in the United St...

The patented sport of the popular Cortland apple- the Royal Court Cortland Apple (RCCA) is brighter, redder, and more disease resistant than its pa...

The Royal Empire Apple (REA) is a sport of the popular Empire Apple. First discovered in 1992, this sport has grown to dominate the Empire market. ...

Similar to its parent, the famous Honeycrisp Apple, the Royal Red Honeycrisp (RRHC) is more uniformly red, sweeter, and has better storage capacity...

First saved from Albert Etter's orchard in Ettersberg, CA, the Rubaiyat was almost decimated by cows and lost to history. The apple is bright red i...

Developed in the 1970s at the Morioka Research Station in Japan, the Sansa Apple is a standard cross between the Akane and Gala apples. This early ...

Form is rounded like a lollipop with a dwarf, compact head. Disease resistant. Dense foliage with profuse white blooms. Golden-amber fruit. Persist...

The University of Minnesota introduced this cold hardy apple in 2006 and is a cross between the Sharon and Connell Red apples. It is consistently m...

The Somerset Redstreak is a premier English cider apple that has been a staple in traditional orcharding since the late 19th century. Originating i...

Introduced in 1936 by R.C. Palmer from the Federal Agriculture Research Station (now the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre) in Summerland, British ...

This apple ripens around the time of the Minnesota State Fair, hence the name, and is the parent of another early variety also of UofM: Zestar!®. D...

Discovered simultaneously in Kansas and Ohio in the 1870s as the most desirable sport of the much older Winesap apple tree. This particular variant...

Named for Rodney Stoke in Somerset, England- this is an old cider apple. It finally became popular in the 1920s though the tree was almost certainl...

Bred in 1963 at the Rutgers University Horticultural Research Farm by crossing an offspring of Cortland and Cox Orange Pippin with a Golden Delicio...

Developed by the PRI cooperative breeding program, Sundance® (Coop 29) is a modern, late-season yellow apple celebrated for its exceptional resista...

Early ripening apple. Easy to grow but doesn't store well. Good for colder climates. USDA Zone: 4-7 Mature Height: Bud-10 ~10-12' Tall at Maturity;...

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

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

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...