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.
Jonafree Apple Tree
A descendant of the Jonathan Apple - this bright red apple retains much of the Jonathan's texture and flavor while also being more disease resistan...
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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...
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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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Created in South Haven, MN by David McGregor, the Kinderkrisp is a new variety that was hybridized from the famous Honey Crisp Apple. Created to be...
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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 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...
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...
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An English cider apple producing a full bittersweet juice. USDA Zone: 4-9 Mature Height: G.41 ~12-14' Dwarf Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: 3 Mid Seaso...
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One of the most popular apples in the world today, the McIntosh (sometimes spelled Macintosh) apple gained its roots back in 1811 at a farm in 'Upp...
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Developed by Freeman Howlett at the Ohio AES in 1944, the Melrose apple is the official state apple of Ohio. Its late harvest time makes this a goo...
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...
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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...
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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: ...
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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...
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Developed at the Atlantic Food and Horticultural Research Centre in Kentville, Nova Scotia in 1986, the Nova Spy became commercially available in 1...
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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 Luster® Apple Trees
The Pink Luster® is another Cornell University creation first debuted to the public in 2020. It is a large apple that is quite colorful. It has a y...
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 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 ...
View full detailsRed Delicious Apple Tree
The Red Delicious is among the most popular of varieties. This particular cultivar of Red Delicious originates from Peru, Iowa in 1872. Since then,...
View full detailsRed Gravenstein Apple Tree
The Red Gravenstein is a sport of the much older Gravenstein Apple. Originally planted in the 1670s, the Gravenstein apple was used as a cooking an...
View full detailsRed Rome Apple Tree
In 1817, Joel Gillet discovered a seedling tree from a nursery delivery and one of his children planted it near the Ohio River in Rome Township. A ...
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