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.
Royal Red Honeycrisp Apple Tree
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Similar to its parent, the famous Honeycrisp Apple, the Royal Red Honeycrisp (RRHC) is more uniformly red, sweeter, and has better storage capacity...
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Sierra Beauty Apple Tree
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This seedling tree was discovered in the high Sierra Mountains in California and thought to be a left over from the 1840s Gold Rush. Therefore, the...
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Snowdrift Crabapple Tree
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Form is rounded like a lollipop with a dwarf, compact head. Disease resistant. Dense foliage with profuse white blooms. Golden-amber fruit. Persist...
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Spencer Apple Tree
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The Spencer apple tree is a classic Canadian variety developed from a cross between McIntosh and Golden Delicious at the Summerland Experimental St...
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State Fair Apple Tree
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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...
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Stayman Winesap Apple Tree
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Discovered simultaneously in Kansas and Ohio in the 1870s as the most desirable sport of the much older Winesap apple tree. This particular variant...
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Story® Inored Apple Tree
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Made available to the public in the 2000s, the Story® Apple (or Story® Inored) is a disease resistant variety from the Novadi Corporation in France...
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White Star Crabapple
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Form is rounded like a lollipop with a dwarf, compact head. Disease resistant. Dense foliage with profuse white blooms. Golden-amber fruit. Persist...
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Whitney Crabapple Tree
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A.R. Whitney of Whitney Nursery first grew this crabapple from seed in 1865 and it is one of the only crabapples one can eat off the tree. It is pr...
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William's Pride Apple Tree
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First developed at Purdue University Breeding Program in the 1970s and released to the public in 1988, the PRI2845-1 apple is another excellent exa...
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WineCrisp™ Apple Tree
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The original seeding to yield the WineCrisp™ apple tree was first crossed in 1969 by L.F. Hough at Rutgers University; he used the unremarkably nam...
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