Cold-Hardy Trees for Hunting, Viewing & Conservation
Attract more deer, turkeys, songbirds, and wildlife to your land with trees built for year-round action. Our Wildlife Trees Collection features hardy, fruit- and nut-producing varieties selected to thrive in cold climates like the Midwest, Great Lakes, and beyond. Whether you’re managing a hunting property, restoring habitat, or creating a wildlife-friendly backyard, these rugged trees — including oaks, persimmons, hazelnuts, crabapples, and disease-resistant apples — will help you grow a healthier, busier landscape. Perfect for hunters, conservationists, and wildlife lovers across northern regions and temperate zones.
Wolf River Apple Tree
This is an enormous apple. First discovered in 1875 along the Wolf River in Wisconsin- this apple soon became a popular baking apple because you on...
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 detailsEnterprise 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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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 detailsFreedom Apple Trees
Developed from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in the 1950s; the Freedom Apple counts the McIntosh, Macoun, the ever prolific Go...
View full detailsDolgo Crabapple Tree
A Russian discovered crabapple; the word ‘Dolgo’ means long in Russian which describes both its extended bloom time and the conical shape of the cr...
View full detailsBlack Pearl Cherry Tree
The Black Pearl sweet cherry is a relatively new variety of cherry that was developed in Canada in the early 2000s. It is a cross between two other...
View full detailsAmerican Persimmon Tree
The Persimmon tree is native to the Southeastern US but can be found across the eastern US thanks to breeding making this tree hardy to zone 4. The...
View full detailsBlack Tartarian Cherry Tree
First introduced to England from Circassia, Russia in the late 1700s by a man named Hugh Ronalds. Originally called Ronald’s Large Black Heart, the...
View full detailsYellow Transparent Apple Tree
This apple was one of several cold hardy varieties imported from Russia to help with Western Expansion. In the 1870s, as Americans moved into colde...
View full detailsAmerican Hazelnut Tree
The American Hazelnut is a deciduous shrub native to Eastern North America. Specifically native to Missouri, this shrub is primarily used for the n...
View full detailsAutumn Brilliance Serviceberry Tree
Native to the Eastern US, the Serviceberry is a cold hardy (Zone 3) deciduous 'tree' that has white flowers in Spring and stunning golden copper le...
View full detailsSansa Apple Tree
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 ...
View full detailsPin Oak Trees
Shaped like a pyramid during its younger year that slowly ovals out into its maturity. The fastest growing Oak Tree, reaching over 24" per year and...
View full detailsPrairie Fire Flowering Crabapple Tree
Another newer variety bred to be disease resistant and everblooming. This crabapple is deep sanguine in color with a hint of purple that bloom alon...
View full detailsYork Elderberry Bush
The York Elderberry is bushier than other elderberry varieties. The plant is larger than other elderberry varieties and therefore can produce more ...
View full detailsNova Elderberry Bushes
The Nova Elderberry is what one thinks of when he or she thinks of elderberries. They are small purple fruits that form in small clusters often dro...
View full detailsBurr Oak Tree
The Burr oak is a large, long-lived deciduous tree that is native to North America. It is known for its impressive size, beautiful shape, and hard...
View full detailsBlack Lace Elderberry
The Nova Elderberry is what one thinks of when he or she thinks of elderberries. They are small purple fruits that form in small clusters often dro...
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