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.
Liberty 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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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 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...
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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 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...
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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...
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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...
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