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Created in 1940 by Albert Etter after combing through seedlings from a 'Surprise' apple. He eventually settled on seedling #39- its properties were...

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...

Growing to heights of 35-45', the Crimson King Maple is one of the few dark colored leafed trees in the US. In spring, the leaves shoot out a shiny...

In 1969, Hurricane Camille washed away vast swaths of Clyde and Frances 'Ginger' Harvey's orchard. In a valiant effort to recover as many seedlings...

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...

Discovered as a chance sapling in 1987 between Red Delicious and Golden Delicious, the Cameo apple’s rise to fame is a quick one. Though we cannot ...

Researchers at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station first discovered this apple in 1953 having crossed a Golden Delicious with a Jo...

Introduced by the NYSAES in 1923, the Macoun is a cross of McIntosh and Jersey Black. It is named after Canadian horticulturalist W.T. Macoun but w...

The Meteor Cherry is a genetically dwarf tart cherry that reaches approximately 8–10 feet tall at maturity, making it an excellent choice for home ...

The Braeburn apple is a popular apple cultivar that originated in New Zealand in the 1950s. It is known for its firm, crisp, and tangy fruit, which...

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...

The Burgundy Pearl cherry is a dark red to almost black sweet cherry variety that is known for its intense flavor and firm texture. It is a relativ...

The Bonnie's Best Apple is native to Wisconsin found on an orchard owned by Bonnie Keehn in Cooksville, WI. She first showed the qualities of this ...

Scab resistant Asian pear. Slightly russeted and greenish-red in color. Creamy colored flesh. Similarly shaped to other Asian pears. Very sweet. Fi...

First bred in 1825 in Colnbrook, UK from possibly Ribston Pippin and the Blenheim Orange- the Cox Orange Pippins is the premier English Dessert App...

Extremely similar to the Rainer variety, this yellow with a pink blush cherry is average size and quite sweet. The flesh is yellow to pinkish red a...

Bred on the farm of Albert Etter, a Californian Pomologist, in Northern California in 1947. Etter is famous for his cultivation of red fleshed appl...

First developed at the Univ. of Idaho's Agricultural Experimental Station in 1942 as a cross between the Jonathon and Wagener apples. The Idared ...

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

Originally discovered in Deftinge, Belgium during the Napoleonic Wars of 1810 by a Belgian pear 'enthusiast named Jean-Baptiste Van Mons. Van Mons ...

Arguably one of the sweetest of all cherries- these medium sized trees produces incredibly sweet, crunchy fruit. Great for storing, canning, and ba...

The Jonathan apple is a seedling of the Esopus Spitzenburg discovered in 1826 on Philip Ricks' farm in Woodstock, NY. A different person, Jonathan ...

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 ...

Your standard globular golden Asian pear- the Shinseiki Pear is native to east Asia and Japan. Hardy down to USDA Zone 5, this Pear makes a great a...