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This American heirloom variety has been around since at least the 1840s. George Howland of New Bedford, MA exhibited this apple for the Massachuset...

First discovered in Roxbury- part of the Massachusetts Colony- in the mid 1630s; the Roxbury Russet is one of the oldest cultivars in the United St...

Dutch settlers discovered this apple along the Hudson River near a settlement called Esopus- hence its name- which stands about halfway between New...

Also called the Trembling Aspen or White Poplar, the Quaking Aspen has one of the largest natural ranges of any tree in North America. Growing exce...

The Dabinett Apple dates back to a chance discovery by William Dabinett (for whom it is named) in the early 1800s at his orchard in Somerset, Engla...

Discovered in Kawasaki, Japan in 1895 appearing redder than other pears nearby. Round and golden in color- the Chojuro pear is similar to other Asi...

First grown from a seedling in Gloucester, England in an orchard owned by William Ashmead. The ‘Kernel’ in the name also suggests it was a chance f...

Bred in 1963 at the Rutgers University Horticultural Research Farm by crossing an offspring of Cortland and Cox Orange Pippin with a Golden Delicio...

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...

A branchier crabapple that grows considerably wider than it does tall, this crabapple is an excellent statement piece. Magenta colored flower sprin...

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...

This American heirloom variety can trace its lineage back to Rhode Island in the mid 1650s and was discovered on the farm of a Mr. Green near Middl...

A prolific bloomer, the Mont Blanc Crabapple's bud is a bright pink in color that opens to a snow white flower after many other blooms have opened....

One of the longest lived apple trees with the original specimen still standing in an orchard in Nottinghamshire, UK, having been planted as a seedl...

A New England heirloom whose early lineage remains a mystery. The earliest reports of its existence date back to before 1700. The medium to large a...

Introduced in Minnesota in 1991, the Roseland Red Honey Crisp (RRHC) is a local favorite. The tree is one of the most vigorous and hardy of apple t...

Similar origin story to the Balafon Cherry- first developed in central Hungary and introduced to the US via Dr. Amy Iezzoni. It ripens about 10 day...

A globular form of the common Blue Spruce- this plant is grafted on a 2' root stock giving it the appearance of a lollipop. The plant will continue...

The Yellow Newton is a chance seedling from an older English variety brought to the US in 1755 by Dr. Thomas Walker. The apple grew well in Albemar...

Named for Rodney Stoke in Somerset, England- this is an old cider apple. It finally became popular in the 1920s though the tree was almost certainl...

A Mid- Late season bloomer, these white blossomed, single petaled crabapples are small and numerous on the tree. Excellent pollinators for apple tr...

An old English (Essex) variety bred in 1888 by crossing a Peasgood's Nonsuch (probably the coolest apple name ever) with a Dumelow's Seedling and c...

Fortune is a hybrid from Cornell University developed by combining the Schoharie Spy with the disease-resistant Empire. The result was a high-perf...

Native to the eastern United States populating the forests from Florida to Quebec and Massachusetts to Illinois. The tree reaches astounding height...