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If you've ever heard of an apple- its probably the Honeycrisp. The University of Minnesota introduced this cold hardy apple variety in 1991 and it ...

Lapins cherry is a dark red to almost black, large-sized cherry variety known for its sweet and juicy flavor. It is a self-pollinating variety, whi...

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...

First discovered as a chance seedling in southern England in 1770 by a gentleman named John Stair. First imported to the US in 1790 and planted on ...

Rainier cherry was developed in 1952 at Washington State University. It is a cross between the Bing and Van cultivars. Rainier cherries are one of ...

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...

Discovered as a chance seedling in the Similkameen Valley in British Columbia, Canada in the 1990s. Because it was discovered by chance, there is n...

The Ayers pear (Pyrus communis 'Ayers') is a medium-sized pear cultivar that is commonly grown in the United States. It was developed in Georgia by...

First created at Rutgers Fruit Research Center in New Jersey in 1971 and is a cross between apple PCF2-134 and PRI 669-205. The CrimsonCrisp® was c...

  Please see our main Honeycrisp page for a general description. The difference between the Cameron Select and the standard Honeycrisp is a matter ...

Created at Cornell University’s Agricultural Station in 1898, the Cortland Apple is a popular tree around the Great Lakes even today. It is now the...

Said to have been discovered in the late 18th century in Philadelphia on a fruit farm owned by Peter Kieffer but now is planted widely across the e...

The Moonglow Pear’s brownish-green skin covers soft flesh with a sweet mild flavor. It's an early producer with fruit ready for picking in mid-Augu...

This University of Minnesota variety was introduced in 1977 and is a cross between the Northern Spy and MN 447 (Frostbite) Apples. Commercially via...

First breed in the 1930s, this apple has grown to be one of the most popular apples sold around the world. Its lengthy storage abilities and crisp ...

Introduced in 1999 by the University of Minnesota as another cold hardy apple. The Zestar, also called Minnewashta, is a cross between the State Fa...

Bred at the Department of Agriculture in Western Australia in 1970 by researcher John Cripps. He crossed the red Australian apple Lady Williams wit...

The Bing cherry is a popular variety of sweet cherry that originated in Oregon, USA, in the late 19th century. It is named after Ah Bing, a Chinese...

The ‘Kristin’ cherry is like the hidden gem of the cherry world, with a story that began in 1938 from a careful cross between ‘Emperor Francis’ and...

Developed in Geneva, New York in the early 2000s, this cherry is a cross between a Stella and Emperor Francis sweet cherries. It is hardy to Zone 5...

Introduced 1870 in the orchard of a Mr. Brathwaite, the fruit, a variety of Winesap, round and of medium size. The flesh is yellow, fine grained, c...

Bright orange without much blush, this apricot is an eye pleaser. Large with near identical lobes with a waxy skin and little fuzz. They ripen slig...

Pixie Crunch, or Co-op 33, is a 1971 cultivar of the PRI Institute grown at Purdue University. Descended from the Golden Delicious and Red Rome app...

First found in a New Mexico Valley in the 1940s, the Champagne has quite the volatile history. The Dixon family began growing this apple as soon as...