Fruit Trees
Our apple trees, like many fruit trees, are propagated by grafting. There are two parts to an apple tree. The scion is the fruiting part of the tree, which gives you the variety of the apple, and the rootstock, which influences the mature size and hardiness of the tree, and determines the time it takes for the tree to fruit. We sell Standard, Semi-Dwarf, Dwarf, and Mini-Dwarf trees that do not require a lot of space and yet, will bear large fruit.
A few key notes on successful planting methods:
- Trees must be planted in well-drained soil
- Six hours of sunlight; full sun preferred
- Stake all trees for the first two years
- Dwarfs must have permanent stakes
- Tree guards should be used
- Plant at least two different apple tree varieties for Cross-Pollination
- Plant disease-resistant trees for less maintenance; we are happy to help make any suggestions you might need
We categorize our apple trees into at least five sizes: Petite, Maiden, Field Ready, Hand Select, and Container depending on the size of the tree. The Petite tree is our smallest graded tree less than 2 years in age; Maiden trees are usually 2 years old and are branchless. These are also called whips and will bear in 2-3 years. A Field Ready tree is 2-3 years old and might have some lateral branching, be thicker above the graft, and will bear in 1-2 years. The Hand Select trees are only about 20% of trees we have and are 3 year old trees, 6-9’ tall and can be heavily branched. You can expect fruiting on a Hand Select tree in about a year.
Cox Orange Pippin Apple Tree
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...
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Arguably one of the sweetest of all cherries- these medium sized trees produces incredibly sweet, crunchy fruit. Great for storing, canning, and ba...
View full detailsReddy Robin® Pear Tree
Scab resistant Asian pear. Slightly russeted and greenish-red in color. Creamy colored flesh. Similarly shaped to other Asian pears. Very sweet. Fi...
View full detailsBlushing Golden Sweet Cherry Tree
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...
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Introduced in 1936 by R.C. Palmer from the Federal Agriculture Research Station (now the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre) in Summerland, British ...
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The Glohaven Peach is large, quite circular, and very uniform in shape and color. The peach has little to no fuzz and is mostly red in color with a...
View full detailsAutumn Crisp Apple Tree
The Autumn Crisp apple is a relatively new variety of apple that was developed by Cornell University's apple breeding program in Geneva, New York, ...
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Another apple created by the Purdue, Rutgers, and University of Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station in the 1980s, the Redfree apple was desi...
View full detailsFlemish Beauty Pear Trees
Originally discovered in Deftinge, Belgium during the Napoleonic Wars of 1810 by a Belgian pear 'enthusiast named Jean-Baptiste Van Mons. Van Mons ...
View full detailsGrimes Golden Apple Trees
Long known to be one of the parents of the prodigious Golden Delicious~ the Grimes Golden apple was originally discovered in an orchard in West Vir...
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 detailsHarvey Earligold Apple Tree
Literally descriptive name, this apple both ripens early and is a golden yellow color. It is nearly perfectly round with a yellow hue that softens ...
View full detailsShinseiki Pear Tree
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...
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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...
View full detailsDabinett Apple Tree
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...
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The golf ball sized, round fruit is similar to other Asian pears. It is firm and crunchy with more russeting than the Hosui. It is very sweet and g...
View full detailsRoyal Empire Apple Tree
The Royal Empire Apple (REA) is a sport of the popular Empire Apple. First discovered in 1992, this sport has grown to dominate the Empire market. ...
View full detailsBackyard Orchard Starter Collection
Want to start a backyard orchard but don't know where to start. We have our recommendations for an excellent variety of fruit trees that pollinate ...
View full detailsRed Flesh Apple Tree Collection
Want something colorful for your back yard orchard? These red-fleshed apples would help set your orchard apart or add a delightfully versatile coll...
View full detailsChojuro Pear Tree
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...
View full detailsState Fair Apple Tree
This apple ripens around the time of the Minnesota State Fair, hence the name, and is the parent of another earl variety also of UofM: Zestar. Deve...
View full detailsSuncrisp® Apple Tree
Bred in 1963 at the Rutgers University Horticultural Research Farm by crossing an offspring of Cortland and Cox Orange Pippin with a Golden Delicio...
View full detailsStaff Favorites Fruit Tree Bundle - 5 Trees
Discover our staff’s favorite fruit trees with this exclusive bundle from Roots to Fruits Nursery! We asked our team to pick their top varieties, a...
View full detailsRed Gravenstein Apple Tree
The Red Gravenstein is a sport of the much older Gravenstein Apple. Originally planted in the 1670s, the Gravenstein apple was used as a cooking an...
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