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...
View full detailsWinecrisp Apple Tree
The original seeding to yield the WineCrisp apple tree was first crossed in 1969 by L.F. Hough at Rutgers University; he used the unremarkably name...
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Its hardiness down to zone 4 makes this cherry popular in northern climates. It is start, smaller, bright red with a matte finish, and is disease r...
View full detailsPaw Paw Trees
Almost like a creamy banana with large black seeds. General used for baking and pie making. USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Height and Spread 20'x20' on ave...
View full detailsGlohaven Peach Trees
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 detailsSpartan Apple Tree
Introduced in 1936 by R.C. Palmer from the Federal Agriculture Research Station (now the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre) in Summerland, British ...
View full detailsCalville Blanc d'Hiver Apple Tree
One of the oldest apples still in existence, the picturesque Calville has been around in France and Germany since the mid 1600s. The Premier French...
View full detailsWickson Crabapple Tree
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...
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, ...
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 detailsBosc Pear Tree
Also known as Beurré Bosc Pear originating from France in the early 1800s; Louis Bosc named this pear describing its buttery texture. It is truly b...
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Introduced by horticulturalist Luther Burbank in 1899 and is part of 113 plums credited to his creation. The Salicina is native to China but grows ...
View full detailsKeepsake Apple Tree
Released in 1978 from the University of Minnesota, this apple has been popular in the upper Midwest due to its flavor, ripening time, and cold hard...
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 detailsWestminister Crabapple Tree
Discovered at 1913 Kickapoo Orchard and grafted from a single specimen. The crabapples are small, about olive sized, are dark purple in color, and ...
View full detailsEmperor Francis Cherry Tree
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 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 detailsGoldcot Apricot Trees
Fruit is medium sized and almost perfectly round. Its skin is moderately thick and slightly fuzzy with a golden hue. Tree is less vigorous than oth...
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 detailsRoxbury Russet Apple Tree
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...
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 detailsHeliodor™ Apple Trees
Created at the Experimental Botany in Prague in 2008, this apple is a cross between the prolific Golden Delicious and the modern Topaz apples. It i...
View full detailsTwenty Ounce Apple Tree
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 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 ...
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