Fruit Trees

In 1817, Joel Gillet discovered a seedling tree from a nursery delivery and one of his children planted it near the Ohio River in Rome Township. A ...

The Criterion apple was discovered as a chance seedling near Parker, WA in 1968 and is descended from the Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, and ...

A late dropping apple. Very sweet and juicy. Apple is medium in size and quite crunchy- though not too crunchy. Easy to eat and stores decently but...

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...

This French cider apple was first propagated in 1872 in Yvetot, Normandy and is named for pomologist Henri Michelin. The apple tree is actually no...

First bred in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1961 at the Agricultural Research Service with the USDA and Univ. of Tennessee. Named by Jerry Hardigree, the...

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

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...

Cross of a Jonathan and Delicious and created back in 1917 but wasn't released to the public in the 1990s. Very sweet and cold hardy- it is also di...

The NY Agricultural Research Station introduced the Spigold apple to the public in 1962 and is a cross between the Golden Delicious and Red Spy App...

This Italian apple is a cross between the Gala and Elstar apples and is also known by its patented name of Civini. Commercially available since 198...

Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: Mature Height: G.11 ~12-14' tall of 55-60% of Standard; Dwarf (Ships Spring 2025) Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: Po...

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...

Description Coming Soon! 19th Century baking apple originating in Connecticut.  USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Height: G.30 or 45-55% of Standard; Semi-Dwar...

Popular eating apple from Victorian England. Noted for a strong resistance to apple scab.  USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Height: G.935 ~11-13' or 45-50% of...

Grown in the Normandy region of France and noted as early as the 1870s, the Binet Rouge apple is primarily a cider apple. Designated as one of seve...

Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: Mature Height: MM106 ~16-17' or 70-75% of Standard Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: Pollination: Required Harvest Dat...

The Bonanza peach tree is a fruit-bearing tree that is known for producing medium to large-sized peaches with a bright red skin and juicy, sweet f...

Originally planted in 1958 at the Illinois Experiment Station in Urbana (a sub-section of the PRI Breeding Program) and was named Coop 2. The 'Prim...

The extremely cold hardy tree originated in 1980 by the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Manitoba, Canada, the Norland Apple is a cross betwe...

Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: Mature Height: EMLA 7 ~15-17' tall or 65% of Standard; Semi-Dwarf (Ships Spring 2025) Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group...

Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: Mature Height: EMLA 7 ~15-17' tall or 65% of Standard; Semi-Dwarf (Ships Spring 2025) Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group...

Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: Mature Height: M.111 ~18-21' or 85% of Standard; Semi-Dwarf (Ships Spring 2025) Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: Poll...

Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: Mature Height: G.11 ~10-12' tall or 45-50% of Standard; Dwarf (Ships Spring 2025) Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: Po...