Heirloom Apples
Our apple trees, like many fruit trees, are propagated by grafting. There are 2 parts to an apple tree. A Scion, which is the fruiting part of the tree, gives you the variety of apple, and the Rootstock, which influences the mature size of the tree and hardiness of the tree, 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 but will bear large fruit.
- Trees must be planted in well drained soil
- 6 hours of sunlight Full sun preferred
- Stake all trees for the first 2 years. Dwarfs must have permanent stakes
- Tree guards should be used
- Plant at least 2 Different apples trees for Cross Pollination
- Plant disease resistant trees for less maintenance
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.
Rhode Island Greening Apple Tree
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...
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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...
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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...
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This seedling tree was discovered in the high Sierra Mountains in California and thought to be a left over from the 1840s Gold Rush. Therefore, the...
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This Apple hails from Oxford County, Maine and was discovered by Nathanial Haskell in 1790. This very tree, still standing in 1907, is well known t...
View full detailsElstar Apple Tree
Dutch dessert apple first crossed in the 1950s. It can count the Golden Delicious in its parentage which gives the apple a well balanced flavor tha...
View full detailsBelle de Boskoop Apple Tree
1850s Heirloom Apple from the Netherlands. Dessert and culinary apple that keeps its shape when cooked. Generally sharper in flavor with denser fle...
View full detailsReine de Pomme Apple Tree
Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: Mature Height: M.111 ~18-21' tall; Semi-Dwarf Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: Pollination: Required Ripen/Harvest Ti...
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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...
View full detailsReinette Zabergau Apple Tree
The Zaber is a small tributary of the Neckar River in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. This southern State produced an apple- less common crop than neig...
View full detailsHubbardston Nonesuch Apple Tree
Ok, this is a ridiculously sounding name but it actually has kind of an interesting history. The Hubbardston comes from a town in Massachusetts. Th...
View full detailsSt. Martin Apple Tree
Bittersweet Vintage French Cider Apple. Mute red in color with creamy colored flesh. Ingredient in Calvados. Can be used as independent cider or bl...
View full detailsRed Spy Apple Tree
Discovered in New York in 1895 as a sport of the then common Northern Spy Apple. It is larger and redder than its parent yet retains much of the fl...
View full detailsJonafree Apple Tree
A descendent of the Jonathan Apple- this bright red apple retains much of the Jonathan's texture and flavor while also being more disease resistant...
View full detailsVilberie Apple Tree
Traditional French cider apple. Highly astringent producing bittersweet full body cider. High in Tannic Acid. Should be pressed quickly for maximum...
View full detailsNova Spy Apple Trees
Developed at the Atlantic Food and Horticultural Research Centre in Kentville, Nova Scotia in 1986, the Nova Spy became commercially available in 1...
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