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.
Grimes Golden Apple
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...
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First developed at the Univ. of Idaho's Agricultural Experimental Station in 1942 as a cross between the Jonathon and Wagener apples. The Idared ...
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Grafted from trees at 1913 Kickapoo's Orchard~ this apple is cold hardy and makes a great pie. The apple is quite large, nearly 4" across and is ve...
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William Butters found this chance apple tree near Wood Hill (close to modern day Wilmington, MA). Research suggests Butters discovered this apple a...
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Developed by Freeman Howlett at the Ohio AES in 1944, the Melrose apple is the official state apple of Ohio. Its late harvest time makes this a g...
View full detailsRed Gravenstein Apple
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 a...
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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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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 ...
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Description Coming Soon. USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Heights: EMLA.7 ~14-16' or 60-70% of Standard; Semi-Dwarf M.111 ~18-21' or 85% of Standard; Semi-Dw...
View full detailsFameuse Snow Apple
While records of this apple date back to the early 1700s, the Fameuse apple truly gained in popularity in the 1850s in Quebec, Canada due to its ex...
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Named for Rodney Stoke in Somerset, England- this is an old cider apple. It finally became popular in the 1920s though the tree was almost certainl...
View full detailsYellow Newton Apple
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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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...
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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...
View full detailsClaygate Pearmain Apple
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...
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An English cider apple producing a full bittersweet juice. USDA Zone: 4-9 Mature Height: G.41 ~12-14' tall of 55-60% of Standard; Dwarf (Ships Spr...
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A bright yellow apple. Medium in size and conical in shape. The apple is uniformly yellow that turns a bright red in the sun. Its flesh is very jui...
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Small, juicy with some tannic acid giving it a dry-ish consistency, coarse grained, white fleshed, sweet but not too sweet, little to no tang, chew...
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A New England heirloom whose early lineage remains a mystery. The earliest reports of its existence date back to before 1700. The medium to large a...
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