Modern 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.
Prairie Magic Apple Tree
The Prairie Magic Apple is a wonderfully cold hardy variety hailing from Jeffries Nurseries in Neepawa, Mantioba. Wilford Drysdale crossed a Goodla...
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First crossed at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique in Angers, France in 1985 as a disease resistant offspring of the Gala Apple. It...
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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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Another apple created by the Purdue, Rutgers, and University of Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station in the 1980s, the Redfree apple was desi...
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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 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. ...
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Another excellent Cornel University apple, 'Cordera' (NY56) is named for Robert Lamb, a Cornell University apple breeder. Cordera means lamb in Spa...
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...
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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...
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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...
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Released to the public in 1975 from the Aomori Apple Experimental Research Station in northern Japan; it is a cross between the Golden Delicious an...
View full detailsOtterson Apple Trees
The Otterson is a cross between the Fameuse x Niedzwetzkyana (the ancestor of almost all modern red fleshed apples). A very tart red fleshed crabap...
View full detailsMutsu Apple Trees
Also known as a Crispin Apple, the Mutsu apple is a cross between the Golden Delicious and Indo apples and originates from the Aomori Prefecture in...
View full detailsFortune Apple Trees
Fortune is a hybrid from Cornell University developed by combining the Schoharie Spy with the disease-resistant Empire. The result was a high-perf...
View full detailsKudos™ Apple Tree
Also known as MN33, the Kudos™ Apple is a newer apple tree out of the University of Minnesota released in 2022 and is a cross between the Honeycris...
View full detailsPaula Red Apple Tree
Early. Crunchy. Juicy. The Paula Red is an adorable apple and rather plump in stature. Its calyx is short and often pairs with adjacent apples alon...
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Germany, 1990s. Cross between Golden Delicious × (Duchess of Oldenburg × Cox’s Orange Pippin). Excellent eater with crisp flesh and striated skin. ...
View full detailsSundance Apple Tree
Description coming soon USDA Zone: 4-7 Mature Height: B.118: ~20 or 85% of Standard; Semi-Dwarf Ships Spring 2026 Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: 2, Ear...
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Early ripening apple. Easy to grow but doesn't store well. Good for colder climates. USDA Zone: 4-7 Mature Height: Bud-10 ~10-12' Tall at Maturity;...
View full detailsSomerset Redstreak Apple Tree
Description coming soon USDA Zone: 4-7 Mature Height: B.118: ~20 or 85% of Standard; Semi-Dwarf Ships Spring 2026 Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: 2, Ear...
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