Modern Apples
Our apple trees, like many fruit trees, are propagated by bud style grafting. There are 2 parts to an apple tree. A Scion, which is the fruiting part of the tree, determining the variety and flavor profiles; and the Rootstock, the very foundation of the tree with specific characteristics that influence the mature size, cold-hardiness, any disease resistances or susceptibilities and determines the time it takes for the tree to fruit. To learn more about Rootstock characteristics visit this link or reach out to us!
There are two steps to selecting your tree:
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First think of the MATURE tree size and the ROOTSTOCK you wish to select. The drop down menu on the page of each tree lists the availability of the MATURE tree size with the ROOTSTOCK listed first:
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Mini-Dwarf (3-6')
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Dwarf (6-10')
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Semi-Dwarf (12-18')
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Standard/Seedling (20'+)
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Then, choose the SHIPPING or PICK-Up tree size most convenient for you:
- Bare Root Petite: Less than 2 years old, 1-3' tall or 3/8" caliper, are branchless, and estimated to bear in 4-5 years.
- Bare Root Maiden: 2 years old, 3-5' tall or 1/2" caliper and will bear fruit in 2-3 years.
- Bare Root Field Ready: 2-3 years old, 5-6' or 5/8" caliper and might have some lateral branching, are thicker above the graft, and will bear in 1-2 years.
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Bare Root Hand Select: 3 year old trees, 6-9' tall or 3/4" caliper (or based on availability our Grand 1" caliper), can be branched and bear fruit in about a year.
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Container: Branched, rooted in pots, and often larger trees in size from 5-12'. Available for pick-up at our Gays Mills, WI location and delivery within 200 miles to our noted zones.
Kinderkrisp Apple Tree
Created in South Haven, MN by David McGregor, the Kinderkrisp is a new variety that was hybridized from the famous Honey Crisp Apple. Created to be...
View full detailsLiberty Apple Trees
Developed in 1955 at the NYSAES as an offspring of the Macoun and Purdue 54-12 (a Japanese flowering crabapple) to create an extremely disease resi...
View full detailsLucy(™) Rose Apple Tree
Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Height: G.11 ~11-13' Tall at Maturity; Dwarf Sun: Full Sun Blooms Group: Probably Bloom Group 3 Ripe...
View full detailsLucy™ Glo Apple Tree
The Lucy™ Apple is a cross between a Honeycrisp and Airlie Red Flesh apples to produce a delicious, red fleshed apple. Bill Howell created this app...
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 detailsNorthpole™ Columnar Apple Tree
The Northpole columnar apple tree is a compact, upright variety bred for small gardens, patios, and high-density plantings. It produces medium to l...
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 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...
View full detailsPink Luster® Apple Trees
The Pink Luster® is another Cornell University creation first debuted to the public in 2020. It is a large apple that is quite colorful. It has a y...
View full detailsPinova Apple Trees
Germany, 1990s. Cross between Golden Delicious × (Duchess of Oldenburg × Cox’s Orange Pippin). Excellent eater with crisp flesh and striated skin. ...
View full detailsRed Vein Apple Tree
Description Coming Soon! USDA Zone: 4-8 Mature Height EMLA 7 ~14-17' tall; Semi-dwarf Sun: Full Sun Bloom Group: 4, Late Mid Season Ripening Time:...
View full detailsRoseland Red Honeycrisp Apple Tree
Introduced in Minnesota in 1991, the Roseland Red Honey Crisp (RRHC) is a local favorite. The tree is one of the most vigorous and hardy of apple t...
View full detailsSnowSweet® Apple Tree
The University of Minnesota introduced this cold hardy apple in 2006 and is a cross between the Sharon and Connell Red apples. It is consistently m...
View full detailsState Fair Apple Tree
This apple ripens around the time of the Minnesota State Fair, hence the name, and is the parent of another early variety also of UofM: Zestar!®. D...
View full detailsStory® Inored Apple Tree
Made available to the public in the 2000s, the Story® Apple (or Story® Inored) is a disease resistant variety from the Novadi Corporation in France...
View full detailsWilliam's Pride Apple Tree
First developed at Purdue University Breeding Program in the 1970s and released to the public in 1988, the PRI2845-1 apple is another excellent exa...
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 nam...
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