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.
Honeycrisp Apple Trees
If you've ever heard of an apple- its probably the Honeycrisp. The University of Minnesota introduced this cold hardy apple variety in 1991 and it ...
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Developed at the University of Minnesota Agriculture Research Center by crossing a Golden Delicious with a cold-hardy Haralson. The result was a Go...
View full detailsJonadel Apple Trees
Apple is slightly elongated with a small bulge in the middle. Its skin has an orange hue to it that transitions to a bright red color when exposed ...
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A descendant of the Jonathan Apple - this bright red apple retains much of the Jonathan's texture and flavor while also being more disease resistan...
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Researchers at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station first discovered this apple in 1953 having crossed a Golden Delicious with a Jo...
View full detailsKeepsake Apple Tree
Released in 1978 from the University of Minnesota, this apple has been popular in the upper Midwest due to its flavor, ripening time, and cold hard...
View full detailsKinderkrisp 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 detailsKudos® Apple Tree
Also known as MN33, the Kudos® (MN33 Cltv.) Apple is a newer apple tree out of the University of Minnesota released in 2022 and is a cross between ...
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 Lady® Apple Trees
Bred at the Department of Agriculture in Western Australia in 1970 by researcher John Cripps. He crossed the red Australian apple Lady Williams wit...
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 detailsPixie Crunch™ Apple Trees
Pixie Crunch™, or Co-op 33, is a 1971 cultivar of the PRI Institute grown at Purdue University. Descended from the Golden Delicious and Red Rome ap...
View full detailsPrairie 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...
View full detailsRed King Apple Tree
A relatively newer apple (1950's Riverside, Washington) with the iconic red flesh, the Red King is a distant offspring of the Red Delicious. It ret...
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 detailsRedfree Apple Tree
Another apple created by the Purdue, Rutgers, and University of Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station in the 1980s, the Redfree apple was desi...
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...
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