Apple Trees for sale
We are again offering a wide variety of apple trees for sale. All apple trees will be available for delivery or pick up as bare root stock in spring 2024.
Now for a little information on zoning & rootstock:
It is important to note that many growers differ in the zoning of various fruit trees. Zones listed by us are based on our experience with trees in our orchard as well as the declared zoning by others. Our nursery is in a microclimate ZONE 3 giving us a good opportunity to evaluate hardiness. Rootstock also plays a role in hardiness, and we prefer staying with the recommendations of Northern growers and the University of Minnesota, who is responsible for the development of so many wonderful fruit varieties. If our zoning differs from other suppliers, it’s because we believe it will work in the stated area. And we guarantee the success of plants in the zones for which we have stated they will grow.
There are many different rootstocks used for the grafting of apple trees. The primary purpose of rootstocks is to control the size of the tree and to stimulate fruiting more rapidly. The subject of rootstocks for various fruit trees is generally too technical and truthfully not significant for the general consumer. To simplify the issue, Dwarf trees grow to a height of 8-12’, Semi-Dwarf, 12-18’ and Standards 18-30′. Additionally, the fruiting period for Dwarf trees is 1-3 yrs., Semi-Dwarf 3-5 yrs., Grafted Standards 5-7 yrs. and Standard trees grown from seed may take 10 to 20 years to produce.
APPLE TREES – PRICES BELOW:
It should be noted that the pricing below are for apple trees on Semi Dwarf rootstock only!
Dwarf and Standard trees are available on several varieties but supplies are extremely limited. Should you desire these please call for availability.
*** Also note that we CANNOT ship XL and XXL trees to all states without incurring additional charges, some of which may be considerable. Regular, Big and some Xl can be shipped to Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin ONLY at no extra charge ***
All apple trees will be available for delivery or pick up as bareroot stock.
| QUANTITY | BIG | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL |
| ————- | 7/16-9/16″ | 9/16-11/16″ | 11/16-7/8″ | 7/8-1″ | 1-1 1/4″ |
| 1 TO 5 | $45.00 | $50.00 | $55.00 | $60.00 | $65.00 |
| 6 TO 11 | $44.00 | $49.00 | $54.00 | $59.00 | $64.00 |
| 12 or More | $43.00 | $48.00 | $53.00 | $58.00 | $63.00 |
***** SPECIAL NOTE: FRUIT TREES DO NOT LIKE A LOT OF WATER, WATER THEM IN WHEN PLANTED & LET MOTHER NATURE TAKE CARE OF THEM, UNLESS WE HAVE A DROUGHT! *****
***** SPECIAL NOTE: APPLE, CHERRY, PEACHES, PLUM, PEAR AND APRICOT TREES OFTEN REQUIRE 2 TREES FOR PROPER POLLINATION. TREES THAT ARE SELF-FERTILE WILL BE NOTED BUT, ARE GENERALLY MORE PRODUCTIVE WITH ANOTHER POLLINATOR. *****
AMBROSIA– Zone 4-7. Ambrosia, (in Greek meaning “Food of the Gods”, is considered to be the finest apple offered for eating and cooking. It is a sweet, low acid variety you don’t want to miss. Ripens late Sept through early Oct. Mid-season bloomer. Available in BIG or XL ONLY
ARKANSAS BLACK- Zone 4-8. Deep Crimson, almost black fruit! Firm and crisp apples that are perfect for baking, juices and apple butter. Can be kept up to 8 months in proper storage. Highly disease resistant. Ripens in October. Mid/late season bloomer. Available in: BIG or XL ONLY
CONNELL RED-Zone 4-7. Connell Red is a red blushed mutation of Fireside. With a distinctive flavor, this apple is excellent for eating and cooking. Fruit ripens mid-October, keeps into April or May, trees are hardy and heavy bearers. Mid/Late season bloomer. Available in BIG, XL, 2XL, 3XL & 4XL
CORTLAND- Zone 4-8. Large red apples are extra juicy, with tangy sweet-tart flavor. Excellent in fruit salads as flesh stays white after cutting. Good eating, canning, and pies. Heavy bearing ripens late September/early October. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: REGULAR, BIG, XL, 2XL & 3XL
EMPIRE- Zone 4-7. Excellent flavor, aromatic, great for pies and eating fresh. Fruit is medium in size, ripens Mid-September, stores for 5-9 months. Resistant to mildew and fire blight. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG & XL Only
ENTERPRISE- Zone 4-8. Fruit is medium to large, deep red, ripens mid-October and stores well. Excellent for pies and eating. Trees are spreading, good annual bearers, immune to scab, highly resistant to fire blight, cedar rust and moderately resistant to powdery mildew. Mid/Late season bloomer. Available in: BIG & XL ONLY
FIRESIDE- Zone 3-7. Large red striped fruit with yellowish flesh, sweet, pleasant flavor. Ripens mid to late October, has good storage life, and is resistant to cedar apple rust. Excellent for eating or dessert. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL, 3XL & 4XL
FREEDOM- Zone 3-7. A mid to late season red apple good for eating, sauce or juice. Flesh is crisp, juicy and slightly tart. Very vigorous and productive and fruit stores well into January. Excellent disease resistance, immune to plant scab. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: Not available for Spring 2025
GOLDEN DELICIOUS- Zone 4-8. This is a spur type apple that bears at a young age and is very productive. Rose blushed to yellow skin. The flesh is white, crisp and tangy. Stores well, ripens Mid-October. Best yields if pollinated with Red Delicious. Late season bloomer. Available in: BIG & XL Only
GOODLAND- Zone 3-7. This sweet apple with a creamy green skin and red blush was developed in Manitoba, Canada. This cold hardy apple is great for fresh eating and sauce. Ripens late August to early September. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: Not available for Spring 2025
GRANNY SMITH- Zone 5-8. Makes the best apple dumplings in the world. This is a bright green apple that is firm & sweet/tart. Good for eating, cooking and sauce. Ripens August to September. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG ONLY
GRAVENSTEIN- Zone 3-9. A European variety originating in the 1800’s, apples have a sweet-tart flavor and are crisp with a juicy texture. One of the earliest ripening apples, late July into August, is especially good for cooking, sauce and cider. Apples are green irregularly shaped with broad red stripes. Has a short storage life. Early season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL & 3XL
HARALSON- Zone 3-8. Crisp, juicy and firm apple, having a mildly tart flavor, not acidic. They are good for eating, cooking and are an excellent choice for pies. Ripens early October. Late season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL & 3XL
HONEYCRISP- Zone 4-8. This is an all-around winner for flavor, crispness and storage life, up to 7 months. Excellent for commercial or home orchards, ripening in late September. Considered one of the best among all apples. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL, 3XL & 4XL
HONEYGOLD- Zone 3-8. Honey gold is a cross between Golden Delicious and Haralson for color and flavor. Excellent for eating and has great storage qualities. Ripens mid-October. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL & 3XL
“NEW” KUDO’S– Zone 4-8. Another apple variety from the University of Minnesota. Excellent crisp, juicy texture and a sweet, well-balanced flavor withe occasional tropical overtone. It was developed by crossing Honeycrisp and Zestar! Stores for up to 5 months. Fruit ripens late September. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: Big, XL & 2XL
LIBERTY- Zone 3-8. Produces medium sized quality fruit in abundance annually. Highly resistant to all major apple diseases. Good for fresh eating and cooking. Flavor intensifies with storage lasting well into February. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG & XL ONLY
LODI- Zone 3-7. Yellow apples begin ripening and dropping in late July. Similar to Yellow Transparent, fruit is excellent for sauce and early pies. Good producer that works excellent in Deer Plot applications. Early season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL, 3XL & 4XL
MACOUN- Zone 3-8. Best tasting apple fresh from the tree. A medium sized apple that’s deep red with a green base. Ripens in mid-September. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL & 3XL
MCINTOSH- Zone 4-8. Mcintosh is one of the most favored apples grown or eaten anywhere. Fruit is soft, sweet and juicy ripening mid-September. Excellent for fresh eating, cooking and sauce. Generally, a heavy bearer. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: REGULAR, BIG, XL & 2XL
NORLAND- Zone 3-8. One of the earliest summer red apples to ripen. This very cold hardy apple originated from Canada has a sweet taste & crisp texture. Good cooking and eating apples. Ripens mid-August. Early season bloomer. Available in: Not available for Spring 2025
NORTHERN SPY– Zone 4-8. Northern Spy is an older variety of apple, developed by a farmer in the early 1800s in Rochester, New York. These apples are very large and round. The color of the skin is red and green streaked. The flesh is creamy white, crisp, and sweet. Ripens in late October to early November. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL & 2XL
RED BARON- Zone 3-6. A cross of Golden Delicious & Daniels Red, apples produced are medium to large, crisp, sweet, juicy and mild. Very productive and bears at an early age. Great for eating, pies, and sauce, ripening in late September. Resistant to fire blight. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: Not available for Spring 2025
RED DELICIOUS- Zone 4-8. Perhaps the most popular of all apples. Medium to large fruit, firm flesh, sweet and juicy. Ripens mid to late October and has long storage life. Late season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL & 2XL
SNOWSWEET- Zone 3-7. The fruit quality and flavor are incredible, the most unique aspect is that apples sliced for dessert are very slow to discolor. Apples ripen mid-late September. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL & 2XL
STATE FAIR- Zone 3-8. Bright red summer all-purpose apple. Excellent semi-sweet to sub acid flavor, juicy with yellow flesh. Medium to large size, good producer. Fruit ripens mid to late August. Early season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL & 2XL
SWEET 16- Zone 3-8. Apples are medium size, red striped, crisp and juicy. It is an excellent sweet apple with an unusual flavor like cherry candy. Trees may be slow to bear but, for this exceptional fruit it’s worth the wait. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL & 2XL
TRIUMPH- Zone 4-8. The latest apple cultivar from the University of Minnesota. It was created by crossing Honeycrisp and Liberty apple. This is a pleasantly tart and well- balanced red apple with good storage life. Ripens late September. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: Not available for Spring 2025
WINTER BANANA- Zone 4-9. This antique variety originated from Indiana in 1870. Produces large, sun yellow fruit with crisp, tangy juicy flesh. Highly aromatic with a mild banana like flavor. Can be stored for up to 6 months. Ripens in early August. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: Not available for Spring 2025
WEALTHY- Zone 3-8. This old-time favorite is excellent for pies, fresh eating and sauce. This is a red striped apple ripening in mid-September with mellow flavor. Trees often bear the first year and are very hardy. Early season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL & 3XL
WOLF RIVER- Zone 4-8. This is a classic old-time favorite that originated in central Wisconsin. It produces very large apples, pale yellow to green with carmine red blush and stripes. Ripening in late September, it is primarily used as a cooking apple and has very good storage life. Mid-season bloomer. Available in: BIG & XL ONLY
YELLOW TRANSPARENT- Zone 3-6. Another old time favorite. Very early summer apples ideal for eating, cooking and applesauce. Pick by late August. Yellow green in color. Early season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL & 4XL
ZESTAR- Zone 3-7. Ripens in late August, with crisp, juicy, sweet tart flavor great for eating and cooking. Stores longer than most early apples. Hardy and productive. Early season bloomer. Available in: BIG, XL, 2XL, 3XL & 4XL
Remember fruit trees need 2 or more that bloom around the same time to cross pollinate
(Early season will pollinate a mid-season bloomer, mid-season will pollinate an early or late season.
(You may also use 2 of the same blooming time to cross pollinate but a different variety.)
Should there be an apple that is not listed, and you would like to order, please feel free
To give us a call and we will do our very best to find that variety for you.
We highly recommend the use of our 3-5 year fertilizer packets ($2.00 each) for the planting of all fruit trees. We offer specially designed spiral tree guards @ $2.00 (24”), $2.25 (36”) or $2.50 (40”). It is essential to protect your tree investment from mice, rabbits and deer after they are planted. We also carry a number of products that truly work to keep deer from eating your trees. Repels-All and Plantskydd are perhaps two of the best and most effective, giving you upward to 3-6 months of protection with each application.
All stock will be Reserved and
Shipped on a First Come – First Served basis.