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Fruit Tree Selection

Fruit Tree Selection

Here's a sampling of customer favorites. Find these varieties and more in stock at our stores. Selection varies by store.  


Apples

Golden Delicious

Malus sylvestris var. domestica | Dwarf

One of the world's most popular apples and imagine how much more amazing the flavor will be when harvested from your homegrown tree! This variety is a consistent producer and the fruit is excellent for eating, pies, cooking, canning, and freezing.

Flavor: both sweet & spicy.

Season: mid to late season bloomer.

Pollination: self-pollinating and will provide pollen for any other mid or late season apple variety.

Honeycrisp

Malus sylvestris var. domestica (PP#7197) | Dwarf

The name says it all - this is regarded as one of the most flavorful apples. The fruit is closely spaced, large, and very sweet. This variety is good for fresh eating, has a long shelf-life, and is disease resistant.

Flavor: very sweet & crunchy.

Season: mid-season bloomer.

Pollination: pollinator required. Use any mid or late season blooming apple variety.

Pristine

Malus sylvestris var. domestica | Dwarf

Disease resistance, early maturation, and a wonderful flavor make this apple a winner. It’s delicious, greenish-yellow fruit is crunchy, juicy, and is great for easting desserts, and baking.

Flavor: juicy & crunchy.

Season: mid-season bloomer.

Pollination: pollinator required. Use any mid or late season blooming apple variety.

Red Fuji

Malus sylvestris var. domestica | Dwarf

A variety developed in Japan with large fruit that is sweet and crip. The fruit stores well and matures late in the season. Use for fresh eating, desserts, and even salads.

Flavor: sweet & crunchy.

Season: mid-season bloomer.

Pollination: pollinator required. Use any mid or late season blooming apple variety.


Cherries

Blackyork (Eastern Bing)

Prunus avium | Semi-dwarf

The same large, dark re-black, delicious cherries as the "Bing" cherry, but more disease resistant and better suited to our Eastern growing conditions. Best when eaten fresh. Originally introduced by Cornell university.

Flavor: sweet

Pollination: pollinator required. Must be pollinated by another sweet cherry variety.

Montmorency

Prunus ceracus | Semi-dwarf

The absolute standard for tart cherries. A bright red fruit with yellow flesh. Best for fresh eating, pies, cooking, canning, and freezing.

Flavor: tart tasting.

Season: produces early in the season and is a heavy producer.

Pollination: self-pollinating.

 

Regina

Prunus avium (PP#11,530) | Semi-dwarf

A new German variety, Regina is a large, sweet, dark red, firm cherry. Very productive and very disease resistant. Best for fresh eating.

Flavor: very sweet.

Pollination: pollinator required. Must be pollinated by another sweet cherry variety.


Pawpaws & Peaches

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

This native American fruit was enjoyed by Lewis and Clark on their famous trek westward. The fruit has a banana like flavor with creamy soft flesh on a tree that is very attractive, ornamental in all seasons. The fruit is delicious when eaten fresh from the tree.

Flavor: soft & bananalike

Pollination: get better fruit yields with two or more varieties are planted in close proximity.

Mature Height: 12-15 ft.

July Elberta

Prunus persica| Dwarf

A large, freestone peach that is similar to the original Elberta. the only difference - this fruit of this variety matures earlier in the season than the original. The fruit has a very sweet yellow flesh and is best when enjoyed fresh, canned, cooked, or frozen.

Flavor: sweet & juicy.

Season: produces mid-season.

Pollination: self-pollinating.

Redhaven

Prunus persica | Dwarf

The standard by which all peaches are compared. This yellow fleshed, exceptionally hardy variety mature early and with a heavy, numerous crop. Enjoy in pies, cooking, freezing, and eat fresh.

Flavor: sweet.

Pollination: Self-pollinating.


Pears & Plums

Bartlett

Pyrus communis | Dwarf

The most popular European pear variety sold in the US. It's smooth, buttery flesh is sweet and juicy. Enjoyable when eaten fresh, cooked in a recipe, and after canning.

Flavor: sweet & very juicy.

Pollination: pollinator required. Pollinated with any European pear, except for Seckel.

Moonglow

Pyrus communis | Dwarf

Another wonderful European pear that matures about a week after the Bartlett and shows more disease resistance to fire-blight. The medium to large fruits are sweet, juicy, and best enjoyed fresh, canned, or cooked.

Flavor: sweet & juicy.

Pollination: pollinator required. Must be pollinated by another European pear.

Methley

Prunus salicina | Semi-dwarf

Sometimes called "Sugar Plum" (you can just hear the ballet music playing), this Japanese style plum has a medium sized fruit and is very productive. Best for fresh eating and canning.

Flavor: sweet.

Pollination: Self-pollinating and will also pollinate other varieties of Japanese plums.


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