Malus spp. Fall. Very large round-conic apple, faintly red-striped or blushed orange-red. Firm slightly tart juicy flesh, best known for cooking but also good fresh eating. Z3.
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Malus spp. Winter. Medium-small fresh-eating apple of unparalleled quality. Intense, aromatic, sharp & sweet. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. Famous European cooking apple. Big blocky fruit patched with green and russet. Cooks and bakes beautifully. Keeps well. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. Uniquely dark fruit with well-balanced flavor. Excellent pies and cider. Maine heirloom. Best eating late Dec. to March. Great keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. Medium to very large apple has a good balance of sweet and tart with hints of pear. All-purpose. Keeps until midwinter. Z4.
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Malus domestica Late Summer. Borowinka seedlings are standard-sized, vigorous, disease resistant and cold hardy. Grow these trees for their own fruit, or as rootstock for grafting. Early to midseason blooms. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. Very large fruit with fine-grained aromatic flesh. Sweet and crisp. Excellent for sauce. Good keeper. Vigorous tree. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer-Fall. Very hardy high-quality cooking apple. Large and glossy purplish-red roundish fruit. Firm juicy flesh. Good for fresh cider. Stores 2 months. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Auvergne, France, 1670. Soft juicy coarse-grained flesh is fantastic cooked and great for fresh eating. Sweet and aromatic with hints of strawberry. Keeps 1-2 months. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Juicy, distinctly tart, full-flavored fresh eating apple. Very popular at our Common Ground Country Fair taste tests! Keeps about a month. Z4.
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Malus spp. Early Fall. Firm, crisp, juicy dessert crab excellent for fresh eating, pickles and sauce. Stores a month. Beautiful mid-late blooms. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Ancient French dessert apple with a strong fruity sweet-tart flavor. Cold hardy, productive and resistant to scab. Blooms late, so good for avoiding spring frosts. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. A popular modern release with very firm, crunchy fruit. Tart, spicy and complex flavor wonderful for fresh eating. Keeps six months in storage. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Summer. From Russia, well before 1800. Known in New England as one of the very best pie apples! Extremely hardy. Scab resistant. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. Crisp, firm, juicy with a rich spicy flavor. Stores 6 months or more. Annual bearing, scab immune, resistant to powdery mildew, cider-apple rust and fireblight. Blooms late-season. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. Medium-large, slightly tart, crisp and juicy. Thomas Jefferson’s favorite. Good acid source for cider. All-purpose. Good keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp. Early Fall. Also called Snow. Ruby-red fruit with tender white flesh. Excellent fresh eating, sauce and fresh cider. Keeps until late December. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. The most distinctive, complex, unusually flavored apple you'll ever try! Hardy, productive, reliable. A staff favorite. Z3.
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Malus spp. Late Summer-Early Fall. Small to medium-sized deep red apple with prominent white dots. Tender, juicy, rich, aromatic dessert fruit. Z4-6.
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Malus spp. Winter. Medium-sized russet apple. The champagne of cider apples, and excellent for eating. Keeps well into spring. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. Medium-to-large dessert apple is hard, very crisp, juicy, tart. Keeps till May. Highly disease-resistant. Blooms midseason to late. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Iconic green tart fruit famous for apple pies. Develops a pink blush when grown in colder climates. Extremely durable and sweetens in storage. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. Medium size, firm white juicy mildly tart flesh. Delicious distinct pear flavor. Keeps all winter. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Medium-sized tart citrusy crisp dense firm fruit. Excellent for dessert and cooking. All-purpose. Good keeper. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. A nearly perfect all-purpose apple for northernmost areas. Bright red fruit with white firm crisp juicy flesh. Very versatile. Keeps until March. Z3.
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Malus spp. Late Summer. Discovered in an old logging camp near Jackman, ME. Early ripening fruit is tart and sweet, with crisp but tender flesh. Extremely hardy tree. Blooms early-midseason. Z3.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. A very good fall dessert and cooking variety. Smallish red striped apple with dotted blush. Fine, tender, crisp, very juicy, aromatic, mildly subacid. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Crisp flesh has a balanced sweet-tart flavor for good fresh eating and great dried apples. Stores into the winter. A high-quality apple that needs little care. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Summer. These culinary crabapples are a tasty snack fresh off the tree, better after storage. Especially good for brandying. Keeps well. Z2/3.
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Malus spp. Late Summer-Fall. Medium size, crisp white flesh. All-purpose. Keeps till late fall. Scab-immune. Annual bearer, begins at early age. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Large citrusy tart sour juicy dense rough-skinned russet. Very good late fall dessert quality. Good cooking. Could be an excellent cider apple. No scab. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. High-quality apple for fresh eating and sauce. Yellow fruit with dark red streaks and blotches. Fine-grained juicy tender aromatic creamy white flesh. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. The most important apple in the Northeast. Delicious and aromatic. All-purpose. Annual bearer. Very susceptible to scab. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. High-quality large fruit for fresh eating and cooking keeps till March. Flavorful yellowish-white flesh has notes of honey. Large vigorous tree is an annual bearer. Midseason blooms. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Considered to be the original source for nearly all red-fleshed and pink-flowered apples. 2" fruit is too tart for fresh eating but recommended for cider, pies and sauce. Blooms early. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. Famous heirloom apple. Very large, juicy, tender. Makes a great single-variety pie! All-purpose. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Very unusual crabapple makes for excellent fresh eating. Flavor note of almond extract. A standout from the Geneva apple collection. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Supremely flavorful dessert apple. Large brilliant deep red fruit. Crisp, sweet, tart and juicy. Best eaten fresh, but also considered a good cooking apple. Good keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. Yellow flesh is crisp, firm, juicy, tender and subacid. Recommended for pies and sauce. Very long-lived, healthy and hardy. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Modern apple bred for disease resistance, shelf life and flavor. Great fresh eating. Flesh stays white when sliced. Easy-to-grow annual producer. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. An offspring of Frostbite and Chestnut apples. This russeted dessert apple is small, but packs a lot flavor. We eat them raw or baked whole rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. A tried and true disease-resistant variety. Excellent eating, good cider. Keeps a couple of months. Scab immune. Bears annually. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. Modern PRI-bred variety. Mildly tart, spicy and rich flavored. Great fresh eating quality. Disease-resistant, scab immune. Blooms mid-late season. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. The standard Maine summer cooking apple, especially pies. Medium-sized dark red fruit. Juicy subacid white flesh tinged with red. Z3.
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Malus spp. Early Fall. Red mutation of St. Lawrence apple. Medium-large all-purpose variety great for dessert, sauce and pies. Tender sweet mildly tart flesh, tinted with red. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Medium-large red-fleshed apple. Use for sauce, pies. Very sharp and bitter in cider. Two-toned flowers, bronze-red foliage. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. Medium-large, sharp, crisp, rich, aromatic dessert apple. Also good in cider. Great fresh eating till January. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. Medium-large, rich, spicy and juicy. A great late-winter dessert apple; good cooking. Stores until summer. Scab resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. A very tart dessert apple and a supremely wonderful midwinter pie apple. Will keep all winter in the root cellar, with peak flavor in Feb. Blooms early-midseason. Z3.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Exquisite dessert fruit is fine-grained juicy and snappy. Clean fruity finish with superior aromatics. Blooms mid-late season. Keeps until March. Likely hardy to Z3.
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Malus spp. Be the proud keeper of a sister tree to one of many rare varieties planted at the Maine Heritage Orchard. $30 from the sale supports the project.
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Malus spp. Summer-Fall-Winter. Sweet apple with no acidity; a good sweet component to hard cider. Can be eaten August to March, though best in October. Keeps extremely well. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Medium-sized apple. Sweet, nutty and spicy flavors. Fine-textured crisp flesh. Keeps till midwinter. Some resistance to scab. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall-Early Winter. One of the first American varieties. Unforgettably peculiar sweet flavor. Very low acidity. Truly all-purpose. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. Size and shape of an egg. Crisp, crunchy with spicy sweet flavor. Exceptional fresh-eating! Precocious, annually productive. Z2/3.
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Malus spp. 20x30' Late Summer. White single flowers on large somewhat weeping tree. Red-blushed roundish 1½-2" fruit good for cooking and cider. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Medium-sized. Perfect texture and complex flavor. Famous all-purpose variety. Especially good pies. Small-med size tree. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Small but flavorful. Crisp, juicy, tart, tangy, spicy. Good in hard cider. Keeps until January. Bears young, heavily, annually. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. Medium-sized fruit with almost solid beet red flesh: a real eye popper! Very good and extremely tart. Good addition to cider and sauce. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall-Winter. Famous American heirloom apple. Large brilliant shiny yellow with a bright red blush. Best for fresh eating: aromatic, slightly crisp, juicy, mild. Good sauce. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Famous old-time apple. Huge fruit with firm but tender flesh. Aromatic tart flavor. Excellent cooking and drying. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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Malus spp. Winter. Large firm crisp fine-grained juicy aromatic all-purpose apple does everything well, including keeping all winter. Blooms early-midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. Excellent fresh eating. Very large russeted fruit with firm white fine-grained flesh and nutty sweet-sharp flavor. Good keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Summer. Medium-sized, highly-flavored fruit. Good balance of acid/sweet. Crisp and juicy fresh-eating. Stores up to seven weeks. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. French cider apple. Mildly bitter and astringent. Considered a sweet or mild bittersweet for cider. Ripens late September in western NY state. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Bittersweet cider apple. Exceedingly rare English heirloom. Tender sweet astringent juicy flesh. Proven to be hardy in central Maine. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Dark red crabapples look like enlarged cranberries. Mostly tart and slightly sweet with a bitter finish. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Medium-sized, medium-bittersweet cider apple. One of the most popular cider varieties. Not for eating fresh. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. High-quality bittersweet variety recommended for blending with other fall varieties. Soft astringent tannins. Narrow upright tree form. Becoming popular commercially in New England. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Medium-sized bittersharp cider apple high in tannin and acidity. Makes a full-bodied vintage cider with nice blend of acid, tannins and sugar. Decent fresh-eating. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Medium-bittersweet cider apple. Somerset, England 1842. Cream-colored flesh with streaks of red bleeding from the skin is sweet with soft tannins. Suitable for a single varietal cider. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Lots of tannin. Light yellow fruit mostly covered with tan russet. Combine with other late varieties. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Sweet cider apple. Complex and honey-sweet with a bit of vanilla or honeysuckle. Low acid. Strong low-maintenance trees with no disease pressure observed. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Bittersharp ancient English cider apple discovered around 1600 in the Forest of Dean. The flesh has a peculiar flavor combo of sharp, astringent and sweet. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Among the best red-fleshed varieties. Prized for its size, vigor, disease resistance and deep red juice high in anthocyanins and antioxidants. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Bittersharp cider apple with lots of sugar, bitterness and acidity. Good candidate for a single varietal. Highly disease resistant, immune to scab and mildew. Long midseason bloom time. Z4.
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Malus spp. Early Fall. Sharp cider apple. Surprising orange flesh is tart with sharp bright acidity, but also packs a lot of sugar. Naturally disease-resistant, a great tree for breeders. Midseason bloom. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Sharp juice with some astringency. Consistent heavy cropper. Very scab resistant, also called Neverblight! Blooms late season. Z4.
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Malus 20 × 20'. Deep pink buds and deel clear red-pink single flowers. Birds will love the abundant persistent fruit! Excellent disease resistance. Z4.
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Malus 18 × 10'. Distinctive narrow upright vase-shaped form. Red buds open to red-tinged white textured single blooms. An excellent crab for persistent fruit and disease resistance. Z4.
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Malus spp. 15-20 × 15-20'. Very old heirloom cultivar. Cherry pink buds fade to light pink before opening to single white flowers in midspring. Golden fruits attract birds. Z4.
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Malus spp. Ornamental flowering crabapple with beautiful rose-like blossoms and bitter green fruit. Very high in tannin. Great for cidermakers! Blooms late. Z4.
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Malus spp. Classic culinary crab. Still found in old Maine dooryards. Apricot-pink buds, large fragrant pure white single flowers. Great for canning, pickling, delicious sauce and flavorful ruby-red jelly. Z2.
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Malus domestica 25 × 30' or larger. Ungrafted seedlings of the same genetic heritage as our long-beloved Dolgo crabapple. Mostly true-to-type. Produces edible, flavorful fruit. Z2.
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M. hupehensis seedling 20 × 20'. One of the reddest flowering crabs. Red buds, large single rose-pink-red flowers and persistent red fruits. Disease resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp. 15x15' Usually the last crab to bloom each spring. Highly double flowers that look and smell like roses. Small open tree suited to small spaces. No fruit. Virtually disease-free. Z4.
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Malus spp. 12-15' x 15-20' Magnificent, fully weeping, dense and finely branched. Yellow-green foliage, pink buds and single faint pink blossoms. Small red fruit is popular with birds. Z4.
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Malus 18-20 × 20'. Lovely in purply-pink bloom, but especially prized for its fabulous foliage. Reddish leaves turn to glossy purplish-green, fading to all purple in fall. Z3.
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Malus 8-10' × 20-30'. If you’ve never seen one, you’re in for a treat! Delightful jumble of branches. White fragrant single flowers seem to bloom forever. Z4.
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Malus 15-20' × same. Single bright pinkish-red flowers. Dark green foliage turns an outstanding deep purple in summer. Somewhat persistent fruit. Highly resistant to fireblight. Z2/3.
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Malus Also called Bud 118 or B118. Semi-dwarf apple rootstock, similar in size to M111 (about 85-90% of standard). Space trees 20-25' apart. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Very large round-conic apple, faintly red-striped or blushed orange-red. Firm slightly tart juicy flesh, best known for cooking but also good fresh eating. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Old American variety. Tender aromatic flesh melts in your mouth. Great for drying! Ripens over 4 weeks. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Fall. European heirloom. Crisp fine-grained flesh with bold citrusy pineapple flavor. Good for dessert, cooking and pressing. Stores well. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. European heirloom. Popular for its unusual shape and prized for its flavor and storage ability. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-small fresh-eating apple of unparalleled quality. Intense, aromatic, sharp & sweet. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Medium-sized astringent fruit with strong tannin, high sugar and low acidity. Best blended. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Large crisp juicy fruit. Excellent for fresh eating, cooking, and hard cider. Keeps till spring. Biennial bearer. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Famous European cooking apple. Big blocky fruit patched with green and russet. Cooks and bakes beautifully. Keeps well. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. One of the most famous of all 19th c. apples. Large, beautiful, red striped and blushed. Dry white flesh for eating, cooking and cider. Good keeper. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Classic all-purpose Vermont heirloom. Large dark red striped fruit. Mild subacid flavor, moderately juicy and crisp. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Uniquely dark fruit with well-balanced flavor. Excellent pies and cider. Maine heirloom. Best eating late Dec. to March. Great keeper. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. A popular historic variety from the South. Great for fresh eating, cider and cooking. Reaches peak flavor in storage. Natural resistance to many pests and diseases. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Large, crisp and juicy apple for dessert or culinary use. Keeps until about mid-December. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium to very large apple has a good balance of sweet and tart with hints of pear. All-purpose. Keeps until midwinter. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Very high-quality tender dry dessert fruit with rich spicy aromatic flavor. Keeps until December. Blooms midseason. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Excellent bittersweet for blending in hard cider. Juicy firm quite bitter very astringent flesh has a very high sugar content. Rare. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Very large fruit with fine-grained aromatic flesh. Sweet and crisp. Excellent for sauce. Good keeper. Vigorous tree. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Small to medium-sized high-flavored russet apple. Excellent dessert quality. Tender, rich, crisp, flavorful. Also makes good cider. Stores till January. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer-Fall. Very hardy high-quality cooking apple. Large and glossy purplish-red roundish fruit. Firm juicy flesh. Good for fresh cider. Stores 2 months. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Large fruit with fine-grained juicy flesh. Famous dessert and cooking apple. All-purpose. Keeps till midwinter. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Juicy, distinctly tart, full-flavored fresh eating apple. Very popular at our Common Ground Country Fair taste tests! Keeps about a month. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Very bitter yellow fruit with spots of pink and orange when fully ripe in mid-October. Intense tannins. Some specimens measured 21 brix. Heavy annual crops. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Summer. Small fresh-eating crab about the size of a small plum. Tender crisp juicy flesh. Not sweet. Good in sauce. Highly scab resistant. Z2.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Summer. Distinctive strawberry shape! Tender, aromatic flesh. Great for cooking and eating fresh. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. All-purpose conic pink-striped apple. Rather tart with a hint of sweetness. Great for fresh eating, cooking & pies. Stores well. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Firm, crisp, juicy dessert crab excellent for fresh eating, pickles and sauce. Stores a month. Beautiful mid-late blooms. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Fall. Small bittersweet cider apple. Medium acidity, highly astringent, harsh and high in tannins. Not for eating fresh. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Large bright yellow apple often with a brownish blush. Excellent midsummer cooking apple. Blooms early. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Very large blocky fruit resembles bell peppers. Probably originated on North Haven Island, ME, before 1850. Great fresh or cooked. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. 18th c. Cornish heirloom. High-quality dessert and cooking apple. Known for its aromatic flavor and perfumey clove-like scent. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium-large size, fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy. All-purpose. Annual producer of heavy crops. Bears young. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized apple. Perfectly balanced flavor, aromatic crisp juicy tender flesh. All-purpose. Tree bears young and annually. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Fall. Medium-sized, medium-bittersweet cider apple. One of the most popular cider varieties. Not for eating fresh. Annual bearer. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Summer. From Russia, well before 1800. Known in New England as one of the very best pie apples! Extremely hardy. Scab resistant. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Medium bittersweet cider apple. Sweet, crisp and juicy. Soft, astringent, tannin. Useful for its early ripening. Midseason bloomer. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium-sized rdark red fruit with cream-colored flesh. Firm, aromatic, excellent fresh eating. Stores up to 5 months. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium-large, slightly tart, crisp and juicy. Thomas Jefferson’s favorite. Good acid source for cider. All-purpose. Good keeper. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Also called Snow. Ruby-red fruit with tender white flesh. Excellent fresh eating, sauce and fresh cider. Keeps until late December. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Medium solid green fruit is refreshing, mild, incredibly juicy and very crisp. Texture reminiscent of an Asian pear or water chestnut. Keeps until Dec. No scab. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Very high-quality and highly disease-resistant all-purpose apple. Juicy, firm, spicy flesh. Ripens early October, keeps until New Year. Productive and annually bearing. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. The most distinctive, complex, unusually flavored apple you'll ever try! Hardy, productive, reliable. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Summer. Golden Delicious seedling with classic Delicious shape. Juicy crisp flesh is a bit sharper, but still quite sweet for an early apple. Great for salads. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. One of the most popular apples in the world. All-purpose apple great for fresh eating, baking and sauce. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-sized russet apple. The champagne of cider apples, and excellent for eating. Keeps well into spring. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-to-large dessert apple is hard, very crisp, juicy, tart. Keeps till May. Highly disease-resistant. Blooms midseason to late. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium size, firm white juicy mildly tart flesh. Delicious distinct pear flavor. Keeps all winter. Annual bearer. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized tart citrusy crisp dense firm fruit. Excellent for dessert and cooking. All-purpose. Good keeper. Annual bearer. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Fall. Newburgh, ME. Bittersharp cider apple. Large blocky fruit often must be cut to fit in grinder before pressing! Keeps well. Bitterness increases in storage. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Likely a Mid-Atlantic heirloom. Juicy tart coarse hard flesh. Long storage capability. Used as acidic component in cider blends. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. A nearly perfect all-purpose apple for northernmost areas. Bright red fruit with white firm crisp juicy flesh. Very versatile. Keeps until March. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Mid-Late Fall. Medium-small vintage cider apple. Rich firm dry yellow flesh. Famous cider said to be better than champagne! Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. A popular variety in Germany. Firm, juicy, aromatic flesh with hints of tropical flavor. Makes a pleasant orange-colored juice. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-large apple. Sweet, juicy, snappy fresh eating. Keeps up to seven months. Tends to bear annually. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. A Golden Delicious for the north. Large golden-yellow bronze-blushed aromatic fruit has crisp and juicy yellow flavorful flesh. Keeps all winter. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Beautifully russeted dessert fruit with exceptional flavor. Sweet juicy crisp smooth pear-like flesh. Stores several months. Disease-resistant. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Fall. A very good fall dessert and cooking variety. Smallish red striped apple with dotted blush. Fine, tender, crisp, very juicy, aromatic, mildly subacid. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Possible Red Delicious seedling with a similar shape but a superior eating experience! Crisp flesh and balanced sweet-tart flavor. Good fresh, great dried. Stores into winter. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. A very high-quality all-purpose apple. Medium-sized red fruit is firm, juicy, crisp, tender, aromatic and mildly tart. Stores all winter. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Large, distinctive “cathead” shape. Mild, moderately crisp, moderately tart and subtle. All-purpose; excellent for cooking, especially sauce. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium-sized intensely flavored apple is fine, juicy and tender. Keeps till January. Blooms early-midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Large juicy apple. Crisp yellow flesh, balanced flavor. Good fresh eating and cooking. Keeps until January. Annual bearer. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized bittersharp cider apple. Full-bodied vintage cider with nice blend of acid, tannins and sugar. Decent fresh-eating. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Summer-Fall. Medium size, crisp white flesh. All-purpose. Keeps till late fall. Scab-immune. Annual bearer, begins at early age. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. One of the best varieties for summer fresh eating and cooking. Stays crisp long enough to use the crop. Disease and pest resistant. Very hardy. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Bred from Yellow Transparent. Attractive, smooth skinned light green apple that appears to glow on the tree when ripe in mid summer. Very tart fresh eating. Great for sauce, summer pies. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized, very juicy aromatic white flesh. Crisp with rich sweet flavor. Excellent fresh eating. Vigorous tree. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. High-quality apple for fresh eating and sauce. Yellow fruit with dark red streaks and blotches. Fine-grained juicy tender aromatic creamy white flesh. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. The most important apple in the Northeast. Delicious and aromatic. All-purpose. Annual bearer. Very susceptible to scab. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Lots of tannin. Light yellow fruit mostly covered with tan russet. Combine with other late varieties. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Exceptionally flavored juicy tart dessert apple! Vigorous large productive trees bear young & annually. Blooms mid-late season. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Large size with coarse juicy sparkly crisp and melting flesh. All-purpose; famous for winter pies. Keeps until spring. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-large fruit is very juicy and sweet with a balsamic aroma. Potential for commercial popularity. Keeps into January. Blooms mid-late season. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. High-quality fruit for fresh eating and cooking. Mildly subacid and very flavorful. Great keeper. Large vigorous annually bearing tree. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Fragrant white flowers. Small bright orange-scarlet fruit is surprisingly good for fresh eating. Feeds wildlife, too! Highly disease resistant. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Excellent tart eating right off the tree in October and remaining excellent well into winter. Tender and juicy. Heavy blue bloom, like Blue Pearmain. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Famous heirloom apple. Very large, juicy, tender. Makes a great single-variety pie! All-purpose. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Supremely flavorful dessert apple. Large brilliant deep red fruit. Crisp, sweet, tart and juicy. Best eaten fresh, but also considered a good cooking apple. Good keeper. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Among the best red-fleshed varieties. Prized for its size, vigor, disease resistance and deep red juice high in anthocyanins and antioxidants. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Modern apple bred for disease resistance, shelf life and flavor. Great fresh eating. Flesh stays white when sliced. Easy-to-grow annual producer. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Originally thought to be Calville Blanc but DNA profiling revealed it is unique. Good tart fresh eating and cooking apple. Name aptly describes unusual distinct ribbed shape. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. An offspring of Frostbite and Chestnut apples. This russeted dessert apple is small, but packs a lot flavor. We eat them raw or baked whole rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Summer. Extremely hardy large cooking and dessert apple. Large hollow core sometimes fills with delicious juice. Uniquely shaped, beautiful and rare. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-small russet fruit with a longtime reputation as one of the very best dessert apples. Superb fresh eating. Keeps fairly well, still crunchy in January. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Modern PRI-bred variety. Mildly tart, spicy and rich flavored. Great fresh eating quality. Disease-resistant, scab immune. Blooms mid-late season. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. The standard Maine summer cooking apple, especially pies. Medium-sized dark red fruit. Juicy subacid white flesh tinged with red. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-large red-fleshed apple. Use for sauce, pies. Very sharp and bitter in cider. Two-toned flowers, bronze-red foliage. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Large, crisp and tart. Classic New England cooking apple; also great fresh eating. Keeps well into winter. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium-large, sharp, crisp, rich, aromatic dessert apple. Also good in cider. Great fresh eating till January. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Medium-sized fruit is firm, sweet, mild. Excellent fresh eating and cooking. Similar to Mac. Keeps through the fall. Blooms midseason. Z3/Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-large, rich, spicy and juicy. A great late-winter dessert apple; good cooking. Stores until summer. Scab resistant. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Small astringent very juicy fruit. Bittersharp cider apple. The most bitter apple you’ll ever taste. Not for eating fresh. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Large high-quality sweet dessert fruit. A modern apple worthy of the grocery-store world. Keeps most of the winter. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Mid-Late Fall. All-purpose fruit for fresh eating, cooking and cider. Rich juice with high sugar makes an excellent base for blending. Keeps until late winter. Z5.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Intro by N.E. Hansen, USDA plant explorer who searched the world for cold hardy plant material. Juicy tart flesh is good fresh and cooked into sauce. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Fall-Winter. Relatively unknown dessert apple. Yellow fruit blushed with light scarlet red is crisp, firm, juicy and sweet. Decent keeper. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Summer. Medium-sized spice-flavored apple. One of the best for pies. Very good fresh eating, too. Probably blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. High-quality flavorful dessert apple is light yellowish-tan. Crisp fine-textured creamy-white-yellowish juicy aromatic flesh has pear-like flavor. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Medium-large all-purpose apples. Visually striking. Crisp, juicy, tender, fine-grained flesh. For dessert, pies, or sauce. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium-sized juicy tender crisp lively lively dessert apple. Exceptionally delicious. Blooms early midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. One of the best-flavored early apples for northern growers. Crisp, tender, juicy subacid. Glossy red round fruit. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Late Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Sharp juice with some astringency. Consistent heavy cropper. Very scab resistant, also called Neverblight! Blooms late season. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Very sweet with low acidity. Creamy yellow aromatic flesh suitable for fresh eating or cooking. Presses into a sweet juice. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer-Fall-Winter. Seedling of Northern Spy. Sweet apple with no acidity; a good sweet component to hard cider. Can be eaten August to March, though best in October. Keeps extremely well. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized apple. Sweet, nutty and spicy flavors. Fine-textured crisp flesh. Keeps till midwinter. Some resistance to scab. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Super hardy Russian heirloom used as a parent in breeding projects for new cold hardy varieties. Mostly used for summer cooking. Blooms early. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Early season eating and cooking apple. Ripens in August. Round-conic shape reminiscent of Red Delicious. Sweet flavor has hints of plum and pear. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Early Winter. One of the first American varieties. Unforgettably peculiar sweet flavor. Very low acidity. Truly all-purpose. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Size and shape of an egg. Crisp, crunchy with spicy sweet flavor. Exceptional fresh-eating. Precocious, annually productive. Z2/3.
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This is a twig for grafting. 20x30' White single flowers on large somewhat weeping tree. Red-blushed roundish 1½-2" fruit good for cooking and cider ripens late summer. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Medium-sized, crisp, juicy, sweet dessert apple from Germany. Intense rich flavor. Stores till midwinter. Z5.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized. Tender juicy sweet tart white flesh. Famous all-purpose variety. Especially good pies. Small-med size tree. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized firm crisp juicy apple is highly flavored. Famous heirloom dessert apple. Keeps till early winter. Blooms midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Small but flavorful. Crisp, juicy, tart, tangy, spicy. Good in hard cider. Keeps until January. Bears young, heavily, annually. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Nice balance of tart and sweet. Crisp and juicy fresh-eating; fine cooking. Disease-resistant; scab immune. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Medium-sized fruit with almost solid beet red flesh: a real eye popper! Very good and extremely tart. Good addition to cider and sauce. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Famous American heirloom apple. Large brilliant shiny yellow with a bright red blush. Best for fresh eating: aromatic, slightly crisp, juicy, mild. Good sauce. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Famous old-time apple. Huge fruit with firm but tender flesh. Aromatic tart flavor. Excellent cooking and drying. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized medium-bittersweet cider apple. Low-acid aromatic fruity cider. Highly recommended for commercial growers. Z3/4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Large firm crisp fine-grained juicy aromatic all-purpose apple does everything well, including keeping all winter. Blooms early-midseason. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Excellent fresh eating. Very large russeted fruit with firm white fine-grained flesh and nutty sweet-sharp flavor. Good keeper. Z4.
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This is a twig for grafting. 25x30'. Classic culinary crab. Apricot-pink buds, large fragrant pure white single flowers. Beautiful fruit makes flavorful ruby-red jelly. Z2.
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Apples
Choosing the Right Apple
Not sure where to start? Check out our Apple Chart!
Choosing a variety: Not every variety may be right for you.
All-purpose apples are just that—they’re good for
a bunch of jobs. If you're planting just one tree, perhaps start there.
However, if you’re a history buff, consider the historical varieties
and maybe plant one that originated nearby. If you don’t eat many
apples but love pies, go for the pie apples. If you’re a dessert
connoisseur, skip all the others and go for the highly flavored dessert
varieties. Some are strictly for cider. Some are great to put out at the
camp for summer use. Some are perfect for those who want fall fruit but
don’t have a root cellar. Others keep all winter and into the
following summer.
Summer apples ripen in summer, are generally crisp
only for a short period, do not store well, and are often best for
cooking.
Fall apples store longer and are useful for a wide
variety of purposes.
Winter apples ripen mid to late fall, store well, and
reach their best flavor after weeks, or even months, of storage.
Dessert apples are delicious eaten raw.
Crabapples are less than 2" in diameter. Some
crabs bear edible or culinary or cider-making fruit. Some have
persistent wildlife fruit that hangs on the tree for weeks or even
months. Others have hardly any fruit at all. Some are beautiful
ornamentals.
Cider apples are especially suited to making
fermented “hard” cider. Some cider apples are also good
dessert fruit, but most are not.
Subacid means tart!
Russet or russeting is a skin
texture (fairly common on apple varieties and on a few pears and
potatoes) which looks and feels somewhat like suede.
Bloom is a naturally occurring dust-like yeast film
on the skin of some varieties of apples, plums, grapes and blueberries.
Cider Apples
Each year we offer a different assortment of the best
European and American
cider varieties, including new wild apple introductions from local fruit
explorers and cidermakers. Many of these are NOT for fresh eating. They do
however possess qualities that make them very desirable for fermented cider
production.
Seedling Apples
These trees were grown from seeds, rather than grafted onto rootstock like the other apple varieties we offer. These standard-sized trees will grow to 20–30'.
Flowering and Culinary Crabapples
A crabapple is any apple with fruit smaller than 2" in
diameter. All
crabs bear edible fruit, some more favorable for culinary use than others.
Some fruits are persistent, hanging on the branch through winter and
providing forage for robins, jays and waxwings in the early spring. The
flowers, tree form and even the shape of the leaves can vary subtly or
profoundly. Most are magnificent in bloom and ornamental year round,
especially in winter when the leaves drop and the trees show off their
interesting forms.
Growing Apples
Soil: Adaptable, but prefers well-drained fertile
soil.
Sun: Full.
Pollination: Requires a second variety for
pollination.
Any apple or crabapple blooming within a quarter mile will probably
do.
