Bareroot Apple Trees $25 **Spring Only** Available in April 2021
Honeycrisp: 3-6 B118 and M7 A modern apple in high demand. Outstanding fresh-eating qualities make this variety an American favorite. Fruit is aromatic and sweet as honey with an explosively juicy, crisp texture. Grow this naturally compact tree even in small spaces. Originates from Excelsior, Minnesota in 1974. Cold-hardy. Ripens in early September.
Haralson: 3-6 B118 and M7 A natural semi-dwarf tree that produces medium-sized red fruit. Hard, crisp and tart. Good dual purpose apple. One of the most popular apples in MN.
Zestar: 3-8 M7 A wonderful new apple cultivar from the University of MN. At last, an early apple that is crisp and juicy! Best known for its excellent sweet tart flavor. Has a much longer storage life than other early apples. Excellent for fresh eating and cooking. Ripens in late August in MN.
State Fair: 3-6 M7 Medium-sized red striped fruit. Flavor is sprightly tart and good for eating and baking. Good texture, semi-acid to sweet. All purpose apple. One of the better early apples for northern locations. Short storage life.
Prairie Spy: 3-9 B118 and M7 A time-tested favorite. First offered in the early 1940s, this tree offers red-over-green apples that ripen in late October. Large, firm apples have a tangy taste that’s great for fresh eating and baking. Aging and chilling makes the flavor better.
Frostbite: 3-7 M7 Frostbite is a unique small apple with a very sweet, intense taste. Crisp but firm texture and juicy. Extremely cold hardy, it is an excellent variety for cold, northern regions. Great for cider or cooking.
Keepsake: 3 – 8 B118 and M7 Very hard and crisp with yellow flesh and an exotic sweet, spicy flavor. Good for fresh eating and cooking. The fruit will store for 6 months. The tree is of medium vigor and easy to manage. Introduced in 1978. Ripens mid-October.
SnowSweet: 3- 8 B118 and M7 is becoming increasingly popular because of its delightful sweet taste, with a slight tart balance and rich overtones. Plus, it has a unique characteristic that consumers love. The fruit's snowy white flesh is very slow to oxidize and turn brown after cutting. SnowSweet can be sliced for snacking or cut for salads well in advance and dishes maintain an appetizing appearance. October Harvest.
Disease Resistant:
Enterprise Apple: Zone 4-7 B118 and M7 Firm and crisp, with a spicy aroma and mild tartness. Extremely disease-resistant to apple scab, cedar apple rust and fire blight; moderate resistance to powdery mildew. Keeps 5-6 months if refrigerated. Introduced circa 1993. Cold-hardy. Ripens in mid October.
Liberty Apple: 4-7 B118 and M7 A prolific bearer that excels where McIntosh won’t. Tree is low-maintenance due to its natural disease resistance to apple scab, cedar apple rust, fire blight, and powdery mildew. Fruit has a yellow background with attractive red overtones, a crisp white flesh, and a harmonious sweet-tart taste. Perfect for fresh-eating, cooking, canning, or keeping – proper storage improves the flavor! Originates from Geneva, New York in 1955. Cold-hardy. Ripens in early September.
GoldRush: 4-7 B118 and M7 Goldrush is conic-round, medium large, and a deep uniform greenish yellow. Flesh is hard, very crisp and breaking, flavor intense and memorable. It is field immune to scab, highly resistant to powdery mildew, susceptible to cedar-apple rust, moderately resistant to fire blight. Fruit ripens late October through mid November, but extremely high sugar levels help protect from freezing.
