About Our Apple Trees

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 3-7

Ripens: Mid-September

Uses: Fresh Eating, Cooking, Baking, Cider

A deep crimson, almost black fruit that stores for up to 8 months! A crisp, tart apple that is a tremendous cooking, baking as cider apple as well as a great fresh eater for those who like a tart apple.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7 (sold out), Standard Bud 118

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-8

Ripens: Early October

Uses: Fresh Eating, Cooking, Baking, Cider

Very sweet, juicy apple that stores for up to 4 months. Tree is a heavy bearer. Shows excellent disease resistance. This tree is available in semi-dwarf and standard!

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 (sold out) Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Mid-October

Uses: Fresh Eating, Sauces (chunky)

University of MN introduction in 1943. McIntosh x Longfield cross. A red blush mutation of the Fireside. Eating or cooking apple with distinctive, mild taste that can keep well into April or May. Hardy, heavy bearer. Large fruit size. Not a suitable pollinator for Fireside.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 (sold out) Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Late September

Uses: Fresh Eating, Sauces, Baking, Cider

Ben Davis x McIntosh cross. Medium to large, bright red fruit with a unique sweet-tart flavor. Excellent eating or cooking apple. Holds its form in pies. One of Lisa’s favorite pie apples!

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7, Dwarf G41

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Early to Mid-August

Uses: Fresh Eating, Sauces, Pies, Cooking

A great new early apple that is unusually crisp and stores well. Large, bright red fresh eating, cooking or baking apple. Lisa is excited to establish this variety at Grandview.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Ripens: Early October

Great tree for the home orchard. Robust sweet-tart flavor with a crunch. A McIntosh cross with a crispier texture and better disease resistance. Typically a medium to large size apple that has excellent all-purpose use. Good fire-blight and cedar apple rust resistance. Fruit tends to hang on the tree very well at ripening instead of dropping. Excellent storage apple. This apple does very well at Grandview.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7, Standard Bud 118

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zones: 4-7

Ripens: Mid-October

Uses: Fresh Eating, Cooking, Baking

Extremely disease resistant apple that keeps for 5-6 months in cold storage. Firm, crisp flesh with a mild amount of tartness. Lisa is looking forward to establishing this variety at Grandview.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7 or Standard

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Mid-October

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces

McIntosh x Longfield cross introduced by the U of MN in 1943. Large, red-striped fruit with a sweet flavor. Excellent storage life and resistant to cedar apple rust. Very popular MN apple. Not a suitable pollinator for Connell Red.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Late September

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, cider

A 1985 introduction that Lisa is excited to try at Grandview. Large, red crispy fruit with a slight tart flavor. Good storage apple. Vigorous and productive tree that was developed for disease resistance. Immune to apple scab and excellent resistance to mildew, cedar-apple rust and fireblight. This is a cross between the tasty Macoun and the Antonovka.

Sizes: Semi-dwarf M7 or Standard Antonovka

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 3-7

Ripens: Early October

Uses:

A 1936 Minnesota apple that is just being introduced. Zone 3 apple that is crisp, juicy with a very sweet, intense taste! Great fresh eating, cider or cooking.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7, Dwarf B9

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 3-7

Ripens: Early September

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

Medium size, oval to round reddish orange fruit. Extremely firm, very juicy, sweet, mildly aromatic, yellow flesh. A sport of the Imperial Gala with the same qualities, but earlier ripening.

Sizes: Dwarf Nic29

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4

Ripens: Mid-October

Uses:

Those who know it love it! An early 1800’s golden-yellow russeted apple with an intense flavor. Great fresh eating, cider or baking. Holds it’s shape well as a baking apple. Stores for about 3 months. Only available on a full dwarfing rootstock this year, so plan to stake this one for support.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 3-9

Ripens: Late July/Early August

Uses: Sauces, baking, cider

Old-fashioned European variety from the 1800’s. One of the earliest ripening varieties. Irregularly-shaped green apple with broad red stripes. Crisp and juicy. Short storage life.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 3-7

Ripens: Late Sept./Early Oct.

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

Introduced by Bailey Nurseries, this is a red selection of the Haralson. Redder and earlier than the standard Haralson. Juicy, tart, firm, good keeper, extremely hardy and fireblight resistant. Unsuitable pollinator for Haralson.

Sizes: Standard

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 3-6

Ripens: Early October

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

Malinda x Wealthy cross introduced by the U of MN in 1923. Medium-sized red fruit that is firm, crisp and tart. Often bears fruit the first year, but is prone to biennial bearing. Can store into March. Not a suitable pollinator for Haralred.

Sizes: Dwarf M9, Semi-Dwarf M7, Standard

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Late September

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

U of MN 1991 introduction. Sweet, exceptionally crisp and juicy. Outstanding storage life, up to seven months.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Early/Mid-Oct

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

Golden Delicious x Haralson cross introduced by the U of MN in 1969. Medium to large yellow apple. Crisp, juicy and sweet. Good storage life.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf G30

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-8

Ripens: Mid-October

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

A Jonathon x Wagener cross introduced in Idaho in 1945. Produces a medium-large crisp, red fruit that is sweet with a nice tart balance. Fine grained. An outstanding dual purpose apple, but considered an especially good pie apple.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: (sold out) $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Late August

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

KinderKrisp has exceptional flavor and crisp texture like its parent Honeycrisp, but this early ripening variety features a smaller fruit.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Late September

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

Macoun x Perdue 54-12 cross introduced in New York in 1964. A productive variety that is very disease resistant. Crisp and juicy with a sprightly flavor. Keeps well into February.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $24 (sold out) Potted: $35

Zone: 3-7

Ripens: Late July

Uses: Sauces, baking

Montgomery x Yellow Transparent cross released by the New York Fruit Testing Association in 1911. Extra early, large green cooking apple. Crisp, juicy, clear yellow skin. Moderate storage life.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Mid-October

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces

McIntosh x Jersey Black cross introduced in New York in 1923. Aromatic, dessert-type apple. Medium-sized with crisp texture and well-balanced flavor.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Late September

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

Fameuse x Detroit Red cross introduced in Ontario, Canada in 1870. Well-known, older apple with a sprightly flavor. Popular baking apple. Medium storage life.

Sizes: Natural Semi-Dwarf

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 2-7

Ripens: Mid August

Uses:  Very productive, small to medium fruit. Fruit stores up to 16 weeks. Good cooking and eating. Possibly the most cold hardy apple available.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf G30

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 3-7

Ripens: Mid-September

Uses: Fresh Eating, Cooking

Crisp white flesh with fantastic sweet flavor. An exciting choice for the cold climates. Good disease resistance as well! Good storage apple.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Late Sept/Early Oct.

Uses: Cooking, Baking, Cider

Red selection of the Prairie Spy. Adheres well to the tree at maturity. Delicious baking apple. Very productive and an outstanding storage apple.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Early October

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking

Daniels Red Duchess x Delicious Red cross introduced by the U of MN in 1963. Becoming very popular, medium to large red apple is crisp and juicy. Outstanding sweet and tart balance with good storage life.

Sizes: Semi-dwarf G30

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4

Ripens: Early October

Uses:

One of the oldest American varieties dating back to the 1600’s ironically available on the new G30 rootstock. This is a superb large green baking apple with excellent resistance to scab and fireblight.  This apple is a must for anyone who likes to bake.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7 or Standard

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Mid/Late September

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

Sharon x Connell Red cross from the U of MN. Delicious sweet, slightly tart taste. Above average resistance to scab and fire blight.

Sizes: Dwarf B9

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4

Ripens: Early October

Uses:

Simply a superb fresh eating apple also good for cider, cooking and baking. Vinous, berry-like flavor. Dark red, medium-sized crunchy fruit. Moderate disease resistance. This is a 1926 introduction that lost popularity as a commercial apple with the development of apples that store and ship well. However, the Spartan actually stores very well and the flavor of this apple is far more valuable in Lisa’s opinion! This is only available on a full dwarfing rootstock this year and will require staking.

Sizes: : Semi-Dwarf M7, Standard Antonovka

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 3-6

Ripens: Late August

Uses:

Very hardy northern apple introduced in 1978. Flavor is sprightly tart with some sweetness and it is a great all-purpose apple. Medium-sized red striped fruit.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf or Standard

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Mid/Late September

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking

MN447 x Northern Spy cross introduced by the U of MN in 1978. Unusual “cherry candy” taste. Medium-sized red striped apple with a crisp, juicy texture. Success in Zone 3B.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $36

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Mid-September

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking

Cherry Crab x Sops of Wine cross introduced in MN in 1860. This was the first commercial variety of apple developed in MN. Often bears in the first year, good success in Zone 3B. Multi-purpose apple with a tart balanced flavor especially good for cooking. Excellent storage.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $36

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Early-Mid October

Uses: Fresh Eating & Cooking

Medium-sized dark red apple with spicy flavors. Excellent scab resistance. Very good storage apple.

Sizes: Standard, Dwarf G41, Semi Dwarf M7

Prices: Bare Root: $26 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Early/Mid-September

Uses: Sauces, baking

Old Wisconsin variety introduced in 1875. Hardy and long lived best known for very large fruit size. Primarily used as a cooking apple, but can be used for fresh eating. Pale yellow to green.

Sizes: Semi-Dwarf M7 or Dwarf B9

Prices: Bare Root: $27 Potted: $37

Zone: 4-7

Ripens: Late August

Uses: Fresh eating, sauces, baking, cider

1998 University of MN introduction. Early apple, crisp and juicy with an outstanding sweet tart flavor. Excellent storage life. Lisa’s favorite fresh eating apple!