Honeycrisp is a very attractive high quality dessert apple with a predominantly sweet flavor. It lives up to its name - it is a remarkably crisp apple and is one of the outstanding new apples of the late 20th century. The flavor is excellent, with a rich sweetness and good balancing acidity.
The apples are medium-to-large in size, with a light green/yellow background largely covered with red-orange flush with strong hint of pink if grown in good sunlight.
Honeycrisp is sometimes sold in supermarkets under the name Honeycrunch. The apples keep well in storage, and retain their unique crispness.
Delivery discounts. Prices are for individual trees excluding delivery. There is no minimum quantity but it is cost effective to order in multiples of 3 trees.
Delivery period: Trees are delivered in March and April. However it is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you. If you live in a warm zone (e.g. Southern California, Alabama etc.) Fall delivery is possible. More details on our spring shipping schedule by state.
*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime.
Stock availability: Items showing as 'sold out' will probably be available again next season. If you would like to reserve in advance use our enquiry form - this does not commit you to anything.
Honeycrisp is self-sterile and needs to be pollinated by another tree of a different variety nearby.
Our online pollination checker lists suitable pollination partners for this variety.
More advice about pollination.
Honeycrisp was developed to be cold-hardy and is a good variety for colder apple-growing regions, where its crispness and sweetness are enhanced - although it likes a warm fall season. It is one of the most cold-hardy of all apple varieties. However don't think this means it won't grow in the south - Honeycrisp has an unusually wide climate range and seems quite at home in warmer zones. Although we normally suggest up to Zone 8, it can be grown in warmer zones such as southern California.
We have tried Honeycrisp apples grown in several different orchards and have found that the flavor can become bland if allowed to over-crop, although the crisp crunchy bite is consistent. Honeycrisp does tend to over-crop if given a chance (which can also lead to pre-harvest drop, a particular issue with Honeycrisp in warmer areas). So whilst this is not a tree that requires thinning if outright production is your goal, if you want the best flavor then thin the fruitlets as soon as they have formed.
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Introduced in the 1990s by the University of Minnesota, uncertain origins but probably distantly related to Keepsake.
