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Franklin
apple trees
Franklin
(
Malus domestica
) is in
flowering group 4
. Franklin is
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Varieties that will pollinate
Franklin
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Akane
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Akane is an attractive early-season eating apple with a good pedigree and a sweet/sharp flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Early
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Semi-dwarf
Ambrosia
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Ambrosia is a late-season dessert apple with a crisp flesh and sweet flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
G.41
Antonovka
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Antonovka is one of the most cold-hardy of all apple varieties.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Early
Beauty of Bath
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One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very early
Binet Rouge
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A popular traditional French hard cider variety.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
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Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Black Oxford
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A good quality hardy traditional New England apple which keeps well.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Blondee
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Blondee is bright yellow sweet mid-season apple, closely related to Gala.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Semi-dwarf
Blue Pearmain
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An old-fashioned winter eating apple, with a strong sweet/sharp flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Dwarf
Bramtot
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Bramtot is a traditional French hard cider variety, with a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Brown's Apple
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Brown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice.
Flowering group: 5
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Burgundy
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A mid-season apple variety with a good flavor, and good for juicing.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Semi-dwarf
Calville Blanc
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One of the world's great cooking apples, Calville Blanc is a French variety with a spicy tangy flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Campfield
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A cold-hardy late-season bittersweet cider variety.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Centennial Crab
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Centennial Crab is essentially a large-fruited version of the cold-hardy crab-apple Malus Dolgo.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Vigorous
Chestnut Crab
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A large-fruited cold-hardy crab-apple.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Chieftain
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A quietly popular apple, similar to Delicious but with a better and more complex flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Cortland
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Developed from McIntosh, Cortland is one of the most widely-grown Mac-style apples.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Dwarf
Semi-vigorous
Cox's Orange Pippin
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Cox is widely considered to have the best flavor of any dessert apple variety.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Dwarf
CrimsonCrisp
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CrimsonCrisp is a modern scab-resistant apple, with a very crisp flesh. It can be picked over a long-period.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Semi-vigorous
CrimsonTopaz
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CrimsonTopaz is a modern scab-resistant variety from the Czech Republic, with a sweet-tart flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Cripps Pink
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Cripps Pink is one of the best-known modern apple varieties, well-suited to the warmer apple-growing regions.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Cripps Red
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Cripps Red is a late-season low-chill apple from Australia, with a crisp dense flesh and a good flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Dayton
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Dayton is an attractive red modern disease-resistant apple with crisp flesh and a sweet/tart flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Discovery
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Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Early
Doux Normandie
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Doux Normandie is a traditional French cider variety from Normandie, producing a sweet juice.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Edelborsdorfer
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A very old apple variety, originating from central Europe.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Ellis Bitter
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Ellis Bitter is a traditional and popular English cider apple, producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Elstar
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Elstar is an attractive apple with a well-balanced honeyed flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Empire
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One of the most widely-planted McIntosh style apples, Empire has the Mac flavor but improves on it.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Enterprise
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Enterprise is a modern American disease-resistant apple, good for eating fresh and cooking.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
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Semi-dwarf
Erwin Bauer
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A fine-flavored late-season eating apple from Germany.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Fenouillet Gris
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Fenouillet Gris is an old French apple variety, noted for its aniseed flavors.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Florina
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A modern disease-resistant variety related to Jonathan and Golden Delicious.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Freedom
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A modern disease-resistant apple variety, similar to McIntosh.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Freiherr von Berlepsch
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A good quality German apple, notable for its characteristic pineapple flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Frequin Rouge
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Frequin Rouge is one of the most important of the traditional French hard-cider apple varieties.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Freyberg
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Freyberg (or Freyburg) is an attractive golden yellow apple with a high-quality sweet refreshing flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Frostbite
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An unusual small apple with a distinctive sweet flavor, and exceptional cold-hardiness.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Fuji
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Developed in Japan, but with all-American parents, Fuji is a very attractive apple with a good sweet flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
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Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Fuji (early)
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Early ripening forms of the Fuji apple variety.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Gala
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Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Galarina
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Galarina is best considered an improved, disease-resistant Gala (to which it is closely related).
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Geneva Tremlett's Bitter
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A bittersharp cider apple variety, found at the USDA repository at Geneva, but probably of English origin.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
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Dwarf
Gilpin
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Gilpin is a traditional American an all-purpose apple, an excellent keeper, useful in the kitchen and for cider too.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Ginger Gold
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One of the first yellow apples to ripen.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very early
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Semi-dwarf
Golden Delicious
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The flavor of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Golden Hornet
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Malus Golden Hornet has pink / white blossom then small yellow crab apples which hang on late in the year.
Flowering group: 5
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
GoldRush
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GoldRush is a modern disease-resistant apple, like Golden Delicious but with a better tart/sweet balance. It is also one of the best new hard-cider varieties.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Granny Smith
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Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Grimes Golden
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A high quality apple, Grimes Golden is probably the parent of Golden Delicious, but with a richer flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Haralson
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Haralson is a great all-round backyard apple variety, disease-resistant and cold-hardy.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Harrison
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Harrison is a traditional American cider apple, noted for its excellent juice quality.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Semi-vigorous
Harry Masters Jersey
in stock
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Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
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Semi-dwarf
Herefordshire Redstreak
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Herefordshire Redstreak is an old English cider apple variety which produces a bittersharp juice.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Hewe's Virginia
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Also known as Virginia Crab, Hewe's Crab is considered one of the best varieties for cider.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Honeycrisp
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Honeycrisp is a cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Hubbardston Nonsuch
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An old heirloom apple variety named after the town in Massuchusetts.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Hudson's Golden Gem
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A large yellow russeted apple with an excellent sweet flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Isaac Newton's Tree
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The old Engish variety known as Flower of Kent is the variety of apple tree the famous scientist sat under.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Jonalicious
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An interesting cross of Red Delicious and Jonathan, for eating fresh or baking.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Jonathan
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One of the best-flavored US apple varieties, a good choice for the backyard orchard.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
G.41
Kandil Sinap
in stock
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An unusual but beautiful looking apple, with a sweet scented flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Dwarf
Keepsake
in stock
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A high-quality late-season eating apple, keeps well, and at its best in mid-winter.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Kidd's Orange Red
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Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Kingston Black
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Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
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Semi-dwarf
Lady
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A small highly flavored apple variety from France, where it is known as Api. It is thought to be very old.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Laxton's Superb
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Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Macoun
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Macoun is one of the best McIntosh-style apples, with the characteristic flowery vinous flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Major
in stock
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A traditional English bittersweet hard-cider variety.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Semi-dwarf
Margil
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An 18th century French apple variety with an aromatic and complex flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Melrose
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Melrose is a Jonathan-style apple, with a sweet flavor and good storage life.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Michelin
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Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Newtown Pippin
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In use since the 18th century, Newtown Pippin is a versatile American apple with a good aromatic flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Northern Spy
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Northern Spy is a popular late-season American heirloom apple variety which stores well.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
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Semi-dwarf
Northland Crab
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Northland Crab is a cold-hardy crab apple, ideal for crab-apple jelly.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Early
Novaspy
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An improved form of Northern Spy, and an excellent all-round apple for northern areas.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Pine Golden Pippin
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A classic English russet apple from the Victorian era, notable for its pineapple-like flavor.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Pixie Crunch
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Pixie Crunch is a small modern disease-resistant apple with a crisp flesh and great flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Semi-dwarf
Porter's Perfection
in stock
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Porter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Pristine
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A very early disease-resistant golden-green apple with a tart flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very early
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Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Red Delicious
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Delicious is one of the most popular red apples, productive and easy to grow.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Redfield
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An unusual apple / crab-apple cross, with distinctive red-flesh.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Dwarf
Redfree
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A disease-resistant and cold-hardy summer apple with a sweet flavor, also known as Co-op 13.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Early
Regent
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Regent is a large attractive late-season eating apple with a juicy crisp flesh and a sweet flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Rubinette
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Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a perfect sweet / sharp flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Saint Edmund's Russet
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Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Semi-dwarf
Saint Martin
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Saint Martin is a traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking:
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Semi-dwarf
Sansa
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A high quality early-season apple variety with a notably sweet flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Early
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Scarlett O'Hara
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Scarlett O'Hara is a modern disease-resistant red eating apple,
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
SnowSweet
in stock
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A rich sweet-flavored red apple which grows best in the northern states.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-dwarf
Somerset Redstreak
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An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Dwarf
Spartan
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Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, and a delicate "vinous" flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Spitzenburg
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Esopus Spitzenberg is one of the best-flavored American heirloom apples, and a favorite of Thomas Jefferson.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
State Fair
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State Fair is a bright red summer apple, with a juicy firm flesh and sweet/tart flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Early
Sturmer Pippin
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A traditional late-season English apple, ideal for storing.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
SunCrisp
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A high-quality late-season eating apple with plenty of interesting flavor.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Sundance
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A high-quality late-season eating apple, with excellent flavor and disease-resistant qualities.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Semi-dwarf
Semi-vigorous
Sweet Coppin
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A traditional English cider variety, producing a sweet juice.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Sweet Sixteen
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Sweet 16 is a sweet-flavored apple, with good cold hardiness.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
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Semi-dwarf
Triumph
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Also known as MN80, Triumph is a new release from the well-regarded University of Minnesota apple breeding program.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
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Dwarf
Tydeman's Late Orange
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An excellent late-season Cox-style aromatic apple.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Wealthy
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Wealthy is a dual-purpose apple, with an excellent reputation for cold-hardiness.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
WineCrisp
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WineCrisp is a modern disease-resistant apple with a spicy flavor. Also known as Co-op 31.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Dwarf
Semi-dwarf
Winter Banana
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A good quality American apple variety named for its faint banana-like flavor.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Wolf River
in stock
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Wolf River is the perfect cooking apple for the north - reliable, cold-hardy, disease resistant.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Worcester Pearmain
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Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavors.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Early
Yarlington Mill
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Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
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