Spring 2021
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Specialist fruit trees for your orchard or back-yard
Orange Pippin Trees
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Varieties
2 varieties
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Gardening skill
- Beginner
Keeping (of fruit)
- 2-3 weeks
Picking season
- Late
Pollination group
- 3
Self-fertility
- Partially self-fertile
Uses
- Culinary
Uses
- Eating fresh
Category
- Apple trees
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Apples
2
For the northern states
2
Stock availability
All
2
In stock
1
Not in stock
1
Rootstocks
Dwarf
1
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Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
2
Average
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
2
Not self-fertile
Pollination group
?
1
2
3
2
4
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
2
Poor
Ploidy
?
Diploid
2
Triploid
Bearing regularity
?
Regular
2
Biennial tendency
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
1
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
1
Tip-bearer
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
1
Late
2
Very late
Uses
Eating fresh
2
Culinary
1
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
1
Hard cider
Drying
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
3 months or more
Flavor style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
Sharper
Sweeter
1
Aromatic
Vinous
1
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
1
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
Sweet (cider)
Sharp (cider)
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Disease resistance
General resistance
?
Good
1
Average
Poor
Fireblight
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Canker
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Cedar apple rust
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
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(3) -40F / -40C
(4) -30F / -34C
2
(5) -20F / -29C
(6) -10F / -23C
(7) 0F / -18C
(8) 10F / -12C
(9) 20F / -7C
(10) 30F / -1C
Summer maximum temperatures
?
Cold (< 20C / 67F)
1
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
2
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
2
Hot (>30C / 86F)
Chill requirement
?
Low-chill
High-chill
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
2
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
2
1950 - 1999
2000
Fruit color
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
2
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
Fruit size
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Variable
Varieties list
Apple tree
Cortland
Developed from McIntosh, Cortland is one of the most widely-grown Mac-style apples.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple tree
Empire
One of the most widely-planted McIntosh style apples, Empire has the Mac flavor but improves on it.
$33.75
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Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile