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Varieties
26 varieties
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Cold hardiness (USDA)
- Zone 3 (-40C)
Category
- Apple trees
Category
- Cider apple trees
Category
- Crab apple trees
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Categories
Apples
17
For the northern states
16
For the south-eastern states
1
For California
2
Red-flesh apples
2
Cider
1
Crab-apples
8
Pears
1
Stock availability
All
26
In stock
3
Not in stock
23
Rootstocks
Dwarf
3
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Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
12
Average
10
Experienced
3
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
2
Partially self-fertile
4
Not self-fertile
20
Pollination group
?
1
1
2
7
3
16
4
2
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
6
Average
14
Poor
4
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
1
Early
5
Mid
5
Late
14
Very late
1
Uses
Eating fresh
16
Culinary
17
Traditional cooker
3
Dual purpose
3
Juice
15
Hard cider
6
Drying
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
7
2-3 weeks
6
1-2 months
6
3 months or more
7
Disease resistance
General resistance
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Good
13
Average
11
Poor
Fireblight
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
9
Some susceptibility
6
Very susceptible
2
Canker
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
Scab
?
Very resistant
3
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
6
Very susceptible
2
Cedar apple rust
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
9
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
4
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
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Zone 3 (-40F)
26
Zone 4 (-30F)
76
Zone 5 (-20F)
45
Zone 6 (-10F)
2
Zone 7 (0F)
1
Zone 8 (10F)
1
Summer maximum temperatures
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Cold (< 20C / 67F)
12
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
26
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
24
Hot (>30C / 86F)
4
Chill requirement
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Low-chill
High-chill
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
3
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
4
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
1
United States
18
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
2
1800 - 1849
3
1850 - 1899
3
1900 - 1949
12
1950 - 1999
3
2000
Flesh colour
White
1
Cream
6
Golden / Yellow
1
Pink / Red
2
Dark red
Fruit color
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
4
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
4
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
6
Orange flush
1
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
5
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
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Varieties list
Almata
Almata is a red-fleshed apple, with an acidic flavor. The blossom is deep red.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 1
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Antonovka
Antonovka is one of the most cold-hardy of all apple varieties.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Black Oxford
A good quality hardy traditional New England apple which keeps well.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Blue Pearmain
An old-fashioned winter eating apple, with a strong sweet/sharp flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Bulmers Norman
A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Centennial Crab
Centennial Crab is essentially a large-fruited version of the cold-hardy crab-apple Malus Dolgo.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Chestnut Crab
A large-fruited cold-hardy crab-apple.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Dolgo
Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and dark pink fruits.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Duchess of Oldenburg
An old culinary variety from Russia, popular in North America, and noted for its winter hardiness.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Fameuse
A very hardy north country apple, known both as the Snow Apple and Fameuse, and the probable parent of McIntosh.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Frostbite
TM
An unusual small apple with a distinctive sweet flavor, and exceptional cold-hardiness.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Haralson
Haralson is a great all-round backyard apple variety, disease-resistant and cold-hardy.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Hewe's Virginia
Also known as Virginia Crab, Hewe's Crab is considered one of the best varieties for cider.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is a cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Hudson's Golden Gem
A large yellow russeted apple with an excellent sweet flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Idared
A popular and versatile apple, especially good for juicing, and an exceptional keeper.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Kerr
A cold-hardy crab-apple, primarily used for cider and cooking.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Macoun
Macoun is one of the best McIntosh-style apples, with the characteristic flowery vinous flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Northland Crab
Northland Crab is a cold-hardy crab apple, ideal for crab-apple jelly.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Redfield
An unusual apple / crab-apple cross, with distinctive red-flesh.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Spartan
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, and a delicate "vinous" flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet 16 is a sweet-flavored apple, with good cold hardiness.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Transcendent Crab
A large-fruited crab apple, cold-hard, and makes excellent crab-apple jam.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Wickson Crab
Wickson crab is a popular crab apple variety which is also useful in cider blends.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Wolf River
Wolf River is the perfect cooking apple for the north - reliable, cold-hardy, disease resistant.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Yellow Transparent
A traditional very early-season dual-purpose apple, which is also very winter-hardy.
Picking season: Very early
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile